patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
, meaning "son of Frank Notable people with the surname include:
* Al Franken (born 1951), American politician, satirist, writer, and comedian
* Bernard Franken (1914–2001), Dutch racing cyclist
* Björn Franken (born 1983), Dutch record producer, songwriter, and DJ known as Vato Gonzalez
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Bob Franken
Robert E. "Bob" Franken (born 1941) is an American journalist and frequent guest on MSNBC. Franken was CNN's primary correspondent in President Clinton's impeachment. He specializes in political reporting and often uses puns in his commentaries ...
(born 1941), American journalist
* Bram Franken (born 2001), Dutch footballer
* Charlotte Franken (1894–1969), British feminist author
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Christian Franken Christian Francken (Gardelegen c.1550 - Rome? after 1610) was a former Jesuit who became an anti-Trinitarian writer.
In 1577 Francken left his position as professor of the Jesuit college in Vienna and commenced the publication from Basel and La Roc ...
/ Francken ( 1550–1610), German Jesuit and later Unitarian
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Giovanni Franken
Giovanni Francesco Zacharias Franken (born 14 November 1977) is a retired footballer who played as a midfielder and head coach of the under-21 team of ADO Den Haag.
Born in the Netherlands, Franken represented the Netherlands Antilles at internat ...
(born 1977), Dutch footballer
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Henk Franken
Hendrik Hermanus Franken (born 16 January 1987) is a Namibian rugby union player. He competed with the Namibian national team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international ...
(born 1987), Namibian rugby player
* Henry Franken (born 1966), Dutch engineer and enterprise architect
* Lex Franken (born 1916, date of death unknown), Dutch water polo player
* Mannus Franken (1899–1953), Dutch filmmaker
* Marianne Franken (1844–1945), Dutch painter
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Max Franken
Max Franken is the drummer of Minimal Compact, a rock band that achieved success in Europe in the 1980s. Born in Amsterdam, he is the only non-Israeli member of the band.
He is also a member of Githead along with Colin Newman, Robin Rimbaud (Sca ...
( 1980s), Dutch rock drummer
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Michael Franken
Michael Thane Franken (born November 8, 1957) is an American retired United States Navy vice admiral. His final posting was as deputy director of military operations for the United States Africa Command. Franken was a Democratic candidate in ...
(born 1957), U.S. Navy vice admiral and politician
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Paul Franken
Paul Franken (27 June 1894 – Autumn 1944) was a German Socialist politician.
Following Nazi seizure of power in January 1933, his party was banned and he fled. He lived in various countries before settling in the Soviet Union, where in 1936 ...
(1894–1944), German Socialist politician
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Peter Franken
Peter A. Franken (November 10, 1928 – March 11, 1999) was an American physicist who contributed to the field of nonlinear optics. He was president of the Optical Society of America in 1977.
In 1961, Professor Peter Franken and his coworkers in th ...
(1928–1999), American physicist
* (1941–1983), Dutch jazz pianist and organist
* Rose Franken (1895–1988), American author and playwright
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Steve Franken
Stephen Robert Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) was an American actor who worked in film and television for over fifty years.
Career
Franken, the son of a Hollywood press agent, was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Corne ...
(1932–2012), American actor
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Tony Franken
Anthony (Tony) Franken (born 11 January 1965) is a former Australian goalkeeper.
Biography
He represented Australia on 14 occasions between 1984–1992 and represented his country at Under-20 level at the 1983 World Youth Cup Finals in Mexic ...
(born 1965), Australian soccer goalkeeper
* (1948–1996), American fashion model
* Wilhelm Franken (1914–1945), German U-boat commander
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