Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One

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Given name

Frans van Aarssens Baron Francis van Aarssens or Baron François van Aerssen (27 September 1572 - 27 December 1641), from 1611 on lord of Sommelsdijk, was a diplomacy, diplomat and statesman of the Dutch Republic, United Provinces. Biography He was born in Brussels ...

(1572–1641), Dutch diplomat and statesman *

Frans Ackerman Frans Ackerman (–1387), Latinised Franciscus Agricola, was one of the most famous Flemish statesmen and military leaders of the 14th century. Life Ackerman was born in Ghent. Rallying to Philip van Artevelde in the Ghent Revolt of 1379 again ...

(1330–1387), Flemish statesman *

Frans Adelaar Frans Adelaar (born 5 December 1960) is a Dutch association football, football manager and former professional player. He most recently was manager of Dutch top amateur side IJsselmeervogels. Career Club career Adelaar played professional foot ...

(born 1960), Dutch football player and manager * Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau (born 1933), Dutch legal scholar and diplomat * Frans Aerenhouts (born 1937), Belgian cyclist * Frans Ananias (born 1972), Namibian footballer *

Frans Andersson Frans Andersson (23 May 1911, Copenhagen – 1988) was a Danish bass-baritone who sang major roles at the Cologne Opera, La Scala, Vienna Opera, Berlin State Opera, and Bayreuth. Early life Frans Andersson was born to Swedish parents and ...

(1911–1988), Danish bass-baritone * Frans Andriessen (1929–2019), Dutch politician *

Frans Anneessens Frans Anneessens (in Dutch) or François Anneessens (in French) (25 February 1660 – 19 September 1719) was dean of the Nation of St. Christopher, one of the Guilds of Brussels, Belgium. He was beheaded on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' ...

(1660–1719), Flemish protest leader * Frans van Anraat (born 1942), Dutch businessman and convicted war criminal *

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1571–1618), Flemish painter *

Frans Bak Frans Bak (born 7 February 1958 Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist. He is a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has worked as a jazz performer and composer of film music. In 1994, he ...

(born 1958), Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist *

Frans Decker Frans Decker (1684 – 1751) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Decker was born in 1684. He was a painter whose pictures possess great merit, and are to be met with in almost every collection. He is stated to h ...

(1684–1751), 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands *

Frans-Andries Durlet Frans-Andries aka François André or Franciscus Andreas Durlet, (11 July 1816 – 2 March 1867) was a Belgian architect, sculptor and printmaker. Durlet was born and died in Antwerp. He taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and was ...

(1816–1867), Belgian architect, sculptor and printmaker * Frans Fiolet (born 1939), Dutch field hockey player *

Frans Floris Frans Floris, Frans Floris the Elder or Frans Floris de Vriendt (17 April 15191 October 1570) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print artist and tapestry designer. He is mainly known for his history paintings, allegorical scenes and portraits.< ...

(1517–1570), Flemish painter *

Frans Christiaan Frederiks Frans Christiaan Frederiks (born 12 November 1980), known by his stage name Lange Frans, is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. From 1997 to 2004 he was a member of the band D-Men. Between 1997 and 2009 he was part of the Lange Frans & Baas B ...

(born 1980), Dutch rapper and hip hop artist Lange Frans * Frans Geurtsen (1942–2015), Dutch footballer * Frans Gommers (1917–1996), Belgian footballer * Frans Grootjans (1922–1999), Belgian politician and minister for the PVV *

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...

(1580–1666), Dutch painter * Frans Helmerson (born 1945), Swedish cellist, pedagogue, and conductor * Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590), Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker * Frans Hogenbirk (1918–1998), Dutch football midfielder * Frans Alfons Janssens (1865–1924), Belgian priest and biologist * Frans Lanting (born 1951), Dutch wildlife photographer and writer * Frans August Larson (1870–1957), Swedish missionary to Mongolia * Frans Maassen (born 1965), Dutch cyclist * Frans Masereel (1889–1972), Belgian woodcut artist * Frans Muller (born 1960/61), Dutch businessman *

Frans Alfred Meeng Frans Alfred Meeng (18 January 1910 – 18 September 1944) was an Indonesian football midfielder who played for the Dutch East Indies in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for SVVB Batavia. A corporal in the Netherlands Marine Corps in W ...

(1910–1944), Dutch-Indonesian footballer *

Frans Dhia Putros Frans Dhia Jirjis Haddad (born 14 July 1993), known as Frans Putros ( ar, فرانس بطرس), is a professional footballer who plays as a right back or a centre back for Thai club Port and the Iraq national team. Born in Denmark, Putros is of ...

(born 1993), Danish professional football player *

Frans Anatolius Sjöström Frans Anatolius Sjöström (3 July 1840 – 1 August 1885) was a Finland Swedish architect. He was born in Turku and educated there and, in 1868, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. In 1872 he designed the old building of the Helsinki Univ ...

(1840–1885), Finnish architect * Frans Stafleu (1921–1997), Dutch botanist *

François Steyn François Philippus Lodewyk Steyn (born 14 May 1987) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Cheetahs (rugby union) in Pro 14. He usually plays at inside centre, fullback ...

(born 1987), South African rugby player (called "Frans") * Frans Thijssen (born 1952), Dutch football player * Frans Timmermans (politician) (born 1961), Dutch politician *

Frans de Vreng Franciscus "Frans" de Vreng (11 April 1898 in Amsterdam – 13 March 1974 in Amsterdam) was a track cyclist who represented the Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the bronze medal in the 2,000m tandem co ...

(1898–1974), Dutch track cyclist * Frans de Waal (born 1948), Dutch primatologist *

Frans Wackers Frans Josef Thomas Wackers (born 1939, Echt, Netherlands) is a medical doctor and research scientist in the field of Nuclear medicine, nuclear cardiology. Education and positions held *Doctor of Medicine, M.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., Univer ...

(born 1939), Dutch nuclear cardiologist * Frans Jeppsson Wall (born 1998), Swedish singer (also known as Frans)

Nickname

Frans Bauer François (Frans) Bauer (born 30 December 1973 in Roosendaal as François van Dooren) is a Dutch singer of "levenslied" (Dutch Schlager). Biography Frans Bauer was born as François van Dooren, after his mother Wies van Dooren who wasn't marri ...

(born 1973), Dutch singer * Francois Botha (born 1968), South African boxer and kickboxer *

Fran Escribá Francisco 'Fran' Escribá Segura (born 3 May 1965) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a left winger. He is the current manager of Real Zaragoza. Club career Born in Valencia, Escribá played youth football with Valen ...

(born 1965), Spanish football player and manager *

Frans Harjawiyata Fransiskus "Frans" Harjawiyata O.C.S.O. (September 24, 1931 – June 7, 2016) was an Indonesian Roman Catholic monastic abbot and member of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, who are more commonly known as the Trappists. Harjawiyata ...

(1931–2016), Indonesian Roman Catholic Trappist abbot *

Frans van Houten François Adrianus "Frans" van Houten (born 26 April 1960) is a Dutch businessman. He served as the CEO of Philips, Royal Philips Electronics (known universally as Philips) from 1 April 2011 to 16 August 2022. He succeeded Gerard Kleisterlee. B ...

(born 1960), CEO of the Dutch company Philips *

Frans Kellendonk Franciscus Gerardus Petrus "Frans" Kellendonk (7 January 1951 – 15 February 1990) was a Dutch novelist and translator. In 1987 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel ''Mystiek lichaam'' (''Mystical Body''). Publication * Francisc ...

(1951–1990), Dutch novelist and translator *

Frans van der Lugt Franciscus Joseph Wilhelmus van der Lugt, known as Frans van der Lugt or Pater Frans (10 April 1938 – 7 April 2014), was a Jesuit priest from the Netherlands, who established a community centre and farm near the city of Homs, Syria, where ...

(1938–2014), Dutch Jesuit priest * Frans Seda (1926–2009), Indonesian government minister in several departments *

Frans Xavery Franciscus Xaverius (Frans) Xavery (baptized 15 January 1740, in The Hague – c. 1788), was a Dutch painter, and the son of Jan Baptist Xavery. Frans became a member of the Pictura Society at The Hague in 1768, practised for some time in that c ...

(1740–c. 1788), Dutch painter

Surname

Frédéric Frans Frédéric Frans (born 3 January 1989) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a defender for Beerschot. He spent eight years with Lierse until his move to Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle in 2014. After two years at th ...

(born 1989), Belgian footballer *

Jeffrey Frans Jeffrey Frans (born 11 February 1952) is a South African former cricketer. He played in 55 first-class matches for Eastern Province from 1973/74 to 1987/88. See also * List of Eastern Province representative cricketers This is a list of all ...

(born 1952), South African cricketer *

Joe Frans Joseph Mark Frans (born July 1, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage. Career Fran ...

(born 1975), Canadian curler *

Joe Frans (politician) Joe Frans (born ''Kojo Frans'' in Takoradi, Ghana) is a Swedish politician of Ghanaian descent, social activist, board professional and former member of parliament. Career Joe Frans came to Sweden to attend university. During his studies he me ...

(born 1963), Swedish politician

Fictional characters

Frans J. Palmu Inspector Frans J. Palmu ( fi, Komisario Palmu), depicted as "a gruff detective of the Helsinki police department", is one of the most popular characters created by Finnish writer Mika Waltari (who is, however, better known outside Finland for his ...

, main character of the Palmu novels and film adaptations