Gianfranco is a compound

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

given name, consisting of Gian- and Franco. ''Gian-'' comes from Giovanni and is used in compound names. It is closest to John or French Jean. Gianni means "God is gracious" and Franco means "Free man" or "Frenchman", a contracted form of Francesco. It may refer to: *

Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli (born 18 January 1950 in Turin, Piedmont) is a former racing driver from Italy. Career His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing. Brancatelli entered 3 ...

- Italian racing driver *

Gianfranco Dettori Gianfranco Dettori (born 25 April 1941) is an Italian retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Dettori was born in Serramanna, in what is now the Province of South Sardinia. During his career, he won an Italian riding championship thirteen time ...

- Italian jockey, father of

Frankie Dettori Lanfranco Dettori (; born 15 December 1970), better known as Frankie Dettori, is an Italian horse racing jockey based in the United Kingdom. Dettori has been British flat racing Champion Jockey three times and has ...

Gianfranco Ferré Gianfranco Ferré (; 15 August 1944 – 17 June 2007) was an Italian fashion designer also known as "the architect of fashion" for his background and his original attitude toward creating fashion design. Early life and education Ferré was born ...

- Italian fashion designer * Gianfranco Fini- Italian politician *

Gianfranco Lotti Gianfranco Lotti is a designer leather handbag company based in Florence, Italy. Its founder and owner is Gianfranco Lotti. History Gianfranco Lotti opened his first workshop in Florence in 1968, after a long apprenticeship. Lotti opened his fir ...

- Italian fashion designer *

Gianfranco Parolini Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are '' The Sabata Trilogy'', several sword and sandal films, most of the Ko ...

- Italian film director * Gianfranco Rotondi- Italian politician *

Gianfranco Seramondi Gianfranco Seramondi (born 9 August 1958, in Geneva) is a retired Swiss footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Am ...

, Swiss footballer *

Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola (; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He was most recently the assistant manager of Chelsea. He spent the first decade of his playing career playing i ...

- Italian footballer

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