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

François François () is a French language, French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis (given name), Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * Voltaire, Fran ...

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Franciscus Franciscus is a Latin given name, originally an epithet meaning "the Frank, the Frenchman". It was applied to Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226). Francis had been baptized Giovanni (John); his father was Italian and his mother Prov ...

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Francis Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2 ...

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* Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat and statesman * Frans Ackerman (1330–1387), Flemish statesman * Frans Adelaar (born 1960), Dutch football player and manager * Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau (born 1933), Dutch legal scholar and diplomat * Frans Aerenhouts (1937–2022), Belgian cyclist * Frans Ananias (born 1972), Namibian footballer * Frans Andersson (1911–1988), Danish bass-baritone * Frans Andriessen (1929–2019), Dutch politician * Frans Anneessens (1660–1719), Flemish protest leader * Frans van Anraat (born 1942), Dutch businessman and convicted war criminal * Frans Badens (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1571–1618), Flemish painter * Frans Bak (born 1958), Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist *

Frans Decker Frans Decker (1684 – 1751) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic. 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 have be ...

(1684–1751), 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands * Frans-Andries Durlet (1816–1867), Belgian architect, sculptor and printmaker * Frans Fiolet (born 1939), Dutch field hockey player * Frans Floris (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 Frans Geurtsen (17 March 1942 – 12 December 2015) was a Dutch footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. Club career Geurtsen started his professional career at hometown side Velox, winning promotion ...

(1942–2015), Dutch footballer *

Frans Gommers François Gommers (5 April 1917; Antwerp, Belgium – 20 April 1996) was a Belgian footballer. He was a defender for Beerschot VAC with whom he was twice Belgian Champion in 1938 and 1939. He was also a Belgium international in 1938, ...

(1917–1996), Belgian footballer *

Frans Grootjans Frans Edward Elisabeth Grootjans (24 January 1922 – 20 February 1999), was a Belgian politician and minister for the PVV. Grootjans was born at Wilrijk. He became a licentiate in the trade and consular sciences and was chief editor and dir ...

(1922–1999), Belgian politician and minister for the PVV *

Frans Grönlund Frans Grönlund (born 26 March 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Åbo IFK. Club career Grönlund started football in Turun Nappulaliiga. He played in the youth sector of Inter Turku, and made his senior ...

(born 2000), Finnish footballer *

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, ; ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked in Haarlem, a city in which the local authority of the day frowned on religious painting in places of worship but citizens liked to decorate thei ...

(1580–1666), Dutch painter *

Frans Helmerson Frans Helmerson (born 1945) is a Swedish cellist, pedagogue, and conductor. Biography Helmerson was born in 1945 and by the age of 8 began playing cello. Later on, he studied with Guido Vecchi in Götheborg, Giuseppe Selmi in Rome, and with Willi ...

(born 1945), Swedish cellist, pedagogue, and conductor *

Frans Hogenberg Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590) was a Flemish-German painter, engraver, and mapmaker. Life Hogenberg was born in Mechelen in Flanders as the son of Nicolaas Hogenberg.

(1535–1590), Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker *

Frans Hogenbirk Franciscus Hogenbirk (18 March 1918 – 13 September 1998) was a Dutch football midfielder who was a member of the Netherlands' squad at the 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the 3rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, World Cup, the ...

(1918–1998), Dutch football midfielder *

Frans Alfons Janssens Frans Alfons Ignace Maria Janssens (23 July 1863 – 8 October 1924) was Catholic priest and the discoverer of crossing-over of genes during meiosis, which he called "chiasmatypie". His work was continued by the Nobel Prize winner Thomas Hunt Morg ...

(1865–1924), Belgian priest and biologist * Frans Krätzig (born 2003), German footballer *

Frans Körver Franciscus Arnoldus Mattheus Körver (31 July 1937 – 14 December 2024) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Career Körver made his debut for Sittardia in 1959 and played over 50 matches for the club before joining Limburg ...

(1937–2024), Dutch footballer * 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 Frans Masereel (31 July 1889 – 3 January 1972) was a Belgium, Belgian painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France. He is known especially for his woodcuts which focused on political and social issues, such as war and capitalism. He ...

(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 association football, football midfielder who played for the Indonesia national football team, Dutch East Indies in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for SVVB Bata ...

(1910–1944), Dutch-Indonesian footballer * Frans Dhia Putros (born 1993), Danish professional football player * Frans Anatolius Sjöström (1840–1885), Finnish architect * Frans Stafleu (1921–1997), Dutch botanist * François Steyn (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 (1898–1974), Dutch track cyclist * Frans de Waal (born 1948), Dutch primatologist * Frans Wackers (born 1939), Dutch nuclear cardiologist * Frans Jeppsson Wall (born 1998), Swedish singer (also known as Frans)

Nickname

* Frans Bauer (born 1973), Dutch singer * Francois Botha (born 1968), South African boxer and kickboxer * Fran Escribá (born 1965), Spanish football player and manager * Frans Harjawiyata (1931–2016), Indonesian Roman Catholic Trappist abbot * Frans van Houten (born 1960), CEO of the Dutch company Philips * Frans Kellendonk (1951–1990), Dutch novelist and translator * Frans van der Lugt (1938–2014), Dutch Jesuit priest * Frans Seda (1926–2009), Indonesian government minister in several departments * Frans Xavery (1740–c. 1788), Dutch painter

Surname

* Frédéric Frans (born 1989), Belgian footballer * Jeffrey Frans (born 1952), South African cricketer * Joe Frans (born 1975), Canadian curler * Joe Frans (politician) (born 1963), Swedish politician

Fictional characters

* Frans J. Palmu, main character of the Palmu novels and film adaptations

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