Franca is a feminine given name which may refer to:
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Franca Afegbua (1943–2023), Nigerian politician, first elected woman senator in Nigeria
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Franca Arena
Franca Arena (; born 23 August 1937) is an Australian politician and activist. She was a Member of the New South Wales New South Wales Legislative Council, Legislative Council from 1981, first for the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Bra ...
(born 1937), Australian politician and activist
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Franca Bettoia (born 1936), Italian actress
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Franca Bianconi
Franca Anna Bianconi Manni (born 3 March 1962) is an Italian figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy. She is the mother of Italian ic ...
(born 1962), Italian figure skating coach and former competitor
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Franca Faldini (1931–2016), Italian writer, journalist and actress
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Franca Florio (1873–1950), Italian noblewoman and socialite
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Franca Helg (1920–1989), Italian designer and architect
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Franca Masu (born 1962), Italian singer and songwriter
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Franca Mattiucci
Franca Mattiucci (Rome, 1938) is an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international career from 1963 to 1987. In her native country she made appearances at the Arena di Verona Festival, the Baths of Caracalla, La Fenice, La Scala, t ...
(born 1938), Italian retired operatic mezzo-soprano
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Franca Parisi (born 1933), Italian actress
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Franca Raimondi (1932–1988), Italian singer
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Franca Rame
Franca Rame (18 July 1929 – 29 May 2013) was an Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist. She was married to Nobel laureate playwright Dario Fo and is the mother of writer Jacopo Fo. Fo dedicated his Nobel Prize to her. ...
(1929–2013), Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist
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Franca Scagnetti
Franca Scagnetti (17 May 1924 – 1 November 1999) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in over 80 films between 1969 and 1999. She was born and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
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(1924–1999), Italian film actress
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Franca Sozzani
Franca Sozzani (; 20 January 1950 – 22 December 2016) was an Italian journalist and the editor-in-chief of '' Vogue Italia'' from 1988 until her death in 2016.
Biography
Sozzani was born and grew up in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy. She wa ...
(1950–2016), Italian journalist and longtime editor-in-chief of ''Vogue Italia''
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Franca Squarciapino
Franca Squarciapino (born 1940) is an Italians, Italian costume designer recognized for her exceptional work in theatre and film. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 63rd Academy Awards, 1990 for her work on ''Cyrano de Bergerac (1 ...
(born 1940), Italian Oscar-winning costume designer
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Franca Treur (born 1979), Dutch writer and freelance journalist
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Franca Viola
Franca Viola (born 9 January 1948) is a Sicilian woman who became famous in the 1960s in Italy for refusing a " rehabilitating marriage" () to her rapist after being kidnapped, held hostage for over one week, and raped frequently. She is conside ...
(born 1948), Italian woman who became famous in the 1960s in Italy for refusing to marry her rapist
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Franca Visalta (1170–1218), also known as Franca of Piacenza, Catholic saint and Cistercian abbess
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