Franke is both a German-language surname and a given name.

Surname

* Alfred Franke (1918–1942), German fighter pilot * Andre Franke (born 1978), American German geneticist * Andreas Franke (born 1954), German sports shooter * Angela Franke (born 1957), German swimmer * Anselm Franke (born 1978), German curator and writer * Arthur Franke (1909–1992), East German policeman and Military Intelligence Chief * Bernd Franke (born 1948), German footballer * Bernd Franke (composer) (born 1959), German composer * Bette Franke (born 1989), Dutch fashion model * Bill Franke (born 1937), American businessman * Bob Franke (born 1947), American folk singer and song writer * Chris Franke, American poet * Christoph Franke (born 1944), German footballer and coach * Christopher Franke (born 1953), German musician/composer in

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* Detlef Franke (1952–2007), German Egyptologist * Dominik Franke (born 1998), German footballer * Donald T. Franke (1921–2013), American jurist and legislator * Edgar Franke (born 1960), German politician * Egon Franke (fencer) (1935–2022), Polish Olympic fencer * Egon Franke (politician) (1913–1995), German politician (SPD) * Elsa Thiemann (''née'' Franke, 1910–1981), German photographer * Eric Franke (born 1989), German bobsledder * Ernst Ludwig Franke (1886–1948), Austrian painter * Fabian Franke (born 1989), German footballer * Friedrich Wilhelm Franke (1862–1932), German organist * Garance Franke-Ruta (born 1972), American writer and editor * Gerhard Franke (1926–2002), German painter * Guillaume Franke (born 1987), German rugby union player * Günther Franke (1900–1976), German gallery owner, art dealer and collector * Gustav Franke (born 1937), German International motorcycle trials rider * Gustave H. Franke (1888–1953), American major general * Harry F. Franke Jr. (1922–2012), American politician * Heinz Franke (born 1928), German sports shooter * Herbert Franke (sinologist) (1914–2011), German sinologist, co-author of the Cambridge History of China * Herbert W. Franke (1927–2022), Austrian science fiction writer * Ivana Franke (born 1973), Croatian artist * Jay Anthony Franke (born 1972), American actor, voice actor and musician * Jens Franke (born 1964), German mathematician * Joachim Franke (1940–2024), German ice hockey player * Josef Franke (1876–1944), German architect *

Katherine Franke Katherine M. Franke is an American legal scholar who specializes in gender and sexuality law. She began her legal career as a civil right litigator, then worked at the New York City Commission on Human Rights as a supervising attorney before ...

, American legal scholar * Keith Franke (1953–1988), American professional wrestler known as Adrian Adonis * Keith Franke (politician) (born 1970), American politician * Klaus Franke (born 1948), German footballer * Marcel Franke (born 1993), German footballer * Mario Franke (born 1968), German gymnast * Matthieu Franke (born 1985), German rugby union player * Nikki Franke (born 1951), American fencer and fencing coach * Noah Franke (born 1995), American soccer player * Otto Franke (sinologist) (1863–1946), German diplomat, sinologist, and historian * Otto Franke (politician) (1877–1953), German politician and trade unionist * Paul Franke (figure skater) (1888–1950), German figure skater * Paul Franke (tenor) (1917–2011), American operatic tenor * Richard Walter Franke (1905–1973), German archivist * Rolf Franke (born 1967), Dutch basketball player and coach *

Ruby Franke Ruby Franke (; born January 18, 1982) is an American former family vlogger and convicted child abuser who ran the now defunct YouTube channel 8 Passengers. On August 30, 2023, Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested in Washington County, ...

(born 1982), American former family vlogger YouTuber, aggravated child abuser * Sebastian Franke (born 1963), German rower * Shari Franke (born 2003), American former vlogger, author * Stéphane Franke (1964–2011), German long distance runner * Thomas Franke (born 1988), German football manager and player * Valentin Franke (1926–2025), Soviet/Russian theoretical physicist * Victor Franke (1865–1936), German military officer * Werner Franke (1940–2022), German professor and biologist * William B. Franke (1894–1979), American financial manager, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1959–1961 * William Franke (philosopher) (born 1956), American academic and philosopher * Wolfgang Franke (1912–2007), German sinologist * Yannick Franke (born 1996), Dutch basketball player

Given name

* Franke Onsrud (1885–1945), Norwegian sports shooter * Franke Previte (born 1946), American composer * Franke Rupert (1888–1971), Austrian engraver * Franke Sloothaak (born 1958), German equestrian *

Franke Wilmer Franke Wilmer (born December 2, 1950) is an academic and a politician. She was a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing Districts 63 and 64 from 2007 to 2015. Before first running for office in 2006, Wilmer was ...

(born 1950), American academic and politician

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