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

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Alfred Franke Alfred Franke (20 September 1918 – 9 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery ...

(1918–1942), German fighter pilot *

Andre Franke Andre Franke, born on 16 October 1978, is a geneticist, academic, and university professor. He is a Full W3 Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Kiel University, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, and a managing director at the Institute of ...

(born 1978), American German geneticist *

Andreas Franke Andreas Franke (born 18 November 1954) is a German sports shooter. He competed in the mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and ...

(born 1954), German sports shooter * Angela Franke (born 1957), German swimmer *

Anselm Franke Anselm Franke is a German curator, and writer. He was the head of Visual Art and Film at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt from 2013–2022. Life and career Franke was born in Heiligenberg (Baden-Württemberg). He holds a PhD in Visual Cultures/Cent ...

(born 1978), German curator and writer * Arthur Franke (1909–1992), East German policeman and Military Intelligence Chief *

Bernd Franke Bernd Franke (born 12 February 1948) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Also an outfield player in his youth, young Bernd Franke made his steps towards the professional game following his impressiveness in t ...

(born 1948), German footballer *

Bernd Franke (composer) Bernd Franke (born 14 January 1959) is a German composer. Career Franke was born in Weißenfels/Saale. From 1975 to 1981, he studied musical composition in Leipzig at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig with Siegfried Thiele and conduct ...

(born 1959), German composer *

Bette Franke Bette Franke (born 3 December 1989 in Heemskerk, North Holland) is a Dutch model. At fourteen years old, she was discovered by Dutch modeling agent Wilma Wakker in Amsterdam, while shopping with her mother. She debuted during the Spring 2006 se ...

(born 1989), Dutch fashion model *

Bill Franke William Augustus Franke (born April 15, 1937) is an American airline investor who is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity fund focused in air transportation. He has been the President at Franke and Company, ...

(born 1937), American businessman *

Bob Franke Bob Franke (born July 25, 1947, in Hamtramck, Michigan) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Biography He began his career in 1965, while a student at the University of Michigan, and performed at The Ark, a coffeehouse in Ann Arbor. After ...

(born 1947), American folk singer and song writer * Chris Franke, American poet * Christoph Franke (born 1944), German footballer and coach *

Christopher Franke Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventua ...

(born 1953), German musician/composer in

Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup of the grou ...

Detlef Franke Detlef Franke (24 November 1952 – 2 September 2007) was a German Egyptologist specialist of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. Biography Detlef Franke received his doctorate at the University of Hamburg in 1983 with his thesis "''Altägyptische Ve ...

(1952–2007), German Egyptologist *

Dominik Franke Dominik Franke (born 5 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Swiss Challenge League club FC Thun. Career Franke made his professional debut for Wehen Wiesbaden in the 2. Bundesliga on 4 August 2019, com ...

(born 1998), German footballer * Donald T. Franke (1921–2013), American jurist and legislator *

Edgar Franke Edgar Franke (born 21 January 1960) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2009. In addition to his parliamentary work, Franke served as Parlia ...

(born 1960), German politician *

Egon Franke (fencer) Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, ...

(1935–2022), Polish Olympic fencer *

Egon Franke (politician) Egon Franke (11 April 1913 – 26 April 1995) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Federal Minister for Intra-German Relations from 1969 to 1982 and, for the short period between the breakup of ...

(1913–1995), German politician (SPD) *

Elsa Thiemann Elsa Thiemann (''née'' Franke, 7 February 1910 – 15 November 1981) was a German photographer and former Bauhaus student. She also designed wallpaper based on photograms. Personal life and education Elsa Thiemann was born in Toruń, West Pru ...

(''née'' Franke, 1910–1981), German photographer *

Eric Franke Eric Franke (born 16 August 1989) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), ...

(born 1989), German bobsledder *

Ernst Ludwig Franke Ernst Ludwig Franke (23 August 1886 – 28 December 1948) was an Austrian painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI ...

(1886–1948), Austrian painter *

Fabian Franke Fabian Franke (born March 7, 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the oppositio ...

(born 1989), German footballer *

Friedrich Wilhelm Franke Friedrich Wilhelm Franke (21 June 1862 – 3 April 1932) was a German organist. Born in Barmen (today a district of Wuppertal), Franke worked as a teacher for pipe organ, harmony and counterpoint at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. Among ...

(1862–1932), German organist *

Garance Franke-Ruta Garance Franke-Ruta was most recently the executive editor of GEN by Medium. She has worked as Washington editor of Yahoo News and editor in chief of Yahoo Politics, Voices columnist and politics editor of ''The Atlantic'' Online, national web ...

(born 1972), American writer and editor *

Gerhard Franke Gerhard Franke (24 April 1926 – 22 October 2002) was a German painter. Biography Franke was born in Lugau in Sachsen and grew up in Chemnitz. After completing his Abitur, he studied art in Leipzig at the Staatlichen Akademie für graphische K ...

(1926–2002), German painter *

Guillaume Franke Guillaume Franke (born 27 October 1987) is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 The championnat de France de rugby à XV de 1re division fédérale (), a.k.a. Fédérale 1 (), is a French rugby ...

(born 1987), German rugby union player *

Günther Franke Günther Franke (29 October 1900, Berlin – 5 October 1976, Munich) was a German gallery owner, art dealer, and art collector. He founded the Günther Galerie (later known as Galerie Günther Franke) in Munich. Life Günther Franke, son of the ...

(1900–1976), German gallery owner, art dealer and collector *

Gustav Franke Gustav Franke (born 4 December 1937 in Grottkau, Germany), is a former German International motorcycle trials rider. Franke was FIM Trial Challenge Henry Groutars Champion in 1965 and 1966. Biography Franke was the top trials rider in Germany th ...

(born 1937), German International motorcycle trials rider *

Gustave H. Franke Major General Gustav Henry "Gus" Franke (September 7, 1888 – March 19, 1953) was a career United States Army officer, who served during World Wars I and II. Biography Gustav H. Franke was born in Wisconsin and moved to Iowa on September 7, 1 ...

(1888–1953), American major general *

Harry F. Franke Jr. Harry F. Franke Jr. (1922–2012) was a politician in Wisconsin. Biography Franke was born on October 13, 1922, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During World War II, he served with the United States Army. Franke received his bachelor's degree from Marq ...

(1922–2012), American politician *

Heinz Franke Heinz Franke (born 4 August 1928) is a German former sports shooter. He competed in the 25 metre pistol event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(born 1928), German sports shooter *

Herbert Franke (sinologist) Herbert Franke (27 September 1914 – 10 June 2011) was a German historian of China. He is particularly known for his works on the history of the Jurchen (Jin) and Mongol (Yuan) empires in China. After the end of World War II, Herbert Franke, ...

(1914–2011), German sinologist, co-author of the Cambridge History of China *

Herbert W. Franke Herbert W. Franke (14 May 1927 – 16 July 2022) was an Austrian scientist and writer. ''Die Zeit'' calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author". He is also one of the important early computer artists (and collectors), cr ...

(1927–2022), Austrian science fiction writer *

Ivana Franke Ivana Franke (born 21 December 1973) is a Croatian contemporary visual artist who currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany. She uses light, space and transparent materials to create immersive installations and spatial drawings that appear ep ...

(born 1973), Croatian artist * Jay Anthony Franke (born 1972), American actor, voice actor and musician *

Jens Franke Jens Franke (born 28 June 1964) is a German mathematician. He has held a chair at the University of Bonn's Hausdorff Center for Mathematics since 1992. Franke's research has covered various problems of number theory, algebraic geometry and analysi ...

(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 Adonis Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. He was best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Wre ...

Keith Franke (politician) Keith Franke (born November 13, 1970) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 54A in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan ...

(born 1970), American politician * Klaus Franke (born 1948), German footballer *

Marcel Franke Marcel Franke (born 5 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Karlsruher SC since 2022. Career Franke is a product of Dynamo Dresden's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in 2010. He made his de ...

(born 1993), German footballer * Mario Franke (born 1968), German gymnast *

Matthieu Franke Matthieu Franke (born 13 February 1985)Mathieu Franke
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(born 1985), German rugby union player *

Nikki Franke Nikki Franke (born March 31, 1951) is an American former fencer and fencing coach. She fenced for Brooklyn College, and was an All American. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and fenced at ...

(born 1951), American fencer and fencing coach * Noah Franke (born 1995), American soccer player *

Otto Franke (sinologist) Otto Franke (; 27 September 1863 – 5 August 1946) was a German diplomat, sinologist, and historian. He was the preeminent German sinologist of his time, called the " Nestor of German Sinology" by Hellmut Wilhelm. He served as a diplomat at the ...

(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 Rolf Franke (born 7 April 1967) is a Dutch retired basketball player and current coach. As a player, Franke played for multiple clubs in the Netherlands and he represented the Dutch national basketball team in 60 games as well. He is the son of ...

(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 Stéphane Franke (12 February 1964 – 23 June 2011) was a long-distance runner representing Germany, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's 10.000 metres at the European Championships (1994 and 1998). He represented Germany twice at the Summe ...

(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 Erich Victor Carl August Franke (21 July 1865 – 7 August 1936) was a German military officer and the last commander of the ''Schutztruppe'' in German South West Africa. Franke was born in Zuckmantel, Austrian Silesia. He was ''Bezirksam ...

(1865–1936), German military officer *

Werner Franke Werner Wilhelm Franke (31 January 1940 – 14 November 2022) was a German biologist and a professor of cell and molecular biology at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. He was an anti-doping pioneer in Germany. Life Franke was bor ...

(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) William Franke is an American academic and philosopher, professor of Comparative Literature at Vanderbilt University (formerly and concomitantly Professor Catedrático and Head of Philosophy and Religions at the University of Macau, 2013-2016). A ...

(born 1956), American academic and philosopher *

Wolfgang Franke Wolfgang Leopold Friedrich Franke (; 24 July 1912 – 6 September 2007) was a German sinologist whose research was focused on the history of the Ming dynasty and of the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia. He served as Chair of Sinology at the U ...

(1912–2007), German sinologist *

Yannick Franke Yannick Ayrton Franke (born 21 May 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Büyükçekmece Basketbol, ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the Netherlands national basketball team in internationa ...

(born 1996), Dutch basketball player

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Franke Onsrud August Hermann Franke Onsrud (19 October 1885 – 4 October 1945) was a Norwegian sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officiall ...

(1885–1945), Norwegian sports shooter *

Franke Previte Franke Jon Previte (born May 2, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, and Academy Award-winning composer. He was the lead singer of the 1980s AOR rock band Franke and the Knockouts. Biography Born and raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Fr ...

(born 1946), American composer * Franke Rupert (1888–1971), Austrian engraver *

Franke Sloothaak Franke Sloothaak (born 2 February 1958 in Heerenveen, the Netherlands) is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1988 and 1996. Olympic Record Sloothaak competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, ...

(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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