Franke (family name)
Franke is a family name that is mostly used in Germany .
etymology
The family name Franke goes back to the popular name of the Germanic Franks .
variants
Franck , Francke , Francken , Franconia , Frank , Fränkel , Frankl , Fränkl , Fränkle , Frenck , Frenk , Frenkel , Frenken , Frenking
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Franke (painter) (1757–1809), German miniature painter
- Adolf Franke (officer) (1852–1937), German general of the artillery
- Adolf Franke (electrical engineer) (1865–1940), German electrical engineer
- Adolf Franke (paleontologist) (1860–1942), German paleontologist
- Adolf Franke (chemist) (1874–1964), Austrian chemist
- Adolf Franke (wrestler) , German wrestler and trainer
- Albert Joseph Franke (1860–1924), German painter
- Albrecht Franke (* 1950), German novelist
- Alexa Franke (* 1948), German health and rehabilitation psychologist
- Alexander Franke (* 1984), German radio presenter
- Alfred Franke (geographer) (1870–1937), German geographer, classical philologist and teacher
- Alfred Franke (politician) (1905 – after 1958), German politician (LDPD)
- Alfred Franke (fighter pilot) (1918–1942), German fighter pilot
- Alfred Franke-Gricksch (1906–1952), German politician (NSDAP) and SS leader
- Andre Franke (* 1978), German molecular biologist and university professor
- Andrea Franke (* 1958), German administrative officer and judge
- Andreas Franke (* 1965), German volleyball player
- Angela Franke (* 1957), German swimmer
- Angelo Franke (* 1966), Italian actor
- Anja Franke (* 1964), German actress
- Anne Franke (* 1954), German politician
- Arno Franke (1876 – after 1933), German journalist and politician (NSDAP; DSP)
- Arthur Franke (1909–1992), German lieutenant general in the NVA
- August Franke (politician) (1920–1997), German politician (SPD)
- August Hermann Franke (1853–1891), German Protestant theologian and hymn poet
B.
- Barbara Franke (* 1944), German writer
- Bernd Franke (soccer player) (* 1948), German soccer player
- Bernd Franke (composer) (* 1959), German composer
- Bernd Franke (lawyer) (* 1975), German lawyer
- Bernhard Franke (violin maker) (1919–1993), German violin maker
- Bernhard Franke (painter) (1922–2004), German painter and graphic artist
- Bettina Franke (* 1957), German theater actress
C.
- Carl Franke (educator, 1808) (1808–1877), German educator
- Carl Franke (educator, 1815) ( Carl Ludwig Franke ; 1815-1851), German educator
- Carl Franke (coleopterologist) (1829–1901), German beetle researcher and collector
- Carl Franke (actor) (1847 – after 1902), German actor
- Carl Christian Leberecht Franke (1796–1879), German theologian
- Carl Rudolf Franke (1858–1946), German theologian
- Carmen Franke (* 1973), German television presenter
- Charlotte Franke-Winheller (1935–1995), German translator, editor and author, see Charlotte Winheller
- Christian Franke (politician, 1891) (1891–1972), German politician (NSDAP)
- Christian Franke (pop singer) (* 1956), German pop singer and producer
- Christian Franke (director) (* 1983), German director and dramaturge
- Christian Franke-Langmach (* 1992), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Christian Friedrich Franke (1767–1794), German theologian
- Christiane Franke (* 1963), German writer
- Christoph Franke (* 1944), German soccer player and coach
- Christopher Franke (* 1953), German musician
- Constantin August Carl Franke (1836–1898), German doctor and medical adviser
D.
- David Franke (* 1980), German organist, since 2008 at the St. Wenzel town church in Naumburg (Saale)
- Dean Franke , Canadian violinist
- Detlef Franke (1952–2007), German Egyptologist
- Dieter Franke (actor) (1934–1982), German actor
- Dieter Franke (author) (* 1934), German author
- Dieter Franke (engineer) (1943–2000), German engineer and university professor
- Dieter Franke (artist) (* 1958), German artist
- Dietmar Franke (1938-2007), German politician (CDU)
- Dietrich Franke (surgeon) (1921–2008), German surgeon
- Dietrich Franke (geologist) (* 1935), German geologist and university professor for soil mechanics and foundation engineering
- Dietrich Franke (1943–2012), German lawyer
- Dominik Franke (* 1990), German swimming athlete
- Dominik Franke (soccer player) (* 1998), German soccer player
- Doris Otto-Franke (* 1953), German actress
- Dörte Franke (* 1974), German author and documentary filmmaker
E.
- Eberhard Franke (1929–2011), German civil engineer
- Edgar Franke (* 1960), German politician (SPD)
- Edith Franke (politician) (* 1942), German politician
- Edith Franke (religious scholar) (* 1960), German religious scholar
- Eduard Franke (1815–1894), German teacher, pastor and poet
- Egon Franke (1913–1995), German politician (SPD)
- Egon Franke (fencer) (* 1935), Polish fencer
- Elisabeth Franke (1886–1931), German writer
- Elk Franke (* 1942), German university professor for sports education and sports philosophy
- Emil Franke (Minister) (1880–1939), Czechoslovak lawyer and politician (ČSNS)
- Emil Franke (Mayor) (1880–1945), German politician (DNVP), District Mayor of Berlin-Wilmersdorf
- Eric Franke (* 1989), German bobsleigh driver and athlete
- Erich Franke (metallurgist) (1898 – after 1954), German engineer, metallurgist and university professor
- Erich Franke (politician) (1908–1986), German politician (CDU) and local researcher
- Erich Franke (painter) (1911–2008), German painter and set designer
- Erika Franke (* 1954), German general practitioner
- Ernst Franke (ophthalmologist) (1856–1925), German ophthalmologist
- Ernst Franke (physician) (1875–1948), German surgeon
- Ernst Franke (politician) (1892–1940), German politician (KPD), member of the Hamburg citizenship
- Ernst Ludwig Franke (1886–1948), Austrian poster artist and commercial artist
F.
- Fabian Franke (basketball player) (* 1988), German basketball player
- Fabian Franke (soccer player) (* 1989), German soccer player
- Florian Franke (* 1987), German musician and composer
- Franz Franke (? –1917), German graphic artist
- Friedrich Franke (philologist) (1805–1871), German classical philologist
- Friedrich Franke (lawyer) , President of the Düsseldorf Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association
- Friedrich Wilhelm Franke (1862–1932), German organist
- Fritz Franke (soccer player) , German soccer player
- Fritz Franke (politician) (1921–1986), Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the Vorarlberg state parliament
G
- Georg Franke (mining scientist) (1858–1935), German mining scientist (preparation / briquetting), university professor, civil servant in the Reichsmarineamt
- Georg Julius Franke (1812-1894), German businessman and builder
- Gerhard Franke (MfS employee) (1920–1984), German colonel in the Ministry for State Security (MfS) of the GDR
- Gerhard Franke (painter) (1926–2002), German painter
- Gerhard Franke (soccer player) (1933–1997), German soccer player, member of the GDR national team
- Gertrud Franke-Schievelbein (1851–1914), German writer
- Gotthard Franke (1912–1975), German politician (GB / BHE, GDP, FDP)
- Günter Franke (1935–2011), German architect
- Günther Franke (1900–1976), German gallery owner, art dealer and art collector
- Guntram Franke (* 1968), German cameraman
H
- Hannelore Glaser-Franke (* 1933), German ski racer
- Hanny Franke (1890–1973), German painter
- Hans Franke (composer) (1882–1971), German composer
- Hans Franke (painter) (1892–1975), German painter and writer
- Hans Franke (author) (1893–1964), German author and publicist
- Hans Franke (ornithologist) (1897–1990), Austrian teacher, ornithologist and filmmaker
- Hans Franke (physician, 1909) (1909–1955), German internist
- Hans Franke (physician, 1911) (1911–2000), German age researcher
- Hans-Joachim Franke (* 1939), German politician (CDU), Member of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Hans Michael Franke (1963–2014), German sculptor
- Hazel Franke (* 1991), German actress
- Heike Franke (* 1965), German badminton player
- Heike Franke (author) , (* 1966), German writer
- Heinrich Franke (singer) (1800–1881), German singer (baritone)
- Heinrich Franke (physicist) (1887–1966), German physicist and politician (SPD)
- Heinrich Franke (politician) (1928–2004), German politician (CDU) and political official
- Heinz Franke (* 1928), German soccer goalkeeper
- Helmut Franke (1954–2015), German organist and cantor
- Herbert Franke (violin maker) (1910–1994), German violin maker
- Herbert Franke (sinologist) (1914–2011), German sinologist
- Herbert W. Franke (* 1927), Austrian writer and literary scholar
- Herman Franke (1948-2010), Dutch criminologist, university lecturer and writer
- Hermann Franke (Cantor) (1834–1915), German cantor and composer
- Hermann Franke (geologist) (1847–1932), German high school teacher and geologist
- Hermann Franke (entrepreneur) (1851–1924), German shoe manufacturer
- Hermann Franke (engineer, 1870) (1870 – after 1924), German engineer and university professor
- Hermann Franke (officer) (1878–1956), German lieutenant general
- Hermann Franke (engineer, 1906) (1906 – after 1954), German engineer and technical school director
- Hermann Franke (surgeon) (1911–1991), German surgeon
- Holger Franke (actor, 1942) (* 1942), German actor, writer and director
- Holger Franke (actor, 1955) (* 1955), German actor
- Horst Franke (soccer player) (1929-2006), German soccer player
- Horst Franke (soccer player, Union Oberschöneweide) , German soccer player
- Horst Franke (lawyer) (* 1949), German lawyer
- Horst Werner Franke (1932–2004), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
I.
- Ingeborg Franke (* 1935), German lawyer and judge
- Ingrid Franke (* 1949), German singer, see Inga and Wolf
- Irma Franke , Peruvian ornithologist
- Irmgard Franke-Dressler (* 1946), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
J
- Jan Franke-Viebach (* 1955), German economist and university lecturer for economics
- Jens Franke (* 1964), German mathematician
- Joachim Franke (resistance fighter) (1905–1942), German resistance fighter
- Joachim Franke (psychologist) (1926–2013), German psychologist and university professor
- Joachim Franke (coach) (* 1940), German ice hockey player and coach
- Joachim Franke (director) , German theater director
- Jörg Franke (manager) (* 1941), German lawyer and manager
- Jörg Franke (engineer) (* 1964), German engineer and university professor
- Johann Franke (before 1760–1804), German painter
- Johann August Franke (1848–1918), German businessman and politician, Member of the Bundestag
- Johann Friedrich Franke (1717–1780), German composer
- Johannes Franke (medic) (1545–1617), German physician and botanist
- Johannes Franke (General) (1858–1935), German infantry general
- Johannes Franke (actor) (* 1983), German actor
- Josef Franke (1876–1944), German architect
- Jürgen Franke (composer) (* 1929), German composer and musician
- Jürgen Franke (economist) (1936–2009), German economist
- Jürgen Franke (mathematician) (* 1952), German mathematician and game designer
- Jürgen Franke (handball player) (* 1953), German handball player and trainer
K
- Karl Franke (typographer) (1894–1952), German typographer
- Karl Franke (sculptor) (1917–1996), German sculptor
- Karl-Andreas Franke (* 1951), German writer and poet
- Karl-Heinz Franke (painter) (1916–2006), German painter
- Karl-Heinz Franke (General) (1922–1994), German officer
- Karl Ludwig Franke (also Francke ; 1734–1806), German Protestant theologian and court preacher
- Karl-Ludwig Franke (1922–2010), German entrepreneur and company founder
- Käthe Franke (archivist) (1915–1994), German archivist
- Käthe Franke (1923–2012), German politician
- Kerstin Franke-Gneuss (* 1959), German graphic artist, painter and installation artist
- Klaus Franke (1923-2017), German politician (CDU)
- Klaus Franke (handball player) (* 1941), German handball player and trainer
- Klaus Franke (soccer player) (* 1948), German soccer player
- Kurt Franke (politician) (1898–1944), German politician and resistance fighter
- Kurt Franke (physician, 1901) (1901–1988), German internist
- Kurt Franke (entrepreneur) (1914 / 1915–1991), German mortgage lender
- Kurt Franke (local history researcher) (1921–1991), German teacher and local history researcher
- Kurt Franke (physician, 1926) (1926–2008), German surgeon and medical historian
- Kurt FK Franke (1929–2005), German history teacher
- Kurt Gerhard Franke (1918–2006), German cultural scientist
L.
- Leopold Franke (1777-1853), German paper manufacturer
- Lothar Franke , German table tennis player
- Ludwig Franke (1818–1896), German doctor
- Luitgard Franke (* 1959), German social scientist, gerontologist and university professor
- Lutz Franke (athlete) (* 1957), German long jumper
- Lutz Franke (politician) (* 1960), German politician (FDP), MdL Saxony-Anhalt
M.
- Manfred Franke (1930–2020), German writer
- Marcel Franke (* 1993), German soccer player
- Margarete Franke (1909–2011), German interior designer and artist
- Marianne Franke (1952–2007), German didactic specialist and university professor
- Marlis A. Franke (* 1950), German poet and radio play author
- Marten Franke (* 1995), German handball player
- Martin Franke (1913–1985), German politician (SED)
- Martin Franke (art historian) (* 1975), German art historian
- Max Franke (1880–1965), German violin maker
- Melanie Franke (* 1974), German art historian
- Michael Franke (art dealer) (1939–1985), German art dealer
- Michael Franke (sculptor) (* 1946), German sculptor
- Mick Franke (1955–2001), German musician
N
- Nico Franke (* 1999), German crossminton (formerly speed badminton) player
- Nikola Franke (* 1989), German handball player
- Nikolaus Franke (* 1966), German business economist and university lecturer
- Nils M. Franke (* 1971), German environmental and nature conservation historian
O
- Otto Franke (sinologist) (1863–1946), German sinologist
- Otto Franke (politician) (1877–1953), German politician
- Otto Franke (Turner) (1883-1935), German gymnast and athlete
P
- Patrick Franke (* 1967), German scholar of Islam
- Paul Franke (publisher, I) (? –1907), German publisher
- Paul Franke (architect) , German architect and builder
- Paul Franke (publisher) (1881–1984), German publisher
- Paul Franke (entrepreneur) (1888–1950), German entrepreneur
- Paul Franke (figure skater) (1888–1950), German figure skater
- Paul Franke (politician) (1892–1961), German politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Paul Franke (singer) (1917-2011), American singer (tenor)
- Paul-Gerhard Franke (1918–1996), German hydraulic engineer and university professor
- Peter Franke (actor) (* 1941), German actor
- Peter Franke (ice hockey player) (* 1968), German ice hockey player
- Peter Robert Franke (1926–2018), German ancient historian and numismatist
R.
- Rainer Franke (* 1953), German psychologist and alternative practitioner, see Regina and Rainer Franke
- Rainer Franke (architect) (* 1954), German architect and rector of the HFT Stuttgart
- Regina Franke (painter) (* 1953), German painter and graphic artist
- Regina Franke (* 1955), German alternative practitioner, see Regina and Rainer Franke
- Regina Franke (archaeologist) (* 1967), German archaeologist
- Renée Franke (1928–2011), German pop singer
- Richard Franke (pedagogue) (1832–1905), German classical philologist and pedagogue
- Richard Franke (politician) (1860-1927), German politician (DDP)
- Richard W. Franke ( Richard William Franke ; * 1944), American anthropologist
- Richard Walter Franke (1905–1973), German archivist
- Rolf Franke (1919–1997), German entrepreneur and politician (SPD)
- Rolf Franke (entomologist) (* 1947), German entomologist and botanist
- Rudolf Franke (1870–1962), German engineer
- Rudolf Franke (engineer, 1906) (1906 – after 1986), German agricultural machinery technologist and university professor
- Rudolf Franke (graphic artist, 1913) (1913–1970), German typesetter, graphic artist and graphic designer
- Rudolf Franke (artist) (1914–2016), German artist
- Rudolf Franke (graphic artist, 1925) (1925–2002), German graphic artist and graphic collector
- Rudolf Otto Franke (1862–1928), German Indologist
S.
- Sebastian Franke (rower) (* 1963), German rower
- Sebastian Franke (cook) (* 1983), German cook
- Siegfried Franke (physician) (* 1942), German surgeon
- Siegfried F. Franke (* 1942), German economist
- Stefan Franke (* 1946), German lawyer and politician
- Stéphane Franke (1964–2011), German athlete
T
- Theodor Franke (1863 – after 1932), German business educator
- Thomas Franke (graphic artist) (* 1954), German graphic artist and actor
- Thomas Franke (historian) (* 1957), German ancient historian
- Thomas Franke (journalist) (* 1967), German journalist
- Thomas Franke (singer) (* around 1970), German singer (bass baritone)
- Thomas Franke (social pedagogue) (* 1970), German social pedagogue and writer
- Thomas Franke (psychologist) (* 1983), German psychologist and university professor for engineering psychology
- Thomas Franke (wrestler) (* 1986), German wrestler
- Thomas Franke (soccer player) (* 1988), German soccer player
- Traugott Samuel Franke (1804–1863), German mathematician
U
- Ulrich Franke (* 1957), German lawyer and judge
- Ulrike Franke (* 1970), German documentary filmmaker
- Uwe Franke (Manager) (* 1949), German industrial manager
- Uwe Franke (producer) (* 1950), German television film producer
V
- Victor Franke (1866–1936), German major general
- Volker Franke (* 1945), German soccer player
W.
- Walter Franke (medic) (1834 – after 1877), German medic
- Walter Franke (politician, 1901) (1901 – after 1952), German politician (CDU), member of the Landtag of Thuringia
- Walter Franke (art historian) (1901–1968), German art historian and art dealer
- Walter Franke (politician, 1911) (1911–1981), German politician (SPD), member of the city council of Greater Berlin
- Walter Franke (politician, 1926) (1926–2015), German politician (SPD), Senator from Bremen
- Walter Franke (soccer player) (* 1931), German soccer player in the GDR
- Walther Franke (1890–1958), German writer
- Waltraud Müller-Franke (* 1958), German social scientist and university professor
- Werner Franke (politician) (1919–1990), German politician (CDU)
- Werner Franke (biologist) (* 1940), German biologist
- Wilhelm Franke (Anglist) (1884 – after 1957), German Anglist and specialist author
- Wilhelm Franke (anti-fascist) (1891–1945), German politician (SPD) and resistance fighter
- Wilhelm Franke (politician) (1893–1959), German politician (CDU, SPD)
- Wilhelm Franke (cyclist) , German cyclist
- Wilhelm Franke (writer) (1901–1979), Austrian teacher and writer
- Wilhelm Franke (chemist) (1903 – after 1962), German enzyme chemist and university professor
- Willi Franke (* 1952), German soccer player
- William B. Franke (1894–1979), American politician
- Willy Franke (1875–1957), German metal goods manufacturer and art dealer
- Wolfgang Franke (artist) (1908–1982), German artist
- Wolfgang Franke (sinologist) (1912–2007), German sinologist
- Wolfgang Franke (botanist) (1921–2001), German botanist
- Wolfgang Franke (geologist) (* 1947), German geoscientist
- Wolfgang Franke (soccer player) (1954-2006), German soccer player
- Wolfgang Franke-Stehmann (1936–2008), German lawyer, Ministerialrat and Chancellor of the Hannover Medical School
Y
- Yannick Franke (* 1996), Dutch basketball player
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