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{{wiktionary|Franke}}
'''Franke''' is both a German-language surname and a given name.
== Surname ==
* [[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 [[Tangerine Dream]]
* [[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]] (born 1940), German ice hockey player
* [[Josef Franke]] (1876–1944), German architect
* [[Katherine Franke]], 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]] (born 1982), American former family vlogger YouTuber, aggravated child abuser
* [[Sebastian Franke]] (born 1963), German rower
* [[Stéphane Franke]] (1964–2011), German long distance runner
* [[Thomas Franke]] (born 1988), German football manager and player
* [[Valentin Franke]] (born 1926), 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]] (born 1950), American academic and politician
==See also==
* [[Franke family (Bydgoszcz)]], Prussian family
* [[Franke (company)]], Swiss manufacturing company
* [[Franke and the Knockouts]], American band in the early 1980s
* [[Franke Institute for the Humanities]] at the University of Chicago
* [[Francke]], surname
* [[Franken (disambiguation)]]
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[[Category:German-language surnames]]