# Franke

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 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 (1940–2024), 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
* 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 (born 1950), American academic and politician