Franco (name)

Franco is a surname that is common in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Sephardic Jewish communities deriving from the word "Frank", in reference to the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who invaded Gaul during the Migration Period. It is also commonly used as a given name in Italian.

Surname

Arts

Daniel Franco (designer), Los Angeles fashion designer
Dave Franco, American actor
Diana Franco, Colombian actress
Eva Franco, Argentine actress
Fulvia Franco, Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
Giacomo Franco (etcher), Italian etcher and publisher
Hernando Franco, Spanish composer
James Franco, American actor
Jesús Franco, Spanish director, brother of Ricardo Franco
José Franco (poet), Panamanian poet
Larry J. Franco, American film producer
Pippo Franco, Italian actor, comedian, television presenter and singer
Ricardo Franco (director), Spanish director, brother of Jesús Franco
Tom Franco, American actor
Tony DeFranco, Canadian musician
Valerie Franco, American drummer

Politics

El Franco Lee, American politician
Federico Franco, former president of Paraguay
Francisco Franco, Spanish general, dictator and head of state
Franco Quirin, Mauritian politician
Gustavo Franco, Brazilian central banker
Itamar Franco, former president of Brazil
João Franco, prime minister of Portugal
Julio César Franco (politician), former vice president of Paraguay
Manuel Franco, former president of Paraguay
Rafael Franco, former president of Paraguay
Vasili Franco, German politician

Sports

Alan Franco (footballer, born 1996), Argentine centre-back
Daniel Franco (Brazilian footballer), Brazilian manager and former left-back
Daniel Franco (Argentine footballer), Argentine centre-back
Danny Franco, Israeli basketball coach in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Darío Franco, Argentine football manager
Eduardo Franco Raymundo, Spanish chess master
Felipe Franco, Brazilian water polo player
Francisco Di Franco, Argentine footballer
Godwin Franco, Indian footballer
Guillermo Franco, Argentine-Mexican footballer
Guillermo Franco (footballer, born 1983), Argentine defender
John Franco, American baseball pitcher
Julio Franco, baseball player from the Dominican Republic
Leo Franco, Argentine footballer
Leryn Franco, Paraguayan javelin thrower and model
Maikel Franco, Dominican baseball player
Manuel Franco (jockey), Puerto Rican professional jockey
Matt Franco, American baseball player
Nicolás Franco (footballer), Argentine centre-forward
Wander Franco, Dominican baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays

Other fields

Divaldo Franco, Brazilian spiritist speaker and medium
Franklin Franco, historian and academic from the Dominican Republic
Julio Franco Arango, Colombian Roman Catholic bishop
Luis Franco (writer), Argentine writer, essayist and poet
Marielle Franco, also known as Marielle Da Silva,, Brazilian activist
Ramón Franco, pioneer aviator and brother of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco
Salvador Franco, Venezuelan detainee
Veronica Franco, Venetian courtesan and poet

Given name

Franco (bishop), Hungarian prelate
Franco Agamenone, Argentine tennis player
Franco Albini, Italian architect
Franco Alfano, Italian composer
Franco Amatori, Italian economic historian
Franco Armani, Argentine footballer
Franco Ascencio, Argentine footballer
Franco Assetto, Italian sculptor and painter

Franco Balbi, Argentine basketball player
Franco Baldassarra, Argentine footballer
Franco Baresi, Italian footballer
Franco Battiato, Italian singer and songwriter
Franco Bechtholdt, Argentine-Chilean footballer
Franco Bellocq, Argentine footballer
Franco Benítez, Argentine footballer
Franco Bolignari, Italian singer
Franco Bonera, Italian motorcycle racer
Franco Brarda, Argentine rugby union player

Franco Calderón, Argentine footballer
Franco Calero, Argentine footballer
Franco Canever, Argentine footballer
Franco Cángele, Argentine footballer
Franco Carboni, Argentine footballer
Franco Carraro, Italian sports director
Franco Castellano, Italian actor-producer and film director
Franco Causio, Italian footballer
Franco Cervi, Argentine footballer
Franco Chiviló, Argentine footballer
Franco Citti, Italian actor
Franco Colapinto, Argentine racing driver
Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder
Franco Corelli, Italian tenor
Franco Coria, Argentine footballer
Franco Costa (footballer), Argentine footballer
Franco Costa (painter), Italian painter
Franco Costanzo, Argentine footballer
Franco Cozzo, Australian entrepreneur
Franco Cristaldi, Italian film producer
Franco Cristaldo, Argentine footballer

Franco Davín, Argentine retired tennis player and coach
Franco De Vita, Venezuelan singer
Franco Del Giglio, Argentine footballer
Franco Di Santo, Argentine footballer
Franco Dolci, Argentine footballer

Franco Escobar, Argentine footballer
Franco Evangelisti (composer), Italian composer
Franco Evangelisti (politician), Italian politician

Franco Fabrizi, Italian actor
Franco Fagioli, Argentine operatic countertenor
Franco Faría, Argentine footballer
Franco Ferrara, Italian conductor
Franco Ferrari (footballer, born 1987), Peruvian midfielder
Franco Ferrari (footballer, born 1992), Argentine defender
Franco Ferrari (footballer, born 1995), Argentine forward
Franco Flores (footballer, born 1987), Argentine defender
Franco Flores (footballer, born 1993), Argentine defender
Franco Foschi, Italian politician
Franco Fragapane, Argentine footballer
Franco Fraticelli, Italian film editor
Franco Frattini, Italian politician

Franco Gibbons, Palauan politician
Franco Giraldi, Italian film director
Franco Girolami, Argentine motor racing driver
Franco Giuseppucci, Italian mobster
Franco Godoy, Argentine footballer
Franco Gorzelewski, Argentine footballer
Franco Grilla, American player of gridiron football

Franco Harris, American football player
Franco Hernandez, Filipino dancer and television personality
Franco Herrera, Argentine footballer

Franco Ibarra, Argentine footballer
Franco Javier Iglesias, Cuban singer
Franco Israel, Uruguayan footballer

Franco Jara, Argentine footballer

Franco Lazzaroni, Argentine footballer
Franco Ledesma, Argentine footballer
Franco Leoni, Italian opera composer
Franco Leys, Argentine footballer
Franco Lo Cascio, birth name of Luca Damiano, Italian film director
Franco López, Argentine footballer
Franco Luambo, Congolese musician
Franco Lucentini, Italian writer
Franco Luciani, Argentine musician

Franco Macri, Italian-Argentine contractor
Franco Malagueño, Argentine footballer
Franco Malerba, Italian astronaut
Franco Marini, Italian politician
Franco Mata, Mozambican tennis player
Franco Mazurek, Argentine footballer
Franco Mendoza, Argentine footballer
Franco Menichelli, Italian gymnast
Franco Merli, Italian actor
Franco Miranda, Argentine footballer
Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist
Franco Modugno, Italian law professor and judge
Franco Morales, Chilean basketball player
Franco Moretti, Italian scholar
Franco Moschino, Italian fashion designer
Franco Moyano, Argentine footballer
Franco Mussis, Argentine footballer
Franco Musso, Argentine photographer

Franco Navarro Jr., Argentine-Peruvian footballer
Franco Negri, Argentine footballer
Franco Nero, Italian actor
Franco Neto, Brazilian beach volleyball player
Franco Niell, Argentine footballer

Franco Orozco, Argentine footballer
Franco Ortolani, Italian academic and politician

Franco Pardo, Argentine footballer
Franco Paredes, Argentine footballer
Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist
Franco Peppino, Argentine retired footballer
Franco Pérez (footballer, born 1996), Argentine forward
Franco Pérez (footballer, born 1998), Argentine forward
Franco Pérez (footballer, born 2001), Uruguayan forward
Franco Perinciolo, Argentine footballer
Franco Pizzicanella, Argentine footballer
Franco Purini, Italian architect

Franco Quinteros, Argentine footballer
Franco Quiroga, Argentine footballer

Franco Racca, Argentine retired footballer
Franco Razzotti, Argentine footballer
Franco Maria Ricci, Italian art publisher
Franco Reviglio, Italian politician
Franco Romero (footballer, born 1995), Uruguayan right-back
Franco Romero (footballer, born 2000), Argentine central midfielder
Franco Russo, Argentine footballer

Franco Sacchetti, Italian poet
Franco Sar, Italian decathlete
Franco Sbuttoni, Argentine footballer
Franco Scaglione, Italian automobile designer
Franco Selvaggi, Italian footballer
Franco Semioli, Italian footballer
Franco Simon, Indian singer and music composer
Franco Sivetti, Argentine footballer
Franco Soldano, Argentine footballer
Franco Sosa (footballer, born 1981), Argentine defender
Franco Sosa (footballer, born 1983), Uruguayan midfielder
Franco Sosa (footballer, born 1995), Argentine forward
Franco Sosa (footballer, born 1999), Argentine forward
Franco Squillari, Argentine retired tennis player

Franco Testa, Italian cyclist
Franco Toloza, Argentine footballer
Franco Troyansky, Argentine footballer

Franco Uncini, Italian motorcycle racer

Franco Vázquez, Argentine footballer
Franco Vezzoni, Argentine footballer

Franco Watson, Argentine footballer

Franco Zapiola, Argentine footballer
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director
Franco Zuculini, Argentine footballer