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