Franz

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Franz is a common first name, the German version of Francis:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Given name 2 Family name 3 Places 4 Things

[edit] People

[edit] Given name

• Franz Beckenbauer
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
• Franz Machen, U-512 sole survivor
• Franz Kafka
• Franz Lehár, an Austrian composer
• Franz Liszt
• Franz Schubert
• Franz Josef
• Franz Rosenzweig, early 20th-century Jewish philosopher
• Franz Hopper, a character in the French animated television series Code Lyoko
• Franz Kemmerich, a character in the acclaimed war novel All Quiet on the Western Front

[edit] Family name

• Dennis Franz, American actor (NYPD Blue)
• Elizabeth Franz, American actress (Death of a Salesman, Another World)
• Frederick William Franz Late Bible Scholar and religious leader of Jehovah's Witnesses.
• Raymond Franz, Former Jehovah's Witness

[edit] Places

• Franz, Ontario, Canada

[edit] Things

• The UK nickname for Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand (named after the Archduke).
• The Franz Lisp dialect of the Lisp programming language (a pun on Franz Liszt)
• Franz Inc., the company sells Allegro Common Lisp

See also: Frans