Frank (given name)
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| Frank | |
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| Gender | generally male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | free man, javelin, truthful |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Francis, François, Francisco, Franklin, Franco, Franz |
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Frank /ˈfræŋk/ is a masculine given name. Originally it refers to a Germanic people, the Franks, who derived their tribal name from the type of axe they used. It means "free man" in Latin. In English, 'frank' also has the meaning of sincere or truthful. Famous people with the name Frank include:
In arts and entertainment
Also see Frank in fictional characters
In architecture
In comics
- Frank Bellamy, British comics artist
- Frank Brunner, American comics artist
- Frank Giacoia, American comics artist
- Frank Le Gall, French comics author
- Frank Madsen, Danish comics artist
- Frank Margerin, French comics author
- Frank Miller, American comics author
- Frank Pé, Belgian comics author
- Frank Springer, American comics artist
- Frank Thomas (comics) (1914–1968), American cartoonist; creator of The Eye and Fantom of the Fair amongst others
- Frank Tieri, American comics writer
In film and television
- Frank Borzage, American film director and actor
- Frank Caliendo, American comedy actor, impressionist and comedian, host of the television show Frank TV
- Frank Capra (1897–1991), American film director
- Franky G, American film and television actor
- Frank Gorshin (1933-2005), American actor and comedian from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Frank Muller (1951–2008), Dutch audio book narrator and actor
- Frank Somerville, news anchor
- Frank M. Thomas (1889–1989), American actor
- Frank Vincent (born 1939), American actor
In literature
- Frank Chin (born 1940), Chinese-American author
- Frank Conniff (born 1958), American actor and writer who portrayed TV's Frank
- Frank Herbert (1920–1986), science fiction writer, author of the Dune series
- Frank Lebby Stanton (1857–1927), American lyricist
- Frank McCourt (1930–2009), Irish-American writer
- Frank Stella (born 1936), American painter and printmaker
- Frank Sus (born 1947), British writer
In music
- Frank Bello (born 1965), American bassist of thrash metal band Anthrax
- Frank Black (born 1965), American musician
- Frank Iero, rhythm guitarist for the band My Chemical Romance and lead singer for the band Leathermouth
- Frank Klepacki, American video game music composer best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series
- Franky Lee, Swedish punk-rock
- Frank Ocean (born 1987), American musician
- Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), American singer, actor and dancer
- Frank Turner British folk/punk singer songwriter
- Frank Edwin Wright III (known as Tre Cool, born 1972), drummer of the band Green Day
- Frank Zappa (1940–1993), American musician and composer
In radio
- Frankie Evangelista, a radio-TV broadcaster of ABS-CBN
- Frank Sontag (born 1955), talk radio host
In sports
- Frank Broers, Dutch football player
- Frank Bruno, British WBC heavyweight boxing champion
- Frank Dehne (born 1976), German volleyball player
- Frank Dueckerhoff (born 1962), German ice hockey defenceman
- Frank Giorgi (born 1981), Australian kickboxer
- Frank Henry (cricketer) (dates unknown), English cricketer
- Frank Kooiman (born 1970), Dutch football player
- Frank Lampard, English football player
- Frank Mir (born 1979), American mixed martial artist
- Frank Moreno (born 1965), Cuban judoka
- Frank Müller (born 1968), German decathlete
- Frank Nasworthy, American surfing and skateboarding enthusiast, introduced the urethane skateboard wheel and founded Cadillac Wheels Company
- Frank Rijkaard, Dutch football player and manager
- Frank Robinson, Hall of Fame North American baseball player and manager
- Frank Sinclair, English-born Jamaican football player
- Frank Thomas (American football) (1898–1954)
- Frank Thomas (designated hitter), Major League Baseball player in the American League from 1990 to 2008
- Frank Thomas (outfielder), Major League Baseball player in the National League from 1951 to 1966
- Frank de Boer, Dutch football player and manager
In visual arts and animation
- Frank Miles (1852-1891), British artist
- Frank Thomas (animator) (1912–2004), one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as the Nine Old Men
Other people
- Frank Abagnale (born 1948), former confidence trickster, check forger, skilled impostor and escape artist
- Frank Barnett, 49th Governor of American Samoa
- Frank Bossard (1912–2001), Secret Intelligence Service agent convicted of spying for the USSR.
- Frank Bainimarama (born 1954), Commander of the Fijian Military Forces and Interim Prime Minister of Fiji
- Frank Cooper (marmalade manufacturer), British Oxford-based shopkeeper and marmalade manufacturer
- Frank Cooper (Australian politician), Australian politician
- Frank Cooper III, business executive, branded entertainment leader
- Frank Dobson, British politician
- Frank DeSimone, Italian American mobster
- Frank Ebenezer Hill, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Frank James, notorious 19th century outlaw and member of the James-Younger Gang
- Frank Jenner (1903-1977), English Australian evangelist
- Frank J. Low, American physicist
- Frank Lowy, Australian businessman
- Frank Mockler, 47th Governor of American Samoa
- Frank Schilling, domain name and Internet investor
See also
- Franc (disambiguation)
- Frances (disambiguation)
- Francis (disambiguation)
- Franck (disambiguation)
- Frankie (disambiguation)
- Franks (disambiguation)
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