Namesakes
Ferdinand IV
(middle name Franz) (m) 1633-1654 
Bohemian Kings 1646-1654
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Ferdinánd IV) 1647-1654
Leopold IV
(middle name Franz) (m) 1640-1705
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1657-1705
Bohemian Kings (Leopold I) 1656-1705
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Leopold I) 1658-1705
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Lipót I) 1655-1705
Karel II
(middle name Franz) (m) 1685-1740
Bohemian Kings 1711-1740
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Karl II) 1711-1740
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Karl VI) 1711-1740
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Károly III) 1711-1740
Franz I
(m) 1708-1765
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1745-1765
Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
(middle name Franz) (m) 1724-1748
Other Royalty 1732-1748 Liechtenstein (prince)
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(m) 1726-1781
Other Royalty 1772-1781 Liechtenstein (prince)
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
(middle name Franz) (m) 1760-1836
Other Royalty 1805-1836 Liechtenstein (prince)
Ferenc
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1768-1835
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1792-1835
Bohemian Kings (František) 1792-1835
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Franz I) 1792-1835
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Franz II) 1792-1806
Ferdinand I
(middle name Franz) (m) 1793-1875
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1835-1848
Bohemian Kings (Ferdinand V) 1835-1848
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Ferdinánd V) 1835-1848
Franz Berwald
(m) 1796-1868
Notable Musicians
Franz Schubert
(m) 1797-1828
Notable Musicians
Franz Karl of Austria
(m) 1802-1878
Other Royalty 1802-1878 Austria-Hungary (archduke)
Franz Liszt
(m) 1811-1886
Notable Musicians
Francis Xavier Seelos
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1819-1867
Saints
Ferenc József I
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1830-1916
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1848-1916
Bohemian Kings (František Josef I) 1848-1916
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Franz Joseph I) 1848-1916
Adolf Lüderitz
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1834-1886
Notable Businesspeople
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
(middle name Franz) (m) 1840-1929
Other Royalty 1858-1929 Liechtenstein (prince)
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(m) 1853-1938
Other Royalty 1929-1938 Liechtenstein (prince)
Franz Boas
(m) 1858-1942
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Lovis Corinth
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1858-1925
Notable Artists
Rudolf of Austria
(middle name Franz) (m) 1858-1889
Other Royalty 1858-1889 Austria-Hungary (prince)
Franz Stuck
(m) 1863-1928
Notable Artists
Franz Ferdinand of Austria
(m) 1863-1914
Other Royalty 1863-1914 Austria-Hungary (archduke)
Sigismund of Prussia
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1864-1866
Other Royalty 1864-1866 Prussia (prince)
Otto Franz Joseph of Austria
(m) 1865-1906
Other Royalty 1865-1906 Austria-Hungary (archduke)
Franz Lehár
(m) 1870-1948
Notable Musicians
Adolf Loos
(middle name Franz) (m) 1870-1933
Notable Artists
Adolf Brand
(middle name Franz) (m) 1874-1945
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Writers
Franz von Papen
(m) 1879-1969
German Chancellors and Presidents 1932 (chancellor)
Franz Marc
(m) 1880-1916
Notable Artists
Victor Francis Hess
(middle name Franz) (m) 1883-1964
Nobel Prize Winners 1936 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Franz Kafka
(m) 1883-1924
Notable Writers
Franz Josef Popp
(m) 1886-1954
Notable Businesspeople
Karel III
(middle name Franz) (m) 1887-1922
Bohemian Kings 1916-1918
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Karl I) 1916-1918
Saints (Karl of Austria)
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Károly IV) 1916-1918
Joachim of Prussia
(middle name Franz) (m) 1890-1920
Other Royalty 1890-1920 Prussia (prince)
Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1895-1959
Other Royalty 1895-1959 Prussia (prince)
Josef Hoop
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1895-1959
Other Leaders 1928-1945 Liechtenstein (prime minister)
Jakob Kern
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1897-1924
Saints
Franz Jonas
(m) 1899-1974
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1965-1974 (president)
Francis Lederer
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1899-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wilhelm of Prussia
(middle name Franz) (m) 1906-1940
Other Royalty 1906-1940 Prussia (prince)
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
(m) 1906-1989
Other Royalty 1938-1989 Liechtenstein (prince)
Erland Herkenrath
(middle name Franz) (m) 1912-2003
Olympic Medalists 1936 handball (bronze)
Curd Jürgens
(middle name Franz) (m) 1915-1982
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Karl Franz of Prussia
(m) 1916-1975
Other Royalty 1916-1975 Prussia (prince)
Franz Mazura
(m) 1924-2020
Notable Musicians
Hardy Krüger
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1928-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rex Gildo
(middle name Franz) (m) 1936-1999
Notable Musicians
Franz Vranitzky
(m) 1937-
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1986-1997 (chancellor)
Christian of Denmark
(middle name Franz) (m) 1942-2013
Other Royalty 1942-1971 Denmark (prince)
Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
(m) 1943-
Other Royalty 1943- Prussia (prince)
Franz Beckenbauer
(m) 1945-2024
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Drafi Deutscher
(middle name Franz) (m) 1946-2006
Notable Musicians
Franz-Peter Hofmeister
(m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Wenzel of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1962-1991
Other Royalty 1962-1991 Liechtenstein (prince)
Boris Becker
(middle name Franz) (m) 1967-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 1992 tennis (gold)