Namesakes
Franz Kafka
(m) 1883-1924 
Notable Writers
Franz Schubert
(m) 1797-1828
Notable Musicians
Franz Liszt
(m) 1811-1886
Notable Musicians
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
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
Victor Francis Hess
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1883-1964
Nobel Prize Winners 1936 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Karel II
(a.k.a. 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
Leopold IV
(a.k.a. 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
Franz I
(m) 1708-1765
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1745-1765
Ferdinand I
(a.k.a. 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 Beckenbauer
(m) 1945-2024
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Franz von Papen
(m) 1879-1969
German Chancellors and Presidents 1932 (chancellor)
Karel III
(a.k.a. 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
Franz Boas
(m) 1858-1942
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Franz Marc
(m) 1880-1916
Notable Artists
Boris Becker
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1967-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 1992 tennis (gold)
Franz Lehár
(m) 1870-1948
Notable Musicians
Ferdinand IV
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1633-1654
Bohemian Kings 1646-1654
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Ferdinánd IV) 1647-1654
Adolf Loos
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1870-1933
Notable Artists
Franz Jonas
(m) 1899-1974
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1965-1974 (president)
Lovis Corinth
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1858-1925
Notable Artists
Franz Berwald
(m) 1796-1868
Notable Musicians
Curd Jürgens
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1915-1982
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Franz Vranitzky
(m) 1937-
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1986-1997 (chancellor)
Franz Stuck
(m) 1863-1928
Notable Artists
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1760-1836
Other Royalty 1805-1836 Liechtenstein (prince)
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
(m) 1906-1989
Other Royalty 1938-1989 Liechtenstein (prince)
Hardy Krüger
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1928-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(m) 1853-1938
Other Royalty 1929-1938 Liechtenstein (prince)
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1840-1929
Other Royalty 1858-1929 Liechtenstein (prince)
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(m) 1726-1781
Other Royalty 1772-1781 Liechtenstein (prince)
Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1724-1748
Other Royalty 1732-1748 Liechtenstein (prince)
Joachim of Prussia
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1890-1920
Other Royalty 1890-1920 Prussia (prince)
Adolf Lüderitz
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1834-1886
Notable Businesspeople
Francis Lederer
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1899-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wilhelm of Prussia
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1906-1940
Other Royalty 1906-1940 Prussia (prince)
Adolf Brand
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1874-1945
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Writers
Franz Josef Popp
(m) 1886-1954
Notable Businesspeople
Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
(m) 1943-
Other Royalty 1943- Prussia (prince)
Sigismund of Prussia
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1864-1866
Other Royalty 1864-1866 Prussia (prince)
Erland Herkenrath
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1912-2003
Olympic Medalists 1936 handball (bronze)
Karl Franz of Prussia
(m) 1916-1975
Other Royalty 1916-1975 Prussia (prince)
Franz-Peter Hofmeister
(m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Drafi Deutscher
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1946-2006
Notable Musicians
Rex Gildo
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1936-1999
Notable Musicians
Francis Xavier Seelos
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1819-1867
Saints
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 Mazura
(m) 1924-2020
Notable Musicians
Wenzel of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1962-1991
Other Royalty 1962-1991 Liechtenstein (prince)
Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
(a.k.a. Franz) (m) 1895-1959
Other Royalty 1895-1959 Prussia (prince)