# Fran (given name)

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'''Fran''' is a Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Albanian male name or a common short form of the English names [Frances](/source/Frances) and [Francis](/source/Francis_(given_name)). The Spanish and Italian Fran is more common for men, while the English name is mostly used for women. While the Croatian, Slovene and Albanian Fran is used as a proper name only for men.

'''Fran''' is the name of:

==People==
===Women===
* [Fran Adams](/source/Fran_Adams), American actress 
* Frances [Fran Allison](/source/Fran_Allison) (1907–1989), American television and radio comedian, personality and singer, star of the television show ''Kukla, Fran and Ollie''
* [Fran Baum](/source/Fran_Baum), Australian social scientist
* [Fran Blanche](/source/Frantone_Electronics), American engineer and guitar pedal builder
* Frances [Fran Brill](/source/Fran_Brill) (born 1946), American retired ''Muppets'' puppeteer and actress
* [Fran Capo](/source/Fran_Capo), American motivational speaker and author
* Francine [Fran Drescher](/source/Fran_Drescher) (born 1957), American actress
* [Fran Gebhard](/source/Fran_Gebhard), Canadian theatre director and actor
* Francis [Fran Jeffries](/source/Fran_Jeffries) (1937–2016), American actress, singer and model
* [Fran Jonas](/source/Fran_Jonas) (born 2004), New Zealand cricketer
* [Fran Kirby](/source/Fran_Kirby) (born 1993), English association footballer
* Frances [Fran Lebowitz](/source/Fran_Lebowitz) (born 1950), American author and public speaker
* [Fran Ross](/source/Fran_Ross) (1935–1985), American comedy writer and novelist
* [Fran Ryan](/source/Fran_Ryan) (1916–2000), American actress
* [Fran Scott](/source/Fran_Scott), British television presenter
* [Fran Stallings](/source/Fran_Stallings) (born 1943), American storyteller
* [Fran Unsworth](/source/Fran_Unsworth) (born 1957), BBC News executive
* [Fran Warren](/source/Fran_Warren), stage name of American singer Frances Wolfe (1926–2013)
* Frances [Fran Wilde](/source/Fran_Wilde) (born 1948), New Zealand politician

===Men===
* [Fran Albreht](/source/Fran_Albreht) (1889–1963), Slovene writer and politician
* [Fran Bošnjaković](/source/Fran_Bo%C5%A1njakovi%C4%87) (1902–1993), Croatian thermodynamicist
* [Fran Bradač](/source/Fran_Brada%C4%8D) (1885–1970), Slovene classical philologist
* [Fran Brodić](/source/Fran_Brodi%C4%87) (born 1997), Croatian football player
* [Fran Cosgrave](/source/Fran_Cosgrave) (born 1977), Irish nightclub owner and minor celebrity
* [Fran Čubranić](/source/Fran_%C4%8Cubrani%C4%87) (born 1997), Croatian water polo player
* [Fran Detela](/source/Fran_Detela) (1850–1926), Slovene writer
* Francisco [Fran Escribá](/source/Fran_Escrib%C3%A1) (born 1965), Spanish football manager
* [Fran Krsto Frankopan](/source/Fran_Krsto_Frankopan) (1643–1671) Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician
* [Fran Fraschilla](/source/Fran_Fraschilla) (born 1958), American basketball commentator and former college basketball coach
* [Fran Saleški Finžgar](/source/Fran_Sale%C5%A1ki_Fin%C5%BEgar) (1871–1962), Slovene folk writer
* [Fran Galović](/source/Fran_Galovi%C4%87) (1887–1914), Croatian writer
* [Fran Gerbič](/source/Fran_Gerbi%C4%8D) (1840–1917), Slovene composer
* [Francisco Javier González Pérez](/source/Fran_(footballer%2C_born_1969)) (born 1969), Spanish footballer better known as Fran
* Francis [Fran Healy (baseball)](/source/Fran_Healy_(baseball)) (born 1946), American Major League Baseball broadcaster and former player
* Francis [Fran Healy (musician)](/source/Fran_Healy_(musician)) (born 1973), Scottish lead singer and main songwriter of the rock band Travis
* [Fran Jesenko](/source/Fran_Jesenko) (1875–1932), Slovenian botanist
* [Fran Karačić](/source/Fran_Kara%C4%8Di%C4%87) (born 1996), Croatian football player
* [Fran Kurniawan](/source/Fran_Kurniawan) (born 1985), Indonesian badminton player
* [Fran Levstik](/source/Fran_Levstik) (1831–1887), Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic
* [Fran Lhotka](/source/Fran_Lhotka) (1883–1962), Czech-born Croatian composer
* [Fran Mileta](/source/Fran_Mileta) (born 2000), Croatian handball player
* [Fran Millar](/source/Fran_Millar) (born 1949), American politician
* [Fran Milčinski](/source/Fran_Mil%C4%8Dinski) (1867–1932), pen name Fridolin Žolna, Slovene lawyer, writer and playwright
* [Fran Novljan](/source/Fran_Novljan) (1879–1977), Croatian educator
* Francis [Fran O'Brien (American football)](/source/Fran_O'Brien_(American_football)) (1936–1999), American National Football League player
* [Fran O'Brien (footballer)](/source/Fran_O'Brien_(footballer)) (born 1955), Irish footballer in Ireland and the North American Soccer League
* Francisco [Fran Perea](/source/Fran_Perea) (born 1978), Spanish singer and actor
* [Fran Pilepić](/source/Fran_Pilepi%C4%87) (born 1989), Croatian basketball player
* [Fran Ramovš](/source/Fran_Ramov%C5%A1) (1890–1952), Slovene linguist
* [Fran Roš](/source/Fran_Ro%C5%A1) (1898–1976), Slovene writer, poet and playwright
* [Fran Smith Jr.](/source/Fran_Smith_Jr.) (fl. 1978–present), American bass guitarist with the rock band The Hooters
* Francis [Fran Tarkenton](/source/Fran_Tarkenton) (born 1940), American retired National Football League Hall-of-Fame quarterback
* [Fran Tudor](/source/Fran_Tudor) (born 1995), Croatian football player
* Francisco [Fran Vázquez](/source/Fran_V%C3%A1zquez) (born 1983), Spanish basketball player
* Francisco [Fran Vélez](/source/Fran_V%C3%A9lez) (born 1991), Spanish footballer
* Francisco Javier [Fran Yeste](/source/Fran_Yeste) (born 1979), Spanish footballer

==Fictional characters==
* Fran Kubelik, the female main character of the film ''[The Apartment](/source/The_Apartment)'', portrayed by Shirley MacLaine
* Fran Lockwood, the posthumous overarching protagonist in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. She was the wife of Tim Lockwood and the mother of Flint Lockwood.
* Fran Sinclair, mother of the Sinclair family on the sitcom ''[Dinosaurs](/source/Dinosaurs_(TV_series))''
* [Fran](/source/Characters_of_Final_Fantasy_XII), from the video game ''[Final Fantasy XII](/source/Final_Fantasy_XII)''
* Fran, a red squirrel from the Playhouse Disney Channel show ''[Higglytown Heroes](/source/Higglytown_Heroes)''
* The main character of the video game ''[Fran Bow](/source/Fran_Bow)''
* Fran, the protagonist of the manga series ''[Franken Fran](/source/Franken_Fran)''
* [Fran Fine](/source/Fran_Fine), the protagonist of the TV series [The Nanny](/source/The_Nanny)

==See also==
* {{intitle|Fran}}
*[Frane](/source/Frane)

{{given name}}

Category:English unisex given names
Category:Unisex given names
Category:Croatian masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Slovene masculine given names
Category:Hypocorisms
Category:Nicknames

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