# Franchi

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**Franchi** is a historic surname that can be traced to the [Republic of Genoa](/source/Republic_of_Genoa), where it was a name of nobility. Due to its preeminence, it spread to surrounding nations and, due to its pronunciation, has thus been rendered as Franquis and Franquiz in parts of Spain.[1] People with the name, and things named after them, include:

## People

- [Alberto Herrera Franchi](/source/Alberto_Herrera_Franchi) (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba
- [Aldo Franchi](/source/Aldo_Franchi) (1882–1958), American auto racer
- [Alessandro Franchi (cardinal)](/source/Alessandro_Franchi_(cardinal)) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop
- [Alessandro Franchi (painter)](/source/Alessandro_Franchi_(painter)) (1838–1914), Italian painter
- [Andrea Franchi](/source/Andrea_Franchi) (1335-1401), Italian Roman Catholic member of the Order of Preachers and Bishop of Pistoia
- [Anna Franchi](/source/Anna_Franchi) (1867-1954), Italian novelist, translator, playwright and journalist
- [Antonio Franchi](/source/Antonio_Franchi) (1638–1709), Italian painter of the 17th Century
- [Antonio Franchi (cyclist)](/source/Antonio_Franchi_(cyclist)) (1936–2019), Italian racing cyclist
- [Artemio Franchi](/source/Artemio_Franchi) (1922–1983), President of the Italian Football Federation
- [Ausonio Franchi](/source/Ausonio_Franchi) (1821–1895), Italian philosopher
- [Carlo Franchi (composer)](/source/Carlo_Franchi_(composer)) (1743–1779), Italian composer
- Carlo Franchi (1938–2021), Italian racing driver, known as [Gimax](/source/Gimax)
- [Dany Franchi](/source/Dany_Franchi) (born 1990), Italian blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- [Denis Franchi](/source/Denis_Franchi) (born 2002), Italian footballer
- [Dorothea Anne Franchi](/source/Dorothea_Anne_Franchi) (1920–2003), New Zealand pianist, harpist, music educator and composer
- [Elena Franchi](/source/Elena_Franchi) (born 1996), Italian professional racing cyclist
- [Franco Franchi (cyclist)](/source/Franco_Franchi_(cyclist)) (1923–2018), Italian racing cyclist
- [Franco Franchi](/source/Franco_Franchi) (1928–1992), Italian comedian
- [Garry Franchi](/source/Garry_Franchi) (born 1983), French professional football player
- [Giovannina Franchi](/source/Giovannina_Franchi) (1807–1872), Italian Roman Catholic professed religious
- [Giuseppe Franchi](/source/Giuseppe_Franchi) (1731–1806), Italian Neoclassical sculptor
- [Gregory "Greg" Franchi](/source/Gregory_Franchi) (born 1982), Belgian racing driver
- [Jan Martínez Franchi](/source/Jan_Mart%C3%ADnez_Franchi) (born 1998), Argentine volleyball player
- [John Franchi](/source/John_Franchi) (born 1982), retired American mixed martial artist
- [Lorenzo Franchi](/source/Lorenzo_Franchi) (c. 1563-c. 1630), Italian painter
- [Morena Franchi](/source/Morena_Franchi) (born 1993), Argentine female volleyball player
- [Paola Franchi](/source/Paola_Franchi) (born 1953), Italian interior designer, artist, author and former model
- [Rossello di Jacopo Franchi](/source/Rossello_di_Jacopo_Franchi) (c. 1377–c. 1456), Italian painter
- [Rudy Franchi](/source/Rudy_Franchi) (1939–2024), American writer and editor
- [Sergio Franchi](/source/Sergio_Franchi) (1926–1990), Italian-American tenor and actor

## Buildings

- [Stadio Artemio Franchi](/source/Stadio_Artemio_Franchi), a football stadium in Florence, Italy
- [Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena](/source/Stadio_Artemio_Franchi_%E2%80%93_Montepaschi_Arena), a football stadium in Siena, Italy

## Firearms

- [Franchi SPAS-12](/source/Franchi_SPAS-12), a combat shotgun
- [Franchi SPAS-15](/source/Franchi_SPAS-15), a dual-mode 12-gauge combat shotgun
- [Franchi AL-48](/source/Franchi_AL-48), a semi-automatic shotgun
- [Franchi LF-57](/source/Franchi_LF-57), a pressed-metal submachine gun

## Other uses

- [Artemio Franchi Trophy](/source/Artemio_Franchi_Trophy), an international football competition
- [Franchi (firearms)](/source/Franchi_(firearms)), an Italian firearms company

## See also

- [Saint-Franchy](/source/Saint-Franchy), Nièvre department, France

## References

1. Carraffa, Alberto García (1930). [*Enciclopedia heráldica y genealógica hispano-americana: Diccionario heráldico y genealógico de apellidos españoles y americanos ... t. 1-58, 61-62, 64-86 1920-1963*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Enciclopedia_her%C3%A1ldica_y_geneal%C3%B3gica_h/9h1SAQAAMAAJ) (in Spanish). A. Marzo.

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