# Frans

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{{Wiktionary|Frans}}
{{About|the name|the commune in eastern France|Frans, Ain}}
'''Frans''' is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''[François](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois)'' or ''[Franciscus](/source/Franciscus)''. One [cognate](/source/cognate) of Frans in English is ''[Francis](/source/Francis_(given_name))''.

==Given name==
* [Frans van Aarssens](/source/Frans_van_Aarssens) (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat and statesman
* [Frans Ackerman](/source/Frans_Ackerman) (1330–1387), Flemish statesman
* [Frans Adelaar](/source/Frans_Adelaar) (born 1960), Dutch football player and manager
* [Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau](/source/Frans_Alphons_Maria_Alting_von_Geusau) (born 1933), Dutch legal scholar and diplomat
* [Frans Aerenhouts](/source/Frans_Aerenhouts) (1937–2022), Belgian cyclist
* [Frans Ananias](/source/Frans_Ananias) (born 1972), Namibian footballer
* [Frans Andersson](/source/Frans_Andersson) (1911–1988), Danish bass-baritone
* [Frans Andriessen](/source/Frans_Andriessen) (1929–2019), Dutch politician
* [Frans Anneessens](/source/Frans_Anneessens) (1660–1719), Flemish protest leader
* [Frans van Anraat](/source/Frans_van_Anraat) (born 1942), Dutch businessman and convicted war criminal
* [Frans Badens](/source/Frans_Badens) ([fl.](/source/floruit) 1571–1618), Flemish painter
* [Frans Bak](/source/Frans_Bak) (born 1958), Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist
* [Frans Decker](/source/Frans_Decker) (1684–1751), 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands
* {{anbl|Frans van Dooren}}
* [Frans-Andries Durlet](/source/Frans-Andries_Durlet) (1816–1867), Belgian architect, sculptor and printmaker
* [Frans Fiolet](/source/Frans_Fiolet) (born 1939), Dutch field hockey player
* [Frans Floris](/source/Frans_Floris) (1517–1570), Flemish painter
* [Frans Christiaan Frederiks](/source/Frans_Christiaan_Frederiks) (born 1980), Dutch rapper and hip hop artist Lange Frans
* [Frans Geurtsen](/source/Frans_Geurtsen) (1942–2015), Dutch footballer
* [Frans Gommers](/source/Frans_Gommers) (1917–1996), Belgian footballer
* [Frans Grootjans](/source/Frans_Grootjans) (1922–1999), Belgian politician and minister for the PVV
* [Frans Grönlund](/source/Frans_Gr%C3%B6nlund) (born 2000), Finnish footballer
* [Frans Hals](/source/Frans_Hals) (1580–1666), Dutch painter
* [Frans Helmerson](/source/Frans_Helmerson) (born 1945), Swedish cellist, pedagogue, and conductor
* [Frans Hogenberg](/source/Frans_Hogenberg) (1535–1590), Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker
* [Frans Hogenbirk](/source/Frans_Hogenbirk) (1918–1998), Dutch football midfielder
* [Frans Alfons Janssens](/source/Frans_Alfons_Janssens) (1865–1924), Belgian priest and biologist
* [Frans Krätzig](/source/Frans_Kr%C3%A4tzig) (born 2003), German footballer
* [Frans Körver](/source/Frans_K%C3%B6rver) (1937–2024), Dutch footballer
* [Frans Lanting](/source/Frans_Lanting) (born 1951), Dutch wildlife photographer and writer
* [Frans August Larson](/source/Frans_August_Larson) (1870–1957), Swedish missionary to Mongolia
* [Frans Maassen](/source/Frans_Maassen) (born 1965), Dutch cyclist
* [Frans Masereel](/source/Frans_Masereel) (1889–1972), Belgian woodcut artist
* [Frans Muller](/source/Frans_Muller) (born 1960/61), Dutch businessman
* [Frans Alfred Meeng](/source/Frans_Alfred_Meeng) (1910–1944), Dutch-Indonesian footballer
* [Frans Dhia Putros](/source/Frans_Dhia_Putros) (born 1993), Danish professional football player
* [Frans Anatolius Sjöström](/source/Frans_Anatolius_Sj%C3%B6str%C3%B6m) (1840–1885), Finnish architect
* [Frans Stafleu](/source/Frans_Stafleu) (1921–1997), Dutch botanist
* [François Steyn](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Steyn) (born 1987), South African rugby player (called "Frans")
* [Frans Thijssen](/source/Frans_Thijssen) (born 1952), Dutch football player
* [Frans Timmermans (politician)](/source/Frans_Timmermans_(politician)) (born 1961), Dutch politician
* [Frans Van Vlierberghe](/source/Frans_Van_Vlierberghe) (1954–2026), Belgian racing cyclist
* [Frans de Vreng](/source/Frans_de_Vreng) (1898–1974), Dutch track cyclist
* [Frans de Waal](/source/Frans_de_Waal) (born 1948), Dutch primatologist
* [Frans Wackers](/source/Frans_Wackers) (born 1939), Dutch nuclear cardiologist
* [Frans Jeppsson Wall](/source/Frans_Jeppsson_Wall) (born 1998), Swedish singer (also known as Frans)

==Nickname==
* [Frans Bauer](/source/Frans_Bauer) (born 1973), Dutch singer
* [Francois Botha](/source/Francois_Botha) (born 1968), South African boxer and kickboxer
* [Fran Escribá](/source/Fran_Escrib%C3%A1) (born 1965), Spanish football player and manager
* [Frans Harjawiyata](/source/Frans_Harjawiyata) (1931–2016), Indonesian Roman Catholic Trappist abbot
* [Frans van Houten](/source/Frans_van_Houten) (born 1960), CEO of the Dutch company Philips
* [Frans Kellendonk](/source/Frans_Kellendonk) (1951–1990), Dutch novelist and translator
* [Frans van der Lugt](/source/Frans_van_der_Lugt) (1938–2014), Dutch Jesuit priest
* [Frans Seda](/source/Frans_Seda) (1926–2009), Indonesian government minister in several departments
* [Frans Xavery](/source/Frans_Xavery) (1740–c. 1788), Dutch painter

==Surname==
* [Frédéric Frans](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Frans) (born 1989), Belgian footballer
* [Jeffrey Frans](/source/Jeffrey_Frans) (born 1952), South African cricketer
* [Joe Frans (curler)](/source/Joe_Frans_(curler)) (born 1975), Canadian curler
* [Joe Frans (politician)](/source/Joe_Frans_(politician)) (born 1963), Swedish politician

==Fictional characters==
* [Frans J. Palmu](/source/Frans_J._Palmu), main character of the Palmu novels and film adaptations

==See also==
* {{look from}}
* [Fransen](/source/Fransen)
* [Franz (given name)](/source/Franz_(given_name))

{{given name|type=both}}
Category:Dutch masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Nicknames
Category:Hypocorisms

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