motorcycle racer Franco Carraro, Italian sports director Franco Causio, Italian footballer Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder Franco Corelli, Italian tenor Franco Cozzo, Australian entrepreneur Franco Cristaldi, Italian film producer Franco De Vita, Venezuelan singer Franco Di Santo, Argentine footballer Franco Evangelisti (composer) (1926–1980), Italian composer Franco Evangelisti (politician) (1923–1993), Italian politician Franco Fabrizi, Italian actor Franco Ferrara, Italian conductor Franco Foschi, Italian politician Franco Fraticelli, Italian film editor Franco Frattini, Italian politician Franco Gibbons, Palauan politician Franco Giraldi (1931–2020), Italian film director Franco Giuseppucci (1947–1980), Italian mobster Franco Grilla, American player of gridiron football Franco Harris (1950–2022), American football player Franco Hernandez (1991–2017), Filipino dancer and television personality Franco Javier Iglesias, Cuban singer Franco Leoni, Italian opera composer Franco Lo Cascio (born 1946), birth name of Luca Damiano, Italian film director Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician Franco Lucentini, Italian writer Franco Malerba, Italian astronaut Franco Marini, Italian politician Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist Franco Modugno, Italian law professor and judge Franco Morales (born 1992), Chilean basketball player Franco Moretti, Italian scholar Franco Moschino, Italian fashion designer Franco Nero, Italian actor Franco Neto, Brazilian beach volleyball player Franco Ortolani (1943–2019), Italian academic and politician Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist Franco Purini (born 1941), Italian architect. Franco Maria Ricci, Italian art publisher Franco Reviglio, Italian politician Franco Sacchetti, Italian poet Franco Sar (1933–2018), Italian decathlete Franco Scaglione, Italian automobile designer Franco Selvaggi, Italian footballer Franco Semioli, Italian footballer Franco Simon (born 1974), Indian singer and music composer Franco Uncini, Italian motorcycle racer Franco Zeffirelli (1923–2019), Italian film director See also Franko (name) References Masculine given names Italian masculine given names Italian-language surnames Surnames of Italian origin