Frank is a German surname. Notable persons with the surname include: In art Alyce Frank (born 1932), American artist Jane Frank (1918–1986), American artist Jean-Michel Frank (1895–1941), French furniture and interior designer Leonard Frank (1870–1944), German-Canadian photographer Magda Frank (1914–2010), Hungarian-Argentine sculptor Mary Frank (born 1933), American artist Robert Frank (1924–2019), American photographer In music Alan Frank (1910–1994), music publisher, clarinetist and composer Bob Frank (1944–2019), American musician, singer, and song writer Jackson C. Frank (1943–1999), American folk musician In literature Anne Frank (1929–1945), author of a famous diary during World War II Edith Frank (1900–1945), mother of Anne Frank Margot Frank (1926–1945), sister of Anne Frank Otto Frank (1889–1980), father of Anne Frank and posthumous editor of her works Bernard Frank (1929–2006), French journalist and writer Bruno Frank (1878–1945), German author, poet, dramatist and humanist Dan Frank (1954–2021), American editorial director at Pantheon Books Leonhard Frank (1882–1961), German writer Nathaniel Frank, American author and historian Waldo David Frank (1889–1967), American author and scholar Thomas Carr Frank (born 1965), American political analyst, historian, and writer In military Bernhard Frank (1913–2011), German SS Commander Hans Frank (1900–1946), governor general of Nazi-occupied Poland Johann Frank (general) (born 1969) is an officer of the Austrian Armed Forces and political scientist Karl Hermann Frank (1898–1946), Sudeten-German Nazi official in Czechoslovakia In politics Barnett Frank (born 1940), known as Barney Frank, American politician, Massachusetts Democratic congressperson Donald J. Frank (1937–1995), American politician from Minnesota James Frank (born 1966), American politician, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wichita Falls Josip Frank (1844–1911), Croatian lawyer and politician Michael Frank (1804–1894), American politician from Wisconsin William J. Frank (born 1960), American politician, Maryland Republican state congressperson since 2003 In science Adolf Frank (1834–1916), German chemist Albert Bernhard Frank (1839–1900), German biologist András Frank (born 1949), Hungarian mathematician Dawn Frank, American biologist and academic administrator Frederick Charles Frank (1911–1998), British physicist, crystallographer Johann Peter Frank (1745–1821), German physician and hygienist Ilya Frank (1908–1990), physicist and 1958 Nobel laureate Philipp Frank (1884–1966), physicist, mathematician and philosopher In sports John Frank (born 1962), American NFL football player Thomas Frank (football manager) (born 1973), Danish football manager Tommy Frank (born 1993), British boxer Wolfgang Frank (1951–2013), German footballer and manager Other Andre Gunder Frank (1929–2005), German-American sociologist known as a founder of dependency theory Bernard Frank (wilderness activist) (1902–1964), wilderness activist and co-founder of The Wilderness Society Eugene Maxwell