List of Famous people named Franco

Name Franco is among the most common names in Italy. Often it's a shorthand for Francesco. Similar names: Francesco, Frank, Frankie, Franck, Franky, Franka, Francky. Here are some famous Francos:

Franco Parisi

Franco Aldo Parisi Fernández
First Name Franco
Last Name Parisi
Born on August 25, 1967 (age 57)

Franco Aldo Parisi Fernández is a Chilean business engineer and economist. He received recognition for doing radio and television programs about economy along with his brother Antonino Parisi, and has been nicknamed "the economist of the people". In 2012 he launched his independent candidacy for president for the 2013 elections in Chile. Parisi ideologically identifies himself as a social liberal.

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Franco Columbu

Francesco Columbu
First Name Franco
Last Name Columbu
Born on August 7, 1941
Died on August 30, 2019 (aged 78)
Born in Italy, Sardinia
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Francesco Maria Columbu was an Italian bodybuilder, powerlifter, actor, author, producer, and a licensed chiropractor.

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Franco Armani

First Name Franco
Last Name Armani
Born on October 16, 1986 (age 38)
Height 189 cm | 6'2

Franco Armani is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Club Atlético River Plate and the Argentina national team.

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Franco Nero

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
First Name Franco
Last Name Nero
Born on November 23, 1941 (age 83)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero, known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor. His breakthrough role was as the title character in Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), a role that he reprised in Nello Rossati's Django Strikes Again (1987).

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Franco Zeffirelli

Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli
First Name Franco
Last Name Zeffirelli
Born on February 12, 1923
Died on June 15, 2019 (aged 96)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli, commonly known as Franco Zeffirelli, was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party.

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Franco Cerri

First Name Franco
Last Name Cerri
Born on January 29, 1926
Died on October 18, 2021 (aged 95)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Franco Cerri was an Italian guitarist and double bassist.

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Franco Foda

First Name Franco
Last Name Foda
Born on April 23, 1966 (age 58)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Franco Foda is a German football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Austria national team.

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Franco Di Santo

First Name Franco
Last Name Santo
Born on April 7, 1989 (age 35)
Born in Argentina, Mendoza
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Franco Matías Di Santo is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for San Lorenzo.

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Franco Battiato

Francesco Battiato
First Name Franco
Last Name Battiato
Born on March 23, 1945
Died on May 18, 2021 (aged 76)
Born in Italy, Sicily

Francesco "Franco" Battiato is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, and have spanned genres such as experimental pop, electronic music, progressive rock, and new wave.

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Franco Harris

Franco Harris is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. After playing college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, he was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft, the 13th overall pick. He played his first 12 years in the NFL with the Steelers; his 13th and final year was spent with the Seahawks. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

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