List of Famous people named Franco

Franco Solinas was an Italian writer and screenwriter. He is best known for the screenplay of The Battle of Algiers, which was nominated for three Academy Awards.

Franco Moschino was an Italian fashion designer best known as the founder of the Italian fashion house Moschino.

Franco Marini was an Italian politician and a prominent member of the centre-left Democratic Party. From 2006 to 2008 he was the president of the Italian Senate.

Franco Scandurra was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1941 to 1984.

Franco Rocchetta is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, philologist and history populariser, who is usually described as the "father" of present-day Venetian nationalism and independentism.

Franco Pacini was an Italian astrophysicist and professor at the University of Florence. He carried out research, mostly in High Energy Astrophysics, in Italy, France, United States and at the European Southern Observatory.

Franco Testa is a retired Italian cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he also won a team silver medal at the world championships. In 1965–67 he rode as professional, but with little success.

Franco Lovignana is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta. He is the first native-bishop of Aosta since 1968.