List of Famous people named Franz

Name Franz is among the most common names in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Similar names: Frans. Here are some famous Franzs:

Franz Theodor Csokor

First Name Franz
Last Name Csokor
Born on September 6, 1885
Died on January 5, 1969 (aged 83)
Born in Austria

Franz Theodor Csokor was an Austrian author and dramatist, particularly well known for his Expressionist dramas. His most successful and best-known piece is 3. November 1918, about the downfall of the Austria-Hungary monarchy. In many of his works Csokor deals with themes of antiquity and Christianity.

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Franz Defregger

First Name Franz
Last Name Defregger
Born on April 30, 1835
Died on January 2, 1921 (aged 85)
Born in Austria, Tyrol

Franz Defregger was an Austrian artist known for producing genre art and history paintings set in his native county of Tyrol.

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Franz Xaver Brückner

First Name Franz
Last Name Brückner
Born on September 25, 1987 (age 38)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Franz Xaver Gernstl

First Name Franz
Last Name Gernstl
Born on February 26, 1951 (age 75)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Franz Xaver Gruber

First Name Franz
Last Name Gruber
Born on November 27, 1826
Died on April 18, 1871 (aged 44)
Born in Austria, Salzburg
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Franz Adickes

First Name Franz
Last Name Adickes
Born on February 9, 1846
Died on February 4, 1915 (aged 68)

Franz Bourchard Ernst Adickes was a German politician. He was the mayor of Dortmund from 1873 to 1876, the mayor of Altona from 1876 to 1879, and mayor of Frankfurt from 14 October 1890 to 1 October 1912.

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Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky

First Name Franz
Born on January 31, 1778
Died on April 4, 1861 (aged 83)

Count Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky was Bohemian noble and Austrian statesman from the House of Kolowrat. As a moderate liberal politician, he was one of the major opponents of State Chancellor Prince Klemens von Metternich during the Vormärz era. In the March Revolution of 1848, Kolowrat became the first constitutional Minister-President of Austria; however, he resigned after one month in office.

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Franz Xaver Setzer

First Name Franz
Last Name Setzer
Born on August 6, 1886
Died on January 10, 1939 (aged 52)
Born in Austria

Franz Xaver Setzer, actually Franz Anton Adolf was an Austrian photographer.

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Franz Joseph Fischer

First Name Franz
Last Name Fischer
Born on August 7, 1871
Died on July 24, 1958 (aged 86)
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Franz Olah

First Name Franz
Last Name Olah
Born on March 13, 1910
Died on September 4, 2009 (aged 99)
Born in Austria

Franz Olah was an Austrian politician who served as the country's Interior Minister from 1963 until 1964 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ).

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