Fran (given name)

Fran is a Spanish, Italian, Croatian, & Albanian name (respectively Francisca/Francisco, Francesca/Francesco and Fran(j)o), and a common abbreviation for the English names Frances and Francis. The Spanish and Italian Fran is more common for men while the English one is mostly used for women. The Croatian & Albanian Fran is used only for men.

List of people with the given name Fran

• Fran Adams, actress with Second City
• Fran Capo, a motivational speaker and author
• Fran Cosgrave (born 1977), Irish nightclub owner and minor celebrity
• Fran Drescher (born 1957), American actress
• Fran Krsto Frankopan (1643–1671) Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician
• Fran Fraschilla, ESPN analyst
• Fran Healy (born 1973), British rock musician
• Fran Jeffries (born 1937), American actress, singer and model
• Fran Perea (born 1978), Spanish singer and actor
• Fran Tarkenton (born 1940), American footballer, TV personality
• Fran González (born 1969), Spanish footballer
• Fran Unsworth (born 1957), BBC News executive
• Fran Warren (1926–2013), American singer
• Fran Wilde (born 1948), New Zealand politician

Fictional characters

• Fran, a character from the video game Final Fantasy XII
• Fran, a red squirrel from the Playhouse Disney Channel show Higglytown Heroes
• FRAN (Friendly Replicator Android) from the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis
• Fran, a main antagonist in Inazuma Eleven GO VS Danball Senki W.
• Fran Bow, the main character from the game of the same name