Franz

Franz Stiegler, a German pilot who helped a crippled allied plane out of harms way. Putting his own life at risk.
He and the allied pilot became friends later in life. They both died in 2008.

GESCHICHTEN VOM FRANZ or The Tales from Franz is about a young boy named Franz that goes on adventures with his two best friends, Gabi and Sébastien. This film is based on the Austrian book series by author Christine Nöstlinger.

Franz is the name of the youngest son in The Swiss Family Robinson.

A famous bearer is FRANZ LISZT, Austrian-Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist of the romantic era. He was a pioneer in music and foreshadowed atonality and impressionism.

Franz Friedrich Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) was a German physician and the discoverer of "animal magnetism", a force between animals. The English word "mesmerism" is derived from his surname.

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart was the youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Constanze Weber.

Hmm. No one has counted Franz Kafka yet.

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Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was a German-speaking Czech writer known for his bizarre writing style of complexity and inexplicable events. He gave his name to the adjective Kafkaesque, or marked by menacing complexity.

Schubert's full name was Franz Peter Schubert.

Franz (1762-1762) was the only son of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Elisabeth.

Franz (1875-1957) was the son of King Ludwig III of Bavaria and his wife Maria Theresia.

Franz (1730-1806) was the son of Augustus III of Poland and his wife Maria Josepha.

Franz (1802-1878) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II and his wife Maria Teresa. He later became the father of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.

Franz (1768-1835) was one of the sons of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and his wife Maria Luisa of Spain. He later became Emperor Franz II (known in English as Francis II), the last Holy Roman Emperor.

Franz Čizek was an Austrian teacher and painter.

Franz Anton Bustelli (1723-1763) was a Swiss-born German sculptor.

Franz Joseph Spiegler was a German painter born in 1691.

Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian classical composer.

Franz Beckenbauer (aka Der Kaiser) is well-known as one of Germany's greatest footballers.

Famous bearer is Franz Schubert, an Austrian romantic composer.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria. His assassination by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo was a trigger for World War I.
Franz Ferdinand, the indie rock band from Glasgow took the name after the Austrian Archduke.

There is now quite a famous band called Franz Ferdinand. I believe they are Scottish.

Composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt bears this name.