Fran (disambiguation)
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Fran is a Spanish and Italian name (respectively Francisca/Francisco and Francesca/Francesco), and a common abbreviation for the English names Frances and Francis:
Fran may also refer to:
- Fran AdamsFran Adams-Biography:Fran Adams was an ensemble member of the Chicago based improvisational comedy troupe Second City. She is a featured player in the DVD release of The Best of Second City, a compilation of some of the most memorable sketches that helped make Second City one of the United State’s foremost...
, actress with Second CitySecond CitySecond City or The Second City may refer to:* The second largest city in a country. See: List of largest cities and second largest cities by country... - Fran CapoFran CapoFran Capo is a motivational speaker, adventurer, comedian, voice-over artist, 15-time author and holder of 5 world records.Fran Capo was born in Greenwich Village in New York City...
, a motivational speaker and author - Fran CosgraveFran CosgraveFran Cosgrave is an Irish nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the former Westlife bodyguard.-Biography:Cosgrave won the first season of ITV's Celebrity Love Island reality show in 2005...
(born 1977), Irish nightclub owner and minor celebrity - Fran DrescherFran DrescherFrancine Joy "Fran" Drescher is an American film and television actress, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, author, singer, talk show host, political lobbyist and health activist...
(born 1957), American actress - Fran FraschillaFran Fraschilla-External links:*...
, ESPN analyst - Fran HealyFrancis HealyFrancis "Fran" Healy is a Scottish musician. He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums. He is based in Berlin, Germany...
(born 1973), British rock musician - Fran JeffriesFran JeffriesFran Jeffries is an American singer, actress, and model.-Career:She had a cameo in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which she sang a song called "Meglio Stasera " while she danced provocatively around a fireplace...
(born 1937), American actress, singer and model - Fran PereaFran PereaFrancisco Manuel Perea Bilbao , professionally known as Fran Perea, is a Spanish actor and singer.-Career:...
(born 1978), Spanish singer and actor - Fran TarkentonFran TarkentonFrancis Asbury "Fran" Tarkenton is a former professional football player, TV personality, and computer software executive....
(born 1940), American footballer, TV personality - Francisco Javier González (born 1969), Spanish footballer
- Fran WildeFran WildeThe Honorable Fran Wilde QSO , is a New Zealand politician, and former Wellington Labour MP, Minister of Tourism and 31st Mayor of Wellington...
(born 1948), New Zealand politician
Fran may also refer to:
- Tropical Storm Fran (disambiguation), the name for thirteen tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean & Western Pacific
- Hurricane FranHurricane FranHurricane Fran was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season that made landfall near Cape Fear in North Carolina at Category 3 strength. Throughout the eastern United States, early statistics on Fran reported 27 deaths and $3.2 billion in damage...
, a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fran
- Fran, a character from the video game Final Fantasy XIIFinal Fantasy XIIis a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series and the last in the series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation platform...
. - Kukla, Fran and OllieKukla, Fran and OllieKukla, Fran and Ollie is an early American television show using puppets, originally created for children but soon watched by more adults than children. It did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed...
, an early U.S. television show using puppets - Fran is a red squirrel from the Playhouse Disney Channel show , Higglytown HeroesHigglytown HeroesHigglytown Heroes is a children's television series currently airing on the Disney Junior portion of the Disney Channel, or, on some cable networks, the Playhouse Disney channel...
. - Fran (film)Fran (film)Fran is a 1985 Australian film directed by Glenda Hambly. Fran is a mother who abandons her children in favor of a romantic life after her husband leaves her.Filmed in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.-Awards:...
, a 1985 Australian film - Dennis FranchioneDennis FranchioneDennis Wayne Franchione , also known as Coach Fran, is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed in 2011...
, former college footballCollege footballCollege football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach - FRAN (Friendly Replicator Android) from the science fiction series Stargate AtlantisStargate AtlantisStargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...