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Frank C. Sciurba
Frank C. Sciurba, also known as Frank Sciurba, is an American pulmonologist and COPD researcher who directs the Emphysema COPD Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
Frank C. van den Bosch
Frank C. van den Bosch is a Dutch astronomer, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale, known for work on dark matter haloes and the galaxy–dark matter connection.
Frank C. Whitmore
Frank C. Whitmore was an American organic chemist known for molecular rearrangements and the carbocation concept, and dean of the School of Chemistry and Physics at Penn State from 1929.
Frank Cady
Frank Cady, born Frank Randolph Cady (1915–2012), was an American character actor best known as Sam Drucker, the Hooterville general-store owner on Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, and The Beverly Hillbillies.
Frank Cali
Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali (1965–2019), Sicilian-linked Gambino crime family underboss and reputed boss from 2015, shot dead outside his Staten Island home on March 13, 2019 by QAnon follower Anthony Comello, the first New York mob boss murdered since Castellano in 1985.
Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo (born 1974) is an American comedian and impressionist, born in Chicago and raised in Wisconsin. Known for John Madden, Bush, and Trump impressions; MADtv cast member 2001-2006, Fox NFL Sunday, TBS's Frank TV, ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown.
Frank Capone
Frank Capone (Salvatore Capone, 1895–April 1, 1924), brother of Al and Ralph Capone, was a Chicago Outfit gangster who fronted the gang's takeover of Cicero, Illinois, and was killed by police during the 1924 Cicero election violence.
Frank Capra
Frank Capra (1897–1991), Sicilian-born American director of It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It's a Wonderful Life; three Best Director Oscars, the Why We Fight series, and the populist 'Capraesque' style.
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio (1936-2025), chief judge of the Providence, Rhode Island Municipal Court from 1985 to 2023, hosted the nationally syndicated real-court show Caught in Providence and was known as 'the nicest judge in the world.'
Frank Carroll (Arizona politician)
Frank Carroll is an American Republican politician who represents District 28 in the Arizona Senate, where he serves as Senate Majority Whip after being elected in 2022.
Frank Caruso (nanotechnologist)
Frank Caruso (Francesco Caruso, born 1968 in Italy) is an Australian chemical engineer and nanotechnologist at the University of Melbourne known for engineering polymer capsules and nanoparticles for drug delivery.
Frank Charles Mann
Frank Charles Mann (1887–1962) was an American experimental physiologist and physician at the Mayo Clinic, known for hepatectomy studies of the liver, the Mann-Williamson ulcer model, and early heart transplantation.
Frank Chin
Frank Chin is a Chinese American playwright and novelist, a founding figure of Asian American literature and the first Asian American playwright staged in New York.
Frank Church
Frank Church (1924–1984), Democratic U.S. senator from Idaho 1957–1981, chaired the 1975–1976 Church Committee investigation of CIA, FBI, and NSA abuses, leading to FISA, permanent intelligence committees, and an assassinations ban.
Frank Ciccone
Frank Ciccone is an American Democratic politician serving as Majority Leader of the Rhode Island Senate, who said in December 2025 that he planned to seek reelection in 2026.
Frank Cichos
Frank Cichos is a German experimental physicist and Professor for Molecular Nanophotonics at Leipzig University since 2006, known for thermophoretic trapping of single molecules and protein aggregates.
Frank Clark (American football)
Frank Clark, NFL defensive end (2015-2023) for Seattle, Kansas City, and Denver; 58.5 career sacks, 13.5 playoff sacks (third in NFL history), three Pro Bowls, two Super Bowls with the Chiefs.
Frank Close
Frank Close is a British theoretical particle physicist who studied the strong force binding quarks, headed theory at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and wrote about 20 popular science books.
Frank Collin
Frank Collin (Francis Joseph Collin) led the Chicago-based National Socialist Party of America and sparked the 1977-1978 Skokie free-speech litigation; the Nazis never marched in Skokie, and Collin later served seven years in prison for child sexual abuse.
Frank Collymore
Frank Collymore (1893–1980) was a Barbadian teacher, poet, actor, and editor, best known for editing the literary magazine BIM and mentoring generations of West Indian writers.
Frank Costantini
Frank Costantini is an American developmental biologist and geneticist, Professor Emeritus at Columbia, known for transgenic mouse technology and showing Ret is required for kidney development.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia, was an Italian-American mobster who led New York's Luciano crime family for roughly 20 years and wielded influence over Tammany Hall.
Frank Crum
Frank Crum (born 2000) is a Denver Broncos offensive tackle, No. 73, from Wyoming. Undrafted in 2024, he became the first Broncos lineman with a playoff receiving touchdown.
Frank Cullotta
Frank Cullotta (1938–2020), Chicago Outfit associate and Tony Spilotro's street lieutenant in Las Vegas, led the Hole in the Wall Gang burglary ring until its July 4, 1981 capture at Bertha's; later a federal witness and Casino consultant.
Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland, also published as Frank Gilliland, is a physician-epidemiologist and Hastings Professor at USC known for the Children's Health Study of air pollution and lung development.
Frank D. Robinson
Frank D. Robinson (Franklin Davis Robinson, 1930–2022) was an American aeronautical engineer who founded Robinson Helicopter Company in 1973 and designed the R22, R44, and R66 light helicopters.
Frank D. Whitney
Frank D. Whitney, also known as Frank DeArmon Whitney, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina since 2024.
Frank Darabont
Frank Darabont (Ferenc Árpád Darabont, born 1959, Montbéliard, France) is an American screenwriter-director, a three-time Oscar nominee famous for Stephen King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, creator of AMC's The Walking Dead, who returned from retirement to direct Stranger Things 5 episodes.
Frank Dawson Adams
Frank Dawson Adams (1859–1942) was a Canadian geologist, born and died in Montreal, who showed in laboratory experiments that solid rock flows under pressure and developed modern structural geology.
Frank de Boer
Frank de Boer (Franciscus de Boer, born 1970, Hoorn) is a Dutch former defender and manager: 112 Netherlands caps, 1995 Champions League with Ajax, Barcelona 1999-2003, then four straight Eredivisie titles coaching Ajax and later Atlanta United and the Dutch national team.