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Frankie Dettori
Frankie Dettori (Lanfranco Dettori), Italian flat racing jockey born 1970 in Milan, record six Arc wins, 282 Group 1 wins, Godolphin stable jockey, and the 1996 Ascot 'Magnificent Seven' seven-timer.
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Frankie Drake Mysteries is a Canadian CBC period detective drama (2017-2021, four seasons, 41 episodes) set in 1920s Toronto, created by Carol Hay and Michelle Ricci of Murdoch Mysteries, starring Lauren Lee Smith and Chantel Riley at the all-female Drake Private Detectives.
Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar, "The Answer" (born 1981, Toms River, NJ), former UFC lightweight champion (2010-2012) who beat B.J. Penn as a +620 underdog, defended three times, later fought at featherweight and bantamweight, and entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2024.
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison (Frankie R. Faison), American actor born 1949 in Newport News, Virginia; Tony-nominated for Fences, played Barney in all four early Hannibal Lecter films and Commissioner Burrell on The Wire.
Frankie Fraser
Frankie Fraser (Francis Davidson Fraser, "Mad" Frankie Fraser, 1923-2014), English gangland enforcer for the Richardson gang, nicknamed The Dentist; served 42 years in prison, later a celebrity author and gangland tour guide.
Frankie Freako
Frankie Freako is a 2024 Canadian puppet creature-feature comedy-horror film written and directed by Steven Kostanski, starring Conor Sweeney, about a yuppie whose party hotline call unleashes goblin chaos; premiered at Fantasia 2024.
Frankie Frisch
Frankie Frisch (Frank Francis Frisch, 1897–1973), the Fordham Flash, Hall of Fame switch-hitting second baseman for the Giants and Cardinals; 2,880 hits, .316 average, 1931 NL MVP, traded for Rogers Hornsby.
Frankie Gaye
Frankie Gaye (1941–2001), American R&B singer and younger brother of Marvin Gaye; Vietnam radio operator whose letters inspired What's Going On; recorded My Brother (1991) and wrote the 2003 memoir Marvin Gaye, My Brother.
Frankie Genaro
Frankie Genaro, born Frank DiGennara, was an American flyweight boxer who won the 1920 Olympic gold medal and held the NBA world flyweight title from 1928 to 1931.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Liverpool synth-pop band (1980–1987) fronted by Holly Johnson, produced by Trevor Horn for ZTT. "Relax" and "Two Tribes" were BBC-banned UK million-selling number ones; albums Welcome to the Pleasuredome and Liverpool.
Frankie Grande
Frankie Grande (Frankie James Grande, born 1983) is an American Broadway performer, producer, reality TV personality, and older half-brother of Ariana Grande, known for Mamma Mia!, Rock of Ages, Titanique, Big Brother, and the album Hotel Rock Bottom.
Frankie Howerd
Frankie Howerd (Francis Alick Howard, 1917-1992), English comedian of the Variety tradition; star of Up Pompeii! as Lurcio; known for innuendo, direct-to-camera asides, 'Titter ye not!', and his 1962 revival at Peter Cook's Establishment Club.
Frankie J
Frankie J (Francisco Javier Bautista Jr.), Mexican-American R&B and Latin pop singer born in Tijuana, raised in San Diego; ex-Kumbia Kings member known as Cisko, solo hits "Don't Wanna Try" and "Obsession (No Es Amor)", platinum album The One (2005), Grammy-nominated Faith, Hope y Amor (2013).
Frankie Jonas
Frankie Jonas, also known as Franklin Nathaniel Jonas, is an American actor, host, and musician, born in 2000, who voiced Sosuke in Ponyo and co-hosts ABC's Claim to Fame.
Frankie Kazarian
Frankie Kazarian, the ring name of Frank Benedict Gerdelman, is an American professional wrestler of Armenian descent, signed to TNA, where he is World and Triple Crown Champion.
Frankie Kent
Frankie Kent (Frankie James Kent, born 1995, Romford) is an English centre back; ex-Arsenal academy, Colchester United, Peterborough United, Hearts (400th appearance 2026), now Oxford United, out with an ACL injury.
Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles (Francis Warren Nicholls Jr., 1955-2014), American DJ and producer, the godfather of house music; resident DJ at Chicago's Warehouse from 1977, founder of the Power Plant and Def Mix, first Grammy winner for Best Remixed Recording.
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine (Francesco Paolo LoVecchio, 1913–2007) was an American pop singer with a booming baritone, famous for "That Lucky Old Sun," "Mule Train," "I Believe" (18 weeks at UK number one), the Rawhide theme, and Blazing Saddles.
Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon (Franklin Joseph Lymon, 1942–1968), American doo-wop singer and boy soprano lead of the Teenagers, famous for "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" (1956); first black teenage pop star, career ended when his voice broke, died of a heroin overdose at 25.
Frankie MacDonald
Frankie MacDonald is a Canadian amateur weather forecaster and YouTube personality from Sydney, Nova Scotia, known for his enthusiastic storm warnings and the catchphrase "Be Prepared!"
Frankie McNair
Frankie McNair (she/they) is an Australian comedian, actor and screenwriter based in Melbourne, winner of Best Newcomer at MICF 2022 for Relax Your Knees, creator of the Tabitha Booth character shows, and writer of Huge Ass Mindset, nominated for Most Outstanding Show at MICF 2026.
Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz (Francisco James Muniz IV), American actor and race car driver, starred as Malcolm in Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006), then became a full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver.
Frankie Poullain
Frankie Poullain (Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson, born 1967) is the Scottish bassist of The Darkness; Edinburgh-raised, he left the band in 2005 over musical differences and rejoined at the 2011 reunion.
Frankie Randall
Frankie Randall, "The Surgeon" (1961-2020), American boxer from Morristown, Tennessee; first man to beat Julio Cesar Chavez, winning the WBC 140-pound title by split decision on January 29, 1994, and a two-time WBA super lightweight champion.
Frankie Rayder
Frankie Rayder, born 1975 in River Falls, Wisconsin, is an American fashion model discovered by Steven Meisel, a 1997 Paris runway debut, Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated work, and a 2020s comeback with Saint Laurent and Givenchy.
Frankie Ruiz
Frankie Ruiz (José Antonio Torresola Ruiz, 1958–1998), 'El Papá de la Salsa', was a New Jersey-born Puerto Rican salsa romántica singer with La Solución, Tommy Olivencia, and a hit solo career ('Desnúdate Mujer', 'Tú con él').
Frankie Sardo
Frankie Sardo (Frank Marco Sardo, 1936–2014), Italian-American rock and roll singer; his single "Fake Out" peaked at #68 on Cashbox in 1958, and he was an opening act on the 1959 Winter Dance Party tour.
Frankie Shaw
Frankie Shaw, born Rachel Frances Shaw in 1981, is an American actor, writer, and director best known as the creator and star of Showtime's SMILF.
Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli, born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio in 1934, is an American singer whose falsetto led the Four Seasons to hits like "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry."
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan, born Frank Fruim Abelson in Liverpool in 1928, was an English entertainer known as "Mr Moonlight" and among Britain's most popular singers of the 1950s and 1960s.