Famous People with Name Franka

Franka Potente            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Franka Potente: German film actress. She began her career in the comedy It's a Jungle Out There (1995) and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Run Lola Run (1998).

Franka Dietzsch            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Franka Dietzsch: is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics. She won the 1998 European Championships and 1999 World Championships, but did not return to the international podium until her win at the 2005 World Championships. At the age of 39 she won her third world championship title in 2007 in Osaka. This victory makes her the oldest athlete ever to win a gold medal in an athletic world championship. After spending a year away from the field due to health problems, she returned to competition at the Wiesbaden meet. She finished in second place with 61.49 metres, remaining focused on defending her discus World Champion at the Berlin World Championships.[1]

Jean Kembo Uba-Kembo            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Jean Kembo Uba-Kembo: is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Magali represented DR Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed eighth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 12.57 seconds.

Franka Batelic            Origin/Culture/Country: Serbia, Europe

Franka Batelic: is a Croatian singer. She rose to fame as the winner of the first season of Showtime. Her more serious music career began when she won the Showtime show in December 2007. In May 2008 singing Ruža u kamenu/Rose in Stone by Miro Buljan/Boris Djurdjevic/Neno Nincevic Franka performed at the finals of the pop/rock evening of the 12th Radio Festival in Opatija, where she captured the audiences’ award. That very song was the one that had captured the hearts at the OGAE network which gathers 40 European clubs Eurosong fans and its Song Contest that Franka had won is the reason for it being held in Croatia next year. Among 28 tunes, Croatia was in the lead with the British song (Take That – Rule the World) and the Sonohra band which had taken this year’s San Remo trailing behind. Franka won the fourth season of Ples sa zvijezdama, a Croatian version of Dancing with the Stars.