Famous People with Name Frank

Frank Edward Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Edward Moss: was a moderate Democratic United States Senator from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1959 until 1977.Moss chaired the Consumer Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee where he sponsored a measure requiring detailed labeling on cigarette packages noting the health hazards of smoking and banning tobacco advertising on radio and television. He also sponsored the Consumer Product Warranty and Guarantee Act (Moss-Magnuson Act), the Toy Safety Act, the Product Safety Act, and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.

Frank James Gary Cooper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank James Gary Cooper: was an American film actor. He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, individualistic, emotionally restrained, but at times intense screen persona, which was particularly well suited to the many Westerns he made. His career spanned from 1924 until shortly before his death, and comprised more than one hundred films.

Frank Lowell Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Lowell Williams: is an American professional basketball player. As a point guard, Williams has starred at both the high school and collegiate levels, as well as the NBA.Williams attended Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois. He helped his team win two IHSA class AA boys state basketball tournaments, in 1996 as a sophomore and again in 1997 as a junior. In both tournaments, Williams was named to the five-player All-Tournament team. As a senior, Williams was named the 1998 Illinois Mr. Basketball. After high school, Williams attended the University of Illinois, and played three seasons for the Fighting Illini, leading the team to a string of NCAA Tournament appearances.

Frank The Dasher Abbandando            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank The Dasher Abbandando: was a New York contract killer who committed many murders as part of the infamous Murder Inc gang.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Abbandando was one of twelve children of Lorenzo Abbondondola and Rosaria Famighetti. On his tombstone, his family name was inscribed as "Abbundando". Abbandando's family immigrated to New York. As a teenager, Abbandando extorted money from shop owners by threatening to torch their shops.

Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr: is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6-3 guard, he played his entire nine-year (1954–1964) NBA career with the Boston Celtics and played a major role in the early part of their dynasty, winning seven championship rings. Ramsey was also a head coach for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA during the 1970–1971 season.

Tellis Joseph Frank Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tellis Joseph Frank Jr: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (14th overall pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft from Western Kentucky University. Frank played for the Warriors (1987-1989), Miami Heat (1989-1990) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1991-1992, 1993-1994) during his five-year NBA career averaging 6.5 points per game. His played as a power forward. His height was 6'10" (2.08 m) and he weighed 225 pounds (102 kg). He has been briefly signed by Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995, but has not played in any NBA games for the club.

Jane Frank            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jane Frank: the American artist,She is known as a painter, sculptor, mixed media artist, and textile artist. A pupil of Hans Hofmann, she can in much of her work be categorized stylistically as an abstract expressionist, but one who draws primary inspiration from the natural world, particularly landscape — landscape "as metaphor", she once explained. Her later painting refers more explicitly to aerial landscapes, while her sculpture tends toward minimalism. Chronologically and stylistically, Jane Frank's work in totality straddles both the modern and the contemporary (even postmodern) periods. She referred to her works generally as "inscapes".

Robert Frank            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Frank: an important figure in American photography and film. His most notable work, the 1958 photographic book titled simply The Americans, was heavily influential in the post-war period, and earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and skeptical outsider's view of American society. Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with compositing and manipulating photographs.

John E. Frank            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John E. Frank: was an American football player who played tight end in the NFL from 1984 to 1988 and earned two Super Bowl rings.

Joe S. Frank            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe S. Frank: is the current mayor of Newport News, Virginia.He was re-elected in May 1998, 2002, and 2006. He is the first directly-elected mayor in the history of the City. Mayor Frank is an Eagle Scout and was recently awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. In