Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include:

• Ferenc Batthyány (1497–1566), Hungarian magnate and general

• Ferenc Bene (1944–2006), Hungarian footballer

• Ferenc Berényi (1927–2004), Hungarian artist

• Ferenc Bessenyei (1919–2004), Hungarian actor

• Ferenc Csik (1913–1945), Hungarian swimmer

• Ferenc Deák (politician) (1803–1876), Hungarian statesman, Minister of Justice

• Ferenc Deák (footballer) (1922–1998), Hungarian footballer

• Ferenc Erkel (c. 1810–1893), Hungarian composer and conductor

• Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1713–1770), Hungarian nobleman

• Ferenc Farkas (Jesuit priest) (1742–1807), Hungarian Jesuit priest

• Ferenc Farkas (Zala county auditor) (1838–1908), Hungarian nobleman

• Ferenc Farkas (1905–2000), Hungarian composer

• Ferenc Fekete (1914–1981), Hungarian cinematographer

• Ferenc Fricsay (1914–1963), Hungarian conductor

• Ferenc Gyurcsány (born 1961), Hungarian Prime Minister

• Ferenc Karinthy (1921–1992), Hungarian writer and translator

• Ferenc Kölcsey (1790–1838), Hungarian poet, literary critic, orator, politician

• Ferenc Koncz (1959–2020), Hungarian politician

• Ferenc Liszt (1811–1886), Hungarian composer and conductor known as Franz Liszt

• Ferenc Mádl (1931–2011), Hungarian legal scholar, politician, professor

• Ferenc Mohácsi (1929–2025), Hungarian sprint canoeist

• Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952), Hungarian author

• Ferenc Móra (1879–1934), Hungarian novelist, journalist, and museologist

• Ferenc Nádasdy (1555–1604), Hungarian nobleman, soldier, politician

• Ferenc Paragi (1953–2016), Hungarian track and field athlete

• Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006), Hungarian footballer

• Ferenc Rados (1934–2025), Hungarian pianist

• Ferenc Szekeres (born 1947), Hungarian long-distance runner

• Ferenc Szálasi (1897–1946), Hungarian politician, the leader of the Arrow Cross Party

• Ferenc Weisz (1885–1943), Hungarian footballer

• Paul Ferenc, fictional character in Far Cry 2

• Alžbeta Ferencová (born 1991), Slovak musician, actress and model

Ferencz

Ferencz is an old spelling of "Ferenc":

• Ferenc Gyulay (1799–1868), Austrian-Hungarian nobleman

• (born 1973)

• Ferenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (1767–1826), Hungarian nobleman

• Steven (István) Ferencz Udvar-Házy, billionaire businessman

• Ben Ferencz (1920–2023), American lawyer

• (born 1944), Hungarian architect

• Károly Ferencz (1913–1984), Hungarian Olympic sport wrestler

• (born 1961), Hungarian chemical engineer

• Réka Ferencz (born 1989), birthname of Romanian biathlete Réka Forika

See also

• Ferenci (disambiguation)