Franca is a feminine given name which may refer to:

• Franca Afegbua, Nigerian politician, first elected woman senator in Nigeria (in 1983)
• Franca Arena (born 1937), Australian politician and activist
• Franca Bettoia (born 1936), Italian actress
• Franca Bianconi (born 1962), Italian figure skating coach and former competitor
• Franca Faldini (1931–2016), Italian writer, journalist and actress
• Franca Florio (1873–1950), Italian noblewoman and socialite
• Franca Helg (1920–1989), Italian designer and architect
• Franca Masu (born 1962), Italian singer and songwriter
• Franca Mattiucci (born 1938), Italian retired operatic mezzo-soprano
• Franca Parisi (born 1933), Italian actress
• Franca Rame (1929–2013), Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist
• Franca Scagnetti (1924–1999), Italian film actress
• Franca Sozzani (1950–2016), Italian journalist and longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia
• Franca Squarciapino (born 1940), Italian Oscar-winning costume designer
• Franca Treur (born 1979), Dutch writer and freelance journalist
• Franca Viola (born 1948), Italian woman who became famous in the 1960s in Italy for refusing to marry her rapist
• Franca Visalta (1170–1218), also known as Franca of Piacenza, Catholic saint and Cistercian abbess