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Gary Franks

American politician (born 1953)
Person human Q1494854

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
February 9, 1953
Place of birth
Waterbury
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
politician, basketball player
Position held
member of the United States House of Representatives, Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, alderman, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives[6]
Educated at
Yale University, Sacred Heart High School[7]
Member of political party
Republican Party[9]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Family name
Franks[11]
Given name
Gary[12]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball
Member of sports team
Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Name in native language
Gary Franks[15]
Sport
basketball[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gary Alvin Franks en Gary Franks ar غاري فرانكس he גארי פרנקס id Gary Alvin Franks ko 게리 프랭크스 ko 게리 앨빈 프랭크스 pl Gary Alvin Franks
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
000000037441521X
VIAF cluster ID
45130237
Library of Congress authority ID
no92008620
GND ID
120340844
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gary A. Franks.jpg ↗
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/people-african-american-history/franks-gary-1953
C-SPAN person numeric ID
16913
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
garyfranks
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0449
FAST ID
302274
Freebase ID
/m/0fq1gn
Harper's tag
gary-franks
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LegiStorm person ID
127704
Notable Names Database ID
449/000163957
OpenSanctions ID
Gary Franks
Our Campaigns candidate ID
264
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095832695
Political Graveyard politician ID
franko-franzke.html#112.29.98
Prabook ID
37635
SNAC ARK ID
w61k28wq
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
gary-franks-1
US Congress Bio ID
F000348
United States House of Representatives ID
13411
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcC47JkpHhQwqJT7cKw4q
Yale LUX ID
person/49074c10-d701-4eb8-9b41-07cf5a9ffe3e

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🔗 Connections
Position held 5
alderman, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives
Occupation 2
politician, basketball player
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Yale University
Given name 1
Gary
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Gary Franks
Place of birth 1
Waterbury
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Gary Franks
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Summary

Born in Waterbury[1], he… he was born on February 9, 1953[2]. He worked as a politician[3] and basketball player[4].

FAQs

Where was Gary Franks born?

Born in Waterbury[1].

What did Gary Franks do for work?

Gary Franks worked as politician[3] and basketball player[4].

Where did Gary Franks go to school?

Gary Franks was educated at Sacred Heart High School[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → —
    Place of birth → Waterbury
    Family name → Franks
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