Frans Gunnar Bengtsson was a Swedish novelist, essayist, poet and biographer. He was born in Tåssjö in Skåne and died at Ribbingsfors Manor in northern Västergötland.
Frans Hjalmar Nortamo was a writer and a medical doctor who is usually associated with Rauma, Finland, although he also lived in other, neighboring towns and municipalities.
Franciscus Gerardus Petrus "Frans" Kellendonk was a Dutch novelist and translator. In 1987 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel Mystiek lichaam.
František Ladislav Čelakovský was a Czech poet, translator, linguist, and literary critic. He was a major figure in the Czech "national revival". His most notable works are Ohlas písní ruských and Ohlas písní českých.