Richard Franasovici (April 8, 1883 – July 24, 1964) was a Romanian politician. Born in Turnu Severin, his family was of Aromanian descent. They had settled in the town around 1830, but kept Austrian citizenship until 1906. Another account suggests the family were Serbs who had settled in the Banat. After attending primary school in his native city, Franasovici went to Saint Sava National College in Bucharest, graduating in 1900. He graduated from the Law faculty of the University of Bucharest in 1904. The following year, he was named judge's assistant for the Balș district. In 1906, he became a lawyer at the Turnu Severin city hall, as well as state's attorney for Mehedinți County.