Franz Ontal

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Franz Gamboa Ontal (born April 27, 1964) is a Filipino anti-nuclear activist known for his work with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as head of inspector training. He grew up in Victorias, Negros Occidental, Philippines, went to La Salle High School in Bacolod, and studied biology premed at the University of St. La Salle.

Ontal moved to the United States, where he worked as a paramedic and taught emergency medical technician courses with the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. In 2008, he relocated to The Hague, Netherlands to join the OPCW as a medic for chemical weapons inspectors and disposal teams. He later led the OPCW's inspector training program, a role he held when the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.