Franklin may refer to:

People

Franklin (given name) Franklin is a masculine English given name. It is of English coming from the medieval English ''Frankeleyn'', coming from the Anglo-Norman ''fraunclein''. Its meaning is ''landowner of free but not noble origin''. People with the given name * Fran ...

Franklin (surname) Franklin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franklin (baseball), baseball player in 1884 * A. B. Franklin (born 1948), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives * Alex Franklin (born 1988), Puerto Rican basketball playe ...

Franklin (class) In the Kingdom of England from the 12th to 15th centuries, a franklin was a member of a certain social class or rank. In the Middle English period, a franklin was simply a freeman; that is, a man who was not a serf. In the feudal system under ...

, a member of a historical English social class

Places

Australia

Franklin, Tasmania Franklin is a small township on the western side of the Huon River in the south-east of Tasmania, between Huonville and Geeveston. At the 2011 census, Franklin had a population of 337. It was named after Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Ja ...

, a township *

Division of Franklin The Division of Franklin is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. The division is located in southern Tasmania around the state capital, Hobart. It is the only non-contiguous federal electoral division in Australia, with the two part ...

, federal electoral division in Tasmania *

Division of Franklin (state) The electoral division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, located in southern Tasmania and includes Bruny Island, Kingston and the eastern shore of the Derwent River. Franklin is named after Sir ...

, state electoral division in Tasmania *

Franklin, Australian Capital Territory Franklin (postcode: 2913) is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. It is named after the novelist Miles Franklin. The streets in Franklin are named after writers. It comprises an area of approximately 256 hectares. It ...

, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin *

Franklin River The Franklin River is a major perennial river located in the Central Highlands and western regions of Tasmania, Australia. The river is located in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilder ...

, river of Tasmania *

Franklin Sound Franklin Sound is a narrow waterway between the two largest islands, Flinders Island and Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group, at the southeastern end of Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. Named after British explore ...

, waterway of Tasmania

Canada

District of Franklin The District of Franklin was a regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories. The district consisted of the Canadian high Arctic Islands, notably Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island, and Victoria Island. The district also co ...

, a former district of the Northwest Territories *

Franklin, Quebec Franklin is a Canadian municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec along the Canada–US border. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,688. Geography The municipality is situated along the border with the United States ...

, a municipality in the Montérégie region *

Rural Municipality of Franklin The Rural Municipality of Franklin is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was incorporated on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of a provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town ...

, Manitoba *

Franklin, Manitoba Franklin is a community in Rural Municipality of Rosedale in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is west of Neepawa, Manitoba, and was known as Bridge Creek, ''(or possibly Budge Creek),'' until 1890. It was then named Franklin and refe ...

, an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba *

Franklin Glacier Complex The Franklin Glacier Complex is a deeply eroded volcano in the Waddington Range of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located about northeast of Kingcome, this sketchily known complex resides at Franklin Glacier near Mount Waddington. It i ...

, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia *

Franklin Range The Franklin Range is a small mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located just southwest of Robson Bight and Johnstone Strait. It has an area of 200 km2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn ...

, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia *

Franklin River (Vancouver Island) Franklin River in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is located between Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound, was named as part of the Vancouver Island Exploration Expedition of 1864. The river was named for Selim Franklin, Esquire, who was Chairma ...

, British Columbia *

Franklin Strait The Franklin Strait is an Arctic waterway in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories ...

, Nunavut

Cayman Islands

Franklin's Forest Franklin's Forest lies near the centre of the East End distinct of Grand Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas (IBAs). Description Franklin's Fo ...

, Grand Cayman

New Zealand

Franklin District Franklin District was a New Zealand territorial authority that lay between the Auckland metropolitan area and the Waikato Plains. As a formal territory it was abolished on 31 October 2010 and divided between Auckland Council in the Auckland Re ...

, a former territorial authority area *

Franklin (local board area) Franklin is a local government area in the southernmost part of New Zealand's Auckland Region, governed by the Franklin Local Board and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's Franklin Ward. Pukekohe is the largest settlement of ...

, a local government area *

Franklin (New Zealand electorate) Franklin was a rural New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1861 to 1996 during four periods. Population centres The original electorate from 1861 to 1881 included the South Auckland towns of Papatoetoe, Papakura, Pukekohe and ...

, a former parliamentary electorate

Poland

Franklin, Łódź Voivodeship Franklin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Rawska, within Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Biała Rawska, east of Rawa Mazowiecka, and east of the regional capit ...

(central Poland), a village

United States

State of Franklin The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland)Landrum, refers to the proposed state as "the proposed republic of Franklin; while Wheeler has it as ''Frankland''." In ''That's Not in My American History Boo ...

(1784–1789), an unrecognized, autonomous territory that later became part of Tennessee *

Franklin, Alabama Franklin is a rural town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 590. History and educational legacy The Muscogee (Creek) people had long been cultivating lands in this area, producing crops of maize, ...

, Macon County *

Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama Franklin is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = H ...

Franklin, Arkansas Franklin is a town in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census. Geography Franklin is located in northeastern Izard County at (36.175324, -91.766494). According to the United States Census Bureau, the tow ...

Franklin, California (disambiguation) Franklin, California may refer to: * Franklin, Los Angeles County, California * Franklin, Merced County, California * Franklin, Napa County, California * Franklin, Sacramento County, California Franklin is a census-designated place in Sacramento ...

Franklin, Connecticut Franklin is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,863 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of North Franklin. History Franklin incorporated as a town in 1786. The town is named after Benjamin F ...

Franklin, Georgia Franklin is a city in Heard County, Georgia, United States. The population was 993 at the 2010 census, up from 902 at the 2000 census. Franklin is the county seat of Heard County. The city is named after Benjamin Franklin. History Franklin was ...

Franklin, Idaho Franklin is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 641 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town was founded by Mormon pioneers led by Thomas S. Smart ...

Franklin, Illinois Franklin is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 610 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Franklin is located at (39.620410, -90.047315). According to th ...

Franklin, Indiana Franklin is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,712 at the 2010 census. Located about south of Indianapolis, the city is the county seat of Johnson County. The site of Franklin College, the city attracts n ...

, Johnson County *

Franklin, Wayne County, Indiana Franklin is an unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Franklin was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a pi ...

Franklin, Iowa Franklin is a city in Lee County, Iowa, United States. Franklin is noted for its stone and brick Federal architecture, uncommon in Iowa. The population was 131 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Fort Madison– Keokuk, IA- MO ...

Franklin, Kansas Franklin is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 473. Franklin is located along U.S. Route 69, south of Arma, or north of Front ...

, Crawford County *

Franklin, Douglas County, Kansas Franklin is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. Established as a proslavery stronghold, the town played a key role in the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict that troubled the territory in the 1850s. Establishment Franklin was founded ...

, a ghost town *

Franklin, Kentucky Franklin is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. The county is located on the south central border of the state, and its population was 10,176 at the 2020 census. Kentucky Downs, formerly ...

Franklin, Louisiana Franklin is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,660 at the 2010 census. The city is located on Bayou Teche, southeast of the cities of Lafayette, () and New Iberia () and ) north ...

Franklin, Maine Franklin is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2020 census. The town's namesake is Benjamin Franklin. About The first settler, in 1764, was Moses Butler, for whom Butler's Point is named. Principa ...

Franklin, Massachusetts The Town of Franklin is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Franklin is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain "The town of" in their o ...

Franklin, Michigan Franklin is a village in Southfield Township, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,150 at the 2010 census. The community is known for large, estate-style homes. The downtown was designated as an historic district, t ...

Franklin, Minnesota Franklin is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 510 at the 2010 census. History Franklin was platted in 1882. The city was named for Benjamin Franklin. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau ...

Franklin, Missouri Franklin is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. It is located along the Missouri River in the central part of the state. Located in a rural area, the city had a population of 70 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, Miss ...

Franklin, Nebraska Franklin is a city in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. History Franklin was founded in the 1870s. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. Former Nebras ...

Franklin, New Hampshire Franklin is a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 8,741, the least of New Hampshire's 13 cities. Franklin includes the village of West Franklin. History Situated at the confluence of the ...

Franklin, New Jersey Franklin is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,045 Franklin, New York (disambiguation) Franklin, New York may refer to: * Franklin County, New York * Franklin, Franklin County, New York Franklin is a town located in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,140. The town is in ...

Franklin, North Carolina Franklin is a town in and the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was reported to be 4,175 in the 2020 census, an increase from the total of 3,845 tabul ...

Franklin, Ohio Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census. The Great Miami River flows through Franklin. Ohio State Routes 73, 123 and 741 pass through Franklin, while Interstate 75 passes on the ...

Franklin, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) Franklin, Pennsylvania may refer to: * Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania * Franklin County, Pennsylvania * Franklin borough, Cambria County, Pennsylvania * Franklin Park, Pennsylvania * Franklintown, Pennsylvania Franklin Township, Pennsylva ...

Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city in and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454 ...

Franklin, Texas Franklin is a city and the county seat of Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is within the Brazos Valley on the cusp of East and Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,614. Geography Franklin lies near the ...

Franklin, Vermont Franklin is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,363 at the 2020 census. The original name was "Huntsburgh", but the name was changed to "Franklin" in 1817. Geography Franklin is located along the northern bor ...

Franklin, Virginia Franklin is the southwesternmost independent city in Hampton Roads, Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,180. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Franklin with Southampton County for statisti ...

Franklin, West Virginia Franklin is a town in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Pendleton County. Franklin was established in 1794 and named for Francis Evick, an early settler. History ...

Franklin, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Franklin, Wisconsin can refer to several places: * Franklin, Jackson County, Wisconsin, a town * Franklin (community), Jackson County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, a town *Franklin, Manitowoc County ...

Franklin Mountains (Alaska) The Franklin Mountains are part of the Brooks Range in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state loc ...

, a mountain range *

Mount Franklin (New Hampshire) Mount Franklin is a mountain in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Benjamin Franklin and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Note that Ben Franklin was not a president. Mount Franklin i ...

, in the White Mountains *

Franklin County (disambiguation) Franklin County may refer to: Australia * Franklin County, New South Wales *the former name of Franklin Land District, Tasmania New Zealand *Franklin County, New Zealand United States Franklin County is the name of 24 counties and one parish ...

Franklin Falls (disambiguation) Franklin Falls is a waterfall on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River in the U.S. state of Washington. Franklin Falls may also refer to: *Franklin Falls Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers dam on the Pemigewasset River in New Hampshire *Franklin Fa ...

Franklin Township (disambiguation) Franklin Township may refer to the following places in the United States: Arkansas * Franklin Township, Carroll County, Arkansas * Franklin Township, Desha County, Arkansas, in Desha County, Arkansas * Franklin Township, Drew County, Arkansas, ...

Arts and entertainment

Franklin (Peanuts) Franklin is a fictional character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'', created by Charles M. Schulz. Introduced on July 31, 1968, Franklin was the first African American character in the strip. He goes to school with Peppermint Patty and Marcie. In ...

, a character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' * ''Franklin'' (TV series), children's television series about a turtle named Franklin * The title character of

Franklin the Turtle (books) Franklin the Turtle is a Canadian children's book franchise. All of the books in the original series were authored by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark since 1986. The book series has been adapted twice into television series: th ...

, the book series on which the TV series was based *

Franklin Delano Bluth ''Arrested Development'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the Fox network from November 2, 2003, to February 10, 2006. A fourth season of 15 episodes was released on Netflix on May 26, 2013. Created by Mitchell Hurwit ...

, a puppet from the TV show ''Arrested Development'' *

Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Franklin is a Muppet who was featured on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'' during the early 1970s. Fictional character biography He is purple with shaggy black hair that stands on end. His name is a play on the name ...

, a former character on Sesame Street *

Franklin Bordeau Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral div ...

, a character in the manga series ''Hunter × Hunter'' * The title character of ''

Franklin & Bash ''Franklin & Bash'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais. The series starred Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as unconventional lawyers and longtime friends. A Turner Broadcasting executive refe ...

'', a TV series that began in 2011 * Franklin, character in the comic book ''Monica and Friends'' * Franklin, the mascot of the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

Businesses

Franklin Electronic Publishers Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated (formerly Franklin Computer Corporation) is an American consumer electronics manufacturer based in Burlington, New Jersey, founded in 1981. Since the mid-1980s, it has primarily created and sold hand-hel ...

, an electronic reference company and former computer manufacturer *

Franklin Engine Company The Franklin Engine Company was an American manufacturer of aircraft engines. Its designs were used primarily in the civilian market, both in fixed wing and helicopter designs. It was briefly directed towards automobile engines as part of the Tuck ...

, a manufacturer of aircraft engines *

The Franklin Mint The Franklin Mint is a private mint founded by Joseph Segel in 1964 in Wawa, Pennsylvania. The building is in Middletown Township. The brand name was previously owned by Sequential Brands Group headquartered in New York City, New York. It is ...

, a producer of collectibles

Schools

Franklin University Switzerland Franklin University Switzerland is a private university in Lugano, Switzerland. Founded in 1969, Franklin is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe and the first to be established in Switzerland. Franklin offers Bac ...

, an American university in Lugano, Switzerland *

Franklin College (disambiguation) Franklin College may refer to: ;in Switzerland *Franklin University Switzerland formerly known as Franklin College Switzerland ;in the United Kingdom * Franklin College, Grimsby, England ;in the United States * Franklin College (established 1787) ...

Franklin High School (disambiguation) Franklin High School or Franklin Senior High School may refer to: * Benjamin Franklin High School (New York City) * Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans) * Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia) * Felicity-Franklin High School, Felicity, ...

Ships

* * , an Australian Navy steel screw steamer * , an Australian marine research vessel 1985–2002 * SS , a seagoing rescue tug * , an 1850s American steamboat * , captured by the British and sailed as HMS ''Canopus''

Transportation

Franklin (automobile) The Franklin Automobile Company was a marketer of automobiles in the United States between 1902 and 1934 in Syracuse, New York. Herbert H. Franklin, the founder, began his career in the metal die casting business before establishing his a ...

, an American automobile *

Franklin (CTrain) Franklin Station is a Calgary C-Train light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202) and opened on April 27, 1985, as part of the original route. The station is located in the median of Memorial Drive, ...

, a train station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *

Franklin station (Sacramento) Franklin station is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on August 24, 2015, and is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District. It is served by the Blue L ...

, a light rail station in Sacramento, California, US *

Franklin metro station Franklin is a transfer station between the Line 2 and Line 6 of the Santiago Metro. Their namesake is the Franklin Neighborhood. The Line 2 station was opened on 31 March 1978 as the southern terminus of the inaugural section of the line, from ...

, a metro station in Santiago, Chile

Other uses

Battle of Franklin (disambiguation) Battle of Franklin may refer to four battles of the American Civil War: * Battle of Franklin (1864), a major battle fought November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign * Battle of Franklin (1863), a minor eng ...

Franklin (crater) Franklin is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northeast part of the visible Moon; it is named after Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, invento ...

, a lunar impact crater *

Franklin (tree) Franklin is a giant sequoia in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives - the General Sherman. The Franklin tree is the eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint after Benjamin Frank ...

, a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US *

Franklin (unit) The franklin (Fr) or statcoulomb (statC) electrostatic unit of charge (esu) is the physical unit for electrical charge used in the cgs-esu and Gaussian units. It is a derived unit given by : 1 statC = 1 dyn1/2⋅cm = 1 cm3/2⋅g1/2⋅s−1. That ...

, a unit of electrical charge *

Franklin Institute The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin. It houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memori ...

, a museum in Philadelphia