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 (class), a member of a historical English social class

Places

Australia

* Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral division in Tasmania * Division of Franklin (state), state electoral division in Tasmania * Franklin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin * Franklin River, river of Tasmania * Franklin Sound, 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, a municipality in the Montérégie region * Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba * Franklin, Manitoba, an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba * Franklin Glacier Complex, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia * Franklin Range, 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 Chairman o ...

, British Columbia * Franklin Strait, 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, a former territorial authority area * Franklin (local board area), a local government area * Franklin (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate

Poland

* Franklin, Łódź Voivodeship (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, Arkansas *

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, Georgia * Franklin, Idaho *

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, Johnson County * Franklin, Wayne County, Indiana * Franklin, Iowa * Franklin, Kansas, Crawford County * Franklin, Douglas County, Kansas, a ghost town * Franklin, Kentucky * Franklin, Louisiana * Franklin, Maine *

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, Minnesota * Franklin, Missouri * Franklin, Nebraska * Franklin, New Hampshire * Franklin, New Jersey * Franklin, New York (disambiguation) * Franklin, North Carolina * Franklin, Ohio * Franklin, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) * Franklin, Tennessee * Franklin, Texas * Franklin, Vermont * Franklin, Virginia * Franklin, West Virginia * Franklin, Wisconsin (disambiguation) * Franklin Mountains (Alaska), a mountain range * Mount Franklin (New Hampshire), in the White Mountains * Franklin County (disambiguation) * Franklin Falls (disambiguation) * Franklin Township (disambiguation)

Arts and entertainment

* Franklin (Peanuts), 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), the book series on which the TV series was based * Franklin Delano Bluth, a puppet from the TV show ''Arrested Development'' * Roosevelt Franklin, a former character on Sesame Street * Franklin Bordeau, a character in the manga series ''Hunter × Hunter'' * The title character of '' Franklin & Bash'', 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, an electronic reference company and former computer manufacturer * Franklin Engine Company, a manufacturer of aircraft engines * The Franklin Mint, a producer of collectibles

Schools

* Franklin University Switzerland, an American university in Lugano, Switzerland * Franklin College (disambiguation) * Franklin High School (disambiguation)

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), a train station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Franklin station (Sacramento), a light rail station in Sacramento, California, US * Franklin metro station, a metro station in Santiago, Chile

Other uses

* Battle of Franklin (disambiguation) * Franklin (crater), a lunar impact crater * Franklin (tree), a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US * Franklin (unit), a unit of electrical charge * Franklin Institute, a museum in Philadelphia