Franklin may refer to:

People

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, 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, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia * Franklin Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia * Franklin River (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Franklin Strait, Nunavut

Cayman Islands

* Franklin's Forest, 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 (1784–1789), an unrecognized, autonomous territory that later became part of Tennessee * Franklin, Alabama, Macon County * Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama * Franklin, Arkansas * Franklin, California (disambiguation) * Franklin, Connecticut * Franklin, Georgia * Franklin, Idaho * Franklin, Illinois * 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 * 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), ''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 List of Monica's Gang characters#Minor characters, ''Monica and Friends'' * Franklin, the mascot of the Philadelphia 76ers

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), 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