Franklin may refer to:

People and characters

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

, including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name *

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

* Franklin (crater), a lunar impact crater * Franklin County (disambiguation), in a number of countries * Mount Franklin (disambiguation), including Franklin Mountain

Australia

Franklin, Tasmania Franklin is a historic Bank (geography), riverside town in the Huon Valley, Tasmania. Located on the western bank of the Huon River about south-west of Hobart, the Huon Highway links Franklin with Tasmania’s southernmost communities. It lies ...

, a township *

Division of Franklin The Division of Franklin is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in Tasmania. The division is the southernmost in Australia, located in southern Tasmania around the state capital, Hobart. It i ...

, 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 Si ...

, state electoral division in Tasmania * Franklin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin *

Franklin River The Franklin River is a major perennial river located in the Central Highlands (Tasmania), Central Highlands and Western Tasmania, western regions of Tasmania, Australia. The river is located in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at ...

, 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. History Named after British ...

, waterway of Tasmania

Canada

* District of Franklin, 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 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 ...

, 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 Franklin District was a New Zealand territorial authorities of 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 be ...

, a former territorial authority area *

Franklin (local board area) The Franklin Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Franklin ward councillor. The Franklin Local Board area spans the full width of the North Island, from the Hauraki Gulf to the Manukau Ha ...

, 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 ca ...

(central Poland), a village

United States

State of Franklin The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin, Lost State of Franklin, or the State of Frankland) was an unrecognized proposed U.S. state, state located in present-day East Tennessee, in the United States. Franklin was created in ...

(1784–1789), an unrecognized, autonomous territory and former republic 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 mai ...

, a town in Macon County *

Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama Franklin is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to t ...

Franklin, Arkansas Franklin is a town in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census. History On March 14, 2025, an EF4 tornado destroyed three homes near the community, injuring two people. Geography Franklin is located in ...

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, San Joaquin County, California {{ ...

, multiple places in California with the same name. *

Franklin, Connecticut Franklin is a New England town, town in New London County, Connecticut, New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The pop ...

* Franklin, Georgia * Franklin, Idaho * Franklin, Illinois * Franklin, Indiana, the county seat of Johnson County * Franklin, Wayne County, Indiana * Franklin, Iowa * Franklin, Kansas, a census-designated place in Crawford County * Franklin, Douglas County, Kansas * 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 ...

* Franklin, Michigan * Franklin, Minnesota *

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, Mis ...

* Franklin, Nebraska * Franklin, New Hampshire * Franklin, New Jersey * Franklin, New York (disambiguation) *

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 United States census, 2020 census, an increase from ...

* Franklin, Ohio * Franklin, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) *

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

* Franklin, Texas * Franklin, Vermont * Franklin, Virginia *

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

* Franklin, Wisconsin (disambiguation) * Franklin Mountains (Alaska), a mountain range * Mount Franklin (New Hampshire), in the White Mountains *

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 ...

* Franklin Township (disambiguation)

Arts and entertainment

* ''Franklin'' (miniseries), 2024 biographical drama about Benjamin Franklin *

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 black character in the strip. He is the second person of color to appear in the strip, debuting ...

, 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 * Roosevelt Franklin, a former character on Sesame Street * The title character of ''

Franklin & Bash ''Franklin & Bash'' is an American legal 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 exec ...

'', 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, also known colloquially 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 Atlan ...

Businesses

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

, 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) 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 an American automobile manufacturer 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 automobile enterpri ...

, an American automobile * Franklin station (disambiguation)

Other uses

Battle of Franklin (disambiguation) The Battle of Franklin was a major battle of the American Civil War. It was fought at Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, as part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign. Battle of Franklin may also refer to: American Civil War * Battle of F ...

Franklin (tree) The Franklin Tree is a giant sequoia in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives – the General Sherman Tree. The Franklin Tree is the List of largest giant sequoias, eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It ...

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

Franklin (unit) The statcoulomb (statC), franklin (Fr), or electrostatic unit of charge (esu) is the unit of measurement for electrical charge used in the centimetre–gram–second electrostatic units variant (CGS-ESU) and Gaussian systems of units. In ter ...

, a unit of electrical charge *

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

, a museum in Philadelphia