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
- Franklin Bache (1792–1864), American physician, chemist, professor and writer
- Franklin Archibald Dick (1823–1885), American lawyer
- Franklin Chang-Díaz (born 1950), mechanical engineer and physicist, former NASA astronaut
- Franklin Hughes Delano (1813–1893), American merchant, diplomat and society man.
- Franklin Drilon (born 1945), Filipino politician
- Franklin Engelmann (1908–1972), British radio personality
- Franklin Florence (1934–2023), American civil rights activist
- Franklin Delano Floyd (1943–2023), American murderer
- Franklin Graham (born 1952), son of Billy Graham
- Franklin J. Knoll (born 1940), American politician, lawyer, and judge
- Franklin Molina (born 1984), Venezuelan cyclist
- Franklin P. Peterson (1930–2000), American mathematician specializing in algebraic topology
- Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), 14th President of the United States of America
- Franklin Pierce Jr. (1836–1836), infant son of Franklin Pierce
- Franklin "Frank" Robert Pierce (1839–1843), son of Franklin Pierce
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), 32nd President of the United States of America
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (1914–1988), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
- Franklin D. Roosevelt III (born 1938), American educator
- Franklin Rosborough "Frank" Thomas (1912–2004), American animator and pianist
- Franklin Delano Williams (1947–1993), American singer
Fictional characters
- Franklin (Peanuts), a character in the Peanuts comic strip
- Franklin Bordeau, a member of the phantom troupe from the manga Hunter x Hunter
- Franklin Clarke, fictional murderer in Agatha Christie's The A.B.C. Murders
- Franklin Clinton, a playable character in the video game Grand Theft Auto V
- Franklin Nelson, known as Foggy Nelson, a character from the Daredevil comic
- Franklin Rock, a character from the DC comics, also known as Sgt. Rock
- Franklin the Turtle, the protagonist of the eponymous series of Canadian children's books and two television adaptations
- Freewheelin' Franklin Freek, one of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
- Franklin Delano Bluth, a puppet on Arrested Development, who is voiced by G.O.B., and whose portrayal featuring stereotypical Black traits is deeply racist.
- Franklin Bean, a main antagonist of Fantastic Mr. Fox
Related names
- Frank (given name), a short name for Franklin
- Franklin (surname)
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Franklin
