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

 * 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)