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Franklin often refers to Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...

, a Founding Father of the United States.

It may also refer to:

Franklin (given name)
Franklin (given name)
Franklin is an English given name for males. It is of English coming from the medieval English Frankeleyn, coming from the Anglo-Franco fraunclein. Its meaning is landowner of free but not noble origin.-Related names:...
Franklin (surname)
Franklin (surname)
Franklin is a surname, and may refer to:* Aretha Franklin , soul and R&B singer* Benjamin Franklin , a Founding Father of the United States* Charles Samuel Franklin , British radio pioneer...

Entertainment

Franklin (Peanuts)
Franklin (Peanuts)
Franklin is a character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. Introduced on July 31, 1968, Franklin was the first African-American character in the strip. He goes to school with Peppermint Patty and Marcie. In his first story arc, he met Charlie Brown when they were...

, character in the comic strip Peanuts
Franklin (TV series)
Franklin (TV series)
Franklin is a Canadian animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. The television series was named after its main character, Franklin the Turtle...

, children's television series about a turtle named Franklin
Franklin the Turtle (books)
Franklin the Turtle (books)
-Books:*Franklin in the Dark, illustrated by Brenda Clark, Kids Can Press , 1986.*Hurry Up, Franklin, illustrated by Brenda Clark, Kids Can Press , 1989, Scholastic , 1990....

, the book series on which the TV series was based
Franklin Delano Bluth, a puppet from the TV show Arrested Development
Roosevelt Franklin
Roosevelt Franklin
Roosevelt Franklin was a Muppet featured on the children's television series Sesame Street during the early 1970s. He is purple with shaggy black hair that stands on end. His name is word play on the name of US President Franklin Roosevelt...

, a former character on Sesame Street
Franklyn
Franklyn
Franklyn is a 2008 British film written and directed by Gerald McMorrow as his debut feature. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, it stars Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green and Sam Riley. Shooting took place in London in the fourth quarter of 2007. Franklyn held its world premiere at the 52nd London Film Festival...

, a 2008 science fiction movie

In Australia

Franklin, Tasmania
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 2006 census, Franklin had a population of 453....
Division of Franklin
Division of Franklin
The Division of Franklin is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir John Franklin, the polar explorer who was Lt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843-46. It is located in southern Tasmania, including the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater,...

, federal electoral division in Tasmania
Division of Franklin (state)
Division of Franklin (state)
The Electoral Division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir John Franklin, the arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1837-43...

, state electoral division in Tasmania
Franklin, Australian Capital Territory
Franklin, Australian Capital Territory
Franklin 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...

, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
Franklin River
Franklin River
The Franklin River lies in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Its source is situated at the western edge of the Central Highlands and it continues west towards the West Coast of Tasmania...

, river of Tasmania

In Canada

District of Franklin
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...

, a former district of the Northwest Territories
Franklin, Quebec
Franklin, Quebec
Franklin is a Canadian municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec along the American border. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,651.-Geography:...
Franklin Glacier Volcano
Franklin Glacier Volcano
Franklin Glacier Volcano is a deeply eroded and huge long and wide caldera complex in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east-southeast of the Silverthrone Caldera in the Hoodoo Creek and Franklin Glacier area on the northwest flank of the Waddington Massif of the Pacific Ranges...

, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia
Franklin Range
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 turn form part of the Insular Mountains...

, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Franklin River (Vancouver Island)
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 of the Exploration Committee.The Franklin River flows...
Franklin Strait
Franklin Strait
The Franklin Strait is an Arctic waterway in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. Its located between southeastern Prince of Wales Island and the Boothia Peninsula.- References :...

, Nunavut

In the United States

State of Franklin
State of Franklin
The State of Franklin, known also as the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland , was an unrecognized autonomous United States territory created in 1784 from part of the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains that had been offered,...

(1784–1789), an autonomous territory that later became part of the U.S. state of Tennessee

Franklin, Alabama
Franklin, Alabama
Franklin is a town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 145.-History and Educational Legacy:Franklin School was in operation as early as the 1890s teaching grades 1-11. By the mid 1930s it was downsized to grades 1-6...
Franklin, Arkansas
Franklin, Arkansas
Franklin is a town in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Franklin is located at ....
Franklin, California (disambiguation)
Franklin, Connecticut
Franklin, Connecticut
Franklin is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,835 at the 2000 census. The town also includes the village of North Franklin.-Geography:...
Franklin, Georgia
Franklin, Georgia
Note: a former Franklin, Georgia is now West Point, Georgia.----Franklin is a city in Heard County, Georgia, United States. The population was 902 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Heard County...
Franklin, Idaho
Franklin, Idaho
Franklin is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 641 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
Franklin, Illinois
Franklin, Illinois
Franklin is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Franklin is located at ....
Franklin, Indiana
Franklin, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,463 people, 6,824 households, and 4,872 families residing in the city. The population increased by more than 50% during the 1990s , with new residents attracted by jobs in the community, as well as some people commuting to Indianapolis for work. The...
Franklin, Iowa
Franklin, Iowa
Franklin is a city in Lee County, Iowa, United States. Franklin is noted for its stone and brick Federal architecture, uncommon in Iowa.The population was 136 at the 2000 census...
Franklin, Kentucky
Franklin, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,996 people, 3,251 households, and 2,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,074.7 people per square mile . There were 3,609 housing units at an average density of 485.1 per square mile...
Franklin, Louisiana
Franklin, Louisiana
Franklin is a city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
Franklin, Maine
Franklin, Maine
Franklin is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,370 at the 2000 census. The first settler in 1764, was Moses Butler, for whom Butler's Point is named...
Franklin, Massachusetts
Franklin, Massachusetts
The Town of Franklin is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,635 at the 2010 census.-History:Franklin was first settled by Europeans in 1660 and was officially incorporated during the American Revolution. The town was formed from the western part of the town...
Franklin, Michigan
Franklin, Michigan
Franklin is a village in Southfield Township, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,150 at the 2010 census. The community is known for large, estate-style homes situated on ravines, as well as its vintage downtown and cider mill....
Franklin, Minnesota
Franklin, Minnesota
Franklin is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 510 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
Franklin, Missouri
Franklin, Missouri
Franklin is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 112 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :Franklin is located at...
Franklin, Nebraska
Franklin, Nebraska
Franklin is a city in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County.-Geography:Franklin is located at ....
Franklin, New Hampshire
Franklin, New Hampshire
The median income for a household in the city was $34,613, and the median income for a family was $41,698. Males had a median income of $32,318 versus $25,062 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,155...
Franklin, New Jersey
Franklin, New Jersey
Franklin is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,045.Franklin, known as the "Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World," is located over a rich ore body containing more than 150 minerals, many of them fluorescent and...
Franklin, New York (disambiguation)
Franklin, North Carolina
Franklin, North Carolina
Franklin is a town in Franklin Township, Macon County, North Carolina, United States, within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was 3,490 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County. Franklin is an official Appalachian Trail friendly destination...
Franklin, Ohio
Franklin, Ohio
Not to be confused with Franklin County, Ohio.Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census.-History:...
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
Franklin, Texas
Franklin, Texas
Franklin is a city in Robertson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,470 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Robertson County...
Franklin, Vermont
Franklin, Vermont
Franklin is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,268 at the 2000 census.The original name was Huntsburgh but the name was changed to Franklin in 1817.-Geography:...
Franklin, Virginia
Franklin, Virginia
Franklin is an independent city in Virginia. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Franklin with Southampton county for statistical purposes. The population was 8,582 in 2010.-History:...
Franklin, West Virginia
Franklin, West Virginia
Franklin is a town in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pendleton County...
Franklin, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
Franklin Mountains (Alaska)
Franklin Mountains (Alaska)
The Franklin Mountains are part of the Brooks Range in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....

, a mountain range in northern Alaska
Mount Franklin (New Hampshire)
Mount Franklin (New Hampshire)
Mount Franklin is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Benjamin Franklin, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Note that Ben Franklin was not a president. Mount Franklin is flanked to the northeast by Mount Monroe, and to the...

, in the White Mountains
Franklin County (disambiguation)
Franklin Township (disambiguation)

Ships

Any of the ships called USS Franklin
USS Franklin
USS Franklin may refer to: was a 6-gun schooner, fitted out in 1775 and returned to the owner in 1776 was an 8-gun brig built in 1795, captured by corsairs from Tripoli in 1802, bought back by the Navy in 1805, and sold in 1807 was a 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1815 and broken up in 1852...

, a steel screw steamer in the Australian Navy also known as Adele and HMAS Adele
French ship Franklin (1797)

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