Franklin (name)
Franklin is an English family name that is also used as a male given name .
Origin and meaning
In the Middle Ages, the status franklin meant belonging to the class of the free . The name corresponds to common family names such as Frei , Frey , Frank and Wollny in the German-speaking area .
Name bearer
family name
- Allan Franklin (* 1938), American historian of science, physicist and philosopher
- Andra Franklin (1959-2006), American football player
- Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), American singer
- Barbara Franklin (* 1940), American politician and manager
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American politician and scientist
- Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839–1898), American politician
- Bonnie Franklin (1944–2013), American actress
- CL Franklin (1915–1984), American theologian and civil rights activist
- Carl Franklin (* 1949), American filmmaker
- Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988), American singer-songwriter
- Charles Samuel Franklin (1879–1964), British radio technician
- Chester M. Franklin (1890–1954), American film director, actor, producer and author
- Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847–1930), American mathematician and psychologist
- Damião António Franklin (1950–2014), Angolan clergyman, Archbishop of Luanda
- Diane Franklin (* 1962), American model and actress
- Don Franklin (* 1960), American actor
- Edward Curtis Franklin (1862–1937), American chemist
- Edward C. Franklin (1928–1982), American immunologist and physicist
- Eric Franklin (* 1957), Swiss dancer and choreographer
- Erma Franklin (1938–2002), American singer
- Farrah Franklin (* 1981), American singer and actress
- Frederic Franklin (1914–2013), British dancer and director
- Gretchen Franklin (1911-2005), British actress
- Henrietta Franklin (1866–1964), British educator, women's suffrage activist and social reformer
- Henry Franklin (* 1940), American jazz musician
- Howard Franklin , American screenwriter and film director
- James Franklin (naturalist) (around 1783–1834), British soldier and ornithologist
- James Geoffrey Franklin (* 1972), American football coach
- James L. Franklin , American meteorologist
- James McWillie Franklin , Canadian geologist, 2014 Penrose Gold Medal recipient
- Jerry F. Franklin (* 1937), American ecologist
- Jesse Franklin (1760–1823), American politician
- Joe Franklin (1926-2015), American presenter
- John Franklin (1786–1847), British rear admiral and polar explorer
- John Franklin (actor) (born 1959), American actor and screenwriter
- John Hope Franklin (1915–2009), American historian
- John Rankin Franklin (1820–1878), American politician
- Jonathan Franklin (* 1964), American journalist and television commentator
- Joseph Paul Franklin (1950–2013), American serial killer
- Kenneth Franklin (1923-2007), American astronomer
- Kirk Franklin (* 1970), American musician
- Lidija Franklin (1917–2019), Russian dancer, dance teacher and choreographer
- Mallia Franklin (1952-2010), American singer and songwriter
- Manuel Franklin da Costa (1921–2003), Angolan clergyman, Archbishop of Lubango
- Martha Minerva Franklin (1870–1968), American nurse and first president of the NACGN
- Martin E. Franklin (* 1964), American manager and investor
- Matt Franklin , American cryptologist
- Melissa Franklin (physicist) ( Melissa Eve Bronwen Franklin ; * 1956), Canadian-American physicist
- Melvin Franklin (1942–1995), American singer (bass)
- Meshack Franklin (1772–1839), American politician
- Miles Franklin (1879–1954), Australian writer
- Missy Franklin ( Melissa Jeanette Franklin ; * 1995), American swimmer
- Neil Franklin (1922–1996), British football player and coach
- Nelson Franklin , American actor
- Otto Franklin (1830–1905), German legal historian and university professor
- Pamela Franklin (born 1950), British actress
- Paul Franklin (* 1966), British film technician
- Rich Franklin (* 1974), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Richard Franklin (actor) (born 1936), British actor and politician
- Richard Franklin (director) (1948–2007), Australian director
- Richard C. Franklin , sound engineer
- Robert Franklin (* 1981), American basketball player
- Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958), British chemist
- Ryan Franklin (* 1973), American baseball player
- S. Harvey Franklin (1928-2015), British-New Zealand geographer
- Scott Franklin , American film producer
- Sean Franklin (born 1985), American football player
- Shirley Franklin (* 1945), American politician
- Sidney Franklin (1893–1972), American film director and producer
- Sidney Franklin (torero) (1903-1976), American bullfighter
- Stuart Franklin (* 1956), British photojournalist
- Tom Franklin (* 1963), American writer
- Tony Franklin (* 1962), British rock musician
- Tori Franklin (* 1992), American triple jumper
- Ursula Franklin (1921–2016), German-Canadian physicist
- Webb Franklin (* 1941), American politician
- William Franklin (Governor) (around 1730–1813), American lawyer, military and colonial governor
- William Franklin (musician) (1906 – after 1948), American jazz musician and singer (baritone)
- William Franklin (basketball player, 1949) ( William Thomas Franklin ; * 1949), American basketball player
- William Franklin (basketball player, 1985) (born 1985), American basketball player
- William Buel Franklin (1823-1903), American general
- William Edwin Franklin (born 1930), American clergyman, Bishop of Davenport
As a first name
- Franklin Bittencourt (* 1969), Brazilian soccer player and coach
- Franklin Buchanan (1800–1874), American officer
- Franklin Cover (1928–2006), American film actor
- Franklin Gardner (1823–1873), American officer
- Franklin H. Giddings (1855-1931), American sociologist
- Franklin Graham (* 1952), American preacher
- Franklin Kameny (1925-2011), American astronomer and LGBT activist
- Franklin Kopitzsch (* 1947), German politician
- Franklin MacVeagh (1837–1934), US Secretary of the Treasury
- Franklin Martinez , Venezuelan pool player
- Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), American President
- Franklin Ramon Chang-Diaz (* 1950), American astronaut
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), American President
- Franklin Salas (* 1981), Ecuadorian soccer player
- Franklin J. Schaffner (1920–1989), American film director
- Franklin Stahl (* 1929), American geneticist
As a middle name
- Julio Franklin Santana (* 1973), Dominican baseball player
stage name
- Franklin (presenter) ( Frank Schmidt; * 1975), German television presenter and magician
Fictional character
- Franklin , cartoon character from the Peanuts