Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation)

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Benjamin Franklin was a world-renowned American statesman, writer, scientist, and inventor. Benjamin Franklin or Ben Franklin may also refer to:

People:

• Ben Franklin (Canada) (1942-2003), former mayor of Nepean, Ontario
• Benjamin Franklin (religion) (1812-1878), American religious leader
• Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805-1873), a Texas state senator
• Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898), U.S. Representative from Missouri

Naval vessels:

• USS Franklin, name for a series of U.S. Navy vessels
• USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640), ballistic missile submarine
• Ben Franklin (PX-15), research submersible

Other:

• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the unfinished life story of the statesman
• Slang for the United States one hundred-dollar bill, which bears a likeness of the statesman
• Ben Franklin Place, building in Ottawa named after the former Mayor of Nepean
• Ben Franklin Stores, variety-store chain
• Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin, fictional prisoner and ex-soldier in the series Prison Break
• "Ben Franklin" (The Office episode), episode of the NBC comedy series, The Office

[edit] See also

• Benjamin Franklin Ficklin (1827-1871), helped starting the Pony Express
• Benjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer) (1795-1858), U.S. Attorney General
• Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician) (1818–1893), American politician and union general
• Hawkeye Pierce, full name Benjamin Franklin Pierce, fictional military surgeon in the television series M*A*S*H
• Benjamin Franklin Gates, main character in the film National Treasure (film)