Franklin William Hooper, LL.D. (1851–1914) was an American institute director. He was born at Walpole, New Hampshire and from 1867 to 1871 studied at Antioch College, Ohio. He graduated from Harvard University in 1875. He taught science at Adelphi College, Brooklyn, in 1880–89. He was president of Antioch College in 1901–05. He frequently lectured on biology and geology and was active in the organization of museums.