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Franklin is a term for a historic social class which has come to be used as a given name and surname. It often refers to Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States. See also Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation) for other uses of this name.
It may also refer to:
Entertainment
- Franklin (Peanuts), character in the comic strip Peanuts
- Franklin (TV series), children's television series about a turtle named Franklin
- Franklin the Turtle (books), the book series on which the TV series was based
- Franklin Delano Bluth, a puppet from the TV show Arrested Development
- Roosevelt Franklin, a former character on Sesame Street
- Franklyn, a 2008 science fiction movie
- Franklin & Bash, a TV series that began in 2011 about lawyers Jared Franklin and Peter Bash
Places
Australia
- Franklin, Tasmania
- Division of Franklin, federal electoral division in Tasmania
- Division of Franklin (state), state electoral division in Tasmania
- Franklin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
- Franklin River, river of Tasmania
- Franklin Sound, waterway of Tasmania
Canada
- District of Franklin, a former district of the Northwest Territories
- Franklin, Quebec
- Franklin Glacier Volcano, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia
- Franklin Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Franklin River (Vancouver Island)
- Franklin Strait, Nunavut
Cayman Islands
New Zealand
- Franklin District, a municipality.
Poland
- Franklin, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
United States
- State of Franklin (1784–1789), an autonomous territory that later became part of Tennessee
- Franklin, Alabama, a community in Macon County, Alabama
- Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama
- Franklin, Arkansas
- Franklin, California (disambiguation)
- Franklin, Connecticut
- Franklin, Georgia
- Franklin, Idaho
- Franklin, Illinois
- Franklin, Indiana, in Johnson County
- Franklin, Wayne County, Indiana
- Franklin, Iowa
- Franklin, Kansas, in Crawford County
- Franklin (Douglas County), Kansas, a ghost town in Douglas County
- Franklin, Kentucky
- Franklin, Louisiana
- Franklin, Maine
- Franklin, Massachusetts
- Franklin, Michigan
- Franklin, Minnesota
- Franklin, Missouri
- Franklin, Nebraska
- Franklin, New Hampshire
- Franklin, New Jersey
- Franklin, New York (disambiguation)
- Franklin, North Carolina
- Franklin, Ohio
- Franklin, Pennsylvania
- Franklin, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Franklin, Texas
- Franklin, Vermont
- Franklin, Virginia
- Franklin, West Virginia
- Franklin, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Franklin Mountains (Alaska), a mountain range in northern Alaska
- Mount Franklin (New Hampshire), in the White Mountains
- Franklin County (disambiguation)
- Franklin Township (disambiguation)
Ships
- Any of the ships called USS Franklin
- HMAS Franklin, an Australian Navy steel screw steamer
- RV Franklin, an Australian marine research vessel 1985-2002
- SS Foundation Franklin, a seagoing rescue tug
- Franklin (sidewheeler), an 1850s American steamboat
- French ship Franklin (1797)
Other uses
- Battle of Franklin (1864), American Civil War battle fought near Franklin, Tennessee
- Franklin's disease, a form of paraproteinemia
- Franklin (unit), unit of electrical charge
- Franklin (automobile), American automobile
- Franklin child prostitution ring allegations linking the Franklin Credit Union to a child prostitution ring
- Franklin Electronic Publishers, electronic reference company and former manufacturer of Franklin computers
- Franklin Engine Company, manufacturer of aircraft engines
- Franklin Gothic typeface
- Franklin Institute, a museum in Philadelphia
- Franklin Mint, producer of collectibles
- Franklin Mint Precision Models, Franklin Mint's line of diecast vehicles
- Franklin Planner, a time management system
- Franklin stove, circulating stove
- Franklin's lost expedition, an 1845 Arctic voyage of exploration
See also
- Franklin College (disambiguation)
- Franklin High School (disambiguation)
- The Franklin's Tale, one of the Canterbury Tales
- Franklyn (name)
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