Franklin may refer to:

People and characters

Franklin (given name) Franklin is a masculine English given name. It is of English language, English coming from the medieval English ''Frankeleyn'', coming from the Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman ''fraunclein''. Its meaning is ''landowner of free but not noble ori ...

, including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class

Places

* Franklin (crater), a lunar impact crater * Franklin County (disambiguation), in a number of countries * Mount Franklin (disambiguation), including Franklin Mountain

Australia

* Franklin, Tasmania, a township * 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, a municipality in the Montérégie region * Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba * Franklin, Manitoba, an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba * Franklin Glacier Complex, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia * Franklin Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia * Franklin River (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Franklin Strait, Nunavut

Cayman Islands

* Franklin's Forest, Grand Cayman

New Zealand

* Franklin District, a former territorial authority area * Franklin (local board area), a local government area * Franklin (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate

Poland

* Franklin, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland), a village

United States

* State of Franklin (1784–1789), an unrecognized, autonomous territory and former republic that later became part of Tennessee * Franklin, Alabama, a town in Macon County * Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama * Franklin, Arkansas * Franklin, California (disambiguation), multiple places in California with the same name. * Franklin, Connecticut * Franklin, Georgia * Franklin, Idaho * Franklin, Illinois * Franklin, Indiana, the county seat of Johnson County * Franklin, Wayne County, Indiana * Franklin, Iowa * Franklin, Kansas, a census-designated place in Crawford County * Franklin, Douglas County, Kansas * 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 (disambiguation) *

Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020 Uni ...

* Franklin, Texas * Franklin, Vermont * Franklin, Virginia *

Franklin, West Virginia Franklin is a town in and the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Franklin was established in 1794 and named for Francis Evick, an early settler. Hi ...

* Franklin, Wisconsin (disambiguation) * Franklin Mountains (Alaska), a mountain range * Mount Franklin (New Hampshire), in the White Mountains * Franklin Falls (disambiguation) * Franklin Township (disambiguation)

Arts and entertainment

* ''Franklin'' (miniseries), 2024 biographical drama about Benjamin Franklin * Franklin (Peanuts), a character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' * ''Franklin'' (TV series), children's television series about a turtle named Franklin * The title character of Franklin the Turtle (books), the book series on which the TV series was based * Roosevelt Franklin, a former character on Sesame Street * The title character of '' Franklin & Bash'', a TV series that began in 2011 * Franklin, character in the comic book ''Monica and Friends'' * Franklin, the mascot of the Philadelphia 76ers

Businesses

* Franklin Electronic Publishers, an electronic reference company and former computer manufacturer * Franklin Engine Company, a manufacturer of aircraft engines * The Franklin Mint, a producer of collectibles

Schools

* Franklin University Switzerland, an American university in Lugano, Switzerland * Franklin College (disambiguation) * Franklin High School (disambiguation)

Ships

* * , an Australian Navy steel screw steamer * , an Australian marine research vessel 1985–2002 * SS , a seagoing rescue tug * , an 1850s American steamboat * , captured by the British and sailed as HMS ''Canopus''

Transportation

* Franklin (automobile), an American automobile * Franklin station (disambiguation)

Other uses

* Battle of Franklin (disambiguation) * Franklin (tree), a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US * Franklin (unit), a unit of electrical charge * Franklin Institute, a museum in Philadelphia