Franklin Explained

Franklin may refer to:

People and characters

• Franklin (given name), 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, Macon County
• Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama
• Franklin, Arkansas
• Franklin, California (disambiguation)
• Franklin, Connecticut
• Franklin, Georgia
• Franklin, Idaho
• Franklin, Illinois
• Franklin, Indiana, Johnson County
• Franklin, Wayne County, Indiana
• Franklin, Iowa
• Franklin, Kansas, Crawford County
• Franklin, Douglas County, Kansas, a ghost town
• 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, Texas
• Franklin, Vermont
• Franklin, Virginia
• Franklin, West Virginia
• 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

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

See also

• The Franklin's Tale, one of the Canterbury Tales
• Franklyn (name)
• Franquelin (disambiguation)
  • Sir John Franklin (disambiguation)