Franklin

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Franklin may refer to:

• Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), a Founding Father of the United States
• John Franklin (1786–1847), a British Royal Navy officer and explorer
• Franklin (class), a historic social class
• Franklin (given name)
• Franklin (surname)

Businesses and organizations

• Franklin (automobile), American automobile
• Franklin Electronic Publishers, electronic reference company and former manufacturer of Franklin computers
• Franklin Engine Company, manufacturer of aircraft engines
• The Franklin Mint, producer of collectibles
• Franklin Templeton Investments, an American holding company with a wide range of mutual solutions

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
• Franklin, character in the comic book Monica and Friends

Places

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), captured by the British and sailed as HMS Canopus

Other uses

• Battle of Franklin (1864), American Civil War battle fought near Franklin, Tennessee
• Franklin (CTrain), a train stop on the Northeast line (route 202) in Calgary
• Franklin (unit), unit of electrical charge
• Franklin child prostitution ring allegations linking the Franklin Credit Union to a child prostitution ring
• Franklin Gothic typeface
• Franklin Institute, a museum in Philadelphia
• Franklin Mint Precision Models, Franklin Mint's line of diecast vehicles
• The Franklin Report, a high-end home renovation guide
• Franklin Planner, a time management system
• Franklin stove, circulating stove
• Franklin's disease, a form of paraproteinemia
• 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)