Franklin


Gender:
Origin: English
756 famous people named Franklin found on Wikipedia.
136101 male, 723 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 435-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 33-th in year 1933
Used in: English

Meanings

A male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “freeholder.”.

Franklin is a masculine English given name. It is of English coming from the medieval English Frankeleyn, coming from the Anglo-Franco fraunclein. Its meaning is landowner of free but not noble origin.

Middle English Frankeleyn, attested as a surname from late 12c., from Anglo-French fraunclein "freeholder, land-owner of free but not noble birth," from Old French franc "free" (see frank (adj.)); probably with the Germanic suffix also found in chamberlain. The Franklin stove (1787) so called because it was invented by U.S. scientist/politician Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). In early 19c., lightning rods often were called Franklins from his famous experiments with lightning in the 1750s.

Free man.

Famous People: 756 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882 32nd US president
2 Aretha Franklin 1942 American musician, singer, songwriter, and pianist
3 Franklin Pierce 1804 American politician, 14th president of the United States (in office from 1853 to 1857)
4 Rosalind Franklin 1920 British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer
5 Missy Franklin 1995 American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
6 Franklin Richards Character from Marvel Comics
7 Kirk Franklin 1970 American musician
8 DeVon Franklin 1978 American film producer and writer
9 Melvin Franklin 1942 Singer
10 Bonnie Franklin 1944 American actress
11 Rich Franklin 1974 American martial artist
12 Franklin Graham 1952 American evangelist
13 Farrah Franklin 1981 American actress and singer
14 Lance Franklin 1987 Footballer
15 Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin Fictional character
16 Joseph Paul Franklin 1950 American serial killer
17 William Franklin 1731 American soldier, attorney, and colonial administrator
18 John Franklin 1959 Actor
19 Michael Anthony Hughes 1988 Murderer
20 Franklin Delano Roosevelt III 1938 Economist
21 Diane Franklin 1962 American actress
22 Franklin Cover 1928 American actor
23 Jeff Franklin 1955 American producer, screenwriter and director
24 Pamela Franklin 1950 British actress
25 Nelson Franklin 2000 American actor
26 Jentezen Franklin 1962 American evangelist
27 Franklin Clarence Mars 1883 American businessman
28 C. L. Franklin 1915 American activist
29 Erma Franklin 1938 African-American female singer
30 Franklin Drilon 1945 Served as President of the Senate of the Philippines
31 Franklin Chang Díaz 1950 American astronaut
32 Ursula Franklin 1921 Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator
33 Carl Franklin 1949 Actor, screenwriter, Film and television director
34 Vincent Franklin 1966 British actor
35 Franklin J. Schaffner 1920 American film director
36 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. 1914 American politician
37 William Temple Franklin 1762 American diplomat
38 John Hope Franklin 1915 American historian
39 Gretchen Franklin 1911 English actress
40 Franklin Sousley 1925 United States Marine
41 Don Franklin 1960 American actor
42 Joe Franklin 1926 American radio personality
43 Francis Folger Franklin 1732 Son of Benjamin Franklin
44 Johnathan Franklin 1989 American football player, running back
45 Carolyn Franklin 1944 American singer-songwriter
46 Jamaal Franklin 1991 American basketball player
47 Josiah Franklin 1657 British businessman
48 Orlando Franklin 1987 American football offensive lineman
49 Miles Franklin 1879 Australian writer and feminist
50 Shirley Franklin 1945 American mayor
51 Nicole Franklin
52 Franklin Pangborn 1889 Actor
53 Franklin Raines 1949 American businessman
54 Patricia Franklin 1942 British actress
55 Marina Franklin American comedian
56 Franklin D'Olier 1877 National commander of the American Legion
57 Barbara Siggers Franklin 1917 American singer
58 Franklin Carmichael 1890 Canadian artist
59 Franklin Morales 1986 Baseball player
60 Heath Franklin 1980 Australian comedian
61 Franklin McCain 1941 American activist
62 Franklin Buchanan 1800 United States Navy officer
63 Franklin Domínguez 1931
64 Jane Franklin 1791 British explorer
65 Franklin Foer 1974 American journalist
66 Caryn Franklin 1959 British fashion journalist
67 Richard Franklin 1936 British actor and politician
68 Franklin Lobos 1957 Chilean footballer
69 Franklin Van Valkenburgh 1888 United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
70 Martin E. Franklin 1965
71 Ryan Franklin 1973 Baseball player
72 Franklin Pierce Adams 1881 United States humor writer
73 Marcus Carl Franklin 1993 American actor
74 Franklin Knight Lane 1864 1864-1921, American Democratic politician from California
75 Jesinta Campbell 1991 Australian model
76 Franklin W. Olin 1860 American baseball player
77 Franklin Delano Williams 1947 American Gospel music singer
78 William B. Franklin 1823 Union Army general
79 Pete Franklin 1927 Sports Radio Talk Show Host
80 Franklin Barreto 1996 A Venezuelan professional baseball player
81 Franklin L. Hagenbeck 1949 United States general
82 Franklin Clinton Character in the video game series Grand Theft Auto
83 Sean Franklin 1985 American soccer player
84 Isaac Franklin 1789 American planter
85 Melissa Franklin 1956 Particle physicist
86 Kimberly Franklin 1982 Canadian pornographic actress
87 Franklin D. Miller 1945 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
88 Franklin Leonard American film executive
89 Bob Franklin 1965 British actor
90 Ann Smith Franklin 1696 American colonial newspaper printer and publisher
91 Barbara Franklin 1940 American politician and manager
92 Franklin Booth 1874 American artist
93 Hugh Franklin 1916 American actor
94 Franklin 1975 German television presenter
95 Franklin M. Fisher 1934 American economist
96 Chris Franklin 1964 Australian comedian
97 Franklin Benjamin Sanborn 1831 American activist, journalist, editor and author
98 Franklin Gómez 1986 Wrestler
99 H. Bruce Franklin 1934 American historian
100 Paul Franklin 1966 Visual effects supervisor
101 Adam Franklin 1968 British guitarist, singer, and songwriter
102 Stephen Franklin Character in Babylon 5
103 Franklin Virgüez 1953 Actor
104 Mallia Franklin 1952 American musician
105 Franklin McMahon 1921 Artist and journalist
106 Jerry Franklin 1988 American football player
107 Franklin Loufrani 1942 French journalist and businessperson
108 Kam Franklin 1987 Singer
109 Franklin Mieuli 1920 American sports executive
110 Franklin Stahl 1929 American molecular biologist, geneticist
111 Aubrayo Franklin 1980 Player of American football
112 Franklin Wharton 1767 United States Marine Corps Commandant
113 Thomas E. Franklin 1966 American photographer
114 Franklin Cascaes 1908
115 Rodney Franklin 1958 American musician
116 Eric Franklin 1957 Swiss dancer and writer
117 Franklin Peale 1795 Employee and officer of the Philadelphia Mint
118 Neil Franklin 1922 English footballer and manager
119 Howard Franklin 2000 American film director
120 Franklin Matthias 1908 American nuclear engineer
121 Franklin Clarke 1934 American football player
122 Rufus Franklin 1916 American murderer
123 Franklin B. Gowen 1836 President of Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
124 Franklin D. Richards 1821 Apostle of the LDS Church
125 Franklin Hiram King 1848 American agronomist
126 Franklin MacVeagh 1837 American politician
127 Franklin Stubbs 1960 American baseball player
128 Franklin Dodge 1891 FBI agent
129 Franklin Salas 1981 Ecuadorian football forward
130 Dennis Franklin 1953 American football player
131 Franklin A. Thomas 1934 American businessman
132 Franklin Gardner 1823 Confederate army general
133 Chip Franklin 1965 American comedian
134 Franklin Gutiérrez 1951
135 Jonathan Franklin 1964 American journalist
136 Jethro Franklin 1965 American football player and coach
137 Franklin Bittencourt 1969 Brazilian footballer
138 Stuart Franklin 1956 British photographer
139 Franklin Ruehl American actor
140 Jesse Franklin 1760 American politician
141 Sidney Franklin 1903 American bullfighter
142 Tom Franklin 1990 New Zealand rugby union player
143 Franklin Jacobs 1957 American high jumper
144 Franklin Bruno 1968 American musician
145 Franklin Murphy 1846 American politician
146 Jim Franklin 1943 Artist
147 Franklin Merrell-Wolff 1887 American philosopher
148 Cornell Franklin 1892 American lawyer
149 Dave Franklin 1895 American composer
150 Franklin Van Antwerpen 1941 American judge
151 Franklin Leonard Pope 1840 American engineer
152 Franklin Allen 1956 American economist and academic
153 Charles Samuel Franklin 1879 British radio pioneer
154 Franklin Henry Giddings 1855 American economist
155 Bruce Franklin American musician
156 Franklin Steele 1813 American settler
157 Franklin Winthrop
158 Franklin Clovis Anzité 1985 Footballer
159 Franklin Dyall 1874 British actor
160 Franklin Rosemont 1943 Poet and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group
161 Bobby Franklin 1936 American football player and coach
162 Andra Franklin 1959 Powerful bruising type running back
163 Roland Franklin 1926
164 Frederic Franklin 1914 Dancer and ballet director
165 Franklin Edwards 1959 American basketball player
166 Angela Franklin
167 Franklin Huddle 1943 American diplomat
168 Philip Franklin 1898 American mathematician
169 Franklin Simmons 1839 American artist
170 Ellis Arthur Franklin 1894 English banker
171 Franklin Gritts 1915 Native American painter and commercial artist
172 Franklin Garcia 1969
173 Franklin Lucena 1981 Venezuelan footballer
174 Franklin Engelmann 1908 British radio personality
175 Benjamin Franklin 1812 American minister
176 Franklin April 1984 Namibian footballer
177 Franklin Castellanos 1990
178 Franklin C. Crow Computer scientist
179 Michael J. Franklin American businessman
180 Franklin Adreon 1902 Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
181 Franklin A. Hart 1894 United States Marine Corps general
182 Jon Franklin 1943 American science writer
183 Maud Franklin 1857 British artist
184 Franklin Williams 1928 American diplomat
185 Franklin E. Sigler 1924 United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
186 Sarah Franklin 1960 American anthropologist
187 Franklin W. Smith 1826 American businessman
188 Karen Franklin
189 Henry Franklin 1940 American musician
190 Franklin Edson 1832 Mayor of New York City
191 Franklin Wheeler Mondell 1860 American politician
192 Franklin David Murphy 1916 American administrator
193 Franklin Lacey 1917 American screenwriter
194 Franklin H. Elmore 1799 American politician
195 Franklin Cappon 1900 American college football player, college basketball player, college basketball coach, college football coach
196 Alex Franklin 1988 Puerto Rican basketball player
197 Tony Franklin 1950 American baseball player
198 Franklin Lewis American Baha'i
199 Franklin Dória 1836 Brazilian politician and magistrate
200 Webb Franklin 1941 American politician