Franklin (surname)

Franklin is an English surname, which is also used as a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

The professional title franklin meant in the Middle Ages, the membership of the state of the outdoors. The name corresponds to the German-speaking common surnames such as Free, Frey, Frank and Wollny.

Bearers of the name

Family name

  • Aretha Franklin ( born 1942 ), American singer
  • Barbara Franklin ( born 1940 ), American politician and manager
  • Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American politician and scientist
  • Joseph Benjamin Franklin (1839-1898), American politician
  • Carl Franklin ( born 1949 ), American filmmaker
  • Charles Samuel Franklin (1879-1964), British radio pioneer
  • Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (1915-1984), American Baptist minister and civil rights activist
  • Christine Ladd - Franklin (1847-1930), American mathematician and psychologist
  • Damiao Antonio Franklin ( born 1950 ), Angolan Archbishop of Luanda
  • Don Franklin ( born 1960 ), American actor
  • Edward Curtis Franklin (1862-1937), American chemist
  • Eric Franklin ( born 1957 ), member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science ( IADMS )
  • Erma Franklin (1938-2002), American singer
  • Farrah Franklin ( born 1981 ), American singer and actress
  • Gretchen Franklin (1911-2005), British film actress
  • Howard Franklin, American screenwriter and film director
  • Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), American politician
  • John Franklin (1786-1847), British rear-admiral and Arctic explorer
  • John Franklin ( actor) ( born 1959 ), American actor and screenwriter
  • John Hope Franklin (1915-2009), American historian
  • John Rankin Franklin (1820-1878), American politician
  • Joseph Paul Franklin (1950-2013), American serial killer
  • Kenneth Franklin (1923-2007), American astronomer
  • Kirk Franklin (born 1970 ), American gospel musicians
  • Matt Franklin ( Matthew K. Franklin ), American cryptographer
  • Melvin Franklin (1942-1995), American bass singer
  • Meshack Franklin (1772-1839), American politician
  • Miles Franklin (1879-1954), Australian writer
  • Missy Franklin ( * 1995), American swimmer
  • Neil Franklin (1922-1996), British football player and coach
  • Nelson Franklin, American actor
  • Otto Franklin (1830-1905), German legal historian and university teacher
  • Pamela Franklin ( born 1950 ), British actress
  • Paul Franklin (born 1966 ), British film technician who specializes in visual effects
  • Rich Franklin ( born 1974 ), American mixed martial arts fighter
  • Richard Franklin (1948-2007), Australian film director
  • Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), British chemist
  • Ryan Franklin (born 1973 ), American baseball player
  • Scott Franklin ( born 1980 ), Canadian rugby player
  • Sean Franklin ( born 1985 ), American football player
  • Shirley Franklin ( born 1945 ), American politician
  • Sidney Franklin (1893-1972), American film director and producer
  • Sidney Franklin ( bullfighter ) ( 1903-1976 ), American bullfighter
  • Stuart Franklin ( born 1956 ), British photojournalist
  • Tony Franklin (born 1962 ), British rock musician
  • Ursula Franklin ( * 1921 ), German -Canadian physicist
  • Webb Franklin ( born 1941 ), American politician
  • William Buel Franklin (1823-1903), American General
  • William Edwin Franklin ( born 1930 ), American clergyman, Bishop of Davenport
  • Wolfgang Franklin ( * 1953 ), German publicist

First name

Artist Name

  • Franklin ( moderator) ( Frank Schmidt; * 1975), German television presenter and magician

Art figure

  • Franklin, comic book character from the Peanuts
  • Family name
  • Male first name
  • English personal name
Frey (disambiguation) Benjamin Joseph Franklin Christine Ladd-Franklin John Franklin (actor) Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor) Richard Franklin (director) Sidney Franklin (director) Tony Franklin (musician) Frank Kameny Franklin MacVeagh
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