# Franklin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Franklin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Franklin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin > Source revision: 1346352430 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Franklin** may refer to: ## People and characters - [Franklin (given name)](/source/Franklin_(given_name)), including list of people and characters with the name - [Franklin (surname)](/source/Franklin_(surname)), including list of people and characters with the name - [Franklin (class)](/source/Franklin_(class)), a member of a historical English social class ## Places - [Franklin (crater)](/source/Franklin_(crater)), a lunar impact crater - [Franklin County (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin_County_(disambiguation)), in a number of countries - [Mount Franklin (disambiguation)](/source/Mount_Franklin_(disambiguation)), including Franklin Mountain ### Australia - [Franklin, Tasmania](/source/Franklin,_Tasmania), a township - [Division of Franklin](/source/Division_of_Franklin), federal electoral division in Tasmania - [Division of Franklin (state)](/source/Division_of_Franklin_(state)), state electoral division in Tasmania - [Franklin, Australian Capital Territory](/source/Franklin,_Australian_Capital_Territory), a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin - [Franklin River](/source/Franklin_River), river of Tasmania - [Franklin Sound](/source/Franklin_Sound), waterway of Tasmania ### Canada - [District of Franklin](/source/District_of_Franklin), a former district of the Northwest Territories - [Franklin, Quebec](/source/Franklin,_Quebec), a municipality in the Montérégie region - [Rural Municipality of Franklin](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Franklin), Manitoba - [Franklin, Manitoba](/source/Franklin,_Manitoba), an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba - [Franklin Glacier Complex](/source/Franklin_Glacier_Complex), a volcano in southwestern British Columbia - [Franklin Range](/source/Franklin_Range), a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia - [Franklin River (Vancouver Island)](/source/Franklin_River_(Vancouver_Island)), British Columbia - [Franklin Strait](/source/Franklin_Strait), Nunavut ### Cayman Islands - [Franklin's Forest](/source/Franklin's_Forest), Grand Cayman ### New Zealand - [Franklin District](/source/Franklin_District), a former territorial authority area - [Franklin (local board area)](/source/Franklin_(local_board_area)), a local government area - [Franklin (New Zealand electorate)](/source/Franklin_(New_Zealand_electorate)), a former parliamentary electorate ### Poland - [Franklin, Łódź Voivodeship](/source/Franklin,_%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA_Voivodeship) (central Poland), a village ### United States - [State of Franklin](/source/State_of_Franklin) (1784–1789), an unrecognized, autonomous territory and former republic that later became part of Tennessee - [Franklin, Alabama](/source/Franklin,_Alabama), a town in Macon County - [Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama](/source/Franklin,_Monroe_County,_Alabama) - [Franklin, Arkansas](/source/Franklin,_Arkansas) - [Franklin, California (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin,_California_(disambiguation)), multiple places in California with the same name. - [Franklin, Connecticut](/source/Franklin,_Connecticut) - [Franklin, Georgia](/source/Franklin,_Georgia) - [Franklin, Idaho](/source/Franklin,_Idaho) - [Franklin, Illinois](/source/Franklin,_Illinois) - [Franklin, Indiana](/source/Franklin,_Indiana), the county seat of Johnson County - [Franklin, Wayne County, Indiana](/source/Franklin,_Wayne_County,_Indiana) - [Franklin, Iowa](/source/Franklin,_Iowa) - [Franklin, Kansas](/source/Franklin,_Kansas), a census-designated place in Crawford County - [Franklin, Douglas County, Kansas](/source/Franklin,_Douglas_County,_Kansas) - [Franklin, Kentucky](/source/Franklin,_Kentucky) - [Franklin, Louisiana](/source/Franklin,_Louisiana) - [Franklin, Maine](/source/Franklin,_Maine) - [Franklin, Massachusetts](/source/Franklin,_Massachusetts) - [Franklin, Michigan](/source/Franklin,_Michigan) - [Franklin, Minnesota](/source/Franklin,_Minnesota) - [Franklin, Missouri](/source/Franklin,_Missouri), a city in Howard County - [Pacific, Missouri](/source/Pacific,_Missouri), formerly known as Franklin - [Franklin, Nebraska](/source/Franklin,_Nebraska) - [Franklin, New Hampshire](/source/Franklin,_New_Hampshire) - [Franklin, New Jersey](/source/Franklin,_New_Jersey) - [Franklin, New York (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin,_New_York_(disambiguation)) - [Franklin, North Carolina](/source/Franklin,_North_Carolina) - [Franklin, Ohio](/source/Franklin,_Ohio) - [Franklin, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin,_Pennsylvania_(disambiguation)) - [Franklin, Tennessee](/source/Franklin,_Tennessee) - [Franklin, Texas](/source/Franklin,_Texas) - [Franklin, Vermont](/source/Franklin,_Vermont) - [Franklin, Virginia](/source/Franklin,_Virginia) - [Franklin, West Virginia](/source/Franklin,_West_Virginia) - [Franklin, Wisconsin (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin,_Wisconsin_(disambiguation)) - [Franklin Mountains (Alaska)](/source/Franklin_Mountains_(Alaska)), a mountain range - [Mount Franklin (New Hampshire)](/source/Mount_Franklin_(New_Hampshire)), in the White Mountains - [Franklin Falls (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin_Falls_(disambiguation)) - [Franklin Township (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin_Township_(disambiguation)) ## Arts and entertainment - [*Franklin* (miniseries)](/source/Franklin_(miniseries)), 2024 biographical drama about Benjamin Franklin - [Franklin (Peanuts)](/source/Franklin_(Peanuts)), a character in the comic strip *Peanuts* - [*Franklin* (TV series)](/source/Franklin_(TV_series)), children's television series about a turtle named Franklin - The title character of [Franklin the Turtle (books)](/source/Franklin_the_Turtle_(books)), the book series on which the TV series was based - [Roosevelt Franklin](/source/Roosevelt_Franklin), a former character on Sesame Street - The title character of *[Franklin & Bash](/source/Franklin_%26_Bash)*, a TV series that began in 2011 - Franklin, character in the comic book [*Monica and Friends*](/source/List_of_Monica's_Gang_characters#Minor_characters) - Franklin, the mascot of the [Philadelphia 76ers](/source/Philadelphia_76ers) ## Businesses - [Franklin Electronic Publishers](/source/Franklin_Electronic_Publishers), an electronic reference company and former computer manufacturer - [Franklin Engine Company](/source/Franklin_Engine_Company), a manufacturer of aircraft engines - [The Franklin Mint](/source/The_Franklin_Mint), a producer of collectibles ## Schools - [Franklin University Switzerland](/source/Franklin_University_Switzerland), an American university in Lugano, Switzerland - [Franklin College (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin_College_(disambiguation)) - [Franklin High School (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin_High_School_(disambiguation)) ## Ships - [USS *Franklin*](/source/USS_Franklin) - [HMAS *Franklin*](/source/HMAS_Franklin), an Australian Navy steel screw steamer - *[Northern Franklin](/source/Northern_Franklin)*, a marine research vessel - SS [*Foundation Franklin*](/source/Foundation_Franklin), a seagoing rescue tug - [*Franklin* (sidewheeler)](/source/Franklin_(sidewheeler)), an 1850s American steamboat - [French ship *Franklin* (1797)](/source/French_ship_Franklin_(1797)), captured by the British and sailed as HMS *Canopus* ## Transportation - [Franklin (automobile)](/source/Franklin_(automobile)), an American automobile - [Franklin station (disambiguation)](/source/Franklin_station_(disambiguation)) ## Other uses - [Battle of Franklin (disambiguation)](/source/Battle_of_Franklin_(disambiguation)) - [Franklin (tree)](/source/Franklin_(tree)), a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US - [Franklin (unit)](/source/Franklin_(unit)), a unit of electrical charge - [Franklin Institute](/source/Franklin_Institute), a museum in Philadelphia ## See also - [The Franklin's Tale](/source/The_Franklin's_Tale), one of the Canterbury Tales - [Franklyn (name)](/source/Franklyn_(name)) - [Franquelin (disambiguation)](/source/Franquelin_(disambiguation)) - [Sir John Franklin (disambiguation)](/source/Sir_John_Franklin_(disambiguation)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Franklin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin?action=history)). 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