Namesakes
American Presidents:
2 presidents
Franklin Pierce 1853-1857 
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Bud Bundy (a.k.a. Franklin) 1987 Married... with Children
Frank Lemmer 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Frank Lambert 1991 Step by Step
Frank Mitchell 1996 Moesha
Frank Reynolds 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball, 1 ice hockey
(baseball) John Franklin "Home Run" Baker 1955
(ice hockey) Frank Fredrickson 1958
(baseball) Frank Grant 2006
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 hurricanes, 2 storms
Storm Franklin 2005
Storm Franklin 2011
Hurricane Franklin 2017
Hurricane Franklin 2023
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) John Franklin Enders 1954
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors, 1 actor/comedian
Richard Pryor (a.k.a. Franklin) 1940-2005
John Candy (a.k.a. Franklin) 1950-1994
Shemar Moore (a.k.a. Franklin) 1970-
Glenn Howerton (a.k.a. Franklin) 1976-
Samm Levine (a.k.a. Franklin) 1982-
Notable Athletes:
1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Frank Fredrickson 1895-1979
(football) Frank Gore 1983-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Franklin Clarence Mars 1883-1934
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Franklin J. Schaffner 1920-1989
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Frank Herbert 1920-1986
Fay Weldon (a.k.a. Franklin) 1931-2023
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 3 bronze, 1 bronze/silver
(bronze/silver) Bill Horr (a.k.a. Franklin) 1908 discus throw; discus throw - ancient style
(gold) Harry Porter (a.k.a. Franklin) 1908 high jump
(gold) William Hamilton (a.k.a. Franklin) 1908 medley relay
(bronze) Edmund Black (a.k.a. Franklin) 1928 hammer throw
(gold) John Anderson (a.k.a. Franklin) 1932 discus throw
(gold) Archie Williams (a.k.a. Franklin) 1936 400 m
(gold) Bill Porter (a.k.a. Franklin) 1948 110 m hurdles
(gold) Jerry Shipp (a.k.a. Franklin) 1964 basketball
(bronze) Franklin Standard 1972 basketball
(bronze) Brett Anderson (a.k.a. Franklin) 2008 baseball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Franklin J. Schaffner 1971 Patton
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Billy Graham (a.k.a. Franklin) Southern Baptist Convention
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Frankie Lymon 1993 The Teenagers