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: 6 actors, 1 actor/comedian
James Best (a.k.a. Franklin)   1926-2015  
Richard Pryor (a.k.a. Franklin)   1940-2005  
Avery Brooks (a.k.a. Franklin)   1948-  
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