Namesakes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(m) 1882-1945 
American Presidents 1933-1945
Franklin Pierce
(m) 1804-1869
American Presidents 1853-1857
Frank Herbert
(m) 1920-1986
Notable Writers
Billy Graham
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1918-2018
Other Religious Leaders Southern Baptist Convention
John Franklin Enders
(m) 1897-1985
Nobel Prize Winners 1954 (medicine)
Richard Pryor
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1940-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John Candy
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1950-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Franklin J. Schaffner
(m) 1920-1989
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1971 Patton (director)
Michael of Kent
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1942-
Other Royalty 1942- United Kingdom (prince)
Shemar Moore
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Fay Weldon
(a.k.a. Franklin) (f) 1931-2023
Notable Writers
Harry Porter
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1882-1965
Olympic Medalists 1908 high jump (gold)
Avery Brooks
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Best
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1926-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Porter
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1926-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948 110 m hurdles (gold)
Glenn Howerton
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Archie Williams
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1915-1993
Olympic Medalists 1936 400 m (gold)
Frankie Lymon
(m) 1942-1968
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 The Teenagers
John Anderson
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1907-1948
Olympic Medalists 1932 discus throw (gold)
Frank Fredrickson
(m) 1895-1979
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Samm Levine
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Franklin Clarence Mars
(m) 1883-1934
Notable Businesspeople
Bill Horr
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1880-1955
Olympic Medalists 1908 discus throw; discus throw - ancient style (bronze/silver)
William Hamilton
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1883-1955
Olympic Medalists 1908 medley relay (gold)
Jerry Shipp
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1935-2021
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Edmund Black
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1905-1996
Olympic Medalists 1928 hammer throw (bronze)
Frank Gore
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (football)
Franklin Standard
(m) 1949-2021
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (bronze)
Brett Anderson
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker
(m) 1886-1963
Hall-of-Famers 1955 (baseball)
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2017 (hurricane)
Frank Grant
(m) 1865-1937
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2023 (hurricane)
Bud Bundy
(a.k.a. Franklin) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Married... with Children
Frank Reynolds
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Frank Lambert
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Step by Step
Frank Lemmer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Frank Mitchell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Moesha
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2005 (storm)
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2011 (storm)