Namesakes
Franklin Pierce
(m) 1804-1869 
American Presidents 1853-1857
Frank Grant
(m) 1865-1937
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Bill Horr
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1880-1955
Olympic Medalists 1908 discus throw; discus throw - ancient style (bronze/silver)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(m) 1882-1945
American Presidents 1933-1945
Harry Porter
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1882-1965
Olympic Medalists 1908 high jump (gold)
William Hamilton
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1883-1955
Olympic Medalists 1908 medley relay (gold)
Franklin Clarence Mars
(m) 1883-1934
Notable Businesspeople
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker
(m) 1886-1963
Hall-of-Famers 1955 (baseball)
Frank Fredrickson
(m) 1895-1979
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
John Franklin Enders
(m) 1897-1985
Nobel Prize Winners 1954 (medicine)
Edmund Black
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1905-1996
Olympic Medalists 1928 hammer throw (bronze)
John Anderson
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1907-1948
Olympic Medalists 1932 discus throw (gold)
Archie Williams
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1915-1993
Olympic Medalists 1936 400 m (gold)
Billy Graham
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1918-2018
Other Religious Leaders Southern Baptist Convention
Franklin J. Schaffner
(m) 1920-1989
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1971 Patton (director)
Frank Herbert
(m) 1920-1986
Notable Writers
Peter Hansen
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1921-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Porter
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1926-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948 110 m hurdles (gold)
James Best
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1926-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Fay Weldon
(a.k.a. Franklin) (f) 1931-2023
Notable Writers
Jerry Shipp
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1935-2021
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Richard Pryor
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1940-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Michael of Kent
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1942-
Other Royalty 1942- United Kingdom (prince)
Frankie Lymon
(m) 1942-1968
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 The Teenagers
Avery Brooks
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Franklin Standard
(m) 1949-2021
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (bronze)
John Candy
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1950-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shemar Moore
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Glenn Howerton
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Samm Levine
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Frank Gore
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (football)
Bud Bundy
(middle name Franklin) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Married... with Children
Brett Anderson
(middle name Franklin) (m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Frank Lemmer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Frank Lambert
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Step by Step
Frank Mitchell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Moesha
Frank Reynolds
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2005 (storm)
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2011 (storm)
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2017 (hurricane)
Franklin
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2023 (hurricane)