Franklin is a surname, which may indicate that the ancestors of people so named may have belonged to the social class of that name in Medieval England. First record of the name is in Buckinghamshire. Notable people with the surname include:
Franklin (baseball), baseball playerA. B. Franklin (born 1948), member of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesAlex Franklin (born 1988), Puerto Rican basketball playerAretha Franklin (born 1942), soul and R&B singerBenjamin Franklin (1706–1790), a Founding Father of the United StatesBenjamin Franklin (disambiguation), multiple peopleBonnie Franklin (1944–2013), American actressBruce Franklin (guitarist), American musicianC. L. Franklin (1915-1984), Detroit, Michigan-based Baptist minister and civil rights activistCharles Samuel Franklin (1879–1964), British radio pioneerDwight Franklin (1888–1971), American artist, taxidermist and set designerEdward C. Franklin (1928–1982), American pioneering immunologist and physicianFrederic Franklin (1914–2013), British-American ballet dancer and directorFrederick Franklin (1840–1873), United States Navy sailorH. Bruce Franklin (1934-), American cultural historianHugh Franklin (actor) (1916–1986), American actorHugh Franklin (suffragist) (1889-1962), British political activistJane Franklin (1791-1875), wife of John Franklin, British Royal Navy officer, Governor of Van Diemen's Land and Arctic explorerJessie Franklin Turner (1881-1956), American fashion designer.John Franklin (1786–1847), British Royal Navy officer, Governor of Van Diemens Land and Arctic explorerJoseph Paul Franklin (1950–2013), American serial killerKenneth Franklin (1923–2007), American astronomerKirk Franklin (born 1970), gospel/R&B singerLance "Buddy" Franklin (born 1987), Australian Rules Football superstar, Hawthorn Football ClubLarry Franklin, U.S. Air Force Reserve colonel involved in AIPAC espionage scandalLawson D. Franklin (1804-1861), American planter, slavetrader and businessman.Morris Franklin (1801–1885), New York politician and President of New York Life Insurance Co.Nobia A. Franklin (1892-1934), American entrepreneurPamela Franklin (born 1950), British actressPatricia Franklin, British actressRich Franklin (born 1974), American mixed martial arts fighterRosalind Franklin (1920–1958), English physical chemist and crystallographerScott Franklin (born 1980), Canadian rugby playerSelim Franklin, British/American/Canadian personStan Franklin (born 1931), American mathematician, computer scientist and cognitive scientistWalter Franklin (disambiguation), multiple peopleWilliam Franklin (disambiguation), multiple people