noun

• A surname transferred from the nickname.
• Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
• A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
• A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
• A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
• A township and river in Tasmania.
• (historical) An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville.
• A number of places in the United States:
• A town in Alabama.
• A town in Arkansas.
• A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
• A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
• A town in Connecticut.
• A small city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia.
• A city in Idaho.
• A village in Illinois.
• A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana.
• A city in Iowa.
• A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.
• A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
• A town in Maine.
• A town in Massachusetts.
• A village in Michigan.
• A city in Minnesota.
• A city in Missouri.
• A small city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska.
• A city in New Hampshire.
• A borough of New Jersey.
• A town in Franklin County, New York.
• A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
• A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.
• A city in Warren County, Ohio.
• A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania.
• A borough of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
• A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee.
• A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas.
• A town in Vermont.
• A city in Virginia.
• A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
• A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; suburb of Milwaukee.
• A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
• A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
• A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
• A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
• An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
• A number of townships in the United States, listed under Franklin Township.
• (US, informal) A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
• (numismatic slang) A Franklin half dollar.
• (historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.