List of Famous people named Franklin

Franklin Hansen was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award in the category of Sound Recording for 1932's A Farewell to Arms and was nominated for four more in the same category.

Franklin "Frank" Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino politician serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2017. Since 2010, he has been on his second stint in the Senate, first serving from 1995 to 2007. He served thrice as President of the Senate: in 2000, from 2001 to 2006, and from 2013 to 2016. Having served as Senate Majority Leader and Senate President pro tempore in the past, he is the only senator who has served in all four major leadership positions of the Senate. A member of the Liberal Party since 2003, he has been the party's vice-chairman since 2011 and has previously served as the party's chairman and president.

Franklin "Pete" Adreon was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

Franklin Pangborn was an American comedic character actor famous for playing small but memorable roles with comic flair. He appeared in many Preston Sturges movies as well as the W. C. Fields films International House, The Bank Dick, and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. For his contributions to motion pictures, Pangborn received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street on February 8, 1960.

Franklin Israel Moses Jr. was a South Carolina lawyer and editor who became active as a Republican politician in the state during the Reconstruction Era. He was elected to the legislature in 1868 and as governor in 1872, serving into 1874. Enemies labelled him the 'Robber Governor'.

Franklin Swift Billings was an American businessman and politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 53rd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1923 to 1925 and as the 60th Governor of Vermont from 1925 to 1927.