1. (

• Franklin ,
• John_Hope_Franklin

) United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) ;

2. (

• Franklin ,
• Benjamin_Franklin

) printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) ;

3. (

• franklin

) a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth ;