Famous People with Name Franklin

Franklin William Fort            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin William Fort: was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Fort was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1931). He was not a candidate for renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nominatio

Franklin Swift Billings            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Swift Billings: was an American politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 60th Governor of Vermont from 1925 to 1927 and as the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1923–1925. His parents were Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy Swift Billings. His son, Fran

Franklin Fairbanks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Fairbanks: was an American businessman, political figure, and one of the founders and first trustees of Rollins College. The president of Fairbanks Scales, he was also a philanthropist and a co-founder of the city of Winter Park, Florida.Fairbanks was also an office

Franklin J. Moses, Sr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin J. Moses, Sr: was an attorney, planter, politician and judge in South Carolina.From 1850 to 1865, Moses was a member of the Board of Trustees at South Carolina College and he taught law at the institution for several years afterward. In 1866, Moses was elected as a Cir

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr: was an American politician. He was the fifth child of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor.Roosevelt Jr. served as a member of the United States Congress, representing the 20th District of New York from 1949 to 1955. In 1949, he won a

Benjamin Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin Franklin: was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and a musical instrument. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. He was an early proponent of colonial unity and as a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation[1] and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.

Barbara Vernice Siggers Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barbara Vernice Siggers Franklin: was the mother of the legendary soul and gospel singer Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the famous Black Baptist preacher. She married C. L. on June 3, 1936, and the marriage produced four children: Erma, Cecil, Aretha, and Carolyn. Prior to th

Carolyn Ann Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carolyn Ann Franklin: was an American Gospel and Rhythm & Blues singer and songwriter.She was the youngest sister of legendary Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin, and daughter of the Rev. C. L. Franklin, the famous Detroit-based preacher, and Barbara Siggers Franklin, a pianist and

Brent Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brent Franklin: is a Canadian professional golfer.He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first came to prominence when he won the 1981 Vancouver City Match Play Championship as a 15-year-old amateur, to become the youngest champion ever in that event.

Melissa "Missy" Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melissa "Missy" Franklin: is an American swimmer. At the age of 13, Franklin competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials but did not qualify to swim in any events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2010 National Championships, Franklin competed in six individual events and qual