Famous People with Name Franklin

Franklin William Stahl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin William Stahl: an American molecular biologist. With Matthew Meselson, Stahl conducted the famous Meselson-Stahl experiment showing that DNA is replicated by a semiconservative mechanism, meaning that each strand of the DNA serves as a template for the "replicated" strand.He is Emeritus Professor of Biology[1] at the University of Oregon's Institute of Molecular Biology in Eugene, Oregon.

Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz: is a Costa Rican-American physicist and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Jerry L. Ross). He was one of the first Hispanic or Latino American

Franklin Story Musgrave            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Story Musgrave: is an American doctor and a retired NASA astronaut. He is currently a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California.

Franklin M. "Frank" Thomas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin M. "Frank" Thomas: was an American animator. He was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as the Nine Old Men.Frank Thomas attended Stanford University, where he worked on campus humor magazine The Stanford Chaparral with Ollie Johnston. After graduating from Stanfor

Franklin Leal Sullivan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Leal Sullivan: is a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eleven seasons (1953-1963) with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He tied for the American League lead in wins in 1955 with Boston. For his career, he compiled a 97-100 record in 351 appearances, with a 4.15 ERA and 959 strikeouts.

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

Scott Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Scott Franklin: is a Canadian rugby union player who plays rugby for the Prairie Wolf Pack in Canada, and for the Canadian national team. Franklin is a prop. He has represented Canada in U-17, U-19 and U-23. He played club rugby with Castaway Wanderers RFC in British Col

Shirley Clarke Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Clarke Franklin: is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 2002 to 2010. The 58th mayor of Atlanta, she was the first female to hold the post and became the first black woman to be elected mayor of any major

John Rankin Franklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Rankin Franklin: was a Congressional Representative for the U.S. state of Maryland.He was a member of the State House of Delegates 1840 - 1843, and served as speaker one term, then was president of the State board of public works in 1851. He was elected as a Whig to the T