Franklin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Franklin (baseball), baseball player in 1884 A. B. Franklin (born 1948), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Aaron D. Franklin, American electrical engineer Alex Franklin (born 1988), Puerto Rican basketball player Allan Franklin (born 1938), American physicist, historian, and philosopher Aretha Franklin (1942–2018), American singer, songwriter, and pianist Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), a Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation), multiple people Bonnie Franklin (1944–2013), American actress Bruce Franklin (guitarist), American musician Buck Colbert Franklin (1879–1960), American lawyer Carl Franklin (born 1949), American filmmaker Cheryl J. Franklin, American writer C. L. Franklin (1915–1984), Detroit, Michigan-based Baptist minister and civil rights activist Charles Franklin (disambiguation), multiple people Charles Samuel Franklin (1879–1964), British radio pioneer Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847–1930), American psychologist and logician Deborah Morris Franklin (1736–1787), Quaker patriot who cared for prisoners of war Diane Franklin (born 1962), American actress and model Dwight Franklin (1888–1971), American artist, taxidermist and set designer Edward C. Franklin (1928–1982), American pioneering immunologist and physician Eric Franklin (born 1957), Swiss dancer Farrah Franklin (born 1981), American R&B singer and actress Frederic Franklin (1914–2013),...