A surname transferred from the nickname. • Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers. • A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin. • A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada. • A municipality of Quebec, Canada. • A town and river in Tasmania. • An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville. • A number of places in the United States: • A town in Macon County, Alabama. • An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama. • A town in Izard County, Arkansas. • A census-designated place in Merced County, California. • A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California. • A town in New London County, Connecticut. • A minor city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia. • A city in Franklin County, Idaho. • A village in Morgan County, Illinois. • A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana. • An unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana. • A minor city in Lee County, Iowa. • A census-designated place in Crawford County, Kansas. • A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas • A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky. • A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. • A town in Hancock County, Maine. • A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. • A village in Southfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. • A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota. • A minor city in Howard County, Missouri. • A minor city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska. • A city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. • A borough in Sussex County, New Jersey. • A town in Franklin County, New York. • A town and village in Delaware County, New York. • A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina. • A city in Warren County, Ohio. • A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania. • A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. • A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee. • A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas. • A town in Franklin County, Vermont. • An independent city in Hampton Roads, Virginia. • A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia. • A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; a suburb of Milwaukee. • A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin. • A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. • A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. • A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin. • An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. • A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin. • A number of townships in the United States, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, listed under Franklin Township.