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This is a list of people named after Benjamin Franklin, the American politician, scientist, inventor, journalist, diplomat and polymath.

Politics

• Benjamin F. Angel (1815–94), American diplomat and lawyer.
• Benjamin Bomar (1816-68), second mayor of Atlanta.
• Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1825-97), Confederate politician and Kentucky Senator.
• Benjamin Franklin Buchanan (1857-1932), 21st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
• Benjamin Franklin Burch (1825-93), Oregon politician.
• Benjamin Franklin Butler (Attorney-General) (1795-1858), 12th Attorney-General of the United States and founder of New York University.
• Benjamin Franklin Butler (Governor) (1818-93), American Civil War major-general, US Representative from Massachusetts and later 33rd Governor of Massachusetts.
• Ben F. Caldwell (1848–1924), US Representative from Illinois.
• Benjamin Flanders (1816-96), Mayor of New Orleans and 21st Governor of Louisiana.
• Benjamin F. Funk (1838-1909), US Representative from Illinois.
• Benjamin F. Grady (1831-1914), US Representative from North Carolina.
• Benjamin F. Hallett (1797-1861), first chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
• Benjamin F. Harding (1823-99), US Senator and politician in Oregon.
• Frank Heintzleman (1888-1965), Governor of the Territory of Alaska
• Benjamin F. Hopkins (1829-70), US Representative from Wisconsin.
• Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844-1933), US Representative from New Jersey.
• Benjamin Franklin Howey (1828-95), US Representative from New Jersey.
• Benjamin F. James (1885-1961), US Representative from Pennsylvania.
• Benjamin F. Jonas (1834-1911), US Senator from Louisiana.
• Benjamin Franklin Jones (politician) (1869-1935), Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly.
• Benjamin Junkin (1822-1908), US Representative from Pennsylvania.
• Benjamin F. Leiter (1813-66), US Representative from Ohio.
• Benjamin F. Loan (1819-81), US Representative from Missouri.
• Benjamin F. Martin (1828-95), US Representative from West Virginia.
• Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833-1918), US Representative from Pennsylvania.
• Frank Murphy (1867-1938), US Representative from Ohio.
• Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805-86), 72nd Governor of South Carolina.
• Benjamin Franklin Prescott (1833-95), 44th Governor of New Hampshire.
• Benjamin F. Rice (1828–1905), US Senator from Arkansas.
• Benjamin F. Shively (1857–1916), US Senator and Representative from Indiana.
• Benjamin Franklin Smith (1865–1944), Canadian politician.
• Benjamin F. Stapleton (1869–1950), Mayor of Denver for 20 years.
• Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1816-91), Missouri Attorney-General and railroadman.
• Benjamin Thomas (politician) (1813–78), US Representative from Massachusetts
• Benjamin F. Tracy (1830–1915), 32nd Secretary of the Navy.
• Benjamin Wade (1800-78), US Senator and lawyer.
• Benjamin F. White (politician) (1838–1920), 9th Governor of Montana Territory.
• Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (1824-94), US Representative from South Carolina

Military

• "Grimes" Davis (1832-63), American Civil War officer.
• Benjamin Hilliker (1843-1916), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.
• Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822-1915), American naval engineer and rear admiral.
• Benjamin Franklin Kelley (1807-91), American Civil War officer.
• Benjamin F. Potts (1836–87), American Civil War general, later Governor of Montana Territory.
• Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821–61), American Civil War officer.
• B. F. Tilley (1848–1907), American naval officer and first Governor of American Samoa.

Business

• B. F. "Ben" Affleck (1869-1944), American businessman.
• Benjamin Franklin Dillingham (1844-1918), American businessman in Hawai'i.
• Benjamin Franklin Ficklin (1827-71), American transport executive.
• Benjamin Franklin Gilbert (1841-1907), American real-estate developer.
• Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (1841-88), American industrialist.
• Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist) (1824-1903), Pittsburgh industrialist and Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1888.
• B. F. O'Neal, Jr. (1922-2004), Louisiana businessman and politician.
• Benjamin Franklin Pearson (1855-1912), Nova Scotia entrepreneur and politician.
• Benjamin Franklin Yoakum (1859–1929), American railroad executive.
• Benjamin Thomas (industrialist) (1860–1914), founder of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company.

Clergy

• Benjamin Franklin (clergyman) (1812-78), American clergyman and great-great-grandnephew of Ben Franklin.
• Benjamin Franklin de Costa (1831-1904), American clergyman and writer.
• Benjamin Franklin Grouard (1819-94), Mormon missionary.
• Benjamin F. Hardaway (1865-1955), American soldier who received the Medal of Honor in the Spanish–American War.
• B. F. Haynes (1851-1923), Methodist minister.
• Benjamin Franklin Tefft (1813–85), American minister, author and diplomat.

Entertainment

• Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist) (1769-98), grandson of Ben Franklin.
• Ben King (1857-94), American poet.
• Benjamin Franklin Keith (1846–1914), American theatre owner.
• B. F. Mason (1804-71), American artist.
• Frank Norris (1870–1902), American naturist novelist.
• Reb Spikes (1888–1982), American jazz saxophonist.
• Benjamin Franklin Washington (1820–72), American editor.
• Benjamin Franklin White (musical instructor) (1800-79), American singer and journalist.
• Benjamin F. Wilson (1876–1930), American actor, director and producer.

Judiciary

• Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938), United States federal judge.
• Benjamin Franklin Cameron (1890-1964), United States federal judge.
• Benjamin Franklin Keller (1857-1921), United States federal judge
• Benjamin F. H. Witherell (1797-1867), Michigan Supreme Court justice.

Other

• Sir Benjamin Franklin (1844-1917), British surgeon and honorary physician to Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V.
• Benjamin Franklin Bache (surgeon) (1801-81), great-grandson of Ben Franklin.
• Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1875-?), American electrical engineer.
• Benjamin Chavis Muhammad (1948+), American civil rights leader born Benjamin Franklin Chavis, jnr.
• Benjamin Franklin Greene (1817-95), first director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-79), American lawyer and geologist.
• Ben Shibe (1838–1922), American sports executive.
• Benjamin Franklin Stevens (1833–1902), English bibliographer.

Fictional characters

• Captain "Hawkeye" Pierce, lead protagonist in the M*A*S*H novels, film and television series.
• Ben Gates, main character in the National Treasure films and books.

References

Wikipedia listing of articles beginning with "Benjamin Franklin"