Franklin

(noun) United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915). Synonyms: John Hope Franklin.

(noun) printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790). Synonyms: Benjamin Franklin.

(noun) a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth. Synonyms: franklin.