Freeman (surname)
Freeman as a surname may refer to:
Athletes
- Antonio Freeman (born 1972), American football player
- Buck Freeman (1871–1949), American baseball player
- Bucky Freeman (1895–1987), American football and baseball coach
- Cathy Freeman (born 1973), Australian Olympic athlete
- Douglas Freeman (1916–2013), English cricketer
- Emily Freeman, British athlete competing in the 200 metres
- Greg Freeman (American football), American football player
- Jerrell Freeman, American football player, linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts
- Josh Freeman, American football player, backup quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings
- Kevin Freeman (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player and coach
- Robin Freeman (basketball) (born 1934), two-time All-American guard at Ohio State University in the 1950s
- Robin Freeman (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golfer
- Sarah Freeman (skier), Canadian skier
- Tich Freeman (Alfred Percy Freeman, 1888–1965), Kent cricketer
- Walter Freeman (footballer) (born 1895-1972), English footballer
Scientists and scholars
- Christopher Freeman (1921–2010), English economist
- Derek Freeman (1916–2001), New Zealander anthropologist
- Edward Monroe Freeman (1875–1954), American botanist
- Hans Freeman (1929–2008), German-born Australian protein crystallographer and chemist
- Joan Maie Freeman (1918–1998), Australian physicist
- Kenneth C. Freeman (born 1940), Australian astronomer
- Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895–1972), pioneer of psychosurgery
- Walter Jackson Freeman III (1927–2016), American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist and philosopher
Engineers
- Jay Freeman, developer of Cydia software
- Jon Freeman, influential computer game industry figure
- Sir Ralph Freeman (1880–1950), English bridge designer
- Sir Ralph Freeman (1911–1998), English bridge designer
History
- Daniel Freeman (1826–1908), American homesteader
- Edward Augustus Freeman (1823–1892), British historian
- Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett) (c.1742-1829), Massachusetts slave, won freedom 1781
- Martin Henry Freeman (1826–1889), first black president of an American college
Religion
- Joseph Freeman (Mormon) (born 1952), Latter Day Saints bishop
- Robert Freeman (pastor) (born 1878), American clergyman
- Sultaana Freeman, Muslim woman who sued for the right to wear a veil for her driver's license photo
Authors in general
- Castle Freeman, Jr., American author
- Don Freeman, children's book author
- Douglas Southall Freeman (1886–1953), American journalist
- Hobart Freeman (1920–1984), Word of Faith preacher and author
- Joseph Freeman (writer) (1897-1965), American left-wing writer and editor
- Lewis R. Freeman (1878–1960), American author
- Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, American author
- R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943), British writer of detective stories
Music
- Aaron Freeman American songwriter, singer, inspirational figure under surnames such as Freeman, Gene Ween, etc.
- Alan Freeman (1927–2006), Australian-born DJ
- Bud Freeman (1906-1991), American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer
- Harry Lawrence Freeman (1869-1954), American composer, conductor, impresario and teacher
- Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of the Royal Acemy of Music in London
- Paul Freeman (conductor) (1936-2015), American conductor
- Paul Freeman (songwriter), Welsh-born singer-songwriter
- Russ Freeman (pianist) (1926-2002), American jazz pianist and composer
Government and politics
- Chapman Freeman (1832–1904), US congressman from Pennsylvania
- Dennis L. Freeman (born 1939), Iowa politician
- Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866–1941), Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India
- Habern W. Freeman (born 1941), Maryland politician
- Jonathan Freeman (representative) (1745–1808), United States congressman from New Hampshire
- Joseph Freeman (politician) (1765–1839), Nova Scotia politician
- Michael O. Freeman (born 1948), Minnesota attorney and politician
- Mylène Freeman (born 1989), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Nathaniel Freeman (physician) (1741–1827), American physician and jurist
- Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. (1766–1800), American congressman
- Orville Freeman (1918–2003), Governor of Minnesota and US Secretary of Agriculture
- Bobby Freeman (1934-2016), Louisiana attorney and politician
- Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890), US Supreme Court justice
- Woody Freeman (born 1946), Arkansas businessman and 1984 Republican gubernatorial nominee
Military
- Paul L. Freeman, Jr. (1907–1988), United States Army general
- Wilfrid Freeman (1888–1953), British air marshal
- Ed Freeman (1927-2008), U.S. Army helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
Stage and film
- Ben Freeman, British actor
- Cassidy Freeman (born 1982), American actress
- Crispin Freeman (born 1972), American voice actor
- Harold Freeman, maker of pornographic films who was involved in the court case California v. Freeman
- Jonathan Freeman (actor) (born 1950), Tony-nominated American actor known for voicing the villainous Jafar in Disney's Aladdin
- Martin Freeman (born 1971), English actor
- Morgan Freeman (born 1937), American actor
- Morgan J. Freeman (born 1969), American film director
- Paul Freeman (actor) (born 1943), British actor
- Scott Freeman (voice actor), voice actor for various characters
- Y. Frank Freeman (1890-1969), American film company executive
Media
- Mark Freeman (1908–2003), artist
- Robert Freeman (photographer)
Other
- Christopher Freeman, (1921-2010) English economist
- Frank Freeman (1861-1949), Canadian-American architect
- Michael Freeman (chess player) (born 1960), New Zealand chess player
- Paul Freeman (cryptozoologist) (1943–2003), American Bigfoot hunter
- Richard Freeman (bridge) (1933-2009), American bridge player
- Richard B. Freeman, labor economist
- Scott Freeman (1954–2004), American economist
Fictional characters
- Django Freeman, protagonist of the film Django Unchained
- Gordon Freeman, silent protagonist of Half-Life Series
- Huey Freeman, protagonist of The Boondocks
- Augustus Freeman IV, secret identity of Icon
- Elijah Freeman, protagonist of the novel, Elijah of Buxton
See also
- Freeman (disambiguation)
- Charles Freeman (disambiguation)
- Elizabeth Freeman (disambiguation)
- Gary Freeman (disambiguation)
- James Freeman (disambiguation)
- John Freeman (disambiguation)
- Roger Freeman (disambiguation)
- David Freeman (disambiguation)
- Friman (surname)
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