Freeman (surname) explained

Freeman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A

• Aaron Freeman (born 1956), American journalist, stand-up comedian, author, cartoonist, blogger
• Aaron Freeman (born 1970), musician and co-founder of the band Ween, better known as Gene Ween
• Aaron Freeman, American lawyer and politician from the state of Indiana
• Alan Freeman (1927–2006), Australian-born DJ
• Alexandra Freeman, British science communicator and former television producer
• Algeania Freeman (born 1949), American academic administrator
• Antonio Freeman (born 1972), American football player

B

• Ben Freeman (born 1980), British actor
• Brian Freeman, several people
• Bobby Freeman (politician) (1934–2016), Louisiana attorney and politician
• Buck Freeman (1871–1949), American baseball outfielder
• Buck Freeman (pitcher) (1896–1953), American baseball pitcher
• Bucky Freeman (1895–1987), American football and baseball coach
• Bud Freeman (1906–1991), American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer

C

• Cassidy Freeman (born 1982), American actress
• Castle Freeman Jr. (born 1944), American author
• Cathy Freeman (born 1973), Australian Olympic athlete
• Charles Freeman (disambiguation)
• Chapman Freeman (1832–1904), US congressman from Pennsylvania
• Christopher Freeman (1921–2010), English economist
• Crispin Freeman (born 1972), American voice actor

D

• David Freeman (disambiguation)
• Daniel Freeman (1826–1908), American homesteader
• DeDreana Freeman, North Carolina politician
• Dennis L. Freeman (1939–2020), Iowa politician
• Denny Freeman (1944–2021), American Texas and electric blues guitarist
• Derek Freeman (1916–2001), New Zealander anthropologist
• Devonta Freeman (born 1992), American football player
• Don Freeman (1908–1978), children's book author
• Douglas Freeman (1916–2013), English cricketer
• Douglas Southall Freeman (1886–1953), American journalist

E

• Ed Freeman (1927–2008), U.S. Army helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
• Edward Augustus Freeman (1823–1892), British historian
• Edward Monroe Freeman (1875–1954), American botanist
• Elisabeth Freeman (1876–1942), British-born American suffragist and civil rights activist
• Elizabeth Freeman (c. 1742–1829), Massachusetts slave who sued for and won her freedom
• Emily Freeman (born 1980), British sprinter
• Emma Freeman, Australian film director
• Emma B. Freeman (1880–1928), American photographer
• Eric Freeman (farmer) (1932–2023), English farmer
• Ernest Arthur Freeman (1900–1975), English surgeon

F

• Frank Freeman (architect) (1861–1949), Canadian-American architect
• Frank N. Freeman (1880–1961), American educational psychologist
• Frankie Muse Freeman (1916–2018), American lawyer
• Franklin Freeman (born 1945), American lawyer and former associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
• Freddie Freeman (born 1989), Canadian-American baseball first baseman

G

• Gary Freeman (disambiguation)
• Gillian Freeman (1929–2019), British writer
• Greg Freeman (American football), American football player

H

• Habern W. Freeman (born 1941), American politician
• Hannah Freeman (1731–1802), Lenape indigenous healer and artisan
• Hans Freeman (1929–2008), German-born Australian protein crystallographer and chemist
• Harold Freeman, maker of pornographic films who was involved in the court case California v. Freeman
• Harry Lawrence Freeman (1869–1954), American composer, conductor, impresario and teacher
• Hobart Freeman (1920–1984), Word of Faith preacher and author

J

• James Freeman (disambiguation)
• Jay Freeman, developer of Cydia software
• Jerrell Freeman, American football player, linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts
• Joan Maie Freeman (1918–1998), Australian physicist
• John Freeman (disambiguation)
• Jon Freeman (game designer), computer game industry figure
• Jonathan Freeman (actor) (born 1950), Tony-nominated American actor known for voicing the villainous Jafar in Disney's Aladdin
• Jonathan Freeman (representative) (1745–1808), United States congressman from New Hampshire
• Joseph Freeman (Mormon) (born 1952), Latter Day Saints bishop
• Joseph Freeman (politician) (1765–1839), Nova Scotia politician
• Joseph Freeman (writer) (1897–1965), American left-wing writer and editor
• Josh Freeman (born 1988), American football player, backup quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings
• Julia Wheelock Freeman (1833–1900), American Civil War nurse
• Julie Freeman (born 1972), British artist
• Julie Freeman (baseball) (1868–1921), American baseball pitcher

K

• Kathleen Freeman (classicist), (1897–1959), British classical scholar and novelist
• Kenneth or Ken Freeman (disambiguation)
• Kevin Freeman (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player and coach

L

• Lennard Freeman (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Lewis R. Freeman (1878–1960), American author

M

• Marcus Freeman (born 1986), American football coach and former player
• Mark Freeman (1908–2003), artist
• Martin Freeman (born 1971), English actor
• Martin Henry Freeman (1826–1889), first black president of an American college
• Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, American author
• Mavis Freeman (1918–1988), American swimmer
• Mavis Freeman (scientist) (1907–1992), Australian bacteriologist and biochemist
• Michael Freeman (chess player) (born 1960), New Zealand chess player
• Michael O. Freeman (born 1948), American attorney and politician
• Mona Freeman (1926–2014), American actress
• Morgan Freeman (born 1937), American actor
• Morgan J. Freeman (born 1969), American film director
• Mylène Freeman (born 1989), Canadian Member of Parliament

N

• Nathaniel Freeman (physician) (1741–1827), American physician and jurist
• Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (1766–1800), American congressman
• Nathaniel Freeman (Nova Scotia politician) (1740–1795), merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia

O

• Orville Freeman (1918–2003), Governor of Minnesota and US Secretary of Agriculture
• Owen Freeman (born 2004), American basketball player

P

• Paul Freeman (disambiguation)
• Peter Freeman (disambiguation)

R

• Ralph Freeman (disambiguation)
• R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943), British writer of detective stories
• Richard Freeman (bridge) (1933–2009), American bridge player
• Richard Freeman (physician), sports physician and doctor
• Richard B. Freeman (born 1943), American labor economist
• Robert Freeman (disambiguation)
• Robin Freeman (basketball) (1934–2014), two-time All-American guard at Ohio State University in the 1950s
• Robin Freeman (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golfer
• Roger Freeman (disambiguation)
• Royce Freeman (born 1996), American football player
• Russ Freeman (pianist) (1926–2002), American jazz pianist and composer
• Ruth Reynolds Freeman (1913–1969), American modernist architect in Vermont

S

• Samuel Freeman (Canadian politician) (1824–1902), Canadian political figure
• Samuel Freeman (philosopher), American philosopher
• Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890), US Supreme Court justice
• Sarah Freeman (skier) (born 1992), Canadian skier
• Scott Freeman (1954–2004), American economist
• Scott Freeman (voice actor), American voice actor
• Séamus Freeman (1944-2022), Irish Roman Catholic prelate
• Sultaana Freeman, Muslim woman who sued for the right to wear a veil for her driver's license photo

T

• Tich Freeman (Alfred Percy Freeman, 1888–1965), Kent cricketer
• Tracey Freeman, Australian Paralympic athlete
• Tyler Freeman (baseball) (born 1999), American baseball player
• Tyler Freeman (soccer) (born 2003), American soccer player

W

• Walter Freeman (footballer) (1895–1972), English footballer
• Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895–1972), pioneer of psychosurgery
• Walter Jackson Freeman III (1927–2016), American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist and philosopher
• Wilfrid Freeman (1888–1953), British air marshal
• Woody Freeman (born 1946), Arkansas businessman and 1984 Republican gubernatorial nominee

Y

• Y. Frank Freeman (1890–1969), American studio head at Paramount Pictures

Fictional characters

• Amber Freeman, from the 2022 film Scream
• Atticus Freeman, the protagonist from the 2020 show Lovecraft Country
• Augustus Freeman IV, secret identity of DC comics superhero Icon
• Billy Freeman, from the novel Doctor Sleep
• Carol Freeman, captain of the U.S.S. Cerritos and a major character in the show
• Crying Freeman, the main character in the anime, manga and live-action movie of the same name
• Django Freeman, protagonist of the film Django Unchained
• Elijah Freeman, protagonist of the novel Elijah of Buxton
• Francis Freeman, from the 2016 film Deadpool
• Gordon Freeman, the silent protagonist of the Half-Life video game series
• Huey Freeman, one of the protagonists from the comic strip and TV Series The Boondocks
• Matt Freeman (Power of Five), from Anthony Horowitz's Power of Five series
• Riley Freeman, one of the protagonists from the comic strip and TV Series The Boondocks
• Robert Jebediah Freeman, one of the protagonists from the comic strip and TV Series The Boondocks
• Vincent Anton Freeman, protagonist of the film Gattaca
• Mr. Freeman, the main character of an animated web series

See also

• General Freeman (disambiguation)
• Judge Freeman (disambiguation)
• Justice Freeman (disambiguation)
• Senator Freeman (disambiguation)
• Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866–1941), Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India
• Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, principal of the Royal Academy of Music in London
• Freeman (disambiguation)
• Friman (surname)
• Lester Freamon, (similarly spelled and pronounced) a police detective on the HBO drama The Wire