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 (born 1875), American botanist
• Hans Freeman (1929–2008), German-born Australian protein crystallographer and chemist
• Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895–1972), pioneer of psychosurgery
• Walter Jackson Freeman III (born 1927), 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

• Alan Freeman (1927–2006), Australian-born DJ
• Bud Freeman (1906-1991), American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer
• Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music in London
• Paul Freeman (conductor) (born 1936), 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
• 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

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

• Gordon Freeman silent protagonist of Half-Life Series
• Huey Freeman, protagonist of The Boondocks

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)