Freeman (surname)
Freeman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Aaron Freeman, American journalist, stand-up comedian, author, cartoonist, blogger
- Aaron Freeman, 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, Australian-born DJ
- Alan A. Freeman, English record producer
- Alexandra Freeman, Baroness Freeman of Steventon, British science communicator and former television producer
- Algeania Freeman, American academic administrator
- Antonio Freeman, American football player
B
- Ben Freeman, British actor
- Brian Freeman, several people
- Bobby Freeman (politician), Louisiana attorney and politician
- Buck Freeman, American baseball outfielder
- Buck Freeman (pitcher), American baseball pitcher
- Bucky Freeman, American football and baseball coach
- Bud Freeman, American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer
C
- Cassidy Freeman, American actress
- Castle Freeman Jr., American author
- Cathy Freeman, Australian Olympic athlete
- Charles Freeman (disambiguation)
- Chapman Freeman, US congressman from Pennsylvania
- Chico Freeman, American jazz tenor saxophonist and trumpeter
- Christopher Freeman, English economist
- Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
D
- David Freeman (disambiguation)
- Daniel Freeman, American homesteader
- DeDreana Freeman, North Carolina politician
- Dennis L. Freeman, Iowa politician
- Denny Freeman, American Texas and electric blues guitarist
- Derek Freeman, New Zealander anthropologist
- Devonta Freeman, American football player
- Don Freeman, children's book author
- Douglas Freeman, English cricketer
- Douglas Southall Freeman, American journalist
E
- Ed Freeman, U.S. Army helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
- Edward Augustus Freeman, British historian
- Edward Monroe Freeman, American botanist
- Elisabeth Freeman, British-born American suffragist and civil rights activist
- Elizabeth Freeman, Massachusetts slave who sued for and won her freedom
- Erika Freeman is an Austrian-born psychotherapist
- Emily Freeman, British sprinter
- Emma Freeman, Australian film director
- Emma B. Freeman, American photographer
- Eric Freeman (farmer), English farmer
- Ernest Arthur Freeman, English surgeon
F
- Frank Freeman (architect), Canadian-American architect
- Frank N. Freeman, American educational psychologist
- Frankie Muse Freeman, American lawyer
- Franklin Freeman, American lawyer and former associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- Freddie Freeman, Canadian-American baseball first baseman
- Fredrick Thomas Freeman, convicted of murder in Minnesota
G
- Gary Freeman (disambiguation)
- George Freeman (disambiguation)
- Gillian Freeman, British writer
- Greg Freeman (American football), American football player
H
- Habern W. Freeman, American politician
- Hannah Freeman, Lenape indigenous healer and artisan
- Hans Freeman, 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, American composer, conductor, impresario and teacher
- Hobart Freeman, 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, Australian physicist
- Joanne B. Freeman, U.S. historian
- John Freeman (disambiguation)
- Jon Freeman (academic), American psychologist and associate professor of psychology at Columbia University
- Jon Freeman (game designer), computer game industry figure
- Jonathan Freeman (actor), Tony-nominated American actor known for voicing the villainous Jafar in Disney's Aladdin
- Jonathan Freeman (representative), United States congressman from New Hampshire
- Joseph Freeman (Mormon), Latter Day Saints bishop
- Joseph Freeman (politician), Nova Scotia politician
- Joseph Freeman (writer), American left-wing writer and editor
- Josh Freeman, American football player, backup quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings
- Julia Wheelock Freeman, American Civil War nurse
- Julie Freeman (disambiguation)
K
- Kathleen Freeman (classicist),, British classical scholar and novelist
- Kay Freeman, American actress, known for Summerspell
- Kenneth or Ken Freeman (disambiguation)
- Kevin Freeman (basketball), American basketball player and coach
L
- Lennard Freeman, American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Lewis R. Freeman, American author
M
- Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer
- Marcus Freeman, American football coach and former player
- Mark Freeman (disambiguation)
- Martin Freeman, English actor
- Martin Henry Freeman, first black president of an American college
- Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, American author
- Mavis Freeman, American swimmer
- Mavis Freeman (scientist), Australian bacteriologist and biochemist
- Michael Freeman (chess player), New Zealand chess player
- Michael O. Freeman, American attorney and politician
- Mona Freeman, American actress
- Morgan J. Freeman, American film director
- Mylène Freeman, Canadian Member of Parliament
N
- Nathaniel Freeman (physician), American physician and jurist
- Nathaniel Freeman Jr., American congressman
- Nathaniel Freeman (Nova Scotia politician), merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia
O
- Orville Freeman, Governor of Minnesota and US Secretary of Agriculture
- Owen Freeman, American basketball player
P
R
- Ralph Freeman (disambiguation)
- R. Austin Freeman, British writer of detective stories
- Richard Freeman (bridge), American bridge player
- Richard Freeman (physician), British sports physician and doctor
- Richard B. Freeman, American labor economist
- Robert Freeman (disambiguation)
- Robin Freeman (basketball), two-time All-American guard at Ohio State University in the 1950s
- Robin Freeman (golfer), American professional golfer
- Roger Freeman (disambiguation)
- Royce Freeman, American football player
- Russ Freeman (pianist), American jazz pianist and composer
- Ruth Reynolds Freeman, American modernist architect in Vermont
S
- Samuel Freeman (Canadian politician), Canadian political figure
- Samuel Freeman (philosopher), American philosopher
- Samuel Freeman Miller, US Supreme Court justice
- Sarah Freeman (skier), Canadian skier
- Scott Freeman (economist), American economist
- Scott Freeman (voice actor), American voice actor
- Séamus Freeman, 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, Kent cricketer
- Tommy Freeman (rugby union), English rugby union player
- Tracey Freeman, Australian Paralympic athlete
- Tyler Freeman (baseball), American baseball player
- Tyler Freeman (soccer), American soccer player
V
- Von Freeman, American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist
W
- Walter Freeman (footballer), English footballer
- Walter Jackson Freeman II, pioneer of psychosurgery
- Walter Jackson Freeman III, American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist and philosopher
- Wilfrid Freeman, British air marshal
- Woody Freeman, Arkansas businessman and 1984 Republican gubernatorial nominee
Y
- Y. Frank Freeman, 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 Star Trek: Lower Decks
- 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