# Freeman (surname)

Freeman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* R
* S
* T
* W
* Y
* Fictional characters
* See also

## 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
* Erika Freeman (born 1927) is an Austrian-born psychotherapist
* 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
* Fredrick Thomas Freeman (born 1963), convicted of murder in Minnesota

## 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

* Morgan Freeman (born 1937), American actor and producer
* 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 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 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