Friedman, Friedmann, and Freedman are surnames of German origin, and from the 17th century were also adopted by Ashkenazi Jews. It is the 9th most common surname in Israel (8th among Jews) and most common exclusively Ashkenazi name. They may refer to:

Artists

Adam Friedman "Lemonade" is a song by American singer, songwriter and producer Adam Friedman featuring Mike Posner. Friedman and Posner co-wrote the song. But when it was not included after some consideration in Posner's album '' At Night, Alone'', Friedman dec ...

, American singer * Arnold Friedman (1879–1946), American painter * Barnett Freedman (1901–1958), British painter and graphic artist *

Drew Friedman (cartoonist) Drew Friedman is an American cartoonist and illustrator who first gained renown for his humorous artwork and "stippling"-like style of caricature, employing thousands of pen-marks to simulate the look of a photograph. In the mid-1990s, he swit ...

Harold Freedman Harold Emanuel Freedman O.A.M. (21 May 1915 – 16 July 1999) was an artist from Victoria, Australia, renowned as an illustrator and lithographer, as an official war artist, and for his work in public murals. Early life Harold Freedman's ...

(1915–1999), artist public murals *

Jill Freedman Jill Freedman (October 19, 1939 – October 9, 2019) was an American documentary photographer and street photographer. She was based in New York City. Early life and education Freedman was Jewish and born in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of ...

(1939–2019), American photographer *

Ken Friedman Ken Friedman (born September 19, 1949 in New London, Connecticut) is a design researcher. He was a member of Fluxus, an international laboratory for experimental art, architecture, design, and music. Friedman joined Fluxus in 1966 as the youngest m ...

(born 1949), seminal figure in Fluxus *

Tom Friedman (artist) Tom Friedman (born 1965) is an American conceptual sculptor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and received a BFA in graphic illustration from Washington University in St. Louis (1988) and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Illinois at ...

(born 1965), American sculptor

Businesspeople

* Ann Freedman, American art dealer * Eugene Freedman (1925–2008), entrepreneur and philanthropist *

George Friedman George Friedman ( hu, Friedman György, born February 1, 1949) is a Hungarian-born U.S. geopolitical forecaster, author, and strategist on international affairs. He is the founder and chairman of ''Geopolitical Futures'', an online publication t ...

(born 1949), founder of Stratfor * Richard L. Friedman (born 1940), prominent businessman and real estate developer *

Stephen Friedman (PFIAB) Stephen Friedman (born December 21, 1937) is the former chairman of the US President's Intelligence Advisory Board. He was nominated on October 27, 2005, to replace Brent Scowcroft in the position. Early life and education Friedman was born in New ...

(born 1937), former chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs

Economists, lawyers and politicians

Benjamin M. Friedman Benjamin Morton Friedman (; born 1944) is an American political economist, who is the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institute's Panel o ...

(born 1944), American political economist * Bernát Friedmann (1843–1925), Hungarian jurist and criminal lawyer * Bernie Friedman, attorney in Hollywood, Florida * Daniel Friedmann (born 1936), Israeli law professor and former Minister of Justice *

David D. Friedman David Director Friedman (born February 12, 1945) is an American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and anarcho-capitalist theorist. Although he studied chemistry and physics and not law or economics, he is known for his textbook writings on m ...

(born 1945), American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist, son of Milton Friedman * David M. Friedman (born 1958), American bankruptcy lawyer and United States Ambassador to Israel * Don Friedman (Colorado politician) (1930–2013), American politician *

J. Isaac Friedman John Isaac Friedman, known as J. Isaac Friedman (October 1871 – December 11, 1949), was an American politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1908 to 1916 and in the Louisiana State Senate from 1922 to 1924 follow ...

(1877–1949), American politician * James Friedman, Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Maine School of Law * Jerome B. Friedman (born 1943), American judge *

Lawrence M. Friedman Lawrence Meir Friedman (born April 2, 1930) is an American Legal education, law professor, historian of American legal history, and author of nonfiction and fiction books. He has been a member of the faculty at Stanford Law School since 1968. Bi ...

(born 1930), American law professor *Lee M. Friedman (1871–1957), American lawyer and historian * Leon Friedman (politician) (1886 – 1948), American politician * Leon Friedman (legal scholar) (born 1933), American legal scholar *Louis L. Friedman (1906–1997), New York politician and judge *Martin Freedman, Canadian lawyer *Michel Friedman (born 1956), German former lawyer *Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist *Patri Friedman (born 1976), American libertarian activist and theorist of political economy, grandson of Milton Friedman *Rose Friedman (1910–2009), economist and law professor, wife of Milton Friedman *Samuel Freedman (1903–1993), lawyer, judge, and Chief Justice of the Province of Manitoba *Stephen J. Friedman (academic administrator), Stephen J. Friedman (born 1938), dean of Pace University School of Law *Sylvan Friedman (1908–1979), American politician *

Musicians

*Avraham Fried, Jewish composer and musical entertainer, also known as Avraham Friedman *Benny Friedman (singer), Benny Friedman (born 1985), American Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic Jewish singer *Dean Friedman (born 1955), singer-songwriter *Debbie Friedman (1951–2011), musician *Don Friedman (1935–2016), jazz pianist *Eric Friedman, American musician and songwriter *Erick Friedman (1939–2004), violinist *Gary William Friedman, composer *Harry Freedman (1922–2005), Canadian composer, musician and educator *Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948), Polish-Austrian pianist, composer, also known as Ignacy Friedman *Kinky Friedman (born 1944), singer and candidate for the Texas gubernatorial election, 2006 *Marc Friedman (born 1977), electric bassist/multi-instrumentalist and composer *Marty Friedman (born 1962), guitarist *Matthew Friedman (musician), musician, singer and performer *Michael Friedman (composer), Michael Friedman (1975–2017), composer and lyricist *Ross the Boss Friedman (born 1954), guitarist *Tim Freedman (born 1964), Australian musician

Philosophers

*Egon Friedell (1878–1938), Austrian philosopher, also known as Egon Friedmann *Hermann Friedmann (1873–1957), Polish-German philosopher and jurist

Photographers

*Glen E. Friedman (born 1962), photographer *Robert Capa (1913–1954), 20th century war photographer, also known as Endré Ernő Friedmann

In religion

*Alexander Zusia Friedman (1897–1943), Polish rabbi, educator, activist and journalist *Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (first Sadigura rebbe) (1820–1883) *Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (third Sadigura rebbe) (1884–1964) *Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (fifth Sadigura rebbe) (1928–2013) *David Noel Freedman (1922–2008), biblical scholar *Denes Friedmann (1903–1944), Hungarian writer and Chief Rabbi in Újpest *Edwin Friedman (1932–1996), applied family systems theory to congregational leadership *Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn (1796–1850), founder of the Hasidic dynasty of Ruzhin (Hasidic dynasty), Ruzhin *Manis Friedman (born 1946), biblical scholar, author, counselor and speaker *Meïr ben Jeremiah Friedmann (1831–1908), Hungarian-Austrian scholar, Jewish theologian *Mordechai Shlomo Friedman (1891–1971), Boyaner Rebbe of New York *Richard Elliott Friedman (born 1946), scholar of biblical criticism *Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe), Yisrael Friedman (1923–2017), Pashkaner Rebbe *Yitzchok Friedman (1850–1917), first Rebbe of Boyan (Hasidic dynasty), Boyan

Scientists and mathematicians

*Alexander Friedman (1888–1925), mathematician and cosmologist *Avner Friedman (born 1932), mathematician *Daniel P. Friedman (born 1944), computer scientist and mathematician *Elizebeth Smith Friedman (1892–1980), US Army cryptographer *Harold Friedman (1923–2005), US physical chemist *Harry Friedmann (1931–2018), Israeli chemist *Harvey Friedman (born 1948), mathematical logician *Herbert Friedman (1916–2000), American rocket scientist, solar physicist, aeronomist, and astronomist *Herbert Friedmann (1900–1987), American ornithologist *Irving Friedman (1920–2005), geochemist *Jerome H. Friedman (born 1939), American statistician *Jerome Isaac Friedman (born 1930), physicist *Joyce Friedman (1928–2018), American mathematician, operations researcher, computer scientist, and computational linguist *Louis Friedman (born 1941), American astronautics engineer *Maurice Friedman (1903–1991), reproductive-physiology researcher *Meyer Friedman (1910–2001), medical scientist *Michael Freedman (born 1951), mathematician at Microsoft Research *Nat Friedman (born 1977), programmer *Richard A. Friedman, psychiatrist and professor *Samuel O. Freedman (born 1928), clinical immunologist, professor *Stanton T. Friedman (1934–2019), physicist and ufologist *Stuart Freedman (1944–2012), physicist *Sy Friedman (born 1953), logician *William F. Friedman (1891–1969), US Army cryptographer

Academic scholars

*Carl Freedman (writer), Carl Freedman (born 1951), American writer and academic *Eric Freedman (journalist), American journalist and professor at Michigan State University * Eric M. Freedman, American legal scholar and professor at Hofstra University *Georges Friedmann (1902–1977), French sociologist *James O. Freedman (1935–2006), fifteenth president of Dartmouth College *Jeffrey Friedman (political scientist), (born 1959) *Paul Freedman, historian *Renée Friedman, American Egyptologist *Tuviah Friedman (1922–2011), director of the Institute for the Documentation of Nazi War Crimes in Haifa *Walter A. Friedman, American academic *Yohanan Friedmann (born 1936), Israeli scholar of Islamic studies

Sportspeople

*Adar Friedmann (born 2006), Israeli rhythmic gymnast *Andrew Friedman (born 1976), American, became baseball General Manager of the Tampa Bay Rays at age 28 *Benny Friedman (1905–1982), American Hall of Fame NFL football quarterback *Birgit Friedmann (born 1960), German runner and 1980 world champion *Clara Friedman (1920–2015), Israeli chess master *Dougie Freedman (born 1974), Scottish association football manager *Gal Fridman (born 1975), Israeli windsurfer and Olympic gold medalist *Lee Freedman (born 1956), Australian racehorse trainer *Lennie Friedman (born 1976), American NFL football player for the Cleveland Browns *Limor Friedman (born 1968), Israeli Olympic gymnast *Mark Friedman (born 1995), Canadian National Hockey League player *Marty Friedman (basketball) (1889–1986), Hall of Fame NBA pro basketball player and coach *Maxwell Jacob Friedman (born 1996), American professional wrestler *Nicole Freedman (born 1972), American Olympic cyclist *Ross Friedman (soccer) (born 1992), American Major League Soccer player *Ze'ev Friedman (1944–1972), Israeli Olympic weightlifter and victim of the Munich massacre
Dennis Freedman
(born 1974), Australian Stand-up comedian and part-time cricket journalist

In television and film

*Albert Freedman (1922-2017), American television producer *Budd Friedman (1932–2022), American actor and producer *David F. Friedman (1923–2011), American filmmaker and producer *Josh Friedman (born 1967), American screenwriter *Maria Friedman (born 1961), musical theatre actress *Mike Freedman, American pioneering cameraman *Tal Friedman (born 1963), Israeli actor and comedian *Vivi Friedman (1967–2012), Finnish filmmaker

Writers

*Bruce Jay Friedman (1930–2020), novelist, screenwriter and playwright *Celia S. Friedman (born 1957), science fiction novelist *David Freedman (1898–1936), playwright and biographer *David Friedman, a.k.a. Dafydd ab Hugh (born 1960), writer *Esther Pauline Friedman (1918–2002), advice columnist also known as Ann Landers *Frieda Friedman, author *Hannah Friedman, writer, director and musician *Jacques Frémontier (born surname Friedman; 1930–2020), French journalist and television producer *David Gerrold (born 1944), science fiction author, also known as Jerrold David Friedman *Mia Freedman (born 1971), former Editor of Australian Cosmopolitan magazine and blogger *Michael Jan Friedman (born 1955), author *Norman Friedman, Ph.D., (born 1946), is an American internationally known author and analyst, strategist, and historian *Rita Friedman, creator of The Letter People *Samuel G. Freedman (born 1955), journalist *Thomas Friedman (born 1953), columnist

Other

*Benjamin H. Freedman (1890–1984), American businessman, Holocaust denier and anti-Zionist *Elizebeth Friedman (1892–1980), cryptanalyst and author *Friedrich Franz Friedmann, tuberculosis charlatan *Henryk Friedman (1903–1942), Polish chess master *Hoshea Friedman, brigadier general in the IDF *Joseph Friedman (1900–1982), inventor *Judith Freedman, British solicitor and academic *Ken Friedman (restaurateur) *Maurice J. Freedman, (born 1939), librarian *Morris Friedman, private stenographer * Prahlad Friedman (born 1978), professional poker player

Fictional characters

*Luke Friedman, a character in the Netflix series ''Grand Army (TV series) , Grand Army'' *Sally J. Freedman, protagonist in Judy Blume novel Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself *Sidney Freedman, psychiatrist in the television series ''M*A*S*H''

References

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