Freeman is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Freeman Asmundson (born 1943) Canadian ice hockey player *

Freeman Barr Freeman Barr (born October 12, 1973) is a Bahamian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, challenging for the WBO middleweight title in 1999. Amateur career The youngest of 13 children, Barr had only nine amateur bouts. He ...

(born 1973), Bahamian boxers *

Freeman Bosley Jr. Freeman R. Bosley Jr. (born July 20, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American politician who served as the 43rd mayor of St. Louis (from 1993 to 1997), and the city's first African-American mayor. Early life and education Bosley graduated fro ...

(born 1954), American politician *

Freeman Wills Crofts Freeman Wills Crofts FRSA (1 June 1879 – 11 April 1957) was an Irish mystery author, best remembered for the character of Inspector Joseph French. A railway engineer by training, Crofts introduced railway themes into many of his stories, ...

(1879–1957), Irish writer *Freeman Davis or Brother Bones (1902–1974), American recording artist * Freeman Davis (soldier) (1842–1899), American soldier *

Freeman Dyson Freeman John Dyson (15 December 1923 – 28 February 2020) was an English-American theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his works in quantum field theory, astrophysics, random matrices, mathematical formulation of quantum m ...

(1923–2020) English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician * Freeman Fitzgerald (1891–?), American football player *

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada, the 13th since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy an ...

(1866–1941), British politician *

Freeman Gosden Freeman Fisher "Gozzie" Gosden (May 5, 1899 – December 10, 1982) was an American radio comedian, actor and pioneer in the development of the situation comedy form. He is best known for his work in the radio series ''Amos 'n' Andy''. Life and ...

(1899–1982), American radio comedian, actor and pioneer * Freeman A. Hrabowski III (born 1950) African American educator, advocate, and mathematician *

Freeman King Freeman King (June 1, 1943 – June 1, 2002) was an American comedian known for such television shows and films as ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'', '' Fletch'', ''Dance Fever'', ''Under The Rainbow'', and ''The Buddy Holly Story''. At the sugg ...

(1943–2002), American comedian *

Freeman Knowles Freeman Tulley Knowles (October 10, 1846 – June 1, 1910) was a veteran of the American Civil War, lawyer, journalist and social activist. From 1897 to 1899, he served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Populist. Biograp ...

(1846–1910) American politician and publisher * Freeman Lord (1842–1917), American politician *

Freeman McNeil Freeman McNeil (born April 22, 1959) is a former professional American football player. He was selected by the New York Jets in the first round as the third overall pick of the 1981 NFL Draft. Early life McNeil was born in Jackson, Mississippi. ...

(born 1959), American football player * Freeman Osonuga (born 1984), Nigerian physician and humanitarian *

Freeman Patterson Freeman Wilford Patterson, (born September 25, 1937) is a Canadian nature photographer and writer.

(born 1937), Canadian nature photographer and writer *

Freeman Ransom Freeman Briley Ransom (1880–1947) was an American lawyer, businessman and civic activist in Indianapolis, Indiana. From 1910 until his death he served as legal counsel to Madam C. J. Walker and the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Rob ...

(1880–1947), American lawyer and businessman * Freeman G. Teed (born 1916), American politician *

Freeman Thomas Freeman Thomas (born August 20, 1957) is an American automobile and industrial designer who has worked for Porsche, Volkswagen Group, DaimlerChrysler and Ford. Background Thomas, the son of an American military air traffic controller and a German ...

(born 1957), American automobile and industrial designer * Freeman Thorpe (1844–1922), American painter *

Freeman Tilden Freeman Tilden (August 22, 1883 – May 13, 1980) was one of the first people to set down the principles and theories of heritage interpretation in his 1957 book, ''Interpreting Our Heritage''. Tilden was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and deve ...

(1883–1980), American environmentalist *

Freeman Walker Freeman Walker (October 25, 1780September 23, 1827) was a United States senator from Georgia. Born in Charles City, Virginia, he attended the common schools; in 1797, he moved to Augusta, Georgia. Walker studied law, and was admitted to the ba ...

(1780–1827), American politician *

Freeman White Freeman White II (born December 17, 1943) is a former American football end who played four seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the ninth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. ...

(born 1943), American football player * Freeman White (politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician *

Freeman Williams Freeman Williams Jr. (May 15, 1956 – April 19, 2022) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Portland State Vikings, where he was a two-time All-Americ ...

(1956–2022), American basketball player

Fictional Characters

*Freeman Lowell, protagonist of the film '' Silent Running''

Fictional Characters

See also