Freeman

Freeman

Freeman can mean any of the following:

Things

* An individual not tied to land under medieval serfdom, unlike a villein or serf
* A person who has been awarded Freedom of the City or "Freedom of the Company" in a Livery Company
* "Freeman" and "Freeman II", albums by Filipino rap artist Francis Magalona
* Freeman (Colonial), in U.S. Colonial times, a person not under legal restraint
* City of London Freemen's School
* "California v. Freeman", a court case
* Montana Freemen, a Christian patriot group in Montana, USA
* W.H. Freeman, publishers
* Freeman (rapper), a french rapper and dancer from IAM
* Battle of Freeman's Farm

Places

* Freeman Township, Michigan
* Freeman Township, Minnesota
* Freeman Spur, Illinois
* Freeman, South Dakota
* Freeman, Virginia
* Freeman Island
* Freeman strait

People

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* Daniel Freeman
* James Freeman, further disambiguation for various people with that name
* John Freeman, further disambiguation for various people with that name
* Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete
* Crispin Freeman, popular anime voice actor
* Joseph Freeman (born 1952), first black man in many years to hold the priesthood of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Martin Freeman, English actor
* Morgan Freeman, an American actor
* Paul L. Freeman, Jr. (1907–1988), American general
* Walter Freeman (1895–1972), an American physician
* Freeman (rapper), a French-Algerian rapper
* Freeman Barr, a Bahamian boxer
* Freeman Dyson (born 1923), Anglo-American physicist and mathematician
* Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866–1941) Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India
* Freeman Gosden (1899-1982) American radio comedian
* Freeman Thorp (1844-1922) American painter
* Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, American author

Literature

*Free Men a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein
* "The Freeman", a publication of the Foundation for Economic Education
* "Freeman's Journal", a newspaper in Ireland
* "The Freeman Cebu", a community newspaper in Cebu, Philippines

Fictional characters

* Gordon Freeman, the central character in the computer-game series "Half-Life"
* Freeman (Fatal Fury), a character in the "Garou: Mark of the Wolves" video game
* Huey Freeman in the comic strip (and spinoff TV series) "The Boondocks"
* Will Freeman, a character in "About A Boy", a book by Nick Hornby
* Crying Freeman, the main character in the anime, manga and live-action movie of the same name
* Lester Freamon, (similarly spelled and pronounced) a police detective on the HBO drama "The Wire"
* Robert Freeman (The Boondocks), a fictional character in the animated television show "The Boondocks"
* Col. Alec Freeman, a character in the TV series "UFO"
* Matthew Freeman, a character from Anthony Horowitz's "Power of Five" series.

ee also

* Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
* Freedman, a former slave who has been manumitted or emancipated
* Fremen, group of people in the "Dune" series of science fiction novels


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