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 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 See also Friedemann, a German name Freedman, a former slave Fried (surname) Fridman References German-language surnames Jewish surnames Yiddish words and phrases Yiddish-language surnames