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, American singer Arnold Friedman (1879–1946), American painter Barnett Freedman (1901–1958), British painter and graphic artist Drew Friedman (cartoonist) Harold Freedman (1915–1999), artist public murals Jill Freedman (1939–2019), American photographer Ken Friedman (born 1949), seminal figure in Fluxus Tom Friedman (artist) (born 1965), American sculptor Businesspeople Ann Freedman, American art dealer Eugene Freedman (1925–2008), entrepreneur and philanthropist George Friedman (born 1949), founder of Stratfor Richard L. Friedman (born 1940), prominent businessman and real estate developer Stephen Friedman (PFIAB) (born 1937), former chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Economists, lawyers and politicians Benjamin M. Friedman (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (born 1985), American 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