In all the world, Friedman (Friedman 
, Фридман 
, פרידמן , along with others...) is a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly first name. The given name Friedman is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Israel, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and China. Much more prevalently, Friedman is the last name as well as the forename.
Friedman is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| zevi hirsch friedman Hungarian Hasidic Rebbe (b. 1808) |
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| lee m. friedman Jewish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1871) |
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| morris friedman American stenographer (b. 1883) |
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stanton friedman ufologist, US (b. 1934) |
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| monroe mark friedman United States federal judge, US (b. 1895) |
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harvey friedman American mathematician and logician, US (b. 1948) |
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| lewis friedman American screenwriter and speechwriter, US (b. 1901) |
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sy friedman American mathematician, US (b. 1953) |
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| meyer friedman American cardiologist and co-developer of the theory of coronary risk due to "Type A" behavior pattern of chronic anger and impatience., US (b. 1910) |
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| seymour friedman American film director, US (b. 1917) |
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| newton j. friedman (b. 1907) |
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perry friedman American poker player, US (b. 1968) |
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| yona friedman Hungarian-born French architect, HU (b. 1923) |
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| b. h. friedman American writer, US (b. 1926) |
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| sanford friedman American writer (1928-2010), US (b. 1928) |
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