Gordon Freeman is a fictional character, the main protagonist of the Half-Life video game series. He is a theoretical physicist. His creators named him after Freeman Dyson (see first comment).
Freeman John Dyson (born December 15, 1923) is an English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, and nuclear engineering.
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Love this name. I love that is literally means "Free man". If I ever have another son, this will likely be his name.