Is Faramir a Dúnedain?

Yes they do. Boromir and Faramir are descended in an unbroken line through Denethor from the Stewards of Gondor, who came with Elendil etc from Numenor. They are Dúnedain - "kings of men" - but they are not kings, solely because their ancestor was not a king, but a steward.
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Is Faramir a Ranger?

The Rangers' main task was to harry Sauron's forces whenever they entered Ithilien. At the time of the War of the Ring the leader of these Rangers was Faramir, son of the Ruling Steward Denethor. Other Rangers at that time were Damrod, Mablung, and Anborn.
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Is Aragorn a Dúnedain?

As confirmed by Aragorn himself in the movie, he's 87 years old. His reign as the High King lasts for 122 years, which ends with his death at the age of 210. There's an explanation for why a mortal like Aragorn could live for two centuries; he's a member of the Dúnedain, a race of humans called the "Men of the West".
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Who is the oldest elf in LOTR?

The bestowing of the elven rings by Celebrimbor was a high honor, and these precious items were only given to the utmost trusted among the elves, Cirdan, Gil-galad, and Galadriel, 3 of the oldest and wisest of their people in Middle Earth.
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Is Bard a Dúnedain?

No,Bard's lineage is not so explicit like the Heirs of Isildur, yet the Chieftains of Dunedain shared distant relationship with them. This can be proved as follows: Bard is the descendant of Girion, lord of Dale, who was related to the Northmen, who were related to the Beornings.
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Is Aragorn half elven?

Aragorn isn't a half-elf, he's a tiny fraction of an elf. Elros, who was a half-elf (actually 9/16), was his very remote ancestor. But more importantly, the heirs of Elros were not given the choice to be elven or human, although the Valar did grant them unusually long life-spans.
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Is Faramir a Númenórean?

Yes, Boromir and Faramir are of Numenorean and Dunedain descent.
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Why is Arwen's life tied to the ring?

Arwen isn't necessarily dying because of the Ring, but now that she is mortal, she is dying through the slow decaying of time. Arwen also faces the same fate as all those in Middle Earth should the Ring Bearer fail his mission. So in that way, her fate is tied to the Ring.
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Why did Pippin name his son Faramir?

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When their first son is born, he is named Faramir, after his dear friend during his time at Gondor. This is a touching tribute to their relationship, especially considering that Pippin saves his life after his father, Denethor, tries to immolate both of them.
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Is Faramir immune to the ring?

Faramir has the strongest reaction to any with the Ring — even more than Boromir who spent months in it presence — and his 'reclamation' of his quality is staged in a peculiar, defeating fashion. It no longer seems a noble choice to let Frodo go with the Ring, but rather a foolish one.
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What is Boromir's title?

Names and titles

Boromir is the son and heir apparent of Denethor, the ruling Steward of Gondor. Appendix A calls him "Captain of the White Tower", while Faramir called him "High Warden of the White Tower" and "our Captain-General".
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Is Aragorn a Númenor?

But it is revealed that Aragorn is one of the Dúnedain—a descendant of Númenor—blessed with long life. Éowyn is in disbelief because it is said that Aragorn's race had passed into legend. Aragorn says there are very few Númenóreans left by the time of the War of the Ring.
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What happened to Dúnedain after LOTR?

After the Angmar War, the Dúnedain of the North were reduced to Rangers wandering secretly in the wild, and their heritage was forgotten, save in Imladris, where the Heirs of Isildur were harboured and their line, from father to son, remained unbroken.
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Is Aragorn the last Numenorean?

So, assuming Aragorn was in part referring to this, Aragorn represents the last generation of Numenoreans in this culture, influenced-by-the-elves, sense. Secondly, Aragorn rule also represented a huge rebirth of the civilizations of the descendants of Numenor.
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Is Denethor a Numenorean?

It's written in the chapter Minas Tirith, that Denethor's blood was almost pure Numenorean, as was his son's (Faramir's) but then again not Boromir's, which he loved the most.
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Are the Dúnedain Numenorians?

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Dúnedain (/ˈduːnɛdaɪn/; singular: Dúnadan, "Man of the West") were a race of Men descended from the Númenóreans who survived the sinking of their island kingdom and came to Eriador in Middle-earth, led by Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion.
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Is Legolas a wood elf or high elf?

In it, she talks a lot about how Legolas, although he is Sindar (High-Elven), identifies as a Wood-Elf, to the point of acting more like a subject of Thranduil than his son.
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Why is Gandalf referred to as mithrandir?

Although Gandalf is his most commonly-used moniker, he went by several other names as well. In his origins as a Maiar spirit in Valinor, he was known as Olorin. In Gondor, he was known as Mithrandir, meaning Grey Pilgrim. The White Rider was his name to those who saw him on his great white horse, Shadowfax.
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Why do they call him Strider?

Leaving Minas Tirith, Frodo Baggins jokingly named his pony "Strider" in order to honor his former companion.
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What horse saves Aragorn?

In the films, Hasufel was killed in The Two Towers during the warg attack that occurred on the way to Helm's Deep. Brego rescued the injured Aragorn and took Hasufel's place as Aragorn's mount. Viggo Mortensen became fond of Kenny and purchased him after the filming had concluded.
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Who is the son of Bard?

So, we know that Bard married and had at least one child, his son Bain, and that he in turn married and had a son. From The Tale of Years (Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings), we know that Bain succeeded his father Bard, as Lord of Dale in year 2977 of the Third Age.
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