Pullen is an uncommon English

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origin. Retrieved 20 January 2014 "Pullen" is likely an

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, arising from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

word

poulain Poulain is the French word for foal and is a common French surname. It may refer to: ;People * Amélie Poulain, central character of romantic comedy film Amélie * Jean-Paul Poulain, a French cabaret singer * Raphaël Poulain (b. 1980), French ...

. There are several variants of "Pullen", including Pullin, Pullins, Pulleyn, Pullan and Pullein, the latter being the earliest recorded version (1166). Apart from the English surname "Pullen", there is a very common surname "Pullan" in India. The surname is shared by these notable people: *

Alex Pullin Alex Pullin (20 September 1987 – 8 July 2020), nicknamed Chumpy, was an Australian snowboarder who competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. He was a two-time snowboard cross (boardercross) world champion. Early life Pull ...

(1987–2020), Australian snowboarder * Andrew John Pullan (1963–2012), New Zealand mathematician * Benjamin Pulleyne, also spelt Pullan (died 1861), Church of England clergyman and schoolmaster * Cecil Pullan (1910–1970), Indian-born English cricket player *

Cyril Pullin Cyril Pullin (18 August 1892 – 23 April 1973) was a British inventor, engineer and motorcycle race driver. His inventions contributed to the rotary engine and the helicopter. His son was the pilot for the first successful British helicopter ...

(1893–1973), English inventor, engineer and motorcycle race driver *

Deborah Pullen Deborah Anne Pullen (née Kok) (12 June 1963 – 8 May 2010) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. She made her Football Ferns debut in a 2–2 draw with Australia on 6 October 1979. She represen ...

(1963–2010), New Zealand female international football (soccer) player *

Don Pullen Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The great ...

(1941–1995), American jazz musician * Erica Pullins (born 1983), American musician *

Frank Pullen Francis Henry Pullen (8 September 1915 – 17 January 1992) was an English businessperson and racehorse owner. Early life He was born, the youngest of four children, as Francis Henry Pullen to Arthur James and Alice Pullen (née Richards) at Ca ...

(1915–1992), English businessperson and racehorse owner *

Hartley Pullan Lieutenant Hartley Pullan (1899–1968) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Military career Pullan entered the Royal Flying Corps as a cadet, and was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on ...

(1899–1968), World War I flying ace *

Henry Pulleine Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Burmester Pulleine (12 December 1838 – 22 January 1879) was an administrator and commander in the British Army in the Cape Frontier and Anglo-Zulu War The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Em ...

(bef. 1850–1879), British Army administrator during the Anglo-Zulu War * Henry William Pullen (1836–1903), English cleric and writer *

Jacob Pullen Jacob Everse Pullen (born November 10, 1989) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. He played for the Kansas State Wildcats. Pullen has both American and Georgian citizens ...

(born 1989), American basketball player * James Henry Pullen (1835–1916), aka "Genius of Earlswood Asylum", British autistic savant *

John Pullin John Vivian Pullin (1 November 1941 – 5 February 2021) was an England international rugby union player. A hooker, he played club rugby for Bristol Rugby and captained the England national rugby union team for which he played 42 times between ...

(1941–2021), English rugby union player *

Jorge Pullin Jorge Pullin (; born 1963 in Argentina) is an American theoretical physicist known for his work on black hole collisions and quantum gravity. He is the Horace Hearne Chair in theoretical Physics at the Louisiana State University. Biography Jorge P ...

(born 1963), Argentine-American physics academic * Josiah Pullen (1631–1714), English vicar * Kent Pullen (1942–2003), American politician *

Lloyd T. Pullen Lloyd T. Pullen (May 1, 1825 – January 14, 1908) was an American, farmer, writer, and politician. Born in the town of Anson, Somerset County, Maine, Pullen moved with his parents to Kingfield, Maine in 1832. In 1854, Pullen moved to Argyle ...

(1825–1908), American politician * Lucy Pullen, Canadian artist *

Matilda Marian Pullan Matilda Marian Pullan (1819–Feb. 19, 1862)—also writing under the pen names Mrs. Pullan and Aiguillette— was a prolific and influential 19th century British writer on needlework who contributed columns to a wide selection of periodicals in ...

(1819–1862), British author *

Melanie Pullen Melanie Pullen (born 1975) is an American photographer who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Early life and early inspiration Pullen was born in New York City and raised in the West Village. As a child her family consisted of writ ...

(born 1975), American photographer *

Melanie Clark Pullen Melanie Clark Pullen (2 July 1975 – 29 March 2022) was an Irish actress, film producer and writer. Career Born and raised in Ireland, Clark Pullen attended Newpark Comprehensive School and then studied drama at Trinity College, Dublin. Shortl ...

(born 1977), Irish actress, producer and writer *

Mieke Pullen Mieke Pullen née ''Hombergen'' (14 July 1957 – 28 January 2003) was a Dutch long-distance runner who competed mainly in marathon races. She ran thirty races over the distance in her career, winning races in Eindhoven Marathon, Eindhoven, Amsterd ...

(1957–2003), Dutch long-distance runner *

Penny Pullen Penny Pullen (born March 2, 1947) is an American politician and conservative activist. Pullen spent eight terms in the Illinois General Assembly representing a district in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Pullen also served on various presiden ...

, American politician * Peter Pullan (1857–1901), English cricket player *

Purv Pullen Almy Purves "Purv" Pullen (February 2, 1909 – October 18, 1992), later known by the stage name Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath (or simply Dr. Birdbath), was an American voice actor. He was known for mimicking the sounds of animals and birds. Early lif ...

(1909–1992), American actor *

Richard Popplewell Pullan Richard Popplewell Pullan was an architect and brother-in-law of William Burges. He is known for his work in archaeology including the discovery of the Lion of Knidos. Life Pullan was born at Knaresborough on 27 March 1825. He was articled to Ri ...

(1825–1888), English architect and archæologist *

Robert Pullen Robert Pullen (surname also rendered as Polenius, Pullan, Pullein, Pullenus, Pullus, Pully, and La Poule) (c. 1080 – c. 1146) was an English theologian and official of the Roman Catholic Church, often considered to be one of the founders of Oxfo ...

(died c.1150), English theologian and official of the Roman Catholic Church *

Sidney Pullen Sidney Pullen (14 July 1895 – 1950s) was an English football Midfielder, who played for Flamengo, a club based in Rio de Janeiro. Biography Born in Southampton, Sidney migrated to Brazil after his father, Hugh Pullen, was transferred to a fact ...

(1895–1950s), English football (soccer) player * Tessa Pullan (born 1954), sculptor, equestrian artist *

Tobias Pullen Tobias Pullen (1648 – 22 January 1713), or Tobias Pullein, was an Irish bishop. Biography Pullen was Anglican bishop of Cloyne and of Dromore, born at Middleham, Yorkshire in 1648, was, according to Cotton, grandson of Samuel Pullein (1598– ...

(1648–1713), Irish bishop *

Tom Pullen Thomas Pullen (born January 3, 1945) is a former American football and Canadian football player. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1965 to 1967. A native of Ottawa, Ontario, he also played professional football in t ...

(born 1945), Canadian football (gridiron) player * Wally Pullen (1919–1977), English footballer * Vern Pullens (1929–2001), American rockabilly and country singer *

William Pullen Vice-Admiral William John Samuel Pullen (4 December 1813 – 22 January 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who was the first European to sail along the north coast of Alaska from the Bering Strait to the Mackenzie River in Canada. His 1849 journ ...

"Admiral Pullen" (1813–1887), Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer * William Pullen (cricketer) (1866–1937), an English cricket player

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