Pullman may refer to:

Places in the United States

Pullman, Chicago Pullman, one of Chicago's 77 defined community areas, is a neighborhood located on the city's South Side. Twelve miles from the Chicago Loop, Pullman is situated adjacent to Lake Calumet. The area known as Pullman encompasses a much wider ...

, Illinois *

Pullman, Michigan Pullman is an unincorporated community in Lee Township, Allegan County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in a predominantly rural area of Western Michigan, about east of Chicago. It is centered on the junction of 109th Avenue and 56th Street ...

Pullman, Texas Pullman was an unincorporated community in Potter County, Texas, Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is now within the city limits of Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo. References

Unincorporated communities in Potter County, T ...

Pullman, Washington Pullman () is the largest city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 29,799 at the 2010 census, and estimated to be 34,506 in 2019. Originally founded as Thr ...

* Pullman, West Virginia * Pullman Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Pullman neighborhood, in the city of Richmond, California

Surname

Alberte Pullman Alberte Pullman (née Bucher) (26 August 1920 – 7 January 2011) was a French theoretical chemistry, theoretical and Quantum chemistry, quantum chemist. She studied at the University of Paris, Sorbonne starting in 1938. During her studies she wor ...

(1920–2011), theoretical and quantum chemist, wife of Bernard *

Alfred Pullman Alfred Outram Pullman DFC (21 May 1916 – 6 February 1954) was a British soldier and airman who fought in the Second World War and the Mau Mau Uprising. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for gallant service after being killed ...

(1916–1954), a British soldier and airman *

Bernard Pullman Bernard Pullman (19 March 1919, Włocławek Poland – 9 June 1996) was a French theoretical quantum chemist and quantum biochemist. Pullman studied at the Sorbonne, then spent the Second World War as a French Army officer in Africa and the Mid ...

(1919–1996), theoretical and quantum chemist, husband of Alberte *

Bill Pullman William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in ''R ...

(born 1953), American actor *

George Pullman George Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American engineer and industrialist. He designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town, Pullman, for the workers who manufactured it. This ulti ...

(1831–1897), founder of the Pullman Company *

Joe Pullman Joseph John Pullman (19 June 1876 – July 1955) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Neath and the Glamorgan Constabulary. He won a single cap for Wales in the 1910 Five Nations Championship against France. Ru ...

(1876–1955), Wales international rugby union player *

Lewis Pullman Lewis James Pullman (born January 29, 1993) is an American actor. His film credits include '' The Strangers: Prey at Night'', ''Bad Times at the El Royale'' (both 2018), and '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022). On television, he starred as Major Majo ...

(born 1993), American actor *

Philip Pullman Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ'', a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, ''The ...

(born 1946), English writer *

Simon Pullman Simon Pullman (15 February 1890 in Warsaw – August 1942 in Treblinka) was a Polish violinist, conductor, music teacher and founder and Director of the Pullman Ensemble and Orchestra, and a seminal figure in the evolution of chamber music per ...

(1890–1942), violinist and founder of the Warsaw Ghetto Symphony Orchestra

Transport

Road

Humber Pullman The Humber Pullman is a four-door limousine which was introduced by the British Humber company in 1930 as a successor to the Humber 20/65 hp and long-wheelbase version of the Humber Snipe. In 1939 an upgraded version was launched badged as ...

, a large automobile manufactured in central England between 1930 and 1954 *

Mercedes-Maybach Maybach (, ) is a German luxury car brand that exists today as a part of Mercedes-Benz. The original company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach, originally as a subsidiary of ''Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH'', and ...

S600 Pullman Guard, German armoured limousine *

Pullman automobile The Pullman was an American automobile manufactured in York, Pennsylvania by the York Motor Car Company from 1905 to 1909 and the Pullman Motor Car Company from 1909 to 1917. The Pullman automobile was named by industrialist Albert P. Broomell t ...

by Pullman Motor Company, maker of automobiles in York, Pennsylvania, U.S. from 1905 to 1917 * Pullman Coaches, a bus operating company in Wales acquired by Veolia Transport Cymru, now

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York Pullman York Pullman is a bus operating company based in Rufforth, England. The first company to use the Pullman name was founded in 1926 by Norman Pearce and Hartas Foxton. The Yorkshire Pullman remained in use until the company was deregistered in 200 ...

, a bus operating company in Yorkshire, England, UK

Rail

Pullman Company The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Through rapid late-19th century d ...

, maker of Pullman rail cars *

Pullman porter Pullman porters were men hired to work for the railroads as porters on sleeping cars. Starting shortly after the American Civil War, George Pullman sought out former slaves to work on his sleeper cars. Their job was to carry passengers’ bagga ...

, a man hired by the Pullman Company to work as porter on sleeping cars *

Pullman Strike The Pullman Strike was two interrelated strikes in 1894 that shaped national labor policy in the United States during a period of deep economic depression. First came a strike by the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman factory in Chi ...

, a major American railroad strike in 1894 *

Pullman train (UK) Pullman may refer to: Places in the United States *Pullman, Chicago, Illinois *Pullman, Michigan *Pullman, Texas *Pullman, Washington * Pullman, West Virginia * Pullman Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Pullman neighborhood, in the city of Richmond, Ca ...

, mainline luxury railway services in Great Britain

Both

Pullman (car or coach) In the United States, Pullman was used to refer to railroad sleeping cars that were built and operated on most U.S. railroads by the Pullman Company (founded by George Pullman) from 1867 to December 31, 1968. Other uses Pullman also refers to rai ...

, luxurious railway cars, cars, buses or coaches

Other uses

Pullman (architecture) Pullman is an architectural term for a long, narrow space within a structure. It is most often used to refer to a small, two-wall kitchen A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a com ...

, a long, narrow room *

Pullman (band) Pullman is an American, studio-only, folk and predominantly acoustic rock supergroup, formed in Chicago by Ken Brown, Curtis Harvey, Chris Brokaw, and Doug McCombs in the late 1990s. History Beginning as a collaboration between members ...

, an American band formed in Chicago in the 1990s * Pullman F.C., Pullman Company soccer team *

Pullman Hotels and Resorts Pullman Hotels and Resorts is a French multinational upscale hotel brand owned by Accor. Pullman has 110 hotels and resorts in 33 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle-East, Asia Pacific, Australia and Latin America. History Railroad origins ...

, a brand part of the French AccorHotels group *

Pullman loaf The Pullman loaf, sometimes called the "sandwich loaf" or "pan bread", is a rectangular loaf of white bread baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan. The French term for this style of loaf is '' pain de mie'', or, less commonly, ''pain anglais''. Eu ...

, a long, square-edged loaf of bread *

Pullman Memorial Universalist Church The Pullman Memorial Universalist Church of Albion, New York was constructed in 1894 (dedicated 1895) as a memorial to the parents of inventor and industrialist George Mortimer Pullman. The structure, built of pink Medina sandstone and featurin ...

, Albion, New York * S. J. Pullman Stakes, a horse race at the former

Cheltenham_Park_Racecourse Cheltenham Park Racecourse was a horse racing track located in the suburb of Cheltenham in Adelaide, South Australia, between around 1921 and 2008. History The Port Adelaide Racing Club began thoroughbred racing at the course and in 1921 th ...

in Adelaide, South Australia