Tillman is a surname and given name of English origin and an Americanized spelling of

Tillmann Tillmann is a surname and given name of German and Danish origin. Variants of the name include Tilman, Tillman, and Dillman. Notable people with the name Tillmann include: Surname * Antje Tillmann (born 1964), German politician * Fritz Til ...

. Other variants of the name include Tilman and Dillman. Notable people with the name Tillmann include:

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Albert Tillman Albert Alvin Tillman (January 16, 1928 – January 16, 2004) was an American educator and underwater diver. Biography Tillman was born in Los Angeles, California. He became interested in marine and underwater life when, at age 10, he peered thro ...

(1928–2004), American educator, underwater diver, and author * Alex Tillman (born 1991), Canadian football player *

Andre Tillman Andre Tillman (born November 1, 1952) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. Growing up he attended Lake Highlands High School. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft. As ...

(born 1952), American football player *

Andy Tillman Andrew Charles Tillman (born 1952) is one of the founders of the llama industry in the United States. He is an expert on llama and alpaca health, selective breeding, and marketing. Tillman is the co-founder of the International Llama Association ...

(born 1952), Oregon llama rancher, businessman, and author *

Barrett Tillman Henry Barrett Tillman (born 1948) is an American author who specializes in naval and aviation topics in addition to fiction and technical writing. Tillman's most influential book to date is ''On Yankee Station'' (1987), written with John B. N ...

(born 1948), military historian and author *

Benjamin Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918. A whit ...

(1847–1918), governor and U.S. Senator from South Carolina * Bob Tillman (1937–2000), American baseball player *

Cedric Tillman (Arizona Rattlers) Cedric Tillman (born April 22, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League with the Denver Dynamite (arena football), Denver Dynamite and Arizona Rattlers. He played college football at ...

(born 1970), American football player * Cedric Tillman (Denver Broncos) (born 1970), American football player *

Charles Tillman Charles Anthony Tillman (born February 23, 1981), nicknamed Peanut,Donnelly, MikeCharles Tillman - Not Your Typical 'Peanut'(January 18, 2007), nflplayers.com, Retrieved on July 25, 2007. is an American former professional football player who ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Charles Davis Tillman Charles Davis Tillman (March 20, 1861, Tallassee, Alabama – September 2, 1943, Atlanta, Georgia) —also known as Charlie D. Tillman, Charles Tillman, Charlie Tillman, and C. D. Tillman—was a popularizer of the gospel song. He had a knack ...

(1861–1943), gospel musician *

Chris Tillman Christopher Steven Tillman (born April 15, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2009, and played with them until 2018. He was named an All-Star in ...

(born 1988), American baseball pitcher * Darryl Tillman (born 1967), American football player *

Dick Tillman Richard L. Tillman, known as Dick Tillman, (November 27, 1936 – October 14, 2020) was an American sailor. He was a member of the United States sailing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics as an alternate and was named US Sailor of the Year in 1965. ...

(1936–2020), American sailor *

Dorothy Tillman Dorothy Jean Tillman (née Wright; May 12, 1947) is an American politician, civil rights activist and former Chicago, Illinois alderman. Tillman served as the alderman of the city's 3rd Wardmap from 1985 until 2007. A member of the Democratic ...

(born 1947), American politician and civil rights activist *

Emma Tillman Emmaline Fanchon Tillman, ( Faust; November 22, 1892 – January 28, 2007) was an American supercentenarian and, for a few days, the world's oldest living person until she died aged 114 years and 67 days. Biography Tillman was one of 23 childre ...

(1892–2007), American supercentenarian *

Eric Tillman Eric Tillman (born July 24, 1957) is an American-born Canadian football executive who is the vice president of football operations for the Atlantic Schooners. He was previously the general manager of the BC Lions (1993–94), Toronto Argonauts (199 ...

(born 1957), Canadian football general manager *

George D. Tillman :''This is an article about a U.S. politician. For the African-American film director, see George Tillman, Jr.'' George Dionysius Tillman (August 21, 1826 – February 2, 1902) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from ...

(1826–1902), South Carolina politician, brother of Benjamin *

Georgeanna Tillman The Marvelettes were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart (now Cowart Motley), and Georgia Dobbins, who ...

(1944–1980), American singer *

Harrel Tillman Harrel Gordon Tillman Sr. (January 18, 1925 - June 19, 1998) was an actor who became an ordained minister and moved to Houston Texas where he also became a lawyer and judge. He was the first African-American judge in Texas. Tillman was born Januar ...

(1925–1998), American actor, lawyer and judge *

Harold Tillman Harold Tillman CBE (born 15 October 1945) is an English retail entrepreneur and investor. He was formerly head of Jaeger and Aquascutum, who was awarded CBE in 2010. Until September 2014, Tillman was chair of the British Fashion Council. In 2 ...

(born 1945), English retail entrepreneur and investor *

Henry Tillman Henry Durand Tillman (born August 1, 1960) is an American former professional boxer. Early life Tillman was born in Los Angeles, California. Amateur career Tillman twice defeated Mike Tyson as an amateur, winning both bouts via close decisions. ...

(born 1960), American boxer *

James Tillman (disambiguation) James or Jim Tillman may refer to: *James Calvin Tillman, American former prisoner, exonerated of the crime for which he was imprisoned *James D. Tillman (1841–1916), American Treasury official and politician *James Fount Tillman (1854–1899), A ...

James Tillman (baseball) James Pinckney Tillman Sr. (December 3, 1919 – May 31, 2009) was an American catcher who played in Negro league baseball. He batted and threw right handed. Biography Born in the Washington, D.C. area, Tillman grew up following the Washington ...

(1919–2009), Negro league baseball player **

James Calvin Tillman James Calvin Tillman is a man who was wrongfully convicted of rape, and served 18.5 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA testing on July 11, 2006. Tillman, of East Hartford Connecticut, was convicted of kidnapping in the first degree ...

, American former prisoner, exonerated of the crime for which he was imprisoned ** James D. Tillman (1841–1916), American Treasury official and politician **

James Fount Tillman J. Fount Tillman (1854 – March 1899) was an American politician who was the eighth Register of the Treasury, serving during the second term of President Grover Cleveland. As Register of the Treasury, Tillman's signature appeared on US cur ...

(1854–1899), American diplomat and politician ** James H. Tillman (1869–1911), former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina *

Jerome Tillman Jerome Tillman (born April 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya in Japan. He played collegiate basketball at Ohio University. He averaged 15.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game with Sendai 89er ...

(born 1987), American basketball player * Jerry W. Tillman (born 1940), North Carolina politician * John Tillman (disambiguation) **

John Tillman (athlete) John Tillman (born February 11, 1965) is an American athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offi ...

(born 1965), American triple jumper **

John Tillman (lacrosse) John C. Tillman (born c. 1970) is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse team. He previously served as the head coach at Harvard University and as an assistant coach at ...

(born c. 1970), American lacrosse coach **

John Tillman (policy) John Tillman is a conservative activist who runs the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI), a libertarian think tank, and the American Culture Project, which seeks to advance Republican Party interests. Career Tillman held roles with Americans for Li ...

, American nonprofit executive ** John Tillman Lamkin (1811–1870), American politician **

John N. Tillman John Newton Tillman (December 13, 1859 – March 9, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. In the Arkansas State Senate he proposed the Separate Coach Law of 1891, a Jim Crow law to segregate African American passengers. The bill became ...

(1859–1929), U.S. Representative from Arkansas ** John T. Tilman (1845–1905), American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates *

Johnny Tillman John Lawrence "Ducky" Tillman (October 6, 1893 – April 17, 1964) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Mi ...

(1893–1964), Major League Baseball player *

Josh Tillman Joshua Michael Tillman (born May 3, 1981), better known by his stage name Father John Misty, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has also performed and released studio albums under the name J. Tillman. Maintainin ...

(born 1981), American singer-songwriter *

Juliann Jane Tillman Juliann Jane Tillman was an American preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is known for her lithograph portrait printed in 1844 in Philadelphia, which is held in the Library of Congress, and is often referenced by historians disc ...

, American preacher *

Justin Tillman Justin Tillman (born February 2, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Early life an ...

(born 1996), American basketball player *

Katherine D. Tillman Katherine Davis Chapman Tillman (February 19, 1870 – November 29, 1923) was an American writer. Early life Katherine Davis Chapman was born in Mound City, Illinois, the daughter of Laura and Charles Chapman.Claudia Tate, ed.''The Works of Kat ...

(1870–1923), American writer * Larry Tillman ( 1934–1950), an American professional wrestler and promoter *

Lewis Tillman Lewis Tillman (August 18, 1816 – May 3, 1886) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Tillman was born near Shelbyville, Tennessee i ...

(1816–1886), American politician *

Lynne Tillman Lynne Tillman (born January 1, 1947) is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. She is currently Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at the University at Albany and teaches at the School of Visual Arts' Art Cri ...

(born 1947), novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic * Malik Tillman (born 2002), German footballer *

Martin Tillman Martin Tillman (born 6 November 1964) is a Swiss cellist and composer. Biography Tillman was born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1964. He arrived in the US in 1988. He has since performed/composed on numerous films, television shows, commercials and ...

(born 1964), Swiss cellist and composer * Mary Tillman Smith (1904–1995), American artist *

Nancy Tillman Nancy Tillman (born 1954) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Tillman's picture books focus on the love parents have for their children with animals. Her books ''On the Night You Were Born'', ''Wherever You Are, My Love Will ...

(born 1954), American author and illustrator *

Pat Tillman Patrick Daniel Tillman Jr. (November 6, 1976 – April 22, 2004) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) who left his sports career and enlisted in the United States Army in May 2002 in the afterma ...

(1976–2004), American football player and soldier * Paula Gately Tillman (born 1946), American photographer *

Pete Tillman Alonzo Monroe Tillman (May 9, 1922 – March 31, 1998), better known as Pete Tillman, was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma from 1946 to 1948 and professionally in the All-America Fo ...

(1922–1998), American football coach * Richard J. Tillman (1911–1983), American politician *

Rusty Tillman Russell Arthur Tillman (February 27, 1946 – March 14, 2021) was an American football player who played linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1970 to 1977. Tillman was nicknamed “The King” for his speci ...

(1946–2021), American football player *

Samuel Escue Tillman Samuel Escue Tillman (October 2, 1847 – June 24, 1942) was an astronomer, engineer, military educator, and career officer in the United States Army who spent 30 years teaching at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. In a ...

(1847–1942), American military educator and author *

Spencer Tillman Spencer Allen Tillman (born April 21, 1964) is an American former professional football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). College career Colle ...

(born 1964), American football player * Thore Tillman (1915–2004) * Timothy Tillman (born 1999), footballer *

Tony Tillman Tony Daniel Frazier (born January 25, 1981), who goes by the stage name Tony Tillman or previously Brothatone, is an American Christian hip hop musician. As Brothatone, he released an EP in 2006, ''The Gift''. As Tony Tillman, ''Mic Check'' was ...

(born 1981), American musician *

Travares Tillman Travares Arastius Tillman (born October 8, 1977) is a former American football safety and current coach. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He is currently ...

(born 1977), American football player *

Wheeler Mellette Tillman Wheeler Mellette Tillman (born August 25, 1941) was an American politician in the state of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1976, representing Charleston Cou ...

(born 1941), American politician *

William Tillman William Tillman ( 1834 – ?) was an American mariner known for his salvage of the ''S. J. Waring'' in July 1861. Early life and career William B. Tillman was born in Milford, Delaware, in around 1834. Although most black Delawareans of his ...

(1830s–?), American mariner *

Xavier Tillman Xavier Justis Tillman Sr. (born January 12, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. Early life In h ...

(born 1999), American basketball player

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Tillman Davis Johnson Tillman Davis Johnson (January 8, 1858 – November 1, 1953) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Education and career Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Johnson attended Cumberlan ...

(1858–1953), United States District Judge for the District of Utah *

Tillman Sease Tillman R. Sease Sr. (September 6, 1916 – September 2, 1988) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bluefield State College in Bluefield, West Virginia from 1959 to 1961 and Howard University in Wash ...

(1916–1988), American football and baseball coach

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