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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
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Truman H. Aldrich Truman Heminway Aldrich (October 17, 1848 – April 28, 1932) was a civil engineer, a mining company executive, and a paleontologist, and briefly served in the United States House of Representatives and as Postmaster of Birmingham. He is the so ...
(1848–1932), American politician *
Truman Smith Baxter Truman Smith Baxter (November 24, 1867 – October 27, 1931) was the 16th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born on a farm near Carlingford, Ontario, part of Fullertown Township in Perth County. He was the son of Richard and Elizab ...
(1867–1931), Canadian politician *
Truman Bewley Truman Fassett Bewley (born July 19, 1941) is an American economist. He is the Alfred Cowles Professor of Economics at Yale University. Originally specializing in mathematical economics and general equilibrium theory, since the late 1990s Bewley ...
(born 1941), American economist *
Truman Boardman Truman Boardman (February 7, 1810 – April 21, 1895) was an American farmer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Allyn Boardman (1774–1837), a tanner and currier who came from Connecticut to Western New York in 1799, and Phoeb ...
(1810–1895), American politician *
Truman Bodden Truman Murray Bodden, OBE (born 22 April 1945) is a former Caymanian Caymanians are the status holders or born citizens of the Cayman Islands. As a British Overseas Territory, citizens of the Cayman Islands will hold British Overseas Terr ...
(born 1945), Caymanian politician * Truman Bradley (Native American) (died 1900), Schaghticoke Native American who lived in the village of Nichols Farms in Trumbull, Connecticut *
Truman Bradley (actor) Truman Bradley (February 8, 1905 – July 28, 1974) was an actor and narrator in radio, television and film. Early years Bradley was born February 8, 1905, in Sheldon, Missouri. Although he wanted to be an actor, he followed his parents' desir ...
(1905–1974), American actor and narrator * Truman W. Brophy (1848–1928), American dentist *
Truman Capote Truman Garcia Capote ( ; born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, ...
(1924–1984), American author *
Truman Chafin Harry Truman Chafin (born July 10, 1945) is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two ...
(born 1945), American politician * Truman W. Collins (1902–1964), American businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist * Truman H. DeLap (1885–1974), American politician * Truman C. Everts (1816–1901), American explorer *
Truman Enos Truman Enos (January 8, 1777 – April 15, 1858) was an American politician from New York. Life He lived in Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate (5th D.) from 1827 to 1830, sitting in the 50th, 51 ...
(1777–1858), American politician * Truman Futch (1891–1960), American politician *
Truman Gibson Truman Kella Gibson, Jr. (January 22, 1912 – December 23, 2005) was an African-American businessman, attorney, government advisor, and later influential boxing promoter who played a unique and unheralded role in the Civil Rights Movement, pr ...
(1912–2005), American businessman, attorney, government advisor, and boxing promoter *
Truman Hart Truman Hart (December 9, 1784 Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut - February 7, 1838 Palmyra, Wayne County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Thomas Hart (b. 1749), President of the Hami ...
(1784–1838), American politician *
Truman Head Private Truman Head, commonly known as "California Joe", was a famous member of the 1st United States Sharpshooters during the American Civil War. He served under inventor Colonel Hiram Berdan. Early life Truman Head was born in Otsego County, ...
(1809–1875), Union Army soldier *
Truman H. Hoag Truman Harrison Hoag (April 9, 1816 – February 5, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Manlius, New York, Hoag attended the public schools. He moved to Syracuse, New York, in 1832 and was employed as a clerk in a store and late ...
(1816–1870), American politician *
Truman Ward Ingersoll Truman Ward Ingersoll (February 19, 1862 – June 9, 1922) was a photographer in the United States. He is known for the stereoviews he published in the U.S. and other areas. His work included many images of sights in Yellowstone National Park as ...
(1862–1922), American photographer * Truman H. Judd (1817–1884), American politician *
Truman Kimbro Truman Carol Kimbro (May 27, 1919 – December 19, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Biography Kimbro was drafted into ...
(1919–1944), American soldier *
Truman H. Landon General Truman Hempel "Ted" Landon (February 11, 1905 – January 27, 1986) was a U.S. Air Force general and commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Landon was born in Maryville, Missouri, and grew up in Carlinville, Illinois. After graduation fr ...
(1905–1986), American air force general *
Truman Lowe Truman Tennis Lowe (January 19, 1944 – March 30, 2019) ( Ho-Chunk) was an American sculptor and installation artist. A professor of fine art at the University of Wisconsin, Lowe also served as a curator of contemporary art at the National Muse ...
(1944–2019), Ho-Chunk artist *
Truman G. Madsen Truman Grant Madsen (13 December 1926 – 28 May 2009) was a professor of religion and philosophy at Brigham Young University (BYU) and director of the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. He was a prolific author ...
(1926–2009), American religious philosopher *
Truman Michelson Truman Michelson (August 11, 1879 – July 26, 1938) was a linguist and anthropologist who worked from 1910 until his death for the Bureau of American Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution. He also held a position as ethnologist at George Was ...
(1879–1938), American linguist * Truman J. Nelson (1911–1987), American writer *
Truman Handy Newberry Truman Handy Newberry (November 5, 1864 – October 3, 1945) was an American businessman and political figure. He served as the Secretary of Navy between 1908 and 1909. He was a Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan between 1919 and 1922. Biogr ...
(1864–1945), American politician *
Truman O. Olson Truman O. Olson (October 13, 1917 – January 31, 1944) was a United States Army sergeant who was posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II. Olson was born on October ...
(1917–1944), American soldier * Truman B. Ransom (1802–1847), American educator and military officer *
Truman Reeves Truman Reeves (August 17, 1840 – March 8, 1924) was California State Treasurer from 1899 to 1907. He also was a member of the California State Assembly from 1883 to 1887 and treasurer of San Bernardino County (1890–98). He was a Republican. ...
(1840–1924), American politician *
Truman Henry Safford Truman Henry Safford (6 January 1836 – 13 June 1901) was an American calculating prodigy.W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) ''Calculating Prodigies'', in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, New York, chapter 13. In later life he was an obs ...
(1836–1901), American calculating prodigy *
Truman Seymour Truman Seymour (September 24, 1824 – October 30, 1891) was a career soldier and an accomplished painter. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. He was present at the Battle of Fort S ...
(1824–1891), American general *
Truman Smith Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a Whig member of the United States Senate from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th and 5th congressional districts ...
(1791–1884), American politician *
Truman Smith (officer) Truman Smith (August 25, 1893 – October 3, 1970) was a U.S. Army infantry officer, military attache, and intelligence officer. He collected valuable intelligence on German military capabilities while serving in Berlin before World War II. ...
(1893–1970), American infantry officer *
Truman Spain Truman Foy "Big Dog" Spain (January 10, 1913 – February 12, 1968) was an American football tackle. He played college football at Southern Methodist University and was a member of the undefeated 1935 SMU team that was recognized as the na ...
(1913–1968), American football tackle *
Truman Spangrud Casper "Truman" Spangrud (born December 21, 1934) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. He was commander of Air University from 1986 to 1988. Spangrud was born in 1934, in Kennedy, Minn., and graduated from Karlstad (Min ...
(born 1934), American general * Truman Taylor (born 1932), American television host * Truman F. Wilbanks (1891–1967), American football player and coach * Truman "True" Williams (1839–1897), American illustrator * Truman G. Younglove (1815–1882), American politician * Truman G. Yuncker (1891–1964), American botanist


Fictional characters

* Truman Burbank, fictional character in the film ''
The Truman Show ''The Truman Show'' is a 1998 American psychological satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truma ...
'' * Truman Motley, fictional character in the 1976-2000 comic strip ''Motley's Crew'' * Truman X, fictional character in the television series ''
The X's ''The X's'' is an American animated television series created by Carlos Ramos for Nickelodeon. The series centers on a family of spies who must conceal their identity from the outside world, but often have trouble in doing so. It had a single ...
'' * Truman Tomten, fictional character in the television series '' Noddy''


See also

* Truman (surname) {{given name English masculine given names