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Places in the United States

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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, Texas *
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 ...
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Pullman, West Virginia Pullman is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 134 at the 2020 census. Pullman was platted in 1883, and named after George Pullman, a businessperson in the rail industry. Geography Pullman is located at (3 ...
* Pullman Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Pullman neighborhood, in the city of Richmond, California


Surname

* Alberte Pullman (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 i ...
(1916–1954), a British soldier and airman * Bernard Pullman (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 (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 Maj ...
(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, ''Th ...
(born 1946), English writer * Simon Pullman (1890–1942), violinist and founder of the Warsaw Ghetto Symphony Orchestra


Transport


Road

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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 a ...
, 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 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 Crossgates Coaches *
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 20 ...
, a bus operating company in Yorkshire, England, UK


Rail

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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, ...
, mainline luxury railway services in Great Britain


Both

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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 ra ...
, luxurious railway cars, cars, buses or coaches


Other uses

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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 pullman kitchen") or, sometimes, a narrow hall. The word is derived from the narrow kitchens in the dinin ...
, 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 o ...
, 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''. ...
, a long, square-edged loaf of bread * Pullman Memorial Universalist Church, 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 the c ...
in Adelaide, South Australia


See also

* Pulman (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, surname, geo