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. Notable people with the name include: * Truman H. Aldrich (1848–1932), American politician * Truman Smith Baxter (1867–1931), Canadian politician * Truman Bethurum (1898–1969), American contactee *

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 (1810–1895), American politician * Truman Bodden (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 Truman William Brophy (April 12, 1848 – February 4, 1928) was an American oral surgeon. He's known to be the founder of the Chicago Dental Infirmary, Chicago College of Dental Surgery. He also served as the American President of the Fourteenth ...

(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 (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 (state), New York. Life He lived in Westmoreland, New York, Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate (5th D.) fr ...

(1777–1858), American politician *

Truman Futch Truman G. Futch Jr. (October 1, 1891 – March 24, 1960) was an American state senator and judge in Florida. He served as president of the state senate. He also served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives. As a Lake County, Florida ...

(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 (1809–1875), Union Army soldier * Truman H. Hoag (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 w ...

(1862–1922), American photographer * Truman H. Judd (1817–1884), American politician * Truman Kimbro (1919–1944), American soldier * Truman H. Landon (1905–1986), American air force general * Truman Lowe (1944–2019), Ho-Chunk artist *

Truman G. Madsen Truman Grant Madsen (December 13, 1926 – May 28, 2009) was an American 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 pro ...

(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. B ...

(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 Truman Bishop Ransom (September 20, 1802 – September 13, 1847) was a Vermont educator and military officer who served as President of Norwich University and commander of a regiment in the Mexican–American War. He was killed at the Battle o ...

(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 (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 ...

(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 United States Army, U.S. Army infantry officer, military attache, and intelligence officer. He collected valuable intelligence on German military capabilities while serving in Berlin be ...

(1893–1970), American infantry officer * Truman Spain (1913–1968), American football tackle * Truman Spangrud (born 1934), American general * Truman Taylor (born 1932), American television host *

Truman F. Wilbanks Truman Franklin Wilbanks (September 27, 1891 – December 29, 1967) was an American football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then known as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Ins ...

(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 film, psychological comedy-drama film written and co-produced by Andrew Niccol, and directed by Peter Weir. The film depicts the story of Truman Burbank (played by Jim Carrey), a man who is un ...

'' * 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 nuclear family of four highly trained spies who must conceal their identity from the outside world but normally having troubl ...

'' * Truman Tomten, fictional character in the television series '' Noddy''

Fictional characters

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