Thurman is a surname and a masculine given name. It may refer to:

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* Allen G. Thurman (1813–1895), American politician and vice-presidential candidate *

Allen W. Thurman Allen William Thurman (May 1847 – November 15, 1922) was an American politician and baseball executive from Ohio. He ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio in 1889 with eugenicist ideas. Early life Allen William Thurman w ...

(died 1922), American politician and baseball executive, son of Allen G. *

Amber Thurman Amber Nicole Thurman (September 16, 1993 – August 19, 2022) was a 28-year-old medical assistant who died of septic shock and retained products of conception following a medication abortion. Georgia's maternal mortality committee determined tha ...

(1993–2022), American medical assistant who died during a medication abortion * Andrew Thurman (born 1991), American baseball player *

Annie Thurman Annie Thurman (born November 14, 1996) is an American actress known for playing Sophie Barliss in the TNT drama ''Proof'' and Shelly Jessop in the 2013 science fiction horror film ''Dark Skies''. Life and career Thurman had originally audition ...

(born 1996), American actress * Arthur Thurman (1879–1919), American racecar driver * Arthur Thurman (footballer) (1874–1900), English footballer *

Bill Thurman Bill Thurman (November 4, 1920 – April 13, 1995) was an American film and television actor. From the early 1960s until his death in 1995, he frequently appeared in B movies and independent films, often playing "redneck types" or sheriffs. He wo ...

(1920–1995), American film and television actor * Bob Thurman (1917–1998), American baseball player *

Christa C. Mayer Thurman Christa Charlotte Mayer Thurman (born 1934), is a German-born American curator, art historian, author, and scholar. She served for forty-two years as the curator and chair of the textiles department at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1992, she ...

(born 1934), German-born American curator, art historian *

Dennis Thurman Dennis Lee Thurman (born April 13, 1956) is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach for Hawaii. He is a former coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Phoen ...

(born 1956), American National Football League coach and former player * Dovie Thurman (1946–1997), American community activist in Chicago * Ernestine Hogan Basham Thurman (1920–1987), American entomologist and researcher *

Howard Thurman Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an American author, philosopher, theologian, Christian mystic, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many social just ...

(1899–1981), African-American theologian and civil rights leader * Jameer Thurman (born 1995), American football player *

James D. Thurman James David Thurman (born 19 September 1953) is a retired United States Army General (United States), general who served as the Commander of United Nations Command (Korea), United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command, R.O.K.-U.S. Co ...

(born 1953), American general * John Thurman (disambiguation) *

Judith Thurman Judith Thurman (born 1946) is an American writer, biographer, and critic. She is the recipient of the 1983 National Book Award for Nonfiction for her biography ''Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller''. Her book ''Secrets of the Flesh: A Life o ...

(born 1946), American writer, biographer and critic * Junior Thurman (born 1964), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player *

Karen Thurman Karen Lee Loveland Thurman (born January 12, 1951) is a former U.S. Representative from Florida, serving five consecutive terms from 1993 to 2003. She is a Democrat and served as chair of the Florida Democratic Party from 2005 to 2010. Early lif ...

(born 1951), American politician *

Keith Thurman Keith Fitzgerald Thurman (born November 23, 1988) is an American professional boxer. He is a former unified welterweight world champion, having held the World Boxing Association, WBA title from 2016 to 2019 (promoted to WBA (Super), Super champio ...

(born 1988), American boxer, former welterweight world champion *

Lucy Thurman Lucy Thurman (October 22, 1849 – March 29, 1918) was a national temperance lecturer from Jackson, Michigan. Biography Lucinda "Lucy" Smith was born on October 22, 1849, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada to Nehemiah Henry Smith and Katherine Camp ...

(1849–1918), temperance activist and president of the National Association of Colored Women * Maxwell R. Thurman (1931–1995), United States Army general and Vice Chief of Staff *

Mike Thurman Michael Richard Thurman (born July 22, 1973) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos from 1997 to 2001 and for the New York Yankees in 2002. Thurman was drafted in the ...

(born 1973), American baseball player *

Nick Thurman Nicholas-Devon L Thurman (born June 12, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for Houston. Early life Thurman played high school football at Lake Highlands High School. Thurman was a three sta ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Odell Thurman Odell Lamar Thurman (born July 9, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals ...

(born 1983), National Football League linebacker *

Rob Thurman Robyn Thurman, writing under the name Rob Thurman, is a ''New York Times'' Best Selling American novelist. To date, she has written three series and two short stories, totaling 17 books, and has been published in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. ...

, contemporary American novelist *

Robert Thurman Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (born August 3, 1941) is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at ...

(born 1941), American Buddhism scholar *

Roy Thurman John Royster "Roy" Thurman III (April 11, 1924 – May 29, 2004) was a United States Army lieutenant general. Early life and education Thurman was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1924 but moved to High Point, North Carolina in 1928. He graduated ...

(1924–2004), United States Army lieutenant general *

Samuel Thurman Samuel D. Thurman (1913–1995) was an American lawyer, having been Distinguished Professor at S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from University of Utah in 1988. Thurman was born and raised in ...

(1913–1995), American law professor *

Scotty Thurman Scotty Thurman (born November 10, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach, perhaps best known as the Arkansas Razorbacks' shooting guard who hit the high-arcing go-ahead three-pointer with 50.7 secon ...

(born 1974), American former basketball player *

Sue Bailey Thurman Sue Bailey Thurman (née Sue Elvie Bailey; August 26, 1903 – December 25, 1996) was an American author, lecturer, historian and civil rights activist. She was the first non-white student to earn a bachelor's degree in music from Oberlin Coll ...

(1903–1996), American author, historian and civil rights activist *

Tony Thurman Tony Thurman is an American former college football defensive back who played for the Boston College Eagles. He was a consensus All-American in 1984. Early life Thurman played high school football at Lynn Classical High School in Lynn, Mass ...

(born 1962), American college football player *

Uma Thurman Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has performed in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 cover ...

(born 1970), American actress *

Wallace Thurman Wallace Henry Thurman (August 16, 1902 – December 22, 1934) was an American novelist and screenwriter active during the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary jo ...

(1902–1934), African-American novelist and screenwriter * William E. Thurman (born 1931), United States Air Force general *

William Sims Thurman William Sims Thurman (March 17, 1931–March 9, 2019) was a classicist whose major contribution to scholarship is his English translation of Justinian's Thirteen Edicts (''The Thirteen Edicts of Justinian; Translated and Annotated by William Sims' ...

, (1931–2019) American classicist *

William T. Thurman William T. Thurman (October 31, 1908 – January 14, 2001) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Utah from 1961 to 1969. He died on January 14, 2001, in Salt Lake City, Utah Utah is a la ...

(1908–2001), American attorney, Assistant Attorney General noted for his trust busting, Yale law professor and mayor of Laramie, Wyoming

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Thurman Arnold Thurman Wesley Arnold (June 2, 1891 – November 7, 1969) was an American lawyer best known for his trust-busting campaign as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Department of Justi ...

(1891–1969), American lawyer * Thurman C. Crook (1891–1981), U.S. Representative *

Thurman "Fum" McGraw Thurman "Fum" McGraw (July 17, 1927 – September 13, 2000) was an American football player and college athletics administrator. He played college football for the Colorado A&M Aggies—now known as the Colorado State Rams—and was inducted ...

(1927–2000), American football player *

Thurman Munson Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American professional baseball catcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, from 1969 until his death in 1979. A seven-time All-Star, Mun ...

(1947–1979), American baseball player *

Thurman Thomas Thurman Lee Thomas (born May 16, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Oklahom ...

(born 1966), American football player *

Thurman Tucker Thurman Lowell Tucker (September 26, 1917May 7, 1993) was an American professional baseball player. A center fielder, Tucker played in Major League Baseball for nine seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. ...

(1917–1993), American baseball player

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