Truman (surname)
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Truman is a surname
of English
origin, and may refer to
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of English
English people
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origin, and may refer to
- Bess TrumanBess TrumanBess Truman , was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.-Early life:...
, wife of the US president - Sir Benjamin TrumanBenjamin TrumanSir Benjamin Truman was a notable English entrepreneur and brewer during the 18th century. He is notable for the expansion of the Truman Brewery in the Spitalfields area of east London.-Biography:...
, English entrepreneur and brewer - Benjamin C. TrumanBenjamin C. TrumanBenjamin Cummings Truman , was an American journalist and author; in particular, he was a distinguished war correspondent during the American Civil War, and an authority on duels....
, American journalist and author - Christine TrumanChristine TrumanChristine Truman Janes, MBE, , is a female former tennis player from the United Kingdom....
, British tennis player - David Truman, American political scientist and educator
- Edwin M. TrumanEdwin M. TrumanEdwin M. Truman is an American economist specializing in international financial institutions, especially the International Monetary Fund and sovereign wealth funds. He has been a Senior Fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics since 2001. Truman has worked quietly over...
, American economist and Treasury Department official - Harry Randall Truman, a victim of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
- Harry S. TrumanHarry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
, 33rd president of the United States - Ralph TrumanRalph TrumanRalph Truman was an English actor, usually cast as either a villain or an authority figure. He possessed a distinguished speaking voice...
, British actor - Sheriff Harry S. Truman, fictional character from Twin Peaks
- Margaret TrumanMargaret TrumanMary Margaret Truman Daniel , also known as Margaret Truman or Margaret Daniel, was an American singer who later became a successful writer. The only child of US President Harry S...
, daughter of the president and a mystery novelist - Timothy Truman (writer), American writer and comic book artist
- Will TrumanWill TrumanWilliam Pierce "Will" Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack. He is a gay lawyer who lives in the Upper West Side of New York City with his best friend, Grace Adler.-Fictional character history:...
, fictional character from Will & Grace