Furnas (surname)

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Furnas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Charles Furnas (1880–1941), first airplane passenger
  • Clifford C. Furnas (1900–1969), author, Olympic athlete, scientist, expert on guided missiles, university president, and public servant
  • Doug Furnas (1959–2012), American wrestler and powerlifter
  • George Furnas (born 1954), professor and Associate Dean for Academic Strategy at the School of Information of the University of Michigan
  • J. C. Furnas (1906–2001), American writer and historian
  • Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824–1905), second governor of Nebraska, USA