Truman

Truman is a name of English origin that can be traced back to the Devon region of England. It may refer to:

People

• Harry S. Truman, U.S. President
  • Bess Truman, wife of President Truman
  • Margaret Truman, daughter of President Truman

Surname

See Truman (surname).

Given name

• Truman Baxter (1867–1931), Canadian politician
• Truman Bewley (born 1941), American economist
• Truman Boardman (1810–1895), American politician
• Truman Capote (1924–1984), American author
• Truman C. Everts (1816–1901), American explorer
• Truman H. Judd (1817-1884), American politician
• Truman Kimbro (1919–1944), American soldier
• Truman Landon (1905–1986), American air force general
• Truman G. Madsen (1926–2009), American religious philosopher
• Truman Michelson (1879–1938), American linguist
• Truman Newberry (1864–1945), American politician
• Truman Olson (1917–1944), American soldier
• Truman Henry Safford (1836–1901), American calculating prodigy
• Truman Seymour (1824–1891), American general
• Truman Smith (1791–1884), American politician
• Truman Smith (officer) (1893-1970), American infantry officer
• Truman "True" Williams (1839–1897), American illustrator
• Truman G. Younglove (1815–1882), American politician

Fiction

• Truman Burbank, fictional character in the film The Truman Show
• Truman Motley, fictional character in the 1976-2000 comic strip Motley's Crew
• Will Truman, fictional character in the television series Will and Grace

Places

United States

• Truman, Minnesota
• Truman, Wisconsin

Media

• Truman (book), a biography of Harry S. Truman by David McCullough
• Truman (1995 film), 1995 film based on the book by McCullough
• Truman (2015 film), 2015 Spanish-Argentine film

Other uses

• The Truman Show, 1998 film
• Truman's Brewery, a former London's famous brewery closed in 1989
• Truman Sports Complex, Kansas City, Missouri
• Truman State University, Missouri
• USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
• The Truth about Truman School, a 2008 children's book by Dori Hillestad Butler