Tillman Explained

Tillman is a surname and given name of English origin and an Americanized spelling of Tillmann. Other variants of the name include Tilman and Dillman.^[1] Notable people with the name Tillmann include:

Surname

• Albert Tillman (1928–2004), American educator, underwater diver, and author
• Alex Tillman (born 1991), Canadian football player
• Andre Tillman (born 1952), American football player
• Andy Tillman (born 1952), Oregon llama rancher, businessman, and author
• Barrett Tillman (born 1948), military historian and author
• Benjamin Tillman (1847–1918), governor and U.S. Senator from South Carolina
• Bob Tillman (1937–2000), American baseball player
• Cedric Tillman (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charles Tillman (born 1981), American football player
• Charles Davis Tillman (1861–1943), gospel musician
• Chris Tillman (born 1988), American baseball pitcher
• Darryl Tillman (born 1967), American football player
• Dick Tillman (1936–2020), American sailor
• Dorothy Tillman (born 1947), American politician and civil rights activist
• Emma Tillman (1892–2007), American supercentenarian
• Eric Tillman (born 1957), Canadian football general manager
• George D. Tillman (1826–1902), South Carolina politician, brother of Benjamin
• Georgeanna Tillman (1944–1980), American singer
• Harrel Tillman (1925–1998), American actor, lawyer and judge
• Harold Tillman (born 1945), English retail entrepreneur and investor
• Henry Tillman (born 1960), American boxer
• James Tillman (disambiguation)
  • James Tillman (baseball) (1919–2009), Negro league baseball player
  • James Calvin Tillman, American former prisoner, exonerated of the crime for which he was imprisoned
  • James D. Tillman (1841–1916), American Treasury official and politician
  • James Fount Tillman (1854–1899), American diplomat and politician
  • James H. Tillman (1869–1911), former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
• Jerome Tillman (born 1987), American basketball player
• Jerry W. Tillman (1940-2023), American politician
• John Tillman (disambiguation)
  • John Tillman (athlete) (born 1965), American triple jumper
  • John Tillman (lacrosse) (born c. 1970), American lacrosse coach
  • John Tillman (policy), American nonprofit executive
  • John Tillman Lamkin (1811–1870), American politician
  • John N. Tillman (1859–1929), U.S. Representative from Arkansas
  • John T. Tilman (1845–1905), American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
• Johnny Tillman (1893–1964), Major League Baseball player
• Josh Tillman (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
• Juliann Jane Tillman, American preacher
• Justin Tillman (born 1996), American basketball player
• Katherine D. Tillman (1870–1923), American writer
• Larry Tillman (1934–1950), an American professional wrestler and promoter
• Lewis Tillman (1816–1886), American politician
• Lynne Tillman (born 1947), novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic
• Malik Tillman (born 2002), footballer
• Martin Tillman (born 1964), Swiss cellist and composer
• Mary Tillman Smith (1904–1995), American artist
• Nancy Tillman (born 1954), American author and illustrator
• Ontario Tillman, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
• Pat Tillman (1976–2004), American football player and soldier
• Paula Gately Tillman (born 1946), American photographer
• Pete Tillman (1922–1998), American football coach
• Richard J. Tillman (1911–1983), American politician
• Rusty Tillman (1946–2021), American football player
• Samuel Escue Tillman (1847–1942), American military educator and author
• Spencer Tillman (born 1964), American football player
• Thore Tillman (1915–2004)
• Timothy Tillman (born 1999), footballer
• Tony Tillman (born 1981), American musician
• Travares Tillman (born 1977), American football player
• Wheeler Mellette Tillman (born 1941), American politician
• William Tillman (1830s–?), American mariner
• Xavier Tillman (born 1999), American basketball player

Given name

• Tillman Davis Johnson (1858–1953), United States District Judge for the District of Utah
• Tillman Sease (1916–1988), American football and baseball coach

See also

• • • Tillmann, given name and surname
• Tilman, given name and surname

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . . Oxford, UK . 2003 . 978-0-19-508137-4 . 51655476 . 3 . 47 . 16 January 2021.