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

  • Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American musician
  • Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864), American chemist
  • Benjamin Silliman Jr. (1816–1885), American chemist
  • Benjamin D. Silliman (1805–1901), American lawyer and politician
  • Brian R. Silliman, American marine conservation biologist
  • Douglas Silliman (born 1960), American diplomat
  • Gold Selleck Silliman (1732–1790), American attorney and Revolutionary War figure
  • Horace Brinsmade Silliman (1825-1910), founder of Silliman University
  • Jael Silliman, American writer
  • James W. Silliman (1905–1976), American politician
  • Lynn Silliman (born 1959), American rower
  • Mary Silliman (1736–1818), American matriarch
  • Mike Silliman (1944–2000), American basketball player
  • Randolph Silliman Bourne (1886–1918), American writer
  • Robert Hillyer aka Robert Silliman Hillyer (1895–1961), American poet
  • Ron Silliman (born 1946), American poet
  • Samuel Cook Silliman (1742–1795), American politician
  • Scott Silliman (born 1943), American judge and political scientist

See also

  • Silliman College at Yale University
  • Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines
  • USC&GS Silliman

See also

  • Sillimanite