Thurman is an English surname and a masculine given name. It may refer to:

Surname

  • Allen G. Thurman (1813–1895), American politician and vice-presidential candidate
  • Allen W. Thurman (died 1922), American politician and baseball executive, son of Allen G.
  • Amber Thurman (1993–2022), American medical assistant who died during a medication abortion
  • Andrew Thurman (born 1991), American baseball player
  • Annie Thurman (born 1996), American actress
  • Arthur Thurman (1879–1919), American racecar driver
  • Arthur Thurman (footballer) (1874–1900), English footballer
  • Bill Thurman (1920–1995), American film and television actor
  • Bob Thurman (1917–1998), American baseball player
  • Christa C. Mayer Thurman (born 1934), German-born American curator, art historian
  • Dennis Thurman (born 1956), American football player and coach
  • Dovie Thurman (1946–1997), American community activist in Chicago
  • Ernestine Hogan Basham Thurman (1920–1987), American entomologist and researcher
  • Howard Thurman (1899–1981), African-American theologian and civil rights leader
  • Jameer Thurman (born 1995), American football player
  • James D. Thurman (born 1953), American general
  • John Thurman (disambiguation)
  • Judith Thurman (born 1946), American writer, biographer and critic
  • Junior Thurman (born 1964), American football player
  • Karen Thurman (born 1951), American politician
  • Keith Thurman (born 1988), American boxer
  • Lucy Thurman (1849–1918), temperance activist and president of the National Association of Colored Women
  • Maxwell R. Thurman (1931–1995), United States Army general and Vice Chief of Staff
  • Mike Thurman (born 1973), American baseball player
  • Nick Thurman (born 1995), American football player
  • Odell Thurman (born 1983), American football player
  • Rob Thurman, American novelist
  • Robert Thurman (born 1941), American Buddhism scholar
  • Roy Thurman (1924–2004), United States Army lieutenant general
  • Samuel Thurman (1913–1995), American law professor
  • Scotty Thurman (born 1974), American basketball player
  • Sue Bailey Thurman (1903–1996), American author, historian and civil rights activist
  • Tony Thurman (born 1962), American college football player
  • Uma Thurman (born 1970), American actress
  • Wallace Thurman (1902–1934), African-American novelist and screenwriter
  • William E. Thurman (born 1931), United States Air Force general
  • William Sims Thurman, (1931–2019) American classicist
  • William T. Thurman (1908–2001), American lawyer, professor and politician from Wyoming

Given name

  • Thurman Arnold (1891–1969), American lawyer
  • Thurman C. Crook (1891–1981), American politician
  • Thurman "Fum" McGraw (1927–2000), American football player
  • Thurman Munson (1947–1979), American baseball player
  • Thurman Thomas (born 1966), American football player
  • Thurman Tucker (1917–1993), American baseball player

See also

  • General Thurman (disambiguation)
  • Thurmann (disambiguation)
  • Thurmond (disambiguation)