Notable people named Shuman
Public figures with the surname Shuman, spelled exactly like that. Each entry links to its Wikipedia article. Living people are listed only with their public role.
- Andrew Shuman1830–1890
American newspaper editor; 21st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1877–1881).
- Frank Shuman1862–1918
American inventor and solar energy pioneer, known for solar steam engines.
- William Irving Shuman1882–1958
American businessman and banker; assistant U.S. Treasurer in Chicago during World War I.
- Harry Shuman1915–1996
Major League Baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies).
- Buddy Shuman1915–1955
American stock car driver; won the first NASCAR Grand National race held in Canada (1952).
- Frederick Gale Shuman1919–2005
American meteorologist, pioneer of operational numerical weather prediction.
- William O. Shuman1921–1978
Pennsylvania politician, member of the state House of Representatives.
- Amy Shuman1925–2014
American baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1946).
- Peter Shuman1933–1993
South African first-class cricketer (13 matches, 1954–1964).
- Mort Shuman1938–1991
American songwriter and singer, co-writer of “Viva Las Vegas” and other 1960s hits.
- Tom Shumanliving
Former Canadian Football League quarterback (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes).
- Lenox Shumanliving
Guyanese politician; Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 2020–2023, founder of the Liberty and Justice Party.
- Michael Shumanliving
American musician, bassist of Queens of the Stone Age.
Not to be confused with
About the name
Shuman is a rare surname: roughly 20,000 people worldwide carry it, about 1 in 422,564 (estimate, Forebears). Wikipedia keeps a full list of articles.
This site belongs to another Shuman, not listed above because he has no encyclopedia entry: Oleksiy Shuman, AI & automation architect in Frankfurt.