People
- Whitman (surname), including:
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- Charles Whitman, tower sniper (1941–1966)
- Charles S. Whitman, New York politician (1868–1947)
- Christine Todd Whitman, American politician, former governor of New Jersey
- Malcolm Whitman, American tennis player (1887–1932)
- Marcus Whitman, American physician and Oregon missionary
- Meg Whitman, American business executive and politician
- Narcissa Whitman, American missionary in the Oregon Country
- Royal Emerson Whitman, American army officer (1811–1913)
- Walt Whitman, American essayist and poet (1819–1892)
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