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