Kirkman is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Alan Kirkman (1936–2011), English footballer Allison Kirkman, New Zealand sociology academic Boone Kirkman (born 1945), American Heavyweight boxer Christina Kirkman, American actress, comedian, and rapper Ellen Kirkman, American mathematician Francis Kirkman, 17th century literary figure George W. Kirkman (1867–1951), American Army officer Jen Kirkman (born 1974), American actor, writer and comedian Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1842–1921), American authority on railways Norman Kirkman (1920–1995), an English footballer and football manager Blessed Richard Kirkman, martyr in York with William Lacy Rick Kirkman (born 1953), cartoonist Robert Kirkman (born 1978), comic book writer Robert Kirby Kirkman (1891–1938), English soldier Roger Kirkman (1905–1973), American football player Sidney Kirkman (1895–1982), British Army general Terry Kirkman (1939–2023), musician Thomas Kirkman (1806–1895), mathematician Tim Kirkman, film maker Tom Kirkman, fictional character William Kirkman (born 1961), Australian cricketer