Fuller (surname)
Fuller is a surname referring to someone who treats woolen cloth with the process called fulling (a process also known as walking—or waulking in Scotland—and tucking, hence the names Walker and Tucker).[1]
Notable people sharing the surname "Fuller"[]
- Alexandra Fuller, British writer
- Alfred Fuller (1885–1973), Canadian businessman
- Alison Fuller, British educational researcher
- Allen Curtis Fuller (1822–1901), Attorney General of Illinois during the American Civil War
- Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878–1958), U.S. politician from Massachusetts
- Andrew Fuller, British Baptist minister
- Barry Fuller, English footballer
- Ben Fuller (producer) Sir Benjamin John Fuller (1875–1952), English theatre entrepreneur in Australia
- Ben Hebard Fuller (1870–1937), U.S. Marine Corps general
- Blind Boy Fuller, stage name of U.S. blues singer and guitarist Fulton Allen
- Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), U.S. rock singer and guitarist
- Brad Fuller (composer) (1953–2016), American video game composer
- Brad Fuller (producer) (born 1965), American film and television producer
- Brad Fuller (footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
- Bryan Fuller, American screenwriter
- Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), U.S. architect
- Calvin Fuller (1902–1994), U.S. physical chemist, inventor of the solar cell
- Charles Fuller (born 1939), U.S. playwright
- Charles Edward Fuller (1887–1968), U.S. preacher and founder of Fuller Theological Seminary
- Charles Eugene Fuller (1849–1926), U.S. congressman
- Chris Fuller (1982–present), Filmmaker
- Claude A. Fuller (1876–1968), member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Arkansas
- Claude Fuller (entomologist) (1872–1928), entomologist
- Courtis Fuller, American broadcaster
- Curtis Fuller (1932–2021), American jazz trombonist[2]
- Danny Fuller (surfer) (born 1982), American surfer, photographer, artist and model
- Dave Fuller (1915–2009), American college baseball coach
- David Fuller (politician) (1941-2022), American politician, Montana state senator
- Debbie Fuller (born 1966), Canadian diver
- Devin Fuller (born 1994), American football player
- Dickie Fuller (1913–1987), Jamaican cricketer
- Dolores Fuller (1923–2011), U.S. actress and composer, Ed Wood's companion
- Donald Fuller (1869–1936), New Zealand cricketer
- Doris Fuller, American bridge player
- Drew Fuller (born 1980), American actor
- DuFay A. Fuller (1852–1924), American businessman and politician
- Edward Fuller (disambiguation), one of several people
- Eddie Fuller (1931–2008), South African cricketer
- Edwin Fuller (1850–1917), New Zealand cricketer
- Dame Elizabeth Fuller (1644–1709), British benefactress
- Errol Fuller, English author of several books on extinction
- Frances Fuller (1907–1980), American actress
- Frank Fuller (baseball) (1893–1965), Major League Baseball player
- Freddy Stephen Fuller, Canadian Boxer
- George Fuller (Australian politician) (1861–1940), twice Premier of New South Wales, Australia
- George Fuller (painter) (1822–1884), American figure and portrait painter
- George Fuller (congressman) (1802–1888), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- George A. Fuller (1851–1900), architect and general contractor, "inventor" of modern skyscrapers
- George C. Fuller, American theologian and seminary president
- George Fuller (British politician) (1833–1927), British Liberal politician
- George F. Fuller (1869–1962), industrialist in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- George W. Fuller (1868–1934), sanitary engineer
- Gerald Fuller, American chemical engineer
- Henry B. Fuller (born 1857), writer
- H. E. Fuller (1867–1962), South Australian architect, artist and art critic
- Hoffman L. Fuller (1899–1983), American politician
- Horace H. Fuller, American soldier
- Ida Fuller, co-founder of Sigma Kappa sorority
- Ida May Fuller (1874–1975), centenarian and first U.S. recipient of Social Security
- Isaac Fuller (1606(?)–1672), English painter
- J. Fuller, editor in 18th century England
- J. F. C. Fuller (1878–1966), British general and military historian
- Jean Overton Fuller, British biographer
- Jeff Fuller (racing driver), American racing driver
- Jeff Fuller (safety), American football player
- Jesse Fuller (1896–1976), American one-man-band musician
- Jim Fuller (musician), American guitarist with The Surfaris
- John Fuller (college head), Master of Jesus College, Cambridge (1557–1558)
- John Fuller (bushranger), Australian bushranger
- John Fuller (poet) (born 1937), English poet
- John G. Fuller, (1913–1990), American author
- John 'Mad Jack' Fuller (1757–1834), English politician, philanthropist and patron of the arts
- John W. Fuller (1827–1891), Union general (American Civil War)
- Joni Fuller, British musician
- Jordan Fuller (born 1998), American football player
- Kathryn S. Fuller, Alcoa director
- Kurt Fuller, American actor
- Kyle Fuller (disambiguation), multiple people
- Loie Fuller (1862–1928), American modern dance pioneer Marie Louise Fuller
- Lon L. Fuller, legal philosopher
- Margaret Fuller (1810–1850), American journalist and women's rights activist
- Mary Fuller, American actress
- Maud A. B. Fuller (1868–1972), American educator and missionary
- Maxwell Fuller (1945–2013), Australian chess player
- Melville Fuller (1833–1910), Chief Justice of the United States of America
- Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1867–1968), African-American artist
- Michael Fuller, British chief constable
- Millard Fuller, American humanitarian
- Nikki Fuller, American professional female bodybuilder and actress
- Oramel B. Fuller (1858–1935), American politician
- Penny Fuller, American actress
- Peter Fuller (1948–1990), British art critic and writer
- Peter the Fuller, Patriarch of Antioch
- Rachel Fuller, British musician
- Reginald C. Fuller (1908–2011), priest in Westminster/London, biblical scholar
- Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
- Richard Fuller (Bedford MP), British politician
- Rick Fuller, American wrestler
- Robert Fuller (disambiguation), one of several people
- Ron Fuller (artist), British artist
- Roy Fuller (1912–1991), English poet, father of John Fuller (poet)
- Samuel Fuller (1911–1997), American movie director
- Samuel Fuller (Pilgrim) (c. 1580–1633), English doctor, a founder of the colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Samuel Augustus Fuller (1837–1891), American steel industry executive
- Samuel B. Fuller (1905–1988), African-American entrepreneur
- Sarah Fuller (athlete) (born 1999), American college soccer and football player
- Simon Fuller, British record and television producer
- Freddy Stephen Fuller, a former Canadian amateur boxer
- Steve Fuller (American football)
- Steve Fuller (sociologist), American philosopher
- Thomas Fuller (1608–1661), English cleric and historian, author of Worthies of England
- Thomas Fuller (architect), Canadian architect
- Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734), English physician and collector of adages in his Gnomologia
- Uriah Fuller, pen name used by U.S. mathematician Martin Gardner
- Victoria Fuller, American model
- Violet Fuller (1920–2006), British artist
- Wendy Fuller (born 1965), Canadian diver
- Wilfred Fuller, British soldier
- William Fuller (disambiguation), one of several people
See also[]
- Fuller (disambiguation)
- Fullmer
- Fullerton (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 1244. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Russonello, Giovanni (May 14, 2021). "Curtis Fuller, a Powerful Voice on Jazz Trombone, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
This page lists people with the surname Fuller.
If an intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
Categories:
- Surnames
- English-language surnames
- Occupational surnames