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 Gold Selleck Silliman (1732–1790), American attorney and Revolutionary War figure Horace Brinsmade Silliman (1825-1910), founder of Silliman University Jael Silliman, American writer Randolph Silliman Bourne (1886–1918), American writer Robert Hillyer aka Robert Silliman Hillyer (1895–1961), American poet Ron Silliman (born 1946), American poet See also Silliman College at Yale University Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines USC&GS Silliman See also Sillimanite