Pulliam is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dolph Pulliam, American basketball playerEugene C. Pulliam, American newspaper publisher and businessmanEugene S. Pulliam, American newspaper publisherHarry Pulliam, American baseball executiveHarvey Pulliam, American baseball playerJames Pulliam, the 20th Lieutenant Governor of ColoradoKeshia Knight Pulliam, Jamaican American actressMyrta Pulliam, granddaughter of Eugene C. PulliamNicole Pulliam, American actressNolan D. Pulliam (1902-1963), american politician, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona