Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953
- Born: 1884-05-08 (Lamar)
- Died: 1972-12-26 (Kansas City)
- Country of citizenship: United States of America
- Occupation: businessperson; diarist; judge; military officer; politician
- Member of political party: Democratic Party
- Member of: American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Participant in: Manhattan Project
- Military rank: captain; colonel; major
- Military branch: United States Army
- Position held: Governor-General of the Philippines; President of the United States (period: 1945-04-12 through 1953-01-20; replaced by: Dwight D. Eisenhower; replaces: Franklin Delano Roosevelt; series ordinal: 33); United States senator (elected in: 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri, 1940 United States Senate election in Missouri; electoral district: Missouri Class 1 senate seat; end cause: resignation; parliamentary group: Democratic Party; parliamentary term: 74th United States Congress, 75th United States Congress, 76th United States Congress, 77th United States Congress, ..., 79th United States Congress; period: 1935-01-03 through 1937-01-03, 1937-01-03 through 1939-01-03, 1939-01-03 through 1941-01-03, 1941-01-03 through 1943-01-03, ..., 1945-01-03 through 1945-01-17; replaced by: Frank P. Briggs; replaces: Roscoe C. Patterson); Vice President of the United States (period: 1945-01-20 through 1945-04-12; series ordinal: 34)
- Educated at: University of Missouri–Kansas City; William Chrisman High School
- Spouse: Bess Truman (end cause: death of person; period: 1919-06-28 through 1972-12-26)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/61561827
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000109070193
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79029742
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79029742