Coleman (surname)

Coleman is a surname of Irish and English origin. The Irish surname is derived from the Irish Ó'Colmáin, Ó'Clumhain, or Mac Colmáin. The English surname is an occupational name denoting a burner of charcoal, or possibly a servant of a person named Cole.^[1][2]

Notable people with the surname include:

A[]

• A. E. "Fred" Coleman, African American discoverer of gold in Julian, California
• Adam Coleman (born 1991), Australian rugby union player
• Alan Coleman (1936–2013), English-born television writer, director and producer
• Alan Coleman (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer
• Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman (1813–1891), American author, translator
• Anthony Coleman (born 1955), American jazz pianist
• Asa Coleman (c. 1830s – after 1893), African American politician, former slave
• Ada Coleman (1875–1966), English barmaid

C[]

• Catherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronaut
• Chad Coleman (born 1974), American actor
• Charles Coleman, multiple people
• Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actress
• Chase Coleman (born 1985), American actor, director, writer and musician
• Chris Coleman, multiple people
• Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman (1937–2016), American baseball catcher
• Clive Coleman, English lawyer, journalist and comedy writer
• Corey Coleman (born 1994), American football player
• Craig Coleman (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer
• Cy Coleman (1929–2004), American composer, songwriter and jazz pianist

D[]

• Daisy Coleman (1997–2020), American sexual abuse victim advocate
• D'Alton Corry Coleman (1879–1956), Canadian businessman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
• Dabney Coleman (born 1932), American actor
• David Coleman, multiple people
• Davon Coleman (born 1991), American football player
• Derrick Coleman (born 1967), pro basketball player
• Des Coleman (born 1965), British actor and presenter
• Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor
• D. C. Coleman (1920–1995), British economic historian
• D. Jackson Coleman, (born 1934), American doctor and inventor
• Don Coleman (offensive tackle) (born 1928), American football player
• Don Coleman (linebacker) (born 1952), American football player and entrepreneur
• Don Coleman, Canadian rock singer
• Donald Coleman (1925–1991), British politician
• Doug Coleman, American politician in Arizona

E[]

• Earl Thomas Coleman (born 1943), former US Congressman
• Edgar Coleman, classical pianist
• Eli Coleman (born 1941), American sexologist
• Eliot Coleman (born 1936), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
• (1881–1963), Louisiana sheriff and bodyguard of Huey P. Long Jr.
• Eric Coleman (born 1966), former American footballer

F[]

• Fred Coleman (born 1975), American footballer

G[]

• Garnet Coleman (born 1961), US politician, Texas House of Representatives
• Gary Coleman (1968–2010), American actor
• Geoff Coleman (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer
• George Coleman, multiple people
• Gerald Coleman (born 1985), American ice hockey goalkeeper
• Greg Coleman (born 1954), American football player

H[]

• Helena Coleman (1860–1953), Canadian poet, music teacher, and writer
• Herb Coleman, multiple people

I[]

• Iain Coleman (born 1958), former member of the UK Parliament

J[]

• Jack Coleman, multiple people
• Jacqueline Coleman (born 1982), American educator, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
• James Coleman, multiple people
• Jamie Coleman (born 1975), American football player
• Jean Coleman (1908–1982), World War II S.O.E. agent in France
• Jean Coleman (1918–2008), Australian sprinter
• Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 1986), English actress
• Jerry Coleman (1924–2014), baseball player and broadcaster
• Jermaine Coleman, better known as J.Cole (born 1985), American hip-hop artist
• Jim Coleman (journalist) (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist, writer and press secretary
• Joe Coleman (disambiguation) or Joseph Coleman, multiple people
• John Coleman, multiple people
• Jonathan Coleman, multiple people

K[]

• KaRon Coleman (born 1976), American football player
• Kelly Coleman (1938–2019), American basketball player

L[]

• Larnel Coleman (born 1998), American football player
• Lavon Coleman (born 1994), American football player
• Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (born 1949), American baseball executive
• Leonard Coleman (born 1962), former American footballer
• Leslie Coleman (1878–1954), Canadian agricultural scientist in India
• Lisa Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
• Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist
• Lorenzo Coleman (1975–2013), American basketball player
• L. Zenobia Coleman (1898-1999), American librarian

M[]

• Marie Coleman (born 1933). Australian feminist, social activist, public servant and journalist.
• Margot Valerie Coleman, British judge
• Mark Coleman (born 1964), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Martin Coleman (born 1950), Irish hurler
• Martin Coleman, Jnr, his son, Irish hurler
• Mary Sue Coleman (born 1943), American scientist and educator
• Matthew Coleman, better known as Sketch, Australian DJ and electronic music producer
• Michael Coleman, multiple people
• Megan Kate Coleman (born 1985), South African beauty queen
• Monique Coleman (born 1980), American actress

N[]

• Nicholas D. Coleman (1800–1874), American politician
• Nick Coleman (1925–1981), American politician
• Nick Coleman (columnist) (1950–2018), American journalist
• Noel Coleman (1919–2007), English actor
• Norm Coleman (born 1949), American politician
• Norman Jay Coleman (1827–1911), American newspaper publisher and politician
• Norris Coleman (born 1961), American NBA forward, 1994 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
• Nicholas Coleman (1514), English conquistador who served for the Spanish Crown, with the spanisihez name of Nicolás Colman.

O[]

• Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), American jazz saxophonist

P[]

• Percy Coleman, motorcycle racer
• Percy Coleman (1892–1934), Australian politician
• Peter Coleman-Wright, Australian baritone opera singer
• Phil Coleman (athlete) (born 1931), American runner
• Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
• Priscilla Coleman (artist), court artist
• Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor

R[]

• Ralph Coleman (1895–1990), American college baseball coach
• Richard Coleman (1930–2008), English actor
• Robert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or Bobby
• Ronald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or Ronnie

S[]

• Séamus Coleman (born 1988), Irish footballer
• Sidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicist
• Sidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), former American footballer
• Sophie Coleman, British triathlete
• Stephen Coleman (born 1973), American film orchestrator
• Steve Coleman (born 1956), American saxophonist
• Steve Coleman (American football) (born 1950), American football player

T[]

• Tevin Coleman (born 1993), American football player
• Terry Coleman (born 1943), American politician from Georgia
• Thomas Coleman, multiple people
• Travis Coleman (born 1980), American football player
• Tony Coleman (born 1945), former English footballer
• Townsend Coleman (born 1954), American voice actor

V[]

• Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English conspiracy theorist
• Vince Coleman (born 1961), American baseball player

W[]

• Wanda Coleman (1946–2013), American poet
• Warren Coleman (1901–1968), American operatic baritone
• William Coleman, multiple people

X[]

• Xavier Coleman (born 1995), American football player

Z[]

• Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer

References[]

See also[]

• Justice Coleman (disambiguation)
• Kohlmann
• Kohlman
• Kollmann (Kollman)
• Kolman, Colmán (Colman)