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.
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- A. E. "Fred" Coleman, African American discoverer of gold in Julian, California
- Adam Coleman, Australian rugby union player
- Alan Coleman, English-born television writer, director and producer
- Alan Coleman , English cricketer
- Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman, American author, translator
- Anthony Coleman, American jazz pianist
- Asa Coleman, African American politician, former slave
- Ada Coleman, English barmaid
C
- Catherine Coleman, American astronaut
- Chad Coleman, American actor
- Charles Coleman, multiple people
- Charlotte Coleman, English actress
- Chase Coleman, American actor, director, writer and musician
- Chris Coleman, multiple people
- Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman, American baseball catcher
- Clive Coleman, English lawyer, journalist and comedy writer
- Craig Coleman, Australian rugby league footballer
- Cy Coleman, American composer, songwriter and jazz pianist
D
- D'Alton Corry Coleman, Canadian businessman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
- Dabney Coleman, American actor
- David Coleman, multiple people
- Davon Coleman, American football player
- Derrick Coleman, pro basketball player
- Des Coleman, British actor and presenter
- Dominic Coleman, British actor
- D. C. Coleman, British economic historian
- D. Jackson Coleman,, American doctor and inventor
- Don Coleman , American football player
- Don Coleman , American football player and entrepreneur
- Don Coleman, Canadian rock singer
- Donald Coleman, British politician
- Doug Coleman, American politician in Arizona
E
- Earl Thomas Coleman, former US Congressman
- Edgar Coleman, classical pianist
- Eli Coleman, American sexologist
- Eliot Coleman, American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
- Elliot D. Coleman, Louisiana sheriff and bodyguard of Huey P. Long, Jr.
- Eric Coleman, former American footballer
F
- Fred Coleman, American footballer
G
- Garnet Coleman, US politician, Texas House of Representatives
- Gary Coleman, American actor
- Geoff Coleman , English footballer
- George Coleman, multiple people
- Gerald Coleman, American ice hockey goalkeeper
- Greg Coleman, American football player
H
- Helena Coleman, Canadian poet, music teacher, and writer
- Herb Coleman, multiple people
I
- Iain Coleman, former member of the UK Parliament
J
- Jack Coleman, multiple people
- Jacqueline Coleman, American educator, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
- James Coleman, multiple people
- Jamie Coleman, American football player
- Jean Coleman, World War II S.O.E. agent in France
- Jean Coleman, Australian sprinter
- Jenna-Louise Coleman, English actress
- Jerry Coleman, baseball player and broadcaster
- Jermaine Coleman, better known as J.Cole, American hip-hop artist
- Jim Coleman , Canadian sports journalist, writer and press secretary
- Joe Coleman or Joseph Coleman, multiple people
- John Coleman, multiple people
- Jonathan Coleman, multiple people
K
- KaRon Coleman, American football player
- Kelly Coleman, American basketball player
L
- Lamont Coleman, better known as Big L, American hip-hop artist
- Lavon Coleman, American football player
- Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., president of Major League Baseball's National League
- Leonard Coleman, former American footballer
- Leslie Coleman, Canadian agricultural scientist in India
- Lisa Coleman, multiple people
- Loren Coleman, American scientist
- Lorenzo Coleman, American basketball player
M
- Marie Coleman. Australian feminist, social activist, public servant and journalist.
- Margot Valerie Coleman, British judge
- Mark Coleman, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Martin Coleman, Irish hurler
- Martin Coleman, Jnr, his son, Irish hurler
- Mary Sue Coleman, American scientist and educator
- Matthew Coleman, better known as Sketch, Australian DJ and electronic music producer
- Michael Coleman, multiple people
- Megan Kate Coleman, South African beauty queen
- Monique Coleman, American actress
N
- Nicholas D. Coleman, American politician
- Nick Coleman, American politician
- Nick Coleman , American journalist
- Noel Coleman, English actor
- Norm Coleman, American politician
- Norman Jay Coleman, American newspaper publisher and politician
- Norris Coleman, former American basketball player
- Nicholas Coleman, was an English conquistador who served for the Spanish Crown, with the spanisihez name of Nicolás Colman.
O
- Ornette Coleman, American jazz saxophonist
P
- Percy Coleman, motorcycle racer
- Peter Coleman-Wright, Australian baritone opera singer
- Phil Coleman , American runner
- Phil Coleman , English footballer
- Priscilla Coleman, court artist
- Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor
R
- Ralph Coleman, American college baseball coach
- Richard Coleman, English actor
- Robert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or Bobby
- Ronald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or Ronnie
S
- Séamus Coleman, footballer
- Sidney Coleman, American theoretical physicist
- Sidney Coleman , former American footballer
- Sophie Coleman, British triathlete
- Stephen Coleman, American film orchestrator
- Steve Coleman, American saxophonist
- Steve Coleman , American football player
T
- Tevin Coleman, American football player
- Terry Coleman, American politician from Georgia
- Thomas Coleman, multiple people
- Travis Coleman, American football player
- Tony Coleman, former English footballer
- Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
V
- Vernon Coleman, English author
- Vince Coleman, American baseball player
W
- Wanda Coleman, American poet
- Warren Coleman, American operatic baritone
- William Coleman, multiple people
X
- Xavier Coleman, American football player
Z
- Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya, American actress, dancer, and singer