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
- Ada Coleman, English barmaid
- Adam Coleman, Australian rugby union player
- Alan Coleman, English-born television writer, director and producer
- Alan Coleman (cricketer), English cricketer
- Ann Crittenden Coleman, American author, translator
- Anthony Coleman, American jazz pianist
- Asa Coleman, African-American politician, former slave
B
- Barry Coleman, state legislator in Arkansas
- Blake Coleman,, American ice hockey player
- Brandon Coleman (wide receiver),, American football wide receiver
- Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman), American football offensive tackle
C
- Cam Coleman, American football player
- Catherine Coleman, American astronaut
- Chad Coleman, American actor
- Charles Coleman, multiple people
- Charlotte Coleman, English actress
- Chase Coleman, American actor, director, writer and musician
- Chloe Coleman, American actress
- Chris Coleman, multiple people
- Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman, American baseball catcher
- Clive Coleman, English lawyer, journalist and comedy writer
- Corey Coleman, American football player
- Corrine Grad Coleman, American writer and women's rights activist
- Craig Coleman, Australian rugby league footballer
- Cy Coleman, American composer, songwriter and jazz pianist
D
- Dabney Coleman, American actor
- Daisy Coleman, American sexual abuse victim advocate
- D'Alton Corry Coleman, Canadian businessman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
- David Coleman, multiple people
- Davon Coleman, American football player
- Derrick Coleman, pro basketball player
- Des Coleman, British actor and presenter
- Diane Coleman, American lawyer and disability rights advocate
- Dominic Coleman, British actor
- D. C. Coleman, British economic historian
- Don Coleman, Canadian rock singer
- Don Coleman (linebacker), American football player and entrepreneur
- Don Coleman (offensive tackle), American football player
- D. Jackson Coleman, American doctor and inventor
- Donald Coleman, British politician
- Doriane Lambelet Coleman, Swiss American law professor
- Doug Coleman, American politician in Arizona
- Dylan Coleman, American baseball player
E
- Earl Thomas Coleman, former US congressman
- Eli Coleman, American sexologist
- Eliot Coleman, American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
- Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman, American aviator
- 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
- Gary B.B. Coleman, American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
- Geoff Coleman (footballer), English footballer
- George Coleman, multiple people
- Gerald Coleman, American ice hockey goalkeeper
- Greg Coleman (American football), American football player
H
- Helena Coleman, Canadian poet, music teacher, and writer
- Herb Coleman, multiple people
I
- Iain Coleman, British member of Parliament
- Itoro Coleman, American basketball coach
J
- Jack Coleman, multiple people
- Jacqueline Coleman, American educator, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
- James Coleman, multiple people
- Jamie Coleman, American football player
- Jayda Coleman, American softball player
- Jean Coleman, World War II S.O.E. agent in France
- Jean Coleman, Australian sprinter
- Jean Ellen Coleman, American librarian
- Jenna Coleman, English actress
- Jerry Coleman, baseball player and broadcaster
- Jerry "Bo" Coleman, American radio personality
- Jermaine Coleman, better known as J. Cole, American hip-hop artist
- Jim Coleman (journalist), 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, American football player
- Kelly Coleman, American basketball player
- Ken Coleman, American sports announcer
- Keon Coleman, American football player
- Kit Coleman, Canadian newspaper columnist
L
- Lamont Coleman, better known as Big L, American hip-hop artist
- Larnel Coleman, American football player
- Lavon Coleman, American football player
- Leonard Coleman, former American footballer
- Leonard S. Coleman Jr., American baseball executive
- Leslie Coleman, Canadian agricultural scientist in India
- Lisa Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Loren Coleman, American scientist
- Lorenzo Coleman, American basketball player
- L. Zenobia Coleman, American librarian
M
- Mack Coleman, American basketball player
- 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
- Matt Coleman III, American basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Matthew Coleman, better known as Sketch, Australian DJ and electronic music producer
- Megan Kate Coleman, South African beauty queen
- Michael Coleman, multiple people
- Monique Coleman, American actress
N
- Nicholas Coleman (disambiguation), several people named Nicholas or Nick Coleman
- Noel Coleman, English actor
- Norm Coleman, American politician
- Norman Jay Coleman, American newspaper publisher and politician
- Norris Coleman, American NBA forward, 1994 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
O
- Ornette Coleman, American jazz saxophonist
P
- Percy Coleman, motorcycle racer
- Percy Coleman, Australian politician
- Peter Coleman-Wright, Australian baritone opera singer
- Phil Coleman (athlete), American runner
- Phil Coleman (footballer), English footballer
- Priscilla Coleman (artist), court artist
- Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor
R
- Ralph Coleman, multiple people
- Richard Coleman, English actor
- Robert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or Bobby
- Robin R. Means Coleman, American author, scholar and educator
- Ronald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or Ronnie
- Russell Coleman, American attorney
S
- Séamus Coleman, Irish footballer
- Seth Coleman, American football player
- Shai Coleman, creator of the Colemak keyboard layout
- Sharon L. Coleman, American politician
- Sidney Coleman, American theoretical physicist
- Sidney Coleman (American football), former American footballer
- Sophie Coleman, British triathlete
- Stephen Coleman, American film orchestrator
- Stephen Coleman (professor), British Professor of Communication
- Steve Coleman, American saxophonist
- Steve Coleman (American football), American football player
T
- Tevin Coleman, American football player
- Terry Coleman, American politician from Georgia
- Thomas Coleman, multiple people
- Tony Coleman, former English footballer
- Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
- Travis Coleman, American football player
V
- Vanessa Coleman, one of the perpetrators in the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
- Vas Coleman, birth name of Yung Bans, American rapper and songwriter
- Vernell Coleman, community activist
- Vernon Coleman, English conspiracy theorist
- Vince Coleman, multiple people
- Vincent Coleman, American actor
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
Fictional characters
- Cameron Coleman, a character in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, and the third season of ''The Boys''