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. Coleman, African-American discoverer of gold in Julian, California
• Ada Coleman (1875–1966), English barmaid
• 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 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

B

• Baoan Coleman (1939–2025), Vietnamese-born American actor
• Barry Coleman, state legislator in Arkansas
• Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), American aviator
• Blake Coleman, (born 1991), American ice hockey player
• Brandon Coleman (wide receiver), (born 1992), American football wide receiver
• Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman) (born 2000), American football offensive tackle

C

• Cam Coleman (born 2006), American football player
• Catherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronaut
• Chad Coleman (born 1966/1967), American actor
• Charles Coleman, multiple people
• Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actress
• Chase Coleman (born 1985), American actor, director, writer and musician
• Chaz Coleman (born 2006), American football player
• Chloe Coleman (born 2008), American actress
• Choo-Choo Coleman (1937–2016), American baseball catcher
• Chris Coleman, multiple people
• Chuck Coleman (1962 or 1963 – 2024), American aviator, aerospace engineer and airshow & test pilot
• Clive Coleman (born 1961), English lawyer, journalist and comedy writer
• Corey Coleman (born 1994), American football player
• Corrine Grad Coleman (1927–2004), American writer and women's rights activist
• Craig Coleman (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer
• Cy Coleman (1929–2004), American composer, songwriter and jazz pianist

D

• Dabney Coleman (1932–2024), American actor
• Daisy Coleman (1997–2020), American sexual abuse victim advocate
• D'Alton Corry Coleman (1879–1956), Canadian businessman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
• 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
• Diane Coleman (1953–2024), American lawyer and disability rights advocate
• Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor
• D. C. Coleman (1920–1995), British economic historian
• Don Coleman (musician), Canadian rock singer
• Don Coleman (linebacker) (born 1952), American football player and entrepreneur
• Don Coleman (offensive tackle) (1928–2017), American football player
• D. Jackson Coleman (born 1934), American doctor and inventor
• Donald Coleman (1925–1991), British politician
• Doriane Lambelet Coleman, Swiss American law professor
• Doug Coleman, American politician in Arizona
• Dylan Coleman (born 1996), American baseball player

E

• Earl Coleman (singer) (1925–1995), American jazz singer
• Eli Coleman (born 1948), American sexologist
• Eliot Coleman (born 1938), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
• Eric Coleman (defensive back) (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
• Gary B.B. Coleman (1947–1994), American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
• Geoff Coleman (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer
• George Coleman, multiple people
• Gerald Coleman (born 1985), American ice hockey goalkeeper
• Greg Coleman (American football) (born 1954), American football player

H

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

I

• Iain Coleman (1958–2025), British member of Parliament
• Itoro Coleman (born 1977), American basketball coach

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
• Jayda Coleman (born 2001), American softball player
• Jean Coleman (officer) (1908–1982), World War II S.O.E. agent in France
• Jean Coleman (athlete) (1918–2008), Australian sprinter
• Jean Ellen Coleman (1928–1996), American librarian
• Jenna Coleman (born 1986), English actress
• Jerry Coleman (1924–2014), baseball player and broadcaster
• Jerry "Bo" Coleman (born 1936), American radio personality
• 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
• Jonah Coleman (born 2003), American football player
• Jonathan Coleman, multiple people

K

• KaRon Coleman (born 1976), American football player
• Kelly Coleman (1938–2019), American basketball player
• Ken Coleman (1925–2003), American sports announcer
• Keon Coleman (born 2003), American football player
• Kit Coleman (1856–1915), Canadian newspaper columnist

L

• Lamont Coleman, better known as Big L (1974–1999), American hip-hop artist
• Larnel Coleman (born 1998), American football player
• Lavon Coleman (born 1994), American football player
• Leonard Coleman (born 1962), former American footballer
• Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (born 1949), American baseball executive
• 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

• Mack Coleman (1952–1977), American basketball player
• 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
• Matt Coleman III (born 1998), American basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Megan Kate Coleman (born 1985), South African beauty queen
• Michael Coleman, multiple people
• Monique Coleman (born 1980), American actress

N

• Nicholas Coleman (disambiguation), several people named Nicholas or Nick Coleman
• 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

O

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

P

• Percy Coleman (1892–1934), Australian politician
• Peter Coleman-Wright (born 1958), Australian baritone opera singer
• Phil Coleman (athlete) (1931–2021), American runner
• Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
• Priscilla Coleman (artist), court artist
• Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor

R

• Ralph Coleman, multiple people
• Richard Coleman (1930–2008), English actor
• Robert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or Bobby
• Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969), American author, scholar and educator
• Ronald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or Ronnie
• Russell Coleman (born 1976), American attorney

S

• Séamus Coleman (born 1988), Irish footballer
• Seth Coleman (born 2000), American football player
• Sharon L. Coleman (born 1945), American politician
• Sidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicist
• Sidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), former American footballer
• Sophie Coleman (born 1990), British triathlete
• Stephen Coleman (born 1973), American film orchestrator
• Stephen Coleman (professor), British Professor of Communication
• Steve Coleman (born 1956), American saxophonist
• Steve Coleman (American football) (born 1950), American football player

T

• Terry Coleman (born 1943), American politician from Georgia
• Tevin Coleman (born 1993), American football player
• Thomas Coleman, multiple people
• Tom Coleman, multiple people
• Tony Coleman (born 1945), English footballer
• Townsend Coleman (born 1954), American voice actor
• Travis Coleman (born 1980), 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 (1918–1990), community activist
• Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English conspiracy theorist
• Vince Coleman, multiple people
• Vincent Coleman (1900–1971), American actor

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

Fictional characters

• Cameron Coleman, a character in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, and the third season of The Boys

See also

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