Bosman

Bosman is a Dutch and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally meaning "man who lives or works in the forest". People with this surname include:


 * Albert E. Bosman, Dutch mathematic, inventor of the Pythagoras tree.
 * André Bosman (born 1965), Dutch politician
 * Andrea Bosman (born 1979), Dutch bicycle racer
 * Andries Bosman (1621–c. 1681), Flemish priest and flower painter
 * (born 1996), Chilean actress
 * Charne Bosman (born 1975), South African long-distance runner
 * Dick Bosman (born 1944), American baseball player
 * Elizabeth Joanna Bosman (1894–1963), South African author
 * Fred Bosman (born 1944), Dutch pathologist
 * Herman Charles Bosman (1905–1951), South African writer and journalist
 * James Bosman, American politician
 * Jean-Marc Bosman (born 1964), Belgian footballer
 * John Bosman (born 1965), Dutch footballer
 * Len Bosman (1924–2017), Australian politician
 * Loots Bosman (born 1977), South African cricketer
 * Lourie Bosman (born 1941), South African politician
 * (born 1972), Dutch historian and writer
 * Melodie Bosman (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Meyer Bosman (born 1985), South African rugby player
 * Patrick Bosman (born 1994), Dutch-born Austrian racing cyclist
 * Petrus Bosman (1928–2008), South African ballet dancer and choreographer
 * (born 1974), Dutch jazz musician
 * Willem Bosman (1672 – after 1703), Dutch merchant living in Ghana

Other

 * Bosman ruling, a European Court of Justice decision on association football players' contracts in an action brought by Jean-Marc Bosman
 * Bosman Brewery, a Polish brewery
 * Bosman language, a language of Papua New Guinea
 * Bosman's potto or just potto, after Willem Bosman who described this prosimian in 1703
 * "Bosman", Polish and Russian term for some navy Petty Officers after Dutch "bootsman"/German "Bootsmann" (ship's man)
 * Bosman Family Vineyards, a South African winery