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 (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 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

B

 * Barry Coleman, (born 2009), American singer-dancer
 * Blake Coleman, (born 1991), American ice hockey player
 * Brandon Coleman, (born 1992), American football wide receiver
 * Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman) (born 2000), American football offensive tackle

C

 * Cameron 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
 * Chloe Coleman (born 2008), American actress
 * Chris Coleman, multiple people
 * Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman (1937–2016), American baseball catcher
 * 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
 * Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor
 * D. C. Coleman (1920–1995), British economic historian
 * Don Coleman, 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 Thomas Coleman (born 1943), former US Congressman
 * Eli Coleman (born 1941), American sexologist
 * Eliot Coleman (born 1936), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
 * Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman (1892-1926), American aviator
 * Elliot D. Coleman (1881–1963), Louisiana sheriff and bodyguard of Huey P. Long Jr.
 * Eric Coleman (born 1966), former American footballer
 * Ezekiel Coleman, better known as Zeke (born 2003), Australian former Wakerly defender

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 (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
 * Jayda Coleman (born 2001), American softball player
 * Jean Coleman (1908–1982), World War II S.O.E. agent in France
 * Jean Coleman (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
 * 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

L

 * 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

 * 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
 * Matthew Coleman, better known as Sketch, Australian DJ and electronic music producer
 * 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, motorcycle racer
 * 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

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

 * Tevin Coleman (born 1993), American football player
 * Terry Coleman (born 1943), American politician from Georgia
 * Thomas Coleman, multiple people
 * Tony Coleman (born 1945), former 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