Colson

Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Audrey Butt Colson (born 1926), British social anthropologist
 * Bonzie Colson (born 1996), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Charles Colson (1931–2012), U.S. counsel for Richard Nixon and (later) evangelical Christian leader; father of Emily Colson
 * Christian Colson (born 1968), British film producer
 * Clément Colson (1853–1939), French economist
 * David Grant Colson (1861–1904), U.S. politician from Kentucky
 * Elizabeth Colson (1917–2016), U.S. social anthropologist
 * Eugène Colson ( during World War II), Belgian resistance fighter
 * Ethalinda Colson (stage name, Kathryn Adams; 1893–1959), U.S. silent film actress
 * F. D. Colson (died 1958), U.S. rower, rowing coach, and lawyer
 * Gail Colson (born ?), British music manager
 * Gary Colson (born 1934), U.S. basketball coach
 * Greg Colson (born 1956), U.S. artist known for wall sculptures ("stickmaps", "piecharts", etc.)
 * Guillaume-François Colson (1785–1860), French historical painter
 * Henri Colson (1819–1900), Belgian engineer, industrialist, professor, and politician
 * Jaime Colson (1901–1975), modernist painter of the Dominican Republic
 * Jean Claude Gilles Colson (stage name, Bellecour; 1725–1778), French actor
 * Jean-François Gilles Colson (1733–1803), French painter
 * Jeff Colson (born 1957), U.S. painter and sculptor
 * John Colson (1680–1760), British clergyman and mathematician
 * Kevin Colson (1937–2018), Australian actor
 * Loyd Colson (born 1947), U.S. baseball pitcher
 * Ms Von Colson ( 1984), German European Court of Justice plaintiff [see: Von Colson v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen]
 * Osborne Colson (1916–2006), Canadian figure skater and coach
 * Sam Colson (born 1951), U.S. javelin thrower and Olympic competitor
 * Sean Colson (born 1975), U.S. basketball player
 * Sydney Colson (born 1989), U.S. basketball player
 * Ted Colson (1881–1950), Australian bushman, pastoralist, and pioneer

Fictional characters

 * Zachary Colson, character from Wing Commander II
 * Colson, son of Wulfgar, character from The Icewind Dale Trilogy [see: Wulfgar (Forgotten Realms)]

Given name

 * Colson Whitehead (born 1969), American novelist
 * Colson Baker (born 1990), American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor known as Machine Gun Kelly