Golden (name)

Golden is a family name that can be of English, Jewish or Irish origin. It can be a variant spelling of Golding. It is also sometimes a given name, generally male.

Notable people with the surname Golden

 * Al Golden (American football) (born 1969), American college football coach
 * Andrew Golden, gunman in the 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas school shooting
 * Anne Golden (born 1942), Canadian administrator
 * Annie Golden (born 1951), American actress and singer
 * Antonio Gandy-Golden (born 1998), American football player
 * Arthur Golden (born 1956), American novelist, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
 * Christopher Golden (born 1967), American author of horror, fantasy, and suspense novels
 * Daniel Golden, American journalist
 * Dave Golden, American musician and Fulbright Scholar
 * Diana Golden (actress)
 * Diana Golden (skier) (1963–2001), American disabled ski racer
 * Eddie Golden, pro name for Amer wrestler Harold Edward Cox (born 1973)
 * Eve Golden, American film journalist and biographer
 * Grace Golden (1904–1993), English illustrator and historian
 * Grant Golden (tennis) (1929-2018), American tennis player
 * Grant Golden (basketball) (born 1998), American basketball player
 * Harry Golden (1902–1981), American writer and publisher
 * Howard Golden (1925–2024), New York Democratic politician
 * James S. Golden (1891–1971), US Representative from Kentucky
 * Jane Golden, American mural artist
 * Jared Golden (born 1982), US Representative from Maine
 * Jason Golden (born 1985), British rugby league player
 * Jerry Golden (1923–2003), American broadcaster
 * Jimmy Golden (born 1950), American professional wrestler
 * John Golden (pirate) (died 1694), English pirate
 * Johnny Golden (1896–1936), American golfer
 * Justin and Tasha Golden, members of Ellery (duo), a Cincinnati-based musical group
 * Lotti Golden American singer-songwriter, record producer and poet
 * Martin Golden, New York state senator
 * Marvin Golden, British rugby league player
 * Maurice Golden, Scottish politician
 * Michael Golden (businessman), US newspaper publisher
 * Mike Golden (baseball) (1851–1929), American professional baseball player
 * Peter Allen Golden (born 1953), author
 * Peter Benjamin Golden (born 1941), professor of history at Rutgers University
 * Pop Golden, head football coach at Penn State University (1900-02)
 * Rena Golden (1961–2013), American journalist
 * Rolland Golden (1931–2019), American artist
 * Ronnie Golden, British singer, guitarist and comedian
 * Sherita Hill Golden, American physician
 * Sterling Golden, early stage name for American professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (born 1953)
 * Thelma Golden (born 1965), director of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City
 * Thelma Golden (softball) (1915–1980), Canadian softball pitcher
 * Thomas L. Golden, American 19th-century gold miner
 * Vicki Golden (born 1992), American motocross rider
 * William Lee Golden, American country and gospel musician

Notable people with the given name Golden

 * Golden Brooks (born 1970), American actress
 * Golden Cañedo (born 2002), Filipina singer and performer
 * Golden Frinks (1920-2004), African-American civil rights activist
 * Golden Richards (born 1950), American football player
 * Golden Tate (born 1988), American football player
 * Golden J. Zenon Jr. (1929–2006), African-American architect
 * J. Golden Kimball (1853–1938), American religious leader and missionary.