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Coltrane is a surname, and may refer to:
- John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist
- Coltrane, a 1957 album by John Coltrane
- Coltrane, a 1962 album by John Coltrane
- Alice Coltrane, jazz pianist, wife of John Coltrane
- Chi Coltrane, rock musician
- Ravi Coltrane, son of John Coltrane
- Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor
- Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, fictional sheriff in the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard
- One of Lisa Simpson's cats was called Coltrane.
- An antiquated term of disparagement for a black man. References to the term appear in The Royal Tenenbaums and The Caveman's Valentine. In the latter, John Coltrane is involved and the character says "Ha ha. I said 'Coltrane'."
