Coleman
Coleman is a surname of both English and Gaelic origin, being found in both Great Britain and Ireland. In England, it is a trade name from Old English col, coal, and mann, man and in Ireland it comes from the personal name Colmán.
Coleman may refer to:
People
- Alan Coleman, British television writer, director and producer [1]
- Anthony Coleman (born 1955), American musician
- Ben Coleman (born 1961), former American basketball player
- Ben Coleman (American football) (born 1971), former American football player
- Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), first African American to become an airplane pilot and the first American to hold an international pilot license
- Catherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronaut
- Charles Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actress
- Chris Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman, baseball playing man
- Craig Coleman, Australian rugby league footballer
- Cy Coleman (1924–2004), American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist
- Dabney Coleman (born 1932), American actor
- David Coleman (born 1926), British sports commentator, after whom Colemanballs is named
- Derrick Coleman (born 1967), pro basketball player
- Dominic Coleman, British actor
- Earl Thomas Coleman (born 1943), former U.S. Congressman
- Edgar Coleman, classical pianist
- Eliot Coleman (born 1939), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
- Elliot D. Coleman (1881–1963), Louisiana sheriff and bodyguard of Huey P. Long, Jr.
- Eric Coleman (born 1966), former American footballer
- Francis Marion Coleman (1871–1960), Pioneer homesteader, school district and church organizer in Keith County, Nebraska
- Fred Coleman (born 1975), American footballer
- Garnet Coleman, U.S. politician, Texas House of Representatives
- Gary Coleman (1968–2010), American actor
- George Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- George Drumgoole Coleman, Irish architect
- Gerald Coleman, American ice hockey goalkeeper
- Greg Coleman (born 1954), American football player
- Iain Coleman (born 1958), former member of the UK Parliament
- Jack Coleman (born 1958), American actor
- James Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jean Coleman, World War II S.O.E. agent in France
- Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 1986), English actress
- Jerry Coleman (born 1924), baseball player and broadcaster
- Joe Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonathan Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lamont Coleman, better known as Big L (1974–1999), American hip-hop artist
- Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. (born 1949), president of Major League Baseball's National League (1994–1999)
- Leonard Coleman (born 1962), former American footballer
- Lisa Coleman (born 1960), musician/composer, member of Prince and The Revolution and Wendy & Lisa
- Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist
- Mark Coleman (born 1964), American Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Martin Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mary Sue Coleman (born 1943), American scientist and educator
- Michael Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Megan Kate Coleman (born 1985), South African beauty queen
- Monique Coleman (born 1980), American actress
- Nick Coleman (1925–1981), Minnesota politician
- Nick Coleman (columnist) (born 1950), American journalist
- Noel Coleman (1919–2007), English actor
- Norm Coleman, American politician
- Norman Jay Coleman (1827–1911), American newspaper publisher and politician
- Norris Coleman, former American basketball player
- Ornette Coleman, American jazz saxophonist
- Phil Coleman, American middle- and long-distance runner
- Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor
- Richard Coleman (1930–2008), English actor
- Robert Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ron Coleman (born 1947), English artist
- Ronald D. Coleman (born 1941), American politician
- Ronald S. Coleman, Lieutenant General in the U.S. Marine Corps
- Ronnie Coleman (American football) (born 1951), former American footballer
- Ronnie Coleman (born 1964), American bodybuilder
- Sidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicist
- Sidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), former American footballer
- Sophie Coleman, a British triathlete
- Stephen Coleman (born 1973), American film orchestrator
- Steve Coleman (born 1956), American saxophonist
- Terry Coleman, American politician from Georgia
- Thomas Coleman (1598–1647), English clergyman
- Tony Coleman (born 1945), former English footballer
- Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English author
- Vince Coleman (born 1961), American baseball player
- Warren Coleman (1901–1968), American operatic baritone
- William Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Zendaya Coleman (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer (better known as Zendaya)
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