Bosman
Bosman is a Dutch, Polish_language and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally meaning "man who lives or works in the forest". (Some believe the name Bosman is from Polnish meaning Boat Man.) People with this surname include:
- André Bosman (born 1965), Dutch politician
- Andrea Bosman (born 1979), Dutch bicycle racer
- Dick Bosman (born 1944), American baseball player
- Herman Charles Bosman (1905–1951), South African writer and journalist
- Jean-Marc Bosman (born 1964), Belgian footballer
- John Bosman (born 1965), Dutch footballer
- Leonard Bosman, (born 1924), Australian politician
- Loots Bosman (born 1977), South African cricketer
- Lourie Bosman (born 1941), South African politician
- Meyer Bosman (born 1985), South African rugby player
- Rogier Bosman (born 1974), Dutch jazz musician
- Willem Bosman (1672 – after 1703), Dutch merchant living in Ghana
Other
- Bosman ruling, a European Court of Justice decision on association football players' contracts in an action brought by Jean-Marc Bosman
- Bosman Brewery, a Polish brewery
- Bosman language, a language of Papua New Guinea
- Bosman's Potto or just potto, after Willem Bosman who described this prosimian in 1703
- "Bosman", Polish and Russian term for some navy Petty Officers after Dutch "bootsman"/German "Bootsmann" (ship's man)