# Coleman (surname)

Coleman is a surname of Irish and English origin. The Irish surname is derived from the Irish Ó'Colmáin, Ó'Clumhain, or Mac Colmáin. The English surname is an occupational name denoting a burner of charcoal, or possibly a servant of a person named Cole.
Notable people with the surname include:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* A. E. "Fred" Coleman, African-American discoverer of gold in Julian, California
* Ada Coleman (1875–1966), English barmaid
* Adam Coleman (born 1991), Australian rugby union player
* Alan Coleman (1936–2013), English-born television writer, director and producer
* Alan Coleman (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer
* Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman (1813–1891), American author, translator
* Anthony Coleman (born 1955), American jazz pianist
* Asa Coleman (c. 1830s – after 1893), African-American politician, former slave

## B

* Barry Coleman, (born 2009), American singer-dancer
* Blake Coleman, (born 1991), American ice hockey player
* Brandon Coleman (wide receiver), (born 1992), American football wide receiver
* Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman) (born 2000), American football offensive tackle

## C

* Cameron Coleman (born 2006), American football player
* Catherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronaut
* Chad Coleman (born 1966/1967), American actor
* Charles Coleman, multiple people
* Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actress
* Chase Coleman (born 1985), American actor, director, writer and musician
* Chloe Coleman (born 2008), American actress
* Chris Coleman, multiple people
* Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman (1937–2016), American baseball catcher
* Clive Coleman (born 1961), English lawyer, journalist and comedy writer
* Corey Coleman (born 1994), American football player
* Corrine Grad Coleman (1927–2004), American writer and women's rights activist
* Craig Coleman (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer
* Cy Coleman (1929–2004), American composer, songwriter and jazz pianist

## D

* Dabney Coleman (1932–2024), American actor
* Daisy Coleman (1997–2020), American sexual abuse victim advocate
* D'Alton Corry Coleman (1879–1956), Canadian businessman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
* David Coleman, multiple people
* Davon Coleman (born 1991), American football player
* Derrick Coleman (born 1967), pro basketball player
* Des Coleman (born 1965), British actor and presenter
* Diane Coleman (1953–2024), American lawyer and disability rights advocate
* Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor
* D. C. Coleman (1920–1995), British economic historian
* Don Coleman, Canadian rock singer
* Don Coleman (linebacker) (born 1952), American football player and entrepreneur
* Don Coleman (offensive tackle) (1928–2017), American football player
* D. Jackson Coleman (born 1934), American doctor and inventor
* Donald Coleman (1925–1991), British politician
* Doriane Lambelet Coleman, Swiss American law professor
* Doug Coleman, American politician in Arizona
* Dylan Coleman (born 1996), American baseball player

## E

* Earl Thomas Coleman (born 1943), former US Congressman
* Eli Coleman (born 1941), American sexologist
* Eliot Coleman (born 1936), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
* Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman (1892-1926), American aviator
* Elliot D. Coleman (1881–1963), Louisiana sheriff and bodyguard of Huey P. Long Jr.
* Eric Coleman (born 1966), former American footballer
* Eric Coleman (born 1958), American musician, comedian and podcaster
* Ezekiel Coleman, better known as Zeke (born 2003), Australian former Wakerly defender

## F

* Fred Coleman (born 1975), American footballer

## G

* Garnet Coleman (born 1961), US politician, Texas House of Representatives
* Gary Coleman (1968–2010), American actor
* Gary B.B. Coleman (1947–1994), American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
* Geoff Coleman (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer
* George Coleman, multiple people
* Gerald Coleman (born 1985), American ice hockey goalkeeper
* Greg Coleman (born 1954), American football player

## H

* Helena Coleman (1860–1953), Canadian poet, music teacher, and writer
* Herb Coleman, multiple people

## I

* Iain Coleman (born 1958), former member of the UK Parliament

## J

* Jack Coleman, multiple people
* Jacqueline Coleman (born 1982), American educator, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
* James Coleman, multiple people
* Jamie Coleman (born 1975), American football player
* Jayda Coleman (born 2001), American softball player
* Jean Coleman (1908–1982), World War II S.O.E. agent in France
* Jean Coleman (1918–2008), Australian sprinter
* Jean Ellen Coleman (1928–1996), American librarian
* Jenna Coleman (born 1986), English actress
* Jerry Coleman (1924–2014), baseball player and broadcaster
* Jerry "Bo" Coleman (born 1936), American radio personality
* Jermaine Coleman, better known as J. Cole (born 1985), American hip-hop artist
* Jim Coleman (journalist) (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist, writer and press secretary
* Joe Coleman (disambiguation) or Joseph Coleman, multiple people
* John Coleman, multiple people
* Jonathan Coleman, multiple people

## K

* KaRon Coleman (born 1976), American football player
* Kelly Coleman (1938–2019), American basketball player
* Ken Coleman (1925–2003), American sports announcer
* Keon Coleman (born 2003), American football player
* Kit Coleman (1856–1915), Canadian newspaper columnist

## L

* Larnel Coleman (born 1998), American football player
* Lavon Coleman (born 1994), American football player
* Leonard Coleman (born 1962), former American footballer
* Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (born 1949), American baseball executive
* Leslie Coleman (1878–1954), Canadian agricultural scientist in India
* Lisa Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
* Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist
* Lorenzo Coleman (1975–2013), American basketball player
* L. Zenobia Coleman (1898–1999), American librarian

## M

* Marie Coleman (born 1933). Australian feminist, social activist, public servant and journalist.
* Margot Valerie Coleman, British judge
* Mark Coleman (born 1964), American mixed martial arts fighter
* Martin Coleman (born 1950), Irish hurler
* Martin Coleman, Jnr, his son, Irish hurler
* Mary Sue Coleman (born 1943), American scientist and educator
* Matt Coleman III (born 1998), American basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Matthew Coleman, better known as Sketch, Australian DJ and electronic music producer
* Megan Kate Coleman (born 1985), South African beauty queen
* Michael Coleman, multiple people
* Monique Coleman (born 1980), American actress

## N

* Nicholas Coleman (disambiguation), several people named Nicholas or Nick Coleman
* Noel Coleman (1919–2007), English actor
* Norm Coleman (born 1949), American politician
* Norman Jay Coleman (1827–1911), American newspaper publisher and politician
* Norris Coleman (born 1961), American NBA forward, 1994 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP

## O

* Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), American jazz saxophonist

## P

* Percy Coleman, motorcycle racer
* Percy Coleman (1892–1934), Australian politician
* Peter Coleman-Wright (born 1958), Australian baritone opera singer
* Phil Coleman (athlete) (1931–2021), American runner
* Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
* Priscilla Coleman (artist), court artist
* Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor

## R

* Ralph Coleman, multiple people
* Richard Coleman (1930–2008), English actor
* Robert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or Bobby
* Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969), American author, scholar and educator
* Ronald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or Ronnie

## S

* Séamus Coleman (born 1988), Irish footballer
* Seth Coleman (born 2000), American football player
* Shai Coleman, creator of the Colemak keyboard layout
* Sharon L. Coleman (born 1945), American politician
* Sidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicist
* Sidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), former American footballer
* Sophie Coleman (born 1990), British triathlete
* Stephen Coleman (born 1973), American film orchestrator
* Stephen Coleman (professor), British Professor of Communication
* Steve Coleman (born 1956), American saxophonist
* Steve Coleman (American football) (born 1950), American football player

## T

* Tevin Coleman (born 1993), American football player
* Terry Coleman (born 1943), American politician from Georgia
* Thomas Coleman, multiple people
* Tony Coleman (born 1945), former English footballer
* Townsend Coleman (born 1954), American voice actor
* Travis Coleman (born 1980), American football player

## V

* Vanessa Coleman, one of the perpetrators in the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
* Vas Coleman, birth name of Yung Bans, American rapper and songwriter
* Vernell Coleman (1918-1990), community activist
* Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English conspiracy theorist
* Vince Coleman, multiple people
* Vincent Coleman (1900–1971), American actor

## W

* Wanda Coleman (1946–2013), American poet
* Warren Coleman (1901–1968), American operatic baritone
* William Coleman, multiple people

## X

* Xavier Coleman (born 1995), American football player

## Z

* Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer

## Fictional characters

* Cameron Coleman, a character in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, and the third season of The Boys