# 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
* Lily Golden (1934–2010), Soviet and Russian historian and civil rights advocate
* Lotti Golden, American singer-songwriter, record producer and poet
* Martin Golden, New York state senator
* Marvin Golden, British rugby league player
* Matthew Golden (born 2003), American football player
* Maurice Golden, Scottish politician
* Michael Golden (businessman), US newspaper publisher
* Mike Golden (baseball) (1851–1929), American professional baseball player
* Oliver Golden (1887 – 1940), American-born agronomist and politician
* 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 E. Johnson (1944–2010), American politician, attorney, and jurist
* Golden Johnson (born 1974), American professional boxer
* Golden Lalchhuanmawia (born 1985), Indian cricketer
* Golden Mafwenta (born 2001), Zambian professional footballer
* Golden Magic (born 1990), Mexican professional wrestler
* Golden Mwila (born 1974), Zambian politician
* Golden Richards (born 1950), American football player
* Golden Tate (born 1988), American football player
* Golden "Big" Wheeler (1929–1998), American blues musician
* Golden J. Zenon Jr. (1929–2006), African-American architect