Coleman

Not to be confused with Colman (disambiguation).

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:

• Coleman Company, Inc., a manufacturer of camping gear
• The Coleman Medal, an Australian Football League award
• For the English mustard, see Colman's

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)

Places

• Coleman, California
• Coleman, Florida
• Coleman, Texas
• Coleman County, Texas
• Coleman Township, Holt County, Nebraska
• Coleman, Wisconsin