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:
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A. E. Coleman, African-American discoverer of gold in Julian, California
Ada Coleman (1875–1966), English longtime head bartender at the Savoy Hotel
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 Crittenden Coleman (1813–1891), American author, translator
Anthony Coleman (born 1955), American jazz pianist
Asa Coleman (c. 1830s–after 1893), African-American politician and former slave
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Baoan Coleman (1939–2025), Vietnamese-born American actor
Barry Coleman, state legislator in Arkansas
Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), American aviator
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
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Cam Coleman (born 2006), American football player
Catherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronaut
Chad L. Coleman (born 1966/1967), American actor
Charles Coleman (disambiguation)
Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actress
Chase Coleman (born 1985), American actor, director, writer and musician
Chaz Coleman (born 2006), American football player
Chloe Coleman (born 2008), American actress
Choo-Choo Coleman (1937–2016), American baseball catcher
Chris Coleman (disambiguation)
Chuck Coleman (1962 or 1963–2024), American aviator, aerospace engineer and test pilot
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
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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 (disambiguation)
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 (musician), 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-born American law professor
Doug Coleman, American politician
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Earl Coleman (singer) (1925–1995), American jazz singer
Eli Coleman (born 1948), American sexologist
Eliot Coleman (born 1938), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
Eric Coleman (defensive back) (born 1966), American former football player
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Fred Coleman (born 1975), American football player
G
Garnet Coleman (born 1961), American politician
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 (disambiguation)
Gerald Coleman (born 1985), American ice hockey goalkeeper
Greg Coleman (American football) (born 1954), American football player
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Helena Coleman (1860–1953), Canadian poet, music teacher, and writer
Herb Coleman (disambiguation)
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Iain Coleman (1958–2025), British Member of Parliament
Itoro Coleman (born 1977), American basketball coach
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Jack Coleman (disambiguation)
Jacqueline Coleman (born 1982), American educator, politician and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
James Coleman (disambiguation)
Jamie Coleman (born 1975), American football player
Jamye Coleman Williams (1918–2022), née Coleman, American activist and writer
Jayda Coleman (born 2001), American softball player
Jean Coleman (athlete) (1918–2008), Australian sprinter
Jean Coleman (officer) (1908–1982), World War II S.O.E. agent in France
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
John Coleman (disambiguation)
Jonah Coleman (born 2003), American football player
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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
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Lamont Coleman, better known as Big L (1974–1999), American hip-hop artist
Larnel Coleman (born 1998), American football player
Lavon Coleman (born 1994), American football player
Leonard Coleman (born 1962), American football former player
Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (born 1949), American baseball executive
Leslie Coleman (1878–1954), Canadian agricultural scientist in India
Lisa Coleman (disambiguation)
Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist
Lorenzo Coleman (1975–2013), American basketball player
L. Zenobia Coleman (1898–1999), American librarian
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Mack Coleman (1952–1977), American basketball player
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
Megan Kate Coleman (born 1985), South African beauty queen
Michael Coleman (disambiguation)
Monique Coleman (born 1980), American actress
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Nancy Coleman (1912–2000), American actress
Nicholas Coleman (disambiguation) 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 basketball player
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Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), American jazz saxophonist
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Percy Coleman (1892–1934), Australian politician
Peter Coleman (disambiguation)
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
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Ralph Coleman (disambiguation)
Richard Coleman (1930–2008), English actor
Robert Coleman (disambiguation), also Bob and Bobby Coleman
Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969), American author, scholar and educator
Ronald Coleman (disambiguation), also Ronnie Coleman
Russell Coleman (born 1976), American attorney
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Séamus Coleman (born 1988), Irish footballer
Seth Coleman (born 2000), American football player
Sharon L. Coleman (born 1945), American politician
Sidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicist
Sidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), American former football player
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
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Terry Coleman (born 1943), American politician
Tevin Coleman (born 1993), American football player
Thomas Coleman (disambiguation)
Tom Coleman (disambiguation)
Tony Coleman (born 1945), English footballer
Townsend Coleman (born 1954), American voice actor
Travis Coleman (born 1980), American football player
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Vanessa Coleman, American convicted of facilitating various crimes, including murder, committed against a couple
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 (disambiguation)
Vincent Coleman (1900–1971), American actor
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Wanda Coleman (1946–2013), American poet
Warren Coleman (1901–1968), American operatic baritone
William Coleman (disambiguation)
X
Xavier Coleman (born 1995), American football player
Z
Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer and singer



