Coleman (surname)
Coleman is a surname of Irish and English origin. The Irish surname is derived from the Gaelic Ó Colmáin, O' Clumhain, or Mac Colmain. The English surname is an occupational name denoting a burner of charcoal, or possibly a servant of a person named Cole.[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- A. E. "Fred" Coleman, discoverer of gold in Julian, California
- Alan Coleman (1936–2013), British television writer, director and producer
- Alan Coleman (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer
- Anthony Coleman (born 1955), American musician
- Asa Coleman, African American politician and former slave
- Ben Coleman, multiple people
- Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), first African American to become an aircraft pilot and the first American to hold an international pilot license
- Catherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronaut
- Charles Coleman, multiple people
- Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actress
- Chase Coleman, American actor, director, writer and musician
- Chris Coleman, multiple people
- Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman, baseball player
- Craig Coleman, Australian rugby league footballer
- Cy Coleman (1924–2004), American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist
- Dabney Coleman (born 1932), American actor
- David Coleman, multiple people
- Davon Coleman (born 1991), American football player
- Derrick Coleman (born 1967), pro basketball player
- Dominic Coleman, British actor
- D. C. Coleman (1920–1995), British economic historian
- D. Jackson Coleman, (born 1934), American doctor and inventor
- Don Coleman (offensive tackle) (born 1928), American football player
- Don Coleman (linebacker) (born 1952), American football player and entrepreneur
- Don Coleman, Canadian rock singer
- Donald Coleman (1925–1991), British politician
- Earl Thomas Coleman (born 1943), former US Congressman
- Edgar Coleman, classical pianist
- Eli Coleman, American sexologist
- 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.
- Eve Ellen Coleman (born 1995), Irish artist from Passage West. Exceptional human being.
- Eric Coleman (born 1966), former American footballer
- Fred Coleman (born 1975), American footballer
- Garnet Coleman, US politician, Texas House of Representatives
- Gary Coleman (1968–2010), American actor
- George Coleman, multiple people
- Gerald Coleman, American ice hockey goalkeeper
- Greg Coleman (born 1954), American football player
- Herb Coleman, multiple people
- Iain Coleman (born 1958), former member of the UK Parliament
- Jack Coleman (born 1958), American actor
- James Coleman, multiple people
- Jamie Coleman (born 1975), American football player
- Jean Coleman, World War II S.O.E. agent in France
- Jean Coleman, Australian sprinter
- Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 1986), English actress
- Jerry Coleman (1924–2014), baseball player and broadcaster
- Joe Coleman (disambiguation) or Joseph Coleman, multiple people
- John Coleman, multiple people
- Jonathan Coleman, multiple people
- KaRon Coleman (born 1976), American football player
- 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
- Leslie Coleman (1878–1954), Canadian agricultural scientist in India
- Lisa Coleman (musician) (born 1960), musician/composer, member of Prince and The Revolution and Wendy & Lisa
- Lisa Coleman (actress) (born 1970), English actress and sister of Charlotte Coleman
- Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist
- Lorenzo Coleman (1975–2013), American basketball player
- Mark Coleman (born 1964), American Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Martin Coleman, Irish hurler
- Martin Coleman, Jnr, his son, Irish hurler
- Mary Sue Coleman (born 1943), American scientist and educator
- Michael Coleman, 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
- Nisha Coleman (author) (born 1982), Canadian Author
- 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 (1930–2015), American jazz saxophonist
- Percy Coleman, motorcycle racer
- Peter Coleman-Wright, Australian baritone opera singer
- Phil Coleman (athlete) (born 1931), American runner
- Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
- Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor
- Ralph Coleman (1895–1990), American college baseball coach
- Richard Coleman (1930–2008), English actor
- Robert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or Bobby
- Ronald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or Ronnie
- Séamus Coleman, footballer
- Sidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicist
- Sidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), former American footballer
- Sophie Coleman, British triathlete
- Stephen Coleman (born 1973), American film orchestrator
- Steve Coleman (born 1956), American saxophonist
- Steve Coleman (American football) (born 1950), American football player
- Terry Coleman, American politician from Georgia
- Thomas Coleman, multiple people
- Travis Coleman (born 1980), American football player
- Tony Coleman (born 1945), former English footballer
- Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English author
- Vince Coleman (born 1961), American baseball player
- Wanda Coleman (1946–2013), American poet
- Warren Coleman (1901–1968), American operatic baritone
- William Coleman, multiple people
- Z.Z. Coleman Author
- Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer
References
- ↑ "Coleman Family History".
- ↑ Michael C. O'Laughlin. The Book of Irish Families. p. 62.
See also
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