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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.[1][2]
Notable people with the surname include:
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
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
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
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
L
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
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P
R
S
- Séamus Coleman (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Seth Coleman (born 2000), American football player
- Shai Coleman, creator of the Colemak keyboard layout[3]
- 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
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Z
- Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer
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