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:
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.
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
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
Tevin Coleman (born 1993), 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
Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer
