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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"Fred" Coleman, discoverer of gold in Julian, CaliforniaAlan Coleman (1936–2013), British television writer, director and producerAlan Coleman (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketerAnthony Coleman (born 1955), American musicianAsa Coleman, African American politician and former slaveBen Coleman, multiple peopleBessie Coleman (1892–1926), first African American to become an aircraft pilot and the first American to hold an international pilot licenseCatherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronautCharles Coleman, multiple peopleCharlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actressChase Coleman, American actor, director, writer and musicianChris Coleman, multiple peopleClarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman, baseball playerCraig Coleman, Australian rugby league footballerCy Coleman (1924–2004), American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianistDabney Coleman (born 1932), American actorDavid Coleman, multiple peopleDavon Coleman (born 1991), American football playerDerrick Coleman (born 1967), pro basketball playerDominic Coleman, British actorD. C. Coleman (1920–1995), British economic historianD. Jackson Coleman, (born 1934), American doctor and inventorDon Coleman (offensive tackle) (born 1928), American football playerDon Coleman (linebacker) (born 1952), American football player and entrepreneurDon Coleman, Canadian rock singerDonald Coleman (1925–1991), British politicianEarl Thomas Coleman (born 1943), former US CongressmanEdgar Coleman, classical pianistEli Coleman, American sexologistEliot Coleman (born 1939), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educatorElliot D. Coleman (1881–1963), Louisiana sheriff and bodyguard of Huey P. Long, Jr.Eric Coleman (born 1966), former American footballerFred Coleman (born 1975), American footballerGarnet Coleman, US politician, Texas House of RepresentativesGary Coleman (1968–2010), American actorGeorge Coleman, multiple peopleGerald Coleman, American ice hockey goalkeeperGreg Coleman (born 1954), American football playerHerb Coleman, multiple peopleIain Coleman (born 1958), former member of the UK ParliamentJack Coleman (born 1958), American actorJames Coleman, multiple peopleJamie Coleman (born 1975), American football playerJean Coleman, World War II S.O.E. agent in FranceJean Coleman, Australian sprinterJenna-Louise Coleman (born 1986), English actressJerry Coleman (1924–2014), baseball player and broadcasterJoe Coleman (disambiguation) or Joseph Coleman, multiple peopleJohn Coleman, multiple peopleJonathan Coleman, multiple peopleKaRon Coleman (born 1976), American football playerLamont Coleman, better known as Big L (1974–1999), American hip-hop artistLeonard S. Coleman, Jr. (born 1949), president of Major League Baseball's National League (1994–1999)Leonard Coleman (born 1962), former American footballerLeslie Coleman (1878–1954), Canadian agricultural scientist in IndiaLisa Coleman (musician) (born 1960), musician/composer, member of Prince and The Revolution and Wendy & LisaLisa Coleman (actress) (born 1970), English actress and sister of Charlotte ColemanLoren Coleman (born 1947), American scientistLorenzo Coleman (1975–2013), American basketball playerMark Coleman (born 1964), American Mixed Martial Arts fighterMartin Coleman, Irish hurlerMartin Coleman, Jnr, his son, Irish hurlerMary Sue Coleman (born 1943), American scientist and educatorMichael Coleman, multiple peopleMegan Kate Coleman (born 1985), South African beauty queenMonique Coleman (born 1980), American actressNick Coleman (1925–1981), Minnesota politicianNick Coleman (columnist) (born 1950), American journalistNoel Coleman (1919–2007), English actorNorm Coleman, American politicianNorman Jay Coleman (1827–1911), American newspaper publisher and politicianNorris Coleman, former American basketball playerOrnette Coleman (1930–2015), American jazz saxophonistPercy Coleman, motorcycle racerPeter Coleman-Wright, Australian baritone opera singerPhil Coleman (athlete) (born 1931), American runnerPhil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballerPriscilla K. Coleman, American college professorRalph Coleman (1895–1990), American college baseball coachRichard Coleman (1930–2008), English actorRobert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or BobbyRonald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or RonnieSéamus Coleman, footballerSidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicistSidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), former American footballerSophie Coleman, British triathleteStephen Coleman (born 1973), American film orchestratorSteve Coleman (born 1956), American saxophonistSteve Coleman (American football) (born 1950), American football playerTevin Coleman (born 1993), American football playerTerry Coleman, American politician from GeorgiaThomas Coleman, multiple peopleTravis Coleman (born 1980), American football playerTony Coleman (born 1945), former English footballerVernon Coleman (born 1946), English authorVince Coleman (born 1961), American baseball playerWanda Coleman (1946–2013), American poetWarren Coleman (1901–1968), American operatic baritoneWilliam Coleman, multiple peopleZendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer