Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Audrey Butt Colson (born 1926), British social anthropologistCharles Colson (1931–2012), U.S. counsel for Richard Nixon and (later) evangelical Christian leader; father of Emily ColsonChristian Colson (born 1968), British film producerClément Colson (1853–1939), French economistDavid Grant Colson (1861–1904), U.S. politician from KentuckyElizabeth Colson (born 1917), U.S. social anthropologistEmily Colson (born ?), U.S. writer; daughter of Charles ColsonEugene Colson (fl. during WWII), Belgian resistance fighterEthalinda Colson (stage name, Kathryn Adams; 1893–1959), U.S. silent film actressF. D. Colson (died 1958), U.S. rower, rowing coach, and lawyerGail Colson (born ?), British music managerGary Colson (born 1934), U.S. basketball coachGreg Colson (born 1956), U.S. artist known for wall sculptures ("stickmaps", "piecharts", etc.)Guillaume-François Colson (1785–1860), French historical painterHenri Colson (1819–1900), Belgian engineer, industrialist, professor, and politicianJaime Colson (1901–1975), modernist painter of the Dominican RepublicJean Claude Gilles Colson (stage name, Bellecour; 1725–1778), French actorJean-François Gilles Colson (1733–1803), French painterJeff Colson (born 1957), U.S. painter and sculptorJohn Colson (1680–1760), British clergyman and mathematicianKevin Colson (born 1937), Australian actorLoyd Colson (born 1947), U.S. baseball pitcherMs Von Colson (fl. 1984), German European Court of Justice plaintif [see: Von Colson v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen]Osborne Colson (1916–2006), Canadian figure skater and coachSam Colson (born 1951), U.S. javelin thrower and Olympic competitorSean Colson (born 1975), U.S. basketball playerSydney Colson (born 1989), U.S. basketball playerTed Colson (1881–1950), Australian bushman, pastoralist, and pioneerIn fiction:Zachary Colson, character from Wing Commander IIColson, son of Wulfgar, character from The Icewind Dale Trilogy [see: Wulfgar (Forgotten Realms)]Colson Whitehead (born 1969) U.S. novelistColson Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA