Colman Explained
Colman should not be confused with Coleman (disambiguation).
Colmán or Colman is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Medieval Irish people
Saints
- Colman of Templeshambo (died 595), Abbot of Templeshambo
- Colmán Elo (died 611) of the moccu Béognae
- Colman of Cloyne, 6th-century Bishop of Cloyne
- Colman of Dromore, 6th-century Bishop of Dromore
- Colman of Kilmacduagh, 7th-century Bishop of Kilmacduagh
- Colmán of Kilroot, contemporary of St. Ailbe
- Colmán of Lindisfarne (died 676), bishop of Lindisfarne
- Colmán of Lann, patron saint of Lann
- St. Colman (martyr) (7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan
- Coloman of Stockerau (Colmán) (died 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria
- Columbanus (died 615), Irish missionary
Given name
Surname
- Andrew Colman (born 1944), British psychologist
- Chanan Colman (born 1984), Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for the Copenhagen Wolfpack of the Danish Basketligaen
- Daniel Colman (born 1990), American poker player
- Eamon Colman (born 1957), Irish artist
- Eddie Colman (1936–1958), British footballer
- Edward Colman (cinematographer) (1905–1995), American cinematographer
- Edward Colmans (1908–1977), American actor
- Ethel Colman (1863–1948), first woman to be Lord Mayor of Norwich and the first woman to be a Lord Mayor in England; daughter of Jeremiah Colman MP
- Fraser Colman (1925–2008), New Zealand politician
- Geoffrey Colman (1892–1935), first-class English cricketer; father of Timothy
- George Colman the Elder (1732–1794), English dramatist
- George Colman the Younger (1762–1836), English dramatist
- Iván Colman (born 1995), Argentine professional footballer
- Jeremiah Colman (MP) (1830–1898), English businessman and Liberal politician; father of Ethel
- Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet (1859–1942), English businessman and first of the Colman baronets
- Julia Colman (1828–1909), American temperance educator, activist, editor, writer
- Neville Colman (1945–2003), South African hematologist and forensic DNA expert
- Nicolás Colman, 16th-century English conquistador who served for the Spanish Crown
- Olivia Colman (born 1974), British actress
- Robert Colman (died 1428), English medieval Franciscan friar and university chancellor
- Ronald Colman (1891–1958), English actor
- Samuel Colman (1832–1920), American interior designer
- Samuel Colman (British painter) (1780–1845)
- Sir Timothy Colman (1929–2021), British businessman and Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
- Tony Colman (disambiguation)
- Tyler Colman, American wine critic known by the pen name Dr. Vino
Other
- Colman's, a British mustard manufacturer
- Colman, South Dakota, city in Moody County, South Dakota, United States
- Arthurstown, County Wexford, Ireland, a village
- St Colman's College, Claremorris, County Mayo
- St Colman's College, Newry, County Down
- Colman, the sequel to the late Monica Furlong's Wise Child novel
See also
