Coles is a patronymic surname of English origins deriving from either a pet form of the name Nicholas or from the Old English word meaning '"coal black". Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur William Coles (1892–1982), Australian businessman * Vernell Eufaye "Bimbo" Coles (b. 1968), American basketball player * Bryony Jean Coles (b. 1946), British prehistoric archaeologist * Cameron Coles (b. 1974), Australian-born Scottish cricketer * Cecil Frederick Coles (1888–1918), British composer * Charles "Honi" Coles (1911–1992), American tap dancer *

Charlie Coles Charlie Coles (February 6, 1942 – June 7, 2013) was an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Miami University and Central Michigan University. He was born Charles Leroy Coles in Springfield, Ohio and ...

(1942–2013), American basketball player and coach *

Cowper Phipps Coles Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, C.B., R.N. (1819 – 7 September 1870), was an English naval captain with the Royal Navy. Coles was also an inventor; in 1859, he was the first to patent a design for a revolving gun turret. Upon appealing for public ...

(1819–1870), British naval captain and designer * Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1959), British writer, 50% of Manning Coles * Daniel Richard Coles (b. 1981), English footballer *

Darnell Coles Darnell Coles (born June 2, 1962) is an American professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball primarily as a third baseman an ...

(b. 1962), American baseball player and coach * Dennis Coles (b. 1970), Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan *

Edward Coles Edward Coles (December 15, 1786 – July 7, 1868) was an American planter and politician, elected as the second Governor of Illinois (1822 to 1826). From an old Virginia family, Coles as a young man was a neighbor and associate of presidents ...

(1786–1868), American politician *

Elisha Coles Elisha Coles (c. 1640 – 1680) was a 17th-century English lexicographer and stenographer. Life He was son of John Coles, schoolmaster of Wolverhampton, and nephew of Elisha Coles the religious author. He became chorister of Magdalen Coll ...

(1640–1680), English lexicographer * Elizabeth Coles (1912–1975), British novelist Elizabeth Taylor * Fenton George Coles (b. 1937), Welsh rugby player * George Coles (cricketer, born 1798) (1798–1865), English amateur cricketer *

George Coles (politician) George Coles (September 20, 1810 – August 21, 1875) was a Canadian politician, being the first premier of Prince Edward Island, and a Father of Canadian Confederation. Coles was born in Queens Royalty, Prince Edward Island, the son of Ja ...

(1810–1875), Canadian politician; first Premier of Prince Edward Island * George Edward Coles (1851–1903), English cricketer *

George Coles (architect) George Coles (1884–1963) was an English architect, known mostly as a designer of Art Deco cinema theatres in the 1920s and 1930s. Coles was brought up in Leyton, East London and trained at Leyton Technical Institute. From 1912 he was in part ...

(1884–1963), English architect * George James "G.J." Coles (1885–1977), founder of what was to become the Coles Group shopping empire, Australia * H. Brent Coles (b. 1951), mayor of Boyse, Idaho * Isaac Coles (1747–1813), American politician * Kimberly Coles (b. 1962), American actress * Joanne Coles (b. 1992), English motorcycle trials rider *

John Coles John Coles may refer to: *John David Coles, film and television director *John Coles (historian) (1930–2020), British archaeologist * John Coles (diplomat) (born 1937), former British High Commissioner to Australia * John Coles (businessman) (183 ...

(1833–1919), English businessman * John Coles (archaeologist) (1930-2020), archaeologist *

John David Coles John David Coles is an American director and producer. Coles was nominated in 2015 for an Emmy and PGA Award for his work as an Executive Producer and Director on the Netflix phenomenon, '' House of Cards. '' Known for his recent directing cred ...

, American TV and film director * Leslie Stephen Coles (1941–2014), American biogerontologist and a key member of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation * Laveranues Leon Coles (b. 1977), American football player * Lisa Coles (b. 1964), American broadcaster Lisa Guerrero * Manning Coles, pseudonymous of British spy writer's Adelaide Manning (1891-1955) and Cyril Coles (1899-1965) * Mark Coles, New Zealand cricket coach * Miriam Coles Harris (1834–1925), author whose anonymous first novel attracted several impostors * Nathaniel Adams Coles (1919–1965), American jazz musician Nat King Cole * Neil Chapman Coles (b. 1934), British golfer * Peter Coles (b. 1963), Professor of Astrophysics at Cardiff University * Ray Coles, mayor and committee member Lakewood, New Jersey *

Richard Coles Richard Keith Robert Coles (born 26 March 1962) is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England clergyman who was the vicar of Finedon in Northamptonshire from 2011 to 2022. He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalis ...

(b. 1962), British musician * Robert Coles (b. 1929), American psychiatrist, educator, author * Robert Coles (–1655), early settler in New England * Walter Coles (1790–1857), U.S. Representative from Virginia * William Coles Finch (1864–1944),English author and historian *

Wayne Coles-Janess Wayne Coles-Janess is an Australian producer, writer and director of drama and documentary film and TV programs. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he has produced documentaries about frontier places in the country. He has also made some document ...

, Australian writer, film director and producer

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