Colmán or Colman is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Medieval Irish people

* Colmán Bec (died ''c''. 585), Irish dynast * Colmán mac Cobthaig (died ''c''. 622), Irish king * Colmán mac Lénéni (died ''c''. 606), Irish poet * Colmán Már (died ''c''. 557), Irish dynast * Colmán Rímid (died ''c''. 612), Irish king * Colman nepos Cracavist (''fl. c.'' 800), Hiberno-Latin poet

Saints

Colman of Templeshambo Saint Colman of Templeshambo (also called Templeshanbo) was a Catholic saint from Connacht, Ireland. He has been confused with the patron of Kilmacduagh, but he lived somewhat earlier, and the sphere of his ministry lay in the present County Wex ...

(d. 595), Abbot of Templeshambo * Colmán Elo (d. 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 (d. 676), bishop of Lindisfarne * Colmán of Lann, patron saint of Lann *

St. Colman (martyr) Saint Colman or Kolonat ( ga, Colmán; la, Colomannus; 600 689 AD in Würzburg) was an Ireland, Irish-born Christian missionary. He was a companion of Saint Kilian, Kilian and Saint Totnan, Totnan as missionaries to Franconia. The Saint C ...

(7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan * Coloman of Stockerau (Colmán) (d. 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria *

Columbanus Columbanus ( ga, Columbán; 543 – 21 November 615) was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in pr ...

(d. 615), Irish missionary

Given name

* Colman Domingo (born 1969), American actor, writer, director

Surname

Andrew Colman Andrew Michael Colman (born 8 January 1944 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a British psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester. He is known for his research on decision making and game theory. He has been a fellow ...

(born 1944), British psychologist * Chanan Colman (born 1984), Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for the Copenhagen Wolfpack of the Danish Basketligaen *

Daniel Colman Daniel Alan Colman (born July 11, 1990) is an American professional poker player, originally from Holden, Massachusetts. He is best known for winning the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop at the 2014 World Series of Poker. He beat Daniel N ...

(born 1990), American poker player * Eamon Colman (born 1957), Irish artist *

Eddie Colman Edward Colman (1 November 1936 – 6 February 1958) was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster. Colman was born on Archie Street in Ordsall, Salford, Lanca ...

(1936–1958), British footballer * Edward Colman (cinematographer) (1905–1995), American cinematographer * Edward Colmans (1908–1977), American actor *

Ethel Colman Ethel Mary Colman (12 February 1863 – 23 November 1948) was a philanthropist and a member of the Colman family who was Lord Mayor of Norwich in 1923–24. Colman is notable for having been both the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Norwich, an ...

(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 Fraser MacDonald Colman (23 February 1925 – 11 April 2008) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He represented the electorates of Petone from 1967 to 1978, and then when Petone was renamed, Pencarrow from 1978 to 1987, when h ...

(1925–2008), New Zealand politician *

Geoffrey Colman Geoffrey Russell Rees Colman (14 March 1892 – 18 March 1935) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket from 1912 to 1924. Colman was born at Norwich to mustard manufacturer Russell James Colman, of Crown Point House, Norwich, ...

(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 *

Jeremiah Colman (MP) Jeremiah James Colman (14 June 1830 – 18 September 1898) was an English mustard manufacturer and the third member of the family in charge of the eponymous company Colman's. He was a popular philanthropist in his home town of Norwich and a Li ...

(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 Neville Colman (July 30, 1945 – February 11, 2003) was a hematologist and forensic DNA expert who made ground-breaking discoveries about folate and nutrition. He also founded the West Side Soccer League, the largest all-volunteer sports organiz ...

(1945–2003), South African hematologist and forensic DNA expert *

Nicolás Colman Nicolás Colman (active in the 16th century) was an English military man, a ''conquistador'' in the service of the Spanish crown. He was one of the sailors who accompanied Pedro de Mendoza in the expedition of the Río de la Plata. Biography ...

, 16th-century English conquistador who served for the Spanish Crown *

Olivia Colman Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy A ...

(born 1974), British actress * Robert Colman (d. 1428), English medieval Franciscan friar and university chancellor *

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Hollywood film career. He wa ...

(1891–1958), English actor * Samuel Colman (1832–1920), American interior designer * Samuel Colman (British painter) (1780–1845) *

Sir Timothy Colman Sir Timothy James Alan Colman (19 September 1929 – 9 September 2021) was a British businessman and a Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. Biography Colman was from the Colman's mustard family, and was the son of Lettice Elizabeth Evelyn Adeane and G ...

(1929–2021), British businessman and Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk *

Tony Colman (disambiguation) Tony Colman may refer to: * Tony Colman (politician), Labour Party politician and MP * Tony Colman (musician), drum and bass producer, co-founder of London Elektricity and Hospital Records * Sir Anthony Colman (1938–2017), former British High Cour ...

* Tyler Colman, American wine critic known by the pen name Dr. Vino

Other

* Colman's, a British mustard manufacturer *

Colman, South Dakota Colman is a city in Moody County, South Dakota, Moody County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 634 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Colman was first named Allentown, and under the latter name got its start in ...

, city in Moody County, South Dakota, United States *

Arthurstown Arthurstown () is a small village in the townland of Coleman in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the R733 and R770 regional roads on the eastern shore of the Waterford Harbour estuary, where The Three Sister ...

, County Wexford, Ireland, a village * St Colman's College, Claremorris, County Mayo *

St Colman's College, Newry St Colman's College is a Roman Catholic English-medium grammar school for boys, situated in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The college was founded in 1823 as the Dromore Diocesan Seminary by Father J. S. Keenan and placed unde ...

, County Down *''Colman'', the sequel to the late

Monica Furlong Monica Furlong (17 January 1930 – 14 January 2003) was a British author, journalist, and activist. She was born at Kenton near Harrow, north-west of London and died at Umberleigh in Devon. An obituary called her the Church of England's ...

's ''Wise Child'' novel

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