Colmán or Colman is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Medieval Irish people
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Colmán Bec
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'' ...
(died ''c''. 585), Irish dynast
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Colmán mac Cobthaig
Colmán mac Cobthaig (died 622) was a king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach. He was the first king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne branch. This branch was descended from Eochu, the brother of Ailill Molt (died 484). According to the '' ...
(died ''c''. 622), Irish king
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Colmán mac Lénéni
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 ...
(died ''c''. 606), Irish poet
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Colmán Már
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' ...
(died ''c''. 557), Irish dynast
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Colmán Rímid
Colmán Rímid (or Colmán mac Báetáin) (died 604) was an Irish king who is included in some lists as a High King of Ireland. Colmán was the son of Báetán mac Muirchertaig (died 572), also considered to be a high king, and belonged to the C ...
(died ''c''. 612), Irish king
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Colman nepos Cracavist
Colman (''floruit'' c.800),M. Esposito (1932), "The Poems of Colmanus 'Nepos Cracavist'; and Dungalus 'Praecipus Scottorum'," ''Journal of Theological Studies'', 33, 118, assigns him the early ninth century. called nepos Cracavist ("grandson of Cr ...
(''fl. c.'' 800), Hiberno-Latin poet
Saints
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Colman of Templeshambo (d. 595), Abbot of Templeshambo
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Colmán Elo
Colmán Elo (555 – 26 September 611) was born in Glenelly, Ireland in what is now County Tyrone. He is famed in Irish hagiography.
Life
Colmán was founder and first Abbot of Muckamore, and from the fact of being titled as the successor (''c ...
(d. 611) of the moccu Béognae
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Colman of Cloyne
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' ...
, 6th-century Bishop of Cloyne
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Colman of Dromore
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' ...
, 6th-century Bishop of Dromore
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Colman of Kilmacduagh
Saint Colman mac Duagh (c. 560 – 29 October 632) was born at Corker, Kiltartan, County Galway, Ireland, the son of the Irish chieftain Duac (and thus, in Irish, ''mac Duach''). He initially lived as a recluse, living in prayer and prolonged ...
, 7th-century Bishop of Kilmacduagh
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Colmán of Kilroot
Colman mac Cathbaid is a sixth-century Irish saint who was an abbot and bishop of Kilroot (Co. Antrim), a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given his name to Kilmackevat (Co. Antrim).
In the ''Life ...
, contemporary of St. Ailbe
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Colmán of Lindisfarne
Colmán of Lindisfarne ( 605 – 18 February 675 AD) also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664.
Life
Colman was a native of the west of Ireland and had received his education on Iona. He was probably a nobleman of ...
(d. 676), bishop of Lindisfarne
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Colmán of Lann
Saint Colmán mac Luacháin was an early Irish abbot (''fl''. 7th century), founder and patron saint of Lann (Lynn, Co. Westmeath).
The name of the saint's foundation, Lann (in full Lann mic Lúacháin), represents the early Irish word ''lann'' m ...
, patron saint of Lann
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St. Colman (martyr) (7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan
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Coloman of Stockerau
Coloman of Stockerau ( ga, Colmán; la, Colomannus; died 18 October 1012) was an Irish saint. While on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was mistaken for a spy and hanged near Vienna.
Life
Originally known as Colmán (variously rendered Koloman, K ...
(Colmán) (d. 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria
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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
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Colman Domingo
Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and director widely known for his performance as Mr. Bones in the Broadway musical '' The Scottsboro Boys'' (2011), and for his role as recovering drug addict Ali on HBO ...
(born 1969), American actor, writer, director
Surname
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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
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Chanan Colman
Chanan Safir Colman ( he, חנן ספיר קולמן; born March 10, 1984) is a Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Chipola before playing profes ...
(born 1984), Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for the Copenhagen Wolfpack of the Danish Basketligaen
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Daniel Colman (born 1990), American poker player
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Eamon Colman
Eamon Colman (born 1957) is an Irish painter. He is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.
Early life
Colman was born in Dublin in 1957. His father, Seámus Ó Colmáin, was an artist. Eamon Colman attended a Christian ...
(born 1957), Irish artist
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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
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Edward Colman (cinematographer)
Edward Colman (January 25, 1905 – January 24, 1995) was an American cinematographer. He had a prolific relationship with Walt Disney Studios; beginning his relationship with that studio in 1953 as cinematographer for the television series '' ...
(1905–1995), American cinematographer
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Edward Colmans
Edward Colmans (August 31, 1908 – May 25, 1977) was a Dutch American actor.
Early life
Colmans was born on August 31, 1908. Born Adolph Edward Colmans in London, England, he was the son of Louis Colmans (1883-1964), a Dutch violinist who had ac ...
(1908–1977), American actor
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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
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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 he ...
(1925–2008), New Zealand politician
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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, an ...
(1892–1935), first-class English cricketer; father of Timothy
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George Colman the Elder
George Colman (April 1732 – 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger. He also owned a theatre.
Early life
H ...
(1732–1794), English dramatist
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George Colman the Younger
George Colman (21 October 1762 – 17 October 1836), known as "the Younger", was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer. He was the son of George Colman the Elder.
Life
He passed from Westminster School to Christ Church, Oxford, and ...
(1762–1836), English dramatist
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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 Liber ...
(1830–1898), English businessman and Liberal politician; father of Ethel
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Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet
Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet, DL (24 April 1859 - 16 January 1942) was an industrialist who developed Colman's Mustard into an international concern.
Career
Colman was the son of Jeremiah Colman (1807 - 1885) and Isabella Button.Mosley, Ch ...
(1859–1942), English businessman and first of the Colman baronets
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Julia Colman
Julia Colman ( pen name, Aunt Julia; February 16, 1828 – January 10, 1909) was an American temperance educator, activist, editor and writer of the long nineteenth century. She served as superintendent of literature in the Woman's Christian Tempe ...
(1828–1909), American temperance educator, activist, editor, writer
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Neville Colman (1945–2003), South African hematologist and forensic DNA expert
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Nicolás Colman, 16th-century English conquistador who served for the Spanish Crown
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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
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Robert Colman
Robert Colman Doctor of Divinity, DD (or Coleman, died 1428) was an England, English medieval Franciscan friar and university Chancellor (education), Chancellor.
Colman received his Doctor of Divinity from Oxford University. He was at the Francis ...
(d. 1428), English medieval Franciscan friar and university chancellor
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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
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Samuel Colman
Samuel Colman (March 4, 1832 – March 26, 1920) was an American painter, interior designer, and writer, probably best remembered for his paintings of the Hudson River.
Life and career
Born in Portland, Maine, Colman moved to New York City ...
(1832–1920), American interior designer
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Samuel Colman (British painter)
Samuel Colman, also Samuel Coleman, (1780 – 21 January 1845) was an English painter, based in Bristol for most of his career.
Life
In about 1815 Colman moved from Yeovil to Bristol, where he lived until around 1840. He worked as a por ...
(1780–1845)
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Sir Timothy Colman (1929–2021), British businessman and Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
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Tony Colman (disambiguation)
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Tyler Colman
Tyler Colman, writing under the pen name Dr. Vino, is an American author with a PhD in political science from Northwestern University, and wine educator with the New York University and the University of Chicago, and publisher of one of the intern ...
, American wine critic known by the pen name Dr. Vino
Other
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Colman's
Colman's is an English manufacturer of mustard and other sauces, formerly based and produced for 160 years at Carrow, in Norwich, Norfolk. Owned by Unilever since 1995, Colman's is one of the oldest existing food brands, famous for a limited ran ...
, a British mustard manufacturer
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Colman, South Dakota, city in Moody County, South Dakota, United States
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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
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St Colman's College, Claremorris
St Colman's College is an all-boys Catholic secondary school in Claremorris, County Mayo
History
The school was founded in 1945, as a school for the boys of Claremorris to attend instead of having to travel to Ballinrobe. An Old Manor House on t ...
, County Mayo
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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 under the ...
, 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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Colm
Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for 'dove'.
People
* Colm Br ...
(unrelated Irish name)
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Kolman, a Slavic name sometimes transliterated as Colman
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Coleman (surname)
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 n ...
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Coloman Coloman, es, Colomán (german: Koloman (also Slovak, Czech, Croatian), it, Colomanno, ca, Colomà; hu, Kálmán)
The Germanic origin name Coloman used by Germans since the 9th century.
* Coloman, King of Hungary
* Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria ...
, an ancient Germanic name
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Kálmán
Kálmán is an ancient Germanic origin Hungarian surname and male given name. Outside Hungary, the name occurs sometimes in the form Kalman. It was derived from the Germanic name: Koloman, Coloman or Kolman. The Germanic name Coloman has been ...
, a Hungarian surname and given name
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