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Alvin Colt Alvin Colt (July 5, 1916 – May 4, 2008) was an American costume designer. Colt worked on over 50 Broadway shows. His first job was in a theatrical fabric house, he also worked on painting scenery during the summer. '' On the Town'' was the firs ...
(1916–2008), American costume designer *
Elizabeth Jarvis Colt Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (born Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, October 5, 1826 – August 23, 1905) was the widow and heir of firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt, founder of Colt's Manufacturing Company. Early life Elizabeth Hart Jarvis was born in Saybrook, Co ...
(1826–1905), American businesswomen and philanthropist, widow and heir of Samuel Colt *
Harry Colt Henry Shapland "Harry" Colt (4 August 1869 – 21 November 1951) was a golf course architect born in Highgate, England. He worked predominantly with Charles Alison, John Morrison, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison L ...
(1869–1951), English golf-course architect * James Colt (1932–2008), American lawyer and politician *
John C. Colt John Caldwell Colt (March 1, 1810 – November 18, 1842), the brother of Samuel Colt of Colt firearm fame, was an American fur trader, bookkeeper, law clerk, and convicted murderer. He served briefly as a U.S. Marine, forging a letter to g ...
(1810–1842), American bookkeeping authority and murderer, brother of Samuel Colt *
Johnny Colt Johnny Colt (born Charles Brandt; May 1, 1966) is an American bass guitar player who formerly played with the southern rock bands Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Black Crowes. Music career From 1989 he was the original bassist for The Black Crowes which ...
(born 1968), American bass guitarist *
Judah Colt Judah Colt (July 1, 1761 – October 11, 1832) was an early pioneer of Erie County. Early Life Colt was born on July 1, 1761, in Lyme, Connecticut. After the death of his father, Colt decided to move west in 1789 and in Albany, New York, jo ...
(1761–1832), early settler of Erie County, Pennsylvania *
LeBaron Bradford Colt LeBaron Bradford Colt (June 25, 1846 – August 18, 1924) was a United States senator from Rhode Island and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for th ...
(1846–1924), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island and judge *
Marshall Colt Marshall Colt (born October 26, 1948) is an American management consultant and combat-decorated, former captain in the United States Navy in San Diego, who was an actor in film and television from 1976 to 1995. He co-starred in the films '' Nor ...
(born 1948), former actor and currently a practicing psychologist * Maximilian Colt (died after 1641), Flemish sculptor who emigrated to England and became the King's Master Carver *
Roswell L. Colt Roswell Lyman Colt (1779-1856) was an American businessman who made a fortune in the shipping industry, served for decades as governor of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, and was an early railroad executive. Colt's parents were Pe ...
(1779-1856), American businessman *
Samuel Colt Samuel Colt (; July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862) was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (now Colt's Manufacturing Company) and made the mass production of r ...
(1814–1862), American inventor and industrialist, founder of Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company * Samuel P. Colt (1852–1921), American industrialist and politician, nephew of Samuel Colt


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Colt baronets The Colt Baronetcy, of St James's-in-the-Fields in the Liberty of Westminster in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 2 March 1694 for Henry Colt, Adjutant to Prince Rupert of the Rhine and member of ...
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Colt family incest case The Colt family incest case concerns an Australian family discovered in 2012 to have been engaging in four generations of incest beginning with a couple known as Tim and June Colt, who emigrated from New Zealand in the 1970s. They all lived on a ...
, an Australian family discovered to have been engaging in four generations of incest


Fictional characters

*Christopher Colt, protagonist of the ''Colt .45'' (TV series)


See also

* Colt (disambiguation) *
Colt (given name) Colt is a masculine given name which may refer to: People *Colt Anderson (born 1985), American football player *Colt Brennan (1983–2021), American football player *Colt David (born 1985), American football player *Colt Knost (born 1985), American ...
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