Surname
* Audrey Butt Colson (born 1926), British social anthropologist * Bonzie Colson (born 1996), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Charles Colson (1931–2012), U.S. counsel for Richard Nixon and (later) evangelical Christian leader; father of Emily Colson * Christian Colson (born 1968), British film producer * Clément Colson (1853–1939), French economist * David Grant Colson (1861–1904), U.S. politician from Kentucky * Elizabeth Colson (1917-2016), U.S. social anthropologist * Eugene Colson ( during WWII), Belgian resistance fighter * Ethalinda Colson (stage name, Kathryn Adams (actress, born 1893), Kathryn Adams; 1893–1959), U.S. silent film actress * F. D. Colson (died 1958), U.S. rower, rowing coach, and lawyer * Gail Colson (born ?), British music manager * Gary Colson (born 1934), U.S. basketball coach * Greg Colson (born 1956), U.S. artist known for wall sculptures ("stickmaps", "piecharts", etc.) * Guillaume-François Colson (1785–1860), French historical painter * Henri Colson (1819–1900), Belgian engineer, industrialist, professor, and politician * Jaime Colson (1901–1975), modernist painter of the Dominican Republic * Jean Claude Gilles Colson (stage name, Bellecour; 1725–1778), French actor * Jean-François Gilles Colson (1733–1803), French painter * Jeff Colson (born 1957), U.S. painter and sculptor * John Colson (1680–1760), British clergyman and mathematician * Kevin Colson (1937-2018), Australian actor * Loyd Colson (born 1947), U.S. baseball pitcher * Ms Von Colson ( 1984), German European Court of Justice plaintiff [see: ''Von Colson v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen''] * Osborne Colson (1916–2006), Canadian figure skater and coach * Sam Colson (born 1951), U.S. javelin thrower and Olympic competitor * Sean Colson (born 1975), U.S. basketball player * Sydney Colson (born 1989), U.S. basketball player * Ted Colson (1881–1950), Australian bushman, pastoralist, and pioneer ;In fiction: * Zachary Colson, character from ''Wing Commander II'' * Colson, son of Wulfgar, character from ''The Icewind Dale Trilogy'' [see: Wulfgar (Forgotten Realms)]Given name
* Colson Whitehead (born 1969) U.S. novelist * Colson Baker (born 1990)See also
* Colson House, a series of historic homes * Colsons * Colston (surname), Colston * Coulson {{surname, Colson