Colman

Not to be confused with Coleman (disambiguation).

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 (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

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* Colman of Templeshambo (died 595), Abbot of Templeshambo
* Colmán Elo (died 611) of the moccu Béognae
* Colman of Cloyne, 6th-century Bishop of Cloyne
* Colman of Dromore, 6th-century Bishop of Dromore
* Colman of Ardboe, 6th-century Founder of Ardboe Monastery
* Colman of Kilmacduagh, 7th-century Bishop of Kilmacduagh
* Colmán of Kilroot, contemporary of St. Ailbe
* Colmán of Lindisfarne (died 676), bishop of Lindisfarne
* Colmán of Lann, patron saint of Lann
* St. Colman (martyr) (7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan
* Coloman of Stockerau (Colmán) (died 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria
* Columbanus (died 615), Irish missionary

## Given name

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* Colman Domingo (born 1969), American actor, writer, director
* Colman O'Donovan (1927–2025), Irish hurler

## Surname

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* Andrew Colman (born 1944), British psychologist
* Annabelle Colman (born 2004), Australian Paralympic athletics competitor with an intellectual disability
* Chanan Colman (born 1984), Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for the Copenhagen Wolfpack of the Danish Basketligaen
* Daniel Colman (born 1990), American poker player
* Eamon Colman (born 1957), Irish artist
* Eddie Colman (1936–1958), British footballer
* Edward Colman (cinematographer) (1905–1995), American cinematographer
* Edward Colmans (1908–1977), American actor
* Ethel Colman (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 (1925–2008), New Zealand politician
* Geoffrey Colman (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
* Iván Colman (born 1995), Argentine professional footballer
* Jeremiah Colman (MP) (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 (1945–2003), South African hematologist and forensic DNA expert
* Nicolás Colman, 16th-century English conquistador who served for the Spanish Crown
* Nigel Colman (politician) (1886–1966), British businessman and Conservative Party politician
* Nigel Colman (RAF officer) (born 1971), retired officer of the Royal Air Force
* Olivia Colman (born 1974), British actress
* Robert Colman (died 1428), English medieval Franciscan friar and university chancellor
* Ronald Colman (1891–1958), English actor
* Samuel Colman (1832–1920), American interior designer
* Samuel Colman (British painter) (1780–1845)
* Sara Colman, British jazz singer
* Sir Timothy Colman (1929–2021), British businessman and Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
* Tony Colman (disambiguation)
* Tyler Colman, American wine critic known by the pen name Dr. Vino

## Other

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* Colman's, a British mustard manufacturer
* Colman, South Dakota, city in Moody County, South Dakota, United States
* Arthurstown, County Wexford, Ireland, a village
* St Colman's College, Claremorris, County Mayo
* St Colman's College, Newry, County Down
* Colman, the sequel to the late Monica Furlong's Wise Child novel

## See also

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* Colm
* Kolman, a Slavic name sometimes transliterated as Colman
* Coleman (surname)
* Coloman, an ancient Germanic name
* Kálmán, a Hungarian surname and given name
* List of Irish-language given names

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