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

Medieval Irish people

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 * 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 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 * Colman nepos Cracavist (''fl. c.'' 800), Hiberno-Latin poet

Saints

* 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 Kilmacduagh, 7th-century Bishop of Kilmacduagh *

Colmán of Kilroot Colman mac Cathbaid is a sixth-century Irish saint who was an abbot and bishop of Kilroot (County Antrim), a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given his name to Kilmackevat (County Antrim). In th ...

, contemporary of St. Ailbe *

Colmán of Lindisfarne Colmán of Lindisfarne ( 605 – 674 AD) also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664. Life Colmán was a native of the west of Ireland and had received his education on Iona. He was probably a nobleman of the Conmaic ...

(died 676), bishop of Lindisfarne * Colmán of Lann, patron saint of Lann *

St. Colman (martyr) Saint Colman or Kolonat (; ; 600 July 8, 689 AD in Würzburg, Germany) was an Irish-born Christian priest and missionary. Life He was a companion of Kilian and Totnan as missionaries to Franconia and Thüringen in Germany. In 686, the ...

(7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan *

Coloman of Stockerau Coloman of Stockerau (; ; 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, Kálmán, Colman, and Colom ...

(Colmán) (died 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria *

Columbanus Saint Columbanus (; 543 – 23 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 presen ...

(died 615), Irish missionary

Given name

Colman Domingo Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright, and director. Prominent Colman Domingo on screen and stage, on both screen and stage since the 2010s, Domingo has received List of awards and nominations received by ...

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

Colman O'Donovan Colman O'Donovan (1927 – 7 April 2025) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with Midleton and Donoughmore, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Cork teams. Career O'Donovan first played hurling to a high standard ...

(1927–2025), Irish hurler

Surname

* Andrew Colman (born 1944), British psychologist *

Annabelle Colman Annabelle Colman (born 2 March 2004) is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor with an intellectual disability. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Personal Colman was born on 2 March 2004 in Switzerland. She attended the R ...

(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 Daniel Alan Colman (born July 11, 1990) is an American high-stakes 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. H ...

(born 1990), American poker player *

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 *

Eddie Colman Edward Colman (1 November 1936 – 6 February 1958) was an English football player who played as an wing-half and one of the eight Manchester United players who died in the Munich air disaster. Biography Colman was born on Archie Street in ...

(1936–1958), British footballer *

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 *

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 *

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 the first woman to be a Lord Mayor in the United Kin ...

(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 he ...

(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, an ...

(1892–1935), first-class English cricketer; father of Timothy *

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 * 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 Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet, DL (24 April 1859 – 16 January 1942) was a British industrialist who developed Colman's Mustard into an international concern. Career Colman was the son of Jeremiah Colman (1807–1885) and Isabella Button. ...

(1859–1942), English businessman and first of the Colman baronets *

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 Temper ...

(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) Air Vice-Marshal Nigel James Colman (born 18 January 1971) is a retired officer of the Royal Air Force who last served as Commander of Joint Helicopter Command from 2020 to 2023. RAF career Colman was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) ...

(born 1971), retired officer of the Royal Air Force *

Olivia Colman Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Award ...

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

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States where he had a highly successful Cinema of the United ...

(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

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 ra ...

, 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 St Colman's College is a Roman Catholic English-medium education, English-medium grammar school for boys, situated in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The college was founded in 1823 as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore, Dromore Dio ...

, County Down *''Colman'', the sequel to the late Monica Furlong's ''Wise Child'' novel

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