Colson

Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Audrey Butt Colson (born 1926), British social anthropologist
• Bonzie Colson (born 1996), American basketball player for 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
• Eugène Colson (fl. during World War II), Belgian resistance fighter
• Ethalinda Colson (stage name, 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 (fl. 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

Fictional characters

• 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), American novelist
• Colson Baker (born 1990), American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor known as Machine Gun Kelly

See also

• Colson House, a series of historic homes
• Colsons
• Colston
• Coulson