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
• Charles Colson (1931–2012), American counsel for Richard Nixon and evangelical Christian leader; father of Emily
• Christian Colson (born 1968), British film producer
• Clément Colson (1853–1939), French economist
• David Grant Colson (1861–1904), American politician from Kentucky
• Elizabeth Colson (1917–2016), American social anthropologist
• Eugène Colson (1913–2000), Belgian resistance fighter
• Ethalinda Colson (stage name, Kathryn Adams; 1893–1959), American silent film actress
• F. D. Colson (died 1958), American rower, coach, and lawyer
• Gail Colson (born ?), British music manager
• Gary Colson (born 1934), American basketball coach
• Greg Colson (born 1956), American artist
• Guillaume-François Colson (1785–1860), French painter
• Henri Colson (1819–1900), Belgian engineer, industrialist, and politician
• Jaime Colson (1901–1975), Dominican Republic artist
• Jean Claude Gilles Colson (1725–1778), French actor
• Jean-François Gilles Colson (1733–1803), French painter
• Jeff Colson (born 1957), American painter and sculptor
• John Colson (1680–1760), British clergyman and mathematician
• Kevin Colson (1937–2018), Australian actor
• Loyd Colson (born 1947), American 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), American javelin thrower
• Sean Colson (born 1975), American basketball player
• Sydney Colson (born 1989), American basketball player
• Ted Colson (1881–1950), Australian bushman, pastoralist, and pioneer

Given name

• Colson Baker (born 1990; known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly), American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
• Colson Whitehead (born 1969), American novelist
• Colson Yankoff (born 2000), American football player

See also

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

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Colson.
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