Colson
Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Audrey Butt Colson (born 1926), British social anthopologist
- 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 Colson, several people
- Elizabeth Colson (born 1917), U.S. social anthropologist
- Emily Colson (born ?), U.S. writer; daughter of Charles Colson
- Eugene Colson (fl. during WWII), 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 (born 1937), Australian actor
- Loyd Colson (born 1947), U.S. baseball pitcher
- Ms Von Colson (fl. 1984), German European Court of Justice plaintif [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
See also
- Colson House, a series of historic homes
- Colsons
- Colston
- Coulson
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