Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
edit- 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
edit- Zachary Colson, character from Wing Commander II
- Colson, son of Wulfgar, character from The Icewind Dale Trilogy [see: Wulfgar (Forgotten Realms)]
Given name
edit- Colson Baker (born 1990; known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly), American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor known as
- Colson Whitehead (born 1969), American novelist
- Colson Yankoff (born 2000), American football player
See also
edit- Colson House, a series of historic homes
- Colsons
- Colston
- Coulson