Golden is a family name that can be of English, Jewish or Irish origin. It can be a variant spelling of Golding. It is also sometimes a given name, generally male.
Notable people with the surname Golden
edit- Al Golden (American football) (born 1969), American college football coach
- Andrew Golden, gunman in the 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas school shooting
- Anne Golden (born 1942), Canadian administrator
- Annie Golden (born 1951), American actress and singer
- Antonio Gandy-Golden (born 1998), American football player
- Arthur Golden (born 1956), American novelist, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
- Christopher Golden (born 1967), American author of horror, fantasy, and suspense novels
- Daniel Golden, American journalist
- Dave Golden, American musician and Fulbright Scholar
- Diana Golden (actress)
- Diana Golden (skier) (1963–2001), American disabled ski racer
- Eddie Golden, pro name for Amer wrestler Harold Edward Cox (born 1973)
- Eve Golden, American film journalist and biographer
- Grace Golden (1904–1993), English illustrator and historian
- Grant Golden (tennis) (1929-2018), American tennis player
- Grant Golden (basketball) (born 1998), American basketball player
- Harry Golden (1902–1981), American writer and publisher
- Howard Golden (1925–2024), New York Democratic politician
- James S. Golden (1891–1971), US Representative from Kentucky
- Jane Golden, American mural artist
- Jared Golden (born 1982), US Representative from Maine
- Jason Golden (born 1985), British rugby league player
- Jerry Golden (1923–2003), American broadcaster
- Jimmy Golden (born 1950), American professional wrestler
- John Golden (pirate) (died 1694), English pirate
- Johnny Golden (1896–1936), American golfer
- Justin and Tasha Golden, members of Ellery (duo), a Cincinnati-based musical group
- Lotti Golden American singer-songwriter, record producer and poet
- Martin Golden, New York state senator
- Marvin Golden, British rugby league player
- Maurice Golden, Scottish politician
- Michael Golden (businessman), US newspaper publisher
- Mike Golden (baseball) (1851–1929), American professional baseball player
- Oliver Golden (1887 – 1940), American-born agronomist and politician
- Peter Allen Golden (born 1953), author
- Peter Benjamin Golden (born 1941), professor of history at Rutgers University
- Pop Golden, head football coach at Penn State University (1900-02)
- Rena Golden (1961–2013), American journalist
- Rolland Golden (1931–2019), American artist
- Ronnie Golden, British singer, guitarist and comedian
- Sherita Hill Golden, American physician
- Sterling Golden, early stage name for American professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (born 1953)
- Thelma Golden (born 1965), director of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City
- Thelma Golden (softball) (1915–1980), Canadian softball pitcher
- Thomas L. Golden, American 19th-century gold miner
- Vicki Golden (born 1992), American motocross rider
- William Lee Golden, American country and gospel musician
Notable people with the given name Golden
edit- Golden Brooks (born 1970), American actress
- Golden Cañedo (born 2002), Filipina singer and performer
- Golden Frinks (1920-2004), African-American civil rights activist
- Golden Richards (born 1950), American football player
- Golden Tate (born 1988), American football player
- Golden J. Zenon Jr. (1929–2006), African-American architect
- J. Golden Kimball (1853–1938), American religious leader and missionary.