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 ( 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
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 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