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 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 Eugene Colson ( 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 (1937-2018), Australian actor Loyd Colson (born 1947), U.S. 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), 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
Colson Baker (born 1990)