John Coleman may refer to:
In sports [link]
- John Coleman (Australian footballer) (1928–1973), Australian rules footballer and coach for Essendon
- John Coleman (footballer born 1962), English football manager and former player
- John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) (1863–1922), American professional baseball player
- John Coleman (1890 pitcher) (1860–1915), right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
- John Coleman (1895 pitcher) (1873–1925)
- John Coleman (Gaelic footballer) (born 1951), retired Irish Gaelic footballer
- John Coleman (rugby league), Irish rugby league player
Others [link]
- John Coleman (author) (born 1935), British ex-intelligence officer, author and social commentator
- John Coleman (British author and psychologist) (born 1940), English psychologist
- John Coleman (Medal of Honor) (1847–1897), Medal of Honor recipient
- John Coleman (news weathercaster) (born 1934), founder of The Weather Channel
- John Coleman (VC) (1798–1858), Victoria Cross recipient
- John Coleman (musician), British conductor and music arranger
- John C. Coleman (1823–1919), California mining, railroad, and public utility magnate
- John Earl Coleman (born 1933), teacher of Vipassana meditation
See also [link]
- Jack Coleman (disambiguation)
- Jon Coleman (born 1975), American professional ice hockey player
- Jonathan Coleman (disambiguation)
- Coleman (disambiguation)
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John Coleman (footballer, born 1946)
John Henry Coleman (born 3 March 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back or as a half-back in the Football League for Mansfield Town and York City, in non-League football for Ilkeston Town, and was on the books of Nottingham Forest without making a league appearance.
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John Coleman (VC)
John Coleman VC (1821 – 22 May 1858) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was a native of Norwich.
Details
He was 34 years old, and a Corporal in the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot (later The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. He had been promoted to Sergeant by the time of the award.
On 30 August 1855 at Sebastopol, the Crimean Peninsula, when the enemy attacked "New Sap" and drove the working party in, Sergeant Coleman remained in the open, exposed to the enemy's rifle pits, until all round him had been killed or wounded. He finally carried one of his officers who was mortally wounded, to the rear.
He died of fever at Lucknow, India, on 22 May 1858.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum in Maidstone, Kent, England.
