Coltrane (surname)

Coltrane is an Irish surname derived from the Irish language Ó Coltaráin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), American jazz musician, wife of John Coltrane
• David S. Coltrane (1893–1968), American politician
• Chi Coltrane (born 1948), American rock musician
• Ellar Coltrane (born 1994), American actor
• John Coltrane (1926–1967), American jazz saxophonist
• Ravi Coltrane (born 1965), American jazz saxophonist, son of John Coltrane
• Robbie Coltrane (1950–2022), Scottish actor

Fictional characters:

• Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, character on The Dukes of Hazzard