Colburn (surname)

Colburn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert T. Colburn (1816–?), American politician
• Bobby Colburn (1911–2001), American basketball player
• Carrie W. Colburn (c. 1859–1932), American silent film actress
• David R. Colburn (1942–2019), American historian
• Elanor Colburn (1866–1939), American painter
• Elliot Colburn (born 1992), British politician
• Harold L. Colburn Jr. (1925–2012), American physician and politician
• Henry Colburn (1780s–1855), British publisher
• Irving Wightman Colburn (1861–1917), American manufacturer
• Jeremiah Colburn (1815–1891), numismatist and antiquarian
• Jesse Colburn (born 1981), Canadian guitarist
• John F. Colburn (1859–1920), Hawaiian politician
• Lawrence Colburn (1949–2016), US soldier, interventionist in the My Lai Massacre
• Martha Colburn (born 1972), American filmmaker
• Matt Colburn (born 1997), American football player
• Michael J. Colburn (born 1964), American band director
• Nadia Colburn (born 1972), American poet
• Nathaniel Colburn (1611–1691), English settler
• Reuben Colburn (1740–1818), American shipbuilder
• Richard Colburn (born 1970), musician
• Richard F. Colburn (born 1950), American politician
• Ryan Colburn (born 1986), American football player
• Samuel Bolton Colburn (1909–1993), American artist
• Serenus Colburn (1871–1927), American architect
• Waldo Colburn (1824–1885), American lawyer and politician
• Warren Colburn (1793–1833), educator
• Zerah Colburn (locomotive designer) (1832–1870)
• Zerah Colburn (mental calculator) (1804–1839)