Bosman is a Dutch and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally meaning "man who lives or works in the forest". People with this surname include: André Bosman (born 1965), Dutch politician Andrea Bosman (born 1979), Dutch bicycle racer Andries Bosman (1621–), Flemish priest and flower painter (born 1996), Chilean actress Charne Bosman (born 1975), South African long-distance runner Dick Bosman (born 1944), American baseball player Elizabeth Joanna Bosman (1894–1963), South African author Fred Bosman (born 1944), Dutch pathologist Herman Charles Bosman (1905–1951), South African writer and journalist James Bosman, American politician Jean-Marc Bosman (born 1964), Belgian footballer John Bosman (born 1965), Dutch footballer Len Bosman (1924–2017), Australian politician Loots Bosman (born 1977), South African cricketer Lourie Bosman (born 1941), South African politician (born 1972), Dutch historian and writer Melodie Bosman (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union player Meyer Bosman (born 1985), South African rugby player Patrick Bosman (born 1994), Dutch-born Austrian racing cyclist Petrus Bosman (1928–2008), South African ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1974), Dutch jazz musician Willem Bosman (1672 – after 1703), Dutch merchant living in Ghana Other Bosman ruling, a European Court of Justice decision on association football players' contracts in an action brought by Jean-Marc Bosman Bosman Brewery, a Polish brewery Bosman language, a language of Papua New Guinea Bosman's potto or just potto, after Willem Bosman who described this prosimian in 1703 "Bosman", Polish and Russian term for some navy Petty Officers after Dutch "bootsman"/German "Bootsmann" (ship's man) Bosman Family Vineyards, a South African winery See also Bosmans Peter Bossman (born 1955), Ghanaian-born Slovenian doctor and politician References Dutch-language surnames Afrikaans-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin Toponymic surnames