Collett
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People
- Collett BaronetsCollett BaronetsThe Collett Baronetcy, of Bridge Ward in the City of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 November 1934 for Charles Henry Collett, Lord Mayor of London from 1933 to 1934...
, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Surname
- Andy CollettAndy CollettAndrew "Andy" Collett is a retired English professional goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Oldham Athletic, following manager Dave Penney from Darlington....
, English footballer - Anthony CollettAnthony CollettAnthony Collett was an author and writer on natural history subjects and was The Times' nature correspondent during the 1910s and 1920s.He was born at Cromhall, Gloucestershire, educated at Bradfield School and Oriel College, Oxford....
, English author - Ben CollettBen CollettBenjamin "Ben" Collett is an English former association footballer who played as a central midfielder for Manchester United, New Zealand Knights and AGOVV Apeldoorn...
, English footballer - Camilla CollettCamilla CollettJacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...
, Norwegian author - Charles CollettCharles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway from 1922 to 1941. He designed the GWR's 4-6-0 Castle and King Class express passenger locomotives.-Career:...
, British mechanical engineer - Charles E. CollettCharles E. CollettCharles E. Collett is an American lawyer.Born in San Francisco, he became a member of the Olympic Club at the age of 12. Besides becoming an avid swimmer, his childhood included ferryboat rides to Marin and runs out to Stinson Beach along the Dipsea Trail. An accomplished musician, he played the...
, Olympic water polo team member, 1924, Capt. USN - Elmer CollettElmer CollettCharles Elmer Collett is a retired firefighter with the Kentfield Fire District and former professional American football player. He played eleven seasons in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Colts. Notably, he is an actual gold mining "ex-49er" and owner...
, American football player - Ernie Collett (disambiguation), several people
- Gilbert CollettGilbert CollettLt. Colonel Gilbert Faraday Collett DSO was an English sportsman who was an international rugby union wing and First-class cricketer for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. As a rugby footballer he represented Cambridge University and Cheltenham at club level...
, English rugby union player - Glenna Collett-VareGlenna Collett-VareGlenna Collett Vare was an American Hall of Fame golfing champion whom the Hall calls the greatest female golfer of her day, and who dominated American women's golf in the 1920s....
, American golfing champion - Sir Henry CollettHenry CollettSir Henry Collett was an English soldier and botanist. He served as an army officer in the East India Company....
, army officer in the East India Company and botanist - Herbert CollettHerbert CollettHerbert Brayley Collett CMG DSO was an Australian politician, librarian and soldier.Collett was born in St. Peter Port, Guernsey and arrived with his family in Western Australia in October 1884. He was educated at Perth Grammar School and became a librarian at the Victoria Public Library in 1891...
, Australian politician - Jason CollettJason CollettJason Collett is a Toronto based singer-songwriter. He has released four solo albums, and is a member of Broken Social Scene. His latest album, Rat a Tat Tat, was released in March, 2010.-Early life:...
, Canadian musician - Johan Christian CollettJohan Christian CollettJohan Christian Collett was a Norwegian politician.-Personal life:Johan Christian Collett was the son of Johan Collett , among the founders of the Norwegian Constitution, and Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth . He had four brothers and six sisters, although three siblings died young...
, Norwegian government official - John A. CollettJohn A. CollettJohn Austin Collett was born 31 March 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1929. Lieutenant Commander Collett was killed in action during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942, while commanding Torpedo Squadron 10 in Enterprise...
, U.S. naval officer - Jonas CollettJonas CollettJonas Collett was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Being known as one of the "Eidsvoll men", he played an important role in the events of Norway in 1814....
, Norwegian politician - Lorraine CollettLorraine CollettLorraine Collett Petersen was an American model hired to promote a corporate trademark as the "Sun-Maid Girl".Lorraine Collett was born to George Dexter Collett and Martha Elizabeth Falkenstein in Kansas City, Missouri...
, American model, the "Sun-Maid girl" - Mark CollettMark CollettMark Adrian Collett is a British political activist. He is a former chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party , and was Director of Publicity for the Party before being suspended from the party in early April 2010...
(born 1980), British political activist - Nathan CollettNathan Collett-Overview:Collett's work focuses on those on the margins of society as well as on environmental issues. He has filmed across the world, including location footage in Somalia and South America. He works both in fictional films and on documentaries, with a specific focus on Kibera in Kenya, Africa's...
, Kenyan filmmaker - Robert CollettRobert CollettRobert Collett was a Norwegian zoologist. He worked with vertebrates, primarily fishes. From 1864 he was curator at the Zoological Museum in Oslo. In 1882 he became its director and from 1884 was a professor there...
, Norwegian zoologist - Wayne CollettWayne CollettWayne Collett was an African American Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....
, American athlete
Given name
- Collett E. WoolmanCollett E. WoolmanCollett Everman Woolman was one of four founders of Delta Air Lines. The original owners/directors of Delta Air Service were C.H. McHenry, Travis Oliver, and M.S. Biedenharn....
, founder of Delta Air Lines
Other uses
- USS Collett (DD-730)USS Collett (DD-730)USS Collett was a World War II-era Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer in the service of the U.S. Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander John A. Collett , a Naval Aviator and commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron TEN, who was killed during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942...
, U.S. naval destroyer - Collett's SnakeCollett's SnakeThe Collett's Snake - also known as the Down's Tiger Snake, Collett's Black Snake or Colletts Cobra - is a venomous snake native to Australia...
, a venomous snake native to Australia - Collett, IndianaCollett, IndianaCollett is an unincorporated town in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana....
, a small town in the United States - Collett Dickenson PearceCollett Dickenson PearceCollett Dickenson Pearce & Partners emerged from the "Swinging London" cultural shifts of the 1960s as Britain's most glamorous and influential advertising agency, generally regarded as one of the finest advertising agencies in the world during the 1970s...
, a British advertising agency - Collett ParkCollett ParkCollett Park is a public park in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.The park was established in 1883 on a parcel of land donated to the city of Terre Haute by Josephus Collett, a railroad magnate and philanthropist. Its of tree-filled park land are approximately two miles north of downtown Terre...
, on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana - Collett Park Neighborhood Historic DistrictCollett Park Neighborhood Historic DistrictCollett Park Neighborhood Historic District is a residential area in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, surrounding Collett Park.Collett Park was established in 1883 and named after its benefactor, Josephus Collett. A community of residents soon formed around it, living mainly in large,...
, on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana