Collins (surname)
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The surname
Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland:
Alternative spellings or related surnames include Collin, Colling, Coling, Collings, Colings, Collis, Coliss, Collen, and Collens.
The earliest documented evidence of the name in England dates back as far as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries where several instances have been recorded. One Colinus de Andresia appears in the pipe rolls of Berkshire in 1191, while a Colinus is mentioned in Hartopp's Register of the Freeman of Leicester recorded in 1196. The name Colinc is also mentioned several times in the Domesday Book
. The personal name Colin from which the surname derives has an even older history; Ceawlin, the king of the West Saxons, Caelin
, a brother of St Chad, and the early Welsh saint, Kollen, all have names related to Colin. In Ireland, Collins may be regarded as a genuinely indigenous Irish name; in fact, it is one of the most numerous surnames, ranked number 30.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland:
- Anglo-Saxon: A patronymic surname based on the name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. In England, Collins usually signified "son of Colin."
- IrishIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
: "cuilein" = darling, a term of endearment applied to a whelp or young animal. The medieval surname was Ua Cuiléin, which has usually become Ó CoileáinÓ CoileáinÓ Coileáin is a Modern Irish surname generally belonging to the descendants of the last leading family of the Uí Chonaill Gabra, a sept and small but notable overkingdom of medieval and ancient Ireland, based in western County Limerick...
today. - WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
: Collen = hazel, hazel grove.
Alternative spellings or related surnames include Collin, Colling, Coling, Collings, Colings, Collis, Coliss, Collen, and Collens.
The earliest documented evidence of the name in England dates back as far as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries where several instances have been recorded. One Colinus de Andresia appears in the pipe rolls of Berkshire in 1191, while a Colinus is mentioned in Hartopp's Register of the Freeman of Leicester recorded in 1196. The name Colinc is also mentioned several times in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
. The personal name Colin from which the surname derives has an even older history; Ceawlin, the king of the West Saxons, Caelin
Caelin
Cælin was one of four brothers named by Bede as active in the early Anglo-Saxon Church. The others were Cedd, Chad, and Cynibil.Bede portrays Cælin as a chaplain at the court of Ethelwald, a nephew of King Oswiu of Northumbria. Ethelwald was appointed to administer the coastal area of Deira...
, a brother of St Chad, and the early Welsh saint, Kollen, all have names related to Colin. In Ireland, Collins may be regarded as a genuinely indigenous Irish name; in fact, it is one of the most numerous surnames, ranked number 30.
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- A. E. J. CollinsA. E. J. CollinsArthur Edward Jeune "James" Collins , typically now known by his initials A. E. J. Collins, was an English cricketer and soldier. He is most famous for achieving the highest-ever recorded score in cricket: as a 13-year-old schoolboy, he scored 628 not out over four afternoons in June 1899...
, English cricketer - Aidan Collins (disambiguation)
- Albert CollinsAlbert CollinsAlbert Collins was an American electric blues guitarist and singer whose recording career began in the 1960s in Houston and whose fame eventually took him to stages across the US, Europe, Japan and Australia...
(1932–1993), American blues musician - Alexandra Collins, Women's soccer player at UCLA
- Alfred Collins (disambiguation)Alfred Collins (disambiguation)Alfred Collins may refer to:* Alfred Collins, British music composer* Alfred Collins , London's longest serving cabdriver* Alf Collins, early British comic actor and director of Runaway Match and Catch the Kid...
- Allen CollinsAllen CollinsLarkin Allen Collins Jr. was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co-wrote many of the band's songs with late frontman Ronnie Van Zant...
, American guitarist - Andrew Collins (disambiguation)
- Andrew B. Collins (analyst)Andrew B. Collins (analyst)Andrew Collins is a managing director and senior research analyst for securities firm Piper Jaffray where he covers commercial banks. Collins has twice been designated Institutional Investor magazine's Next Generation Team.-Reports:...
, American research analyst - Andrew Collins (writer), British writer and broadcaster
- Andrew B. Collins (analyst)
- Andy Collins (disambiguation)
- Ann CollinsAnn CollinsAnn Collins was an American artist of thoroughbred racehorses.Ann Collins was born in Lyons, raised in Colorado and although lived in many places during her life she returned to Lyons, NY in 1975, where she lived New York until her death.Ann Collins was commissioned to paint more than...
, American painter - Annie CollinsAnnie CollinsAnnie Collins is a film editor from New Zealand, best known for her work on The Return of the King. She was a film conformer on The Fellowship of the Ring, and moved up to assistant editor on The Two Towers...
, New Zealand film editor - Anthony CollinsAnthony CollinsAnthony Collins , was an English philosopher, and a proponent of deism.-Life and Writings:...
, English philosopher - Anthony G. CollinsAnthony G. CollinsAnthony G. Collins is the 16th President of Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. He began serving as president on July 1, 2003.Born in 1949, Collins grew up outside Melbourne, Australia, earned an undergraduate civil engineering degree from Monash University, and then master's and doctoral...
, American university president - Anthony Vincent CollinsAnthony Vincent CollinsAnthony Collins was a British conductor and composer.-Biography:Anthony Vincent Benedictus Collins was born in Hastings, East Sussex in 1893. At the age of seventeen he began to perform as violinist in the Hastings Municipal Orchestra. He then served four years in the army...
(1893–1963), British film score composer and conductor - Arthur Collins (disambiguation)
- Arthur Collins (singer)
- Arthur A. CollinsArthur A. CollinsArthur A. Collins was an American entrepreneur, who founded Collins Radio Co., which is now Rockwell Collins, Inc..Art Collins' father owned several thousand acres of farmland. After graduating from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Collins attended several colleges although he never...
, founder of Collins Radio - Arthur L. CollinsArthur L. CollinsArthur Lancelot Collins was an English-born mine manager in the American state of Colorado. He was born July 8, 1868, in Truro, England. He was the son of a prominent mining expert, Joseph Henry Collins. The Collins family ran a business, J.H. Collins & Sons, Mining and Metallurgical Engineers....
, murdered mine manager
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- Barbara-Rose CollinsBarbara-Rose CollinsBarbara-Rose Collins is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.According to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , Collins, was:...
, American politician - Barnabas CollinsBarnabas CollinsBarnabas Collins is a fictional character, one of the feature characters in the ABC daytime serial Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Originally played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, Barnabas Collins is a 200-year-old vampire who is in search of fresh blood and his lost love, Josette...
, fictional vampire from Dark ShadowsDark ShadowsDark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements... - Ben Collins (disambiguation)
- Ben Collins (driver)Ben Collins (driver)Ben Collins is a racing car driver from Bristol, England. He has competed in motor racing since 1994 in many categories, from Formula Three and Indy Lights to sportscars, GT racing and stock cars....
, British racing driver - Ben Collins (programmer), Debian Project Leader from January 1999 to March 2001
- Ben Collins (driver)
- Bev Collins, Canadian politician
- Bill Collins (disambiguation)
- Bill Collins (television presenter)Bill Collins (television presenter)William Roderick Collins OAM is an Australian film critic and television presenter.Bill Collins was born in Sutherland, Sydney and was educated at Canterbury Boys' High School and the University of Sydney...
, Australian film critic and television presenter - Bill Collins (racecaller)Bill Collins (racecaller)William Henry "Bill" Collins OAM was an Australian racecaller who earned the reputation for being able to accurately call the winner of even the closest of races. Known as "The Accurate One", he was well known for his call of the Melbourne Cup each year. One of his most notable commentaries was...
, Australian racecaller - Bill Collins (baseball outfielder), American baseball outfielder
- Bill Collins (television presenter)
- Billy CollinsBilly CollinsBilly Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute, Florida...
, American poet - Bob Collins (disambiguation)
- Bob Collins (American radio broadcaster), American broadcaster
- Bob Collins (Australian politician), Australian politician
- Bobby CollinsBobby CollinsRobert Young "Bobby" Collins is a Scottish former football player, best known for his successful spells at Celtic, Everton and Leeds United...
, Scottish footballer - Bootsy CollinsBootsy CollinsWilliam Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
, American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter - Brent CollinsBrent CollinsBrent Collins was an American actor who played the role of Mr. Big on As The World Turns from 1982 to 1983, and Wallingford on Another World, from 1984 until his death....
, American actor - Brian Collins (disambiguation)Brian Collins (disambiguation)Brian Collins may refer to:* Brian Collins , American designer and creative director* Brian Collins , in Waco, Texas; famous for creating the line "...and boom goes the dynamite"...
- Bridget Jean Collins, maiden name of American playwright Jean KerrJean KerrJean Kerr was an American author and playwright born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and best known for her humorous bestseller, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, and the plays King of Hearts and Mary, Mary...
- Bud CollinsBud Collins-External links:*** 2001 interview with Collins*...
, American journalist
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- Cardiss CollinsCardiss CollinsCardiss H. Collins, originally Cardiss Robertson, is a Democratic politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997...
, American politician - Careena CollinsCareena Collins- Awards :*1996 XRCO Award – Best Anal Sex Scene – The Bottom Dweller 33 1/3*1996 XRCO Award – Best Male-Female Scene – Kink*1996 XRCO Award – Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene – Takin' It to the Limit 6...
, American porn actress - Carla CollinsCarla CollinsCarla Collins is a Canadian comedian, actress, television host and writer. Astand-up, she has been hailed by the press as “Canada’s Tina Fey” and the “Queen of Comedy”. Carla performs across North America. She is a regular at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles and on tour with the renowned “Hot...
, an entertainer reporter - Catfish CollinsCatfish CollinsPhelps "Catfish" Collins was a rhythm guitarist known mostly for his work in the P-Funk collective. Although frequently overshadowed by his younger brother, Bootsy Collins, Catfish played on many important and influential records by Parliament, Funkadelic, and Bootsy's Rubber Band.In 1968, the...
, American guitarist, brother of Bootsy Collins - Cecil CollinsCecil CollinsCecil Collins was an English artist originally associated with the Surrealist movement.He was born in Plymouth and worked first as a mechanic at a firm based in Devonport. From 1924 to 1927 he attended Plymouth School of Art...
, British artist - Cecil Collins (football), American football player and prison inmate.
- Charles Allston CollinsCharles Allston Collinsthumb|Convent Thoughts by CollinsCharles Allston Collins was a British painter, writer and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.-Early years:...
, British Pre-Raphaelite artist. - Chris Collins (disambiguation)
- Chris Collins (basketball)Chris Collins (basketball)Chris Collins is a basketball player and coach from Northbrook, Illinois. He is currently the associate head coach of the Duke University men's basketball team and is the son of NBA coach Doug Collins....
, American basketball player, son of Doug Collins
- Chris Collins (basketball)
- Christopher Collins (disambiguation)
- Christopher CollinsChristopher CollinsChristopher Charles Collins , also known as Chris Latta, was an American actor, voice artist and comedian, perhaps best known as the voice of Cobra Commander on the G.I. Joe animated series and as the voice of Starscream in the first Transformers animated series...
, voice actor
- Christopher Collins
- Chuck CollinsChuck CollinsChuck Collins is an author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is also cofounder of . He is an expert on U.S...
, American author on economic matters - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
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- Daniel Collins, one of several people including:
- Dan Collins (ice hockey), American ice hockey player
- Danny CollinsDanny CollinsDaniel Lewis "Danny" Collins is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town on loan from Stoke City. Collins also plays for the Wales national football team as a defender....
, Welsh footballer
- Darren CollinsDarren CollinsDarren Collins is a former professional footballer. He is now assistant manager,and player, of non-league club Brackley Town....
, Rushden and Diamonds all time record goalscorer - David Collins, one of several people including:
- David CollinsDavid Collins (governor)Colonel David Collins was the first Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia.-Early life and military career:...
, first governor of Van Diemens Land (later Tasmania) - David Collins, fictional character from EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
- David Collins
- Dean CollinsDean Collins (actor)Dean Richard Collins is an American actor, best known for playing the character Mike Gold in the Fox television sitcom The War at Home. The series ran from September 2005 to April 2007. Previously, he had recurring roles in MADtvs "Reading Caboose" skit as Ernie, and as Warren Feide in Jack & Bobby...
, American actor - Dean CollinsDean CollinsDean Collins was an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swing. He is often credited with bringing swing dance, or Lindy Hop, from New York to Southern California...
, American dancer - Dobson CollinsDobson CollinsDobson Collins is a professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
, American football player - Dolly CollinsDolly CollinsDorothy Ann Collins, known as Dolly Collins , was an English folk musician, arranger and composer. She was the older sister of Shirley Collins....
, British folk singer - Dorothy Collins (disambiguation)Dorothy Collins (disambiguation)Dorothy Collins can refer to*Dorothy Collins , an American actress and recording artist *Dottie Wiltse Collins , an American professional baseball player...
- Doug CollinsDoug CollinsPaul Douglas "Doug" Collins is a retired American basketball player, a former four-time NBA All-Star and currently the head coach of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.-High school and college:...
, American basketball player
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- Eamon CollinsEamon CollinsEamon Collins was a Provisional Irish Republican Army activist in the late 1970s and 1980s. He turned his back on the organisation in the late 1980s and later co-authored a book called Killing Rage telling of his experiences in the IRA...
(1954–1999), IRA member - Eamonn Collins (footballer)Eamonn Collins (footballer)Eamonn Anthony Stephen Collins is an Irish retired footballer and football manager, who is now a players' agent.In his playing career, he was the youngest player ever to turn out in a professional game in England, when he played for Blackpool in 1980, six weeks before his 15th birthday...
(born 1965), Irish footballer - Earl CollinsEarl CollinsEarl Thompson Collins was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1949.Collins was educated in Miami, Winnipeg and Toronto...
, Canadian politician - Edward "Cocky" Trowbridge Collins Sr.Eddie CollinsEdward Trowbridge Collins, Sr. , nicknamed "Cocky", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, manager and executive...
(1887–1951), Major League baseball player - Edward Joseph CollinsEdward Joseph CollinsEdward Joseph Collins was an American pianist, conductor and composer of romantic classical music. Collins was born in Joliet, Illinois. He studied with Rudolf Ganz in Chicago and in 1906 went with Ganz to Berlin, where he studied performance and composition at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik...
(1886–1951), American composer and pianist - Edward Treacher CollinsEdward Treacher CollinsEdward Treacher Collins was an English surgeon and ophthalmologist. He is best known for describing the Treacher Collins syndrome....
, British surgeon - Edwyn CollinsEdwyn CollinsEdwyn Stephen Collins is an Ivor Novello Award winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop. Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice...
, Scottish musician - Eileen CollinsEileen CollinsEileen Marie Collins is a retired American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. She was awarded several medals for her work. Col. Collins has logged 38 days 8...
, American astronaut - Elizabeth CollinsElizabeth CollinsElizabeth Collins is a female swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the freestyle events.Collins claimed two silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
, Irish Contemporary Artist, www.elizabethcollins.ie - Elizabeth CollinsElizabeth CollinsElizabeth Collins is a female swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the freestyle events.Collins claimed two silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
, Canadian swimmer - Eoin CollinsEoin CollinsEoin Collins is a former tennis player from Ireland.Collins represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, partnering Owen Casey...
, Irish tennis player - Eric Collins, adventurer
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- Floyd Collins (disambiguation)Floyd Collins (disambiguation)Floyd Collins may refer to:* Floyd Collins , Kentucky cave explorer who died after being trapped underground* Floyd Collins , a musical based on the death of Floyd Collins...
- Floyd CollinsFloyd CollinsWilliam Floyd Collins was a celebrated pioneer cave explorer in central Kentucky, an area that is the location of hundreds of miles of interconnected caves, including the Mammoth Cave National Park...
, American cave explorer - Francis S. CollinsFrancis Collins (geneticist)Francis Sellers Collins , is an American physician-geneticist, noted for his discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the Human Genome Project . He currently serves as Director of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Prior to being appointed Director, he founded and...
, American geneticist, administrator of the Human Genome ProjectHuman Genome ProjectThe Human Genome Project is an international scientific research project with a primary goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA, and of identifying and mapping the approximately 20,000–25,000 genes of the human genome from both a physical and functional...
, and director of the NIH - Francis Dolan CollinsFrancis Dolan CollinsFrancis Dolan Collins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
, American politician - Frank Collins (disambiguation), several people
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- Gail Collins PappalardiGail Collins Pappalardi-Biography:She was wife of the late Felix Pappalardi. She contributed lyrics to many Mountain songs and co-wrote Cream's "World of Pain" with Pappalardi and "Strange Brew" with Pappalardi and Eric Clapton...
, songwriter - Gary Collins (American football), American football player
- Gary Collins (actor)Gary Collins (actor)Gary Ennis Collins is an American film and television performer.-Early life and career:Collins was born in Venice, California, to a waitress/factory worker mother. After attending Santa Monica City College, he enlisted in the U.S...
- George W. CollinsGeorge W. CollinsGeorge Washington Collins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois.Collins was born in Chicago, and served with the Army engineers in the South Pacific during World War II...
, American politician - Gerry Collins, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Gerry Collins, Australian broadcaster
- Glen CollinsGlen CollinsGlen Collins is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.-Club career:He played as a midfielder and returned to football to play for NZFC outfit Canterbury United having switched codes to rugby for five years.-International career:He has played 3 times for...
, New Zealand soccer player - Glenda CollinsGlenda CollinsGlenda Collins was a British pop music singer active in the 1960s. Collins was discovered by Carroll Levis, whose promotion landed her a contract with Decca Records...
, pop singer - Godfrey CollinsGodfrey CollinsSir Godfrey Pattison Collins KBE, CMG, PC was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.He entered the Royal Navy in 1888 and was a Midshipman, East Indian Station from 1890-1893...
, British politician - Grant CollinsGrant CollinsGrant Collins is a professional drummer and drum clinician.Graduating from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Music in 1997, he was named 'Winner of the Australian Academy of Music Composition competition' during his first year of study...
, Australian drummer
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- Harlan CollinsHarlan CollinsPaul Harlan Collins, more often known as Harlan Collins, is a composer, arranger, musician, and writer. His daily feature, "Today's Chuckle", which was started by his father Tom in 1948, is the most widely syndicated front page feature in the world....
, American composer - Harry Collins (disambiguation)Harry Collins (disambiguation)Harry Collins may refer to:* Harry Collins , English academic* Harry Collinson Owen , a British journalist and author* Harry J. Collins , US Army general...
- Harry CollinsHarry CollinsHarry Collins is a British professor at the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. While at the University of Bath Professor Collins developed the Bath School approach to the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge...
, British academic - Heidi CollinsHeidi CollinsHeidi Collins is an American correspondent and anchor for KMSP-TV Fox 9 News in Minneapolis – Saint Paul. She formerly worked for CNN.-Life and career:...
, British broadcaster - Henry CollinsHenry Collins (politician)Henry Collins , merchant, was the fifth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He served from 1895 to 1896....
, Canadian mayor of VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... - Henry CollinsHenry Collins (boxer)Henry Collins is a former light welterweight boxer from Australia, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
, Australian boxer - Herbert CollinsHerbert CollinsHerbert Collins was a British architect. He designed many of the suburban developments in the city of Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Life:...
, British architect - Herbert A. CollinsHerbert A. CollinsHerbert Alexander Collins, Sr., was a Canadian-born American artist. He was known nationally in the United States as a landscape and portrait painter.-Early years:...
, landscape and portrait painter - Herbie CollinsHerbie CollinsHerbert Leslie Collins was an Australian cricketer who played 19 Tests between 1921 and 1926. An all-rounder, he captained the Australian team in eleven Tests, winning five, losing two with another four finishing in draws...
, Australian cricketer
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- Ian Collins, one of several people including:
- Ian Collins, high profile Australian businessman and former Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er - Ian Collins (radio presenter)Ian Collins (radio presenter)Ian Collins is a British radio and television presenter & journalist. He was the presenter of The Late Show on national talkSPORT Radio. The show was non- sport and took a comedic/observational look at news & current affairs...
, UK radio presenter
- Ian Collins, high profile Australian businessman and former Australian rules football
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- Jacinta CollinsJacinta CollinsJacinta Mary Ann Collins , is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate. She served from May 1995 to 2005, and again from May 2008, representing the state of Victoria....
, Australian politician - Jack Collins, one of several people including:
- Jack Collins, former Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the VFL and football administrator - Jack CollinsJack Collins (umpire)John Richard Collins, was an Australian cricket Test match umpire.He umpired five Test matches between 1972 and 1975. His first match was between Australia and Pakistan at Melbourne on 29 December 1972 to 3 January 1973, won by Australia by 92 runs with Ian Redpath, Greg Chappell, Paul Sheahan,...
, former Australian Test Cricket Umpire
- Jack Collins, former Australian rules football
- Jackie CollinsJackie CollinsJacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins is an English novelist and former actress. She is the younger sister of actress Joan Collins. She has written 28 novels, all of which have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list. In total, her books have sold over 400 million copies and have been...
, British novelist - James Collins, one of several people including:
- James CollinsJames Collins (Boston University)James J. Collins is an American bioengineer, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator...
, bioengineer and MacArthur "genius" - James CollinsJames Collins (footballer)James Michael Collins is a Welsh footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Wales national football team.-Cardiff City:...
, Welsh footballer playing for Aston Villa - James CollinsJames Collins (Irish politician)James Collins was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick West in the 1948 General Election and at each election until his death in 1967. He was succeeded in the by-election of November 1967 by his son Gerry Collins.Another son, Michael J....
, Irish politician and father of Gerard Collins - James CollinsJames Collins (basketball)James Edgar Collins is an American professional basketball player whose last team was Indesit Fabriano of the Italian second division in 2006/07 season....
, NBA basketball player - James C. CollinsJames C. CollinsJames C. "Jim" Collins, III is an American business consultant, author, and lecturer on the subject of company sustainability and growth. Jim Collins frequently contributes to Harvard Business Review, Business Week, Fortune and other magazines, journals, etc...
, American business theorist - James M. CollinsJames M. CollinsJames Mitchell Collins, often known as Jim Collins , was a Republican who represented the Third Congressional District of Texas from 1968-1983. The district was based at the time about Irving in Dallas County....
, American politician
- James Collins
- Jane CollinsJane CollinsLesley Jane Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Laurie Brett since her first appearance on 22 June 2004. Brett took maternity leave in 2011 and departed on 19 May. Brett returned on 8 November the same year but on a temporary basis for three months. She...
, fictional character from EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... - Jason CollinsJason CollinsJason Paul Collins is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Atlanta Hawks. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School, where his backup was actor Jason Segel...
, NBA Basketball player - Jason Collins, American surfer
- Jarron CollinsJarron CollinsJarron Collins is an American professional basketball player.-High school career:Collins and his twin brother Jason graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California...
, NBA Basketball player - Jeremiah CollinsJeremiah CollinsJeremiah Collins was played primarily by Anthony George during the 1795 flashback on the ABC-TV cult television gothic horror soap opera serial Dark Shadows.-Story:...
, fictional character from Dark ShadowsDark ShadowsDark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements... - Jerry CollinsJerry CollinsJerry Collins is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who formerly played for the national team, the All Blacks in which he was capped 48 times. He now plays for Yamaha Jubilo, in Japanese Top league rugby.-Early career:...
, New Zealand rugby player - Jess CollinsJess CollinsJess Collins , simply known today as Jess, was an American visual artist.- Biography :Jess was born Burgess Franklin Collins in Long Beach, California. He was drafted into the military and worked on the production of plutonium for the Manhattan Project...
, American artist - Jessica Collins, American actress, starring in Tru Calling
- Jessica Collins, American actress, starring in Rubicon and The Nine
- Jimmy CollinsJimmy CollinsJames Joseph Collins was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century who was widely regarded as being the best third baseman prior to Brooks Robinson...
, American baseball player - Jim CollinsJames Collins (Boston University)James J. Collins is an American bioengineer, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator...
, inventor and Rhodes Scholar - Jo CollinsJo CollinsJo Collins was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1964 and Playmate of the Year for 1965. Her original pictorial was photographed by Mario Casilli....
, American model - Joan CollinsJoan CollinsJoan Henrietta Collins, OBE , is an English actress, author, and columnist. Born in Paddington and raised in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. At the age of nine, she made her stage debut in A Doll's House and after attending school, she was classically trained as an actress...
, British actress - Joe CollinsJoe CollinsJoseph Edward Collins was an American Major League Baseball player, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania....
(1922–1989), American baseball player - John Collins, one of several people including:
- Canon John CollinsCanon John CollinsJohn Collins was an Anglican priest who was active in several radical political movements in the United Kingdom.Educated at Cranbrook School, Kent and the University of Cambridge, Collins served as a chaplain in the Royal Air Force during World War II and was radicalised by the experience...
, (1905–1982), UK radical Anglican cleric - John Churton CollinsJohn Churton CollinsJohn Churton Collins , English literary critic, was born at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.From King Edward's School, Birmingham, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1872, and at once devoted himself to a literary career, as journalist, essayist and lecturer...
(1848–1908), English literary critic - John Collins (governor)John Collins (governor)John Collins was an American manufacturer and politician from Collins Mill Pond, in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware...
, (1776–1822), American manufacturer and Governor of Delaware. - John Augustine Collins (1899–1989), Royal Australian Navy
- John Collins (American Football executive)
- John Collins (Australian musician)John Collins (Australian musician)John Andrew Collins is the mainstay bass guitarst for Australian rock band Powderfinger since 1989. He is one of the founding members of the band, along with guitarist Ian Haug, forming at their high school, Brisbane Grammar School as a three piece. Powderfinger has released seven studio albums, a...
(Powderfinger) - John Collins (Canadian musician)John Collins (Canadian musician)John Edward Collins is a member of The New Pornographers, Destroyer, and The Evaporators. He plays the bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow and sings....
, of The New Pornographers and The Smugglers - John Collins (delegate)John Collins (delegate)John Collins , was the third Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, born in Newport, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Collins.He stood forth as a staunch advocate of the independence of the Thirteen Colonies...
(1717–1795), Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress - John Collins (footballer born 1968), Scottish football player and manager
- John Collins (jazz guitarist)John Collins (jazz guitarist)John Elbert Collins was a jazz guitarist who accompanied many swing era names from 1935–1950, including Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday and Lester Young. His longest association was with Nat "King" Cole, 1951-1965. Known for his rhythm work, he soloed infrequently...
- John Collins (mathematician)John Collins (mathematician)John Collins was an English mathematician. He is most known for his extensive correspondence with leading scientists and mathematicians such as Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Gottfried Leibniz, Isaac Newton, and John Wallis...
(1625–1683), English mathematician - John Collins (musician/researcher)John Collins (musician/researcher)John Collins came to Ghana in 1952 and has been involved in the West African music scene since 1969.- Biography :John Collins is a guitarist, harmonica player and percussionist and has worked, recorded and played with numerous Ghanaian and Nigerian bands; the Jaguar Jokers, Francis Kenya, E.T...
- John Collins (poet)John Collins (poet)John Collins was an English entertainer and poet from Birmingham. He was born in Bath but traveled widely in England and Ireland to perform in plays and musical theatre. He published The Brush, a collection of songs. In 1793 he settled in Birmingham, and in 1804 published a collection of poems and...
(1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet - John Collins (theater)John Collins (theater)John Collins is an American director and designer of experimental theatre from New York City.A native of Vidalia, Georgia; he and graduated from Yale University in 1991, cum laude....
(b. c. 1969), American experimental theater director - John Colins (UK businessman) (born 1941), former head of National Power
- John Collins (VC)John Collins (VC)John Collins VC DCM MM 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....
- John D. CollinsJohn D. CollinsJohn D. Collins is an English actor, perhaps best known for appearing in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo! in which he played Flt. Lt. Fairfax, a stranded British airman in occupied France during World War II...
, British actor, best known for his role as one of the British airmen in Allo 'Allo - John F. Collins (1872–1962), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island (1939–1941)
- John F. CollinsJohn F. CollinsJohn Frederick Collins was the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States from 1960 to 1968.-Biography:John Collins was born in Roxbury, Boston on July 20, 1919. In 1941 he graduated from Suffolk University Law School. He served a tour in the Army during World War II and four years later was...
(1919–1995), Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1960–1968) - John H. CollinsJohn H. CollinsJohn H. Collins was an American classical scholar.Born in Anaconda, Montana, he attended the University of Illinois and Cornell University, and in 1952 received his doctorate in classical history from Goethe University in Frankfurt-am-Main where he studied under Professor Matthias Gelzer, then a...
, American classical scholar - John W. CollinsJohn W. CollinsJohn William Collins or Jack Collins, was an influential American teacher of chess.Collins was born and raised in Newburgh, New York, but lived most of his life in New York City. He became a chess master in the 1930s...
, chess instructor
- Canon John Collins
- Johnny CollinsJohnny CollinsJohnny Collins was a folk singer based in London, England, specializing in traditional maritime music.- Biography :...
, British folk singer - Joseph CollinsJoseph Collins (neurologist)Joseph Collins was an American neurologist, born in Brookfield, Conn. He received the degree of M.D. from New York University in 1888, and after some years of private practice took up the specialty of neurology; in 1907, he was made a professor of that subject in the New York Post-Graduate...
(1866-1950), American neurologist - Joseph Henry CollinsJoseph Henry CollinsJoseph Henry Collins FGS, , mining engineer, mineralogist and geologist. Of Cornish descent, he was born in London.-Career:He was at various times the secretary or president of the three learned societies of Cornwall - Royal Geological Society of Cornwall , the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society...
, mining engineer and geologist - Joseph Lawton CollinsJ. Lawton CollinsJoseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins was a General in the United States Army. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations. His elder brother, James Lawton Collins, was also in the army as a Major General...
(1896-1987), American soldier - Judith CollinsJudith CollinsJudith Anne Collins is a New Zealand National Party politician and a lawyer. She is a front bench Cabinet minister with the portfolios of Police, Corrections and Veterans' Affairs in the Fifth National Government....
, New Zealand politician - Judson Dwight CollinsJudson Dwight CollinsRev. Judson Dwight Collins was the first Methodist missionary to China.- Life :On February 12, 1823, Judson Dwight Collins was born into a Methodist family in Rose, Wayne County, New York. His parents, Alpheus and Betsay Collins, were of English and German origin...
(1823-1852), MethodistMethodist Episcopal ChurchThe Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
missionary to China - Judy CollinsJudy CollinsJudith Marjorie "Judy" Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records ; and for her social activism. She is an alumna of the University of Colorado.-Musical career:Collins was born and raised in Seattle, Washington...
, singer - Justin Lee CollinsJustin Lee CollinsJustin Lee Collins, commonly known as JLC, is an award-winning English comedian and television presenter.A Bristolian, he's well known for his strong West Country accent, shaggy appearance and colourful shirts....
, British comedian
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- Kate Collins, American actress
- Kerry CollinsKerry CollinsKerry Michael Collins is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history...
, a quarterbackQuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
in the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing... - Kim CollinsKim CollinsKim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...
(born 1976), runner from St Kitts and Nevis - Kreigh CollinsKreigh CollinsKreigh Collins was an outstanding tennis player from Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. He was ranked No. 5 in singles in the United States in 1899, 1900, 1903 and 1904....
, American tennis player. - Kevin Collins (disambiguation)
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- Larry CollinsThe Collins KidsThe Collins Kids are an American rockabilly duo featuring siblings Lawrencine "Lorrie" Collins and her younger brother Lawrence "Larry" Collins . Their hits in the 1950s as youngsters, such as "Hop, Skip and Jump", "Beetle Bug Bop" and "Hoy Hoy", were geared towards children, but their infectious...
from the music group The Collins KidsThe Collins KidsThe Collins Kids are an American rockabilly duo featuring siblings Lawrencine "Lorrie" Collins and her younger brother Lawrence "Larry" Collins . Their hits in the 1950s as youngsters, such as "Hop, Skip and Jump", "Beetle Bug Bop" and "Hoy Hoy", were geared towards children, but their infectious... - Larry CollinsLarry Collins (writer)Larry Collins, born John Lawrence Collins Jr., , was an American writer.-Life:...
(1929-2005), American writer - Lauren CollinsLauren CollinsLauren Felice Collins is a Canadian actress that is perhaps best known for portraying Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Life and career:...
, Canadian actress - Lawrence CollinsLawrence CollinsLawrence Antony Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury, PC , is a British judge and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was also appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong on April 11, 2011 as a non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions...
, British judge - J. Lawton CollinsJ. Lawton CollinsJoseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins was a General in the United States Army. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations. His elder brother, James Lawton Collins, was also in the army as a Major General...
, American General - Lee Collins (disambiguation), one of several people
- Leon CollinsLeon CollinsLeon Collins was a famous American tap dancer.Collins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began tap dancing at an early age, and later worked professionally with various groups, with partners and later big bands until the 1960s when tap dancing began to fade.During this interim, he restored cars,...
, American dancer - LeRoy CollinsLeRoy CollinsThomas LeRoy Collins was the 33rd Governor of Florida.-Early life:Collins was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, where he attended Leon High School. He went on to attend the Eastman Business College in New York and then went on to the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama to...
, American politician - Lewis CollinsLewis CollinsLewis Collins is an English actor best known for his tough-guy role as Bodie in The Professionals. He was educated at Bidston Primary and Grange School in Birkenhead. He started out as a ladies' hairdresser before playing drums and guitar in pop groups. He had a number of other jobs before...
, British actor - Lui CollinsLui CollinsLui Collins is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter. She attended the University of Connecticut and played her first gigs as a student there. She began touring in the mid-1970s as part of a duo with Horace Williams, Jr.. Her first two albums consisted of cover songs, after which she moved on to...
, American folk singer - Lyn CollinsLyn CollinsLyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins....
, American singer
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- Mabel CollinsMabel CollinsMabel Collins was a theosophist and author of over 46 books.-Life:Mabel Collins was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey...
, writer on theosophy - Mac CollinsMac CollinsMichael Allen "Mac" Collins , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing the...
, American politician - Marcus CollinsMarcus CollinsMarcus Wayne Collins is an American actor and singer.As a teenager, Marcus Collins lived in the smalltown of Seymour, Iowa. During his childhood he enjoyed soccer, acting, singing in school plays and working in family businesses.He has appeared in numerous plays, television shows, films, and...
, American actor and singer - Marcus Collins (singer), British singer, contestant in UK's the X Factor
- Maria Antonieta CollinsMaría Antonieta CollinsMaría Antonieta Collins Flores is a Mexican journalist, TV host and best seller author of seven books , and winner of four Emmy Awards, , and the Edward Murrow Award.- Biography :Collins became known to viewers in her native Mexico as a reporter of "Televisa 24 horas" ,...
, Mexican journalist - Martha Layne CollinsMartha Layne CollinsMartha Layne Collins is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. From 1983 to 1987 she was the 56th Governor of Kentucky, having served the previous four years as lieutenant governor. She was Kentucky's first and only female governor to date...
, Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1983 to 1987 - Martin CollinsMartin CollinsMartin Collins is a British radio presenter.Martin started broadcasting as soon as he left college. His broadcasting career began at Chiltern Radio. Next, he moved to London's Capital Radio, first presenting a Sunday night specialist show for the station, before moving to promience on the...
, British broadcaster - Marva CollinsMarva CollinsMarva Collins is an American educator who in 1975 started Westside Preparatory School in Garfield Park, an impoverished neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She ran the school for more than 30 years until it closed in 2008 due to lack of sufficient enrollment and funding...
, American teacher - Mary Collins (disambiguation)Mary Collins (disambiguation)Mary Collins may refer to:* Mary Call Darby Collins , widow of Governor LeRoy Collins and First Lady of Florida from 1955–1961* Mary Collins , former Canadian politician...
- Mary CollinsMary CollinsMary Collins, PC is a former Canadian politician.She was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Capilano, British Columbia....
, Canadian politician - Mary Cathleen Collins, American actress Bo DerekBo DerekMary Cathleen Collins , better known as Bo Derek, is an American film and television actress, model, and sex symbol, known for her role as Jenny Hanley in the 1979 comedy film 10. However, Derek's film career soon faltered; her later films, including, Bolero and Ghosts Can't Do It , were poorly...
- Matthew Collins (disambiguation)Matthew Collins (disambiguation)Matthew Collins may refer to:*Matthew Collins, Welsh footballer*Matthew Collins -See also:*Matthew Collings, British art critic and broadcaster* Collins...
- Matthew CollinsMatthew CollinsMatthew Jeffrey "Matty" Collins is a Welsh footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Neath. He has represented Wales at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 levels, and plays as a central midfielder and also as a right back.-Career:...
, Welsh footballer - Max CollinsMax CollinsJames Maxwell Stuart Collins III is the lead singer and bass guitarist of Eve 6. He authored most of the band's songs. He met lead guitarist Jon Siebels in high school, and the two formed a band. In May 2003, Collins was arrested for indecent exposure around the time the band was prepping for...
, American bassist - Max Allan CollinsMax Allan CollinsMax Allan Collins is an American mystery writer. He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition , created the comic book private eye Ms...
, American writer - Mel CollinsMel CollinsMel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
, British musician - Melissa CollinsMelissa CollinsMelissa Collins is a water polo player. She is a student at McGill University. She was part of the 5th place women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics and was part of the bronze medal winning women's water polo team at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.-References:...
, Canadian water polo player - Michael Collins, one of several people including:
- Michael Collins (Irish leader)Michael Collins (Irish leader)Michael "Mick" Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance and Teachta Dála for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently, he was both Chairman of the...
, Irish Republican leader, subject of the film Michael CollinsMichael Collins (film)Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.... - Michael Collins (Limerick politician)Michael Collins (Limerick politician)Michael J. Collins is a former Fianna Fáil and Independent Teachta Dála for Limerick West from 1997 to 2007.-Early life and career:...
, contemporary Irish politician - Michael Collins (astronaut)Michael Collins (astronaut)Michael Collins is a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew in space twice. His first spaceflight was Gemini 10, in which he and command pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins...
, American astronautAstronautAn astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
, a member of the historic Apollo 11Apollo 11In early 1969, Bill Anders accepted a job with the National Space Council effective in August 1969 and announced his retirement as an astronaut. At that point Ken Mattingly was moved from the support crew into parallel training with Anders as backup Command Module Pilot in case Apollo 11 was...
crew. - Michael P. CollinsMichael P. CollinsMichael P. Collins is an structural engineer whose research is concerned with the design and evaluation of reinforced and prestressed concrete buildings, bridges, nuclear containment structures and offshore oil platforms....
, Canadian expert on reinforced concreteReinforced concreteReinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
structures - Mike Collins (comics), American comic bookComic bookA comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist - Michael Collins (author)Michael Collins (author)Michael Collins is the best-known pseudonym of Dennis Lynds , an American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction....
, pseudonym of Dennis LyndsMichael Collins (author)Michael Collins is the best-known pseudonym of Dennis Lynds , an American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction.... - Michael Collins (Irish author)Michael Collins (Irish author)Michael Collins is an Irish novelist and also an international ultra-distance runner. He is a current member of the Irish National Team for the 100k distance and holds the Irish national masters record over the 100k distance...
- Michael Collins (Irish leader)
- Michelle CollinsMichelle CollinsMichelle Danielle Collins is a British actress best known for her roles on television in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, as Cindy Beale, Coronation Street as Stella Price, and BBC dramas Sunburn and Two Thousand Acres of Sky...
, British actress - Misha CollinsMisha CollinsMisha Collins is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as the angel Castiel on the CW television series Supernatural.-Personal life:...
, American actor - Mo CollinsMo CollinsMaureen "Mo" Ann Collins is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show...
, a comedienne from the Fox television variety show MADtvMADtvMADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first... - Mortimer CollinsMortimer CollinsMortimer Collins was an English writer and novelist. He was born at Plymouth, where his father, Francis Collins, was a solicitor. He was educated at a private school, and after some years spent as mathematical master at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, he relocated to London...
, British novelist
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- Nancy A. CollinsNancy A. CollinsNancy A. Collins is a United States horror fiction writer best known for her series of vampire novels featuring her character Sonja Blue. Collins has alsowritten for comic books, including the Swamp Thing series, Jason Vs...
, American writer - Napoleon CollinsNapoleon CollinsRear Admiral Napoleon Collins served in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, American naval officer - Nick CollinsNick CollinsNicholas Cardell Collins is an American football free safety who plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.-High school:...
, American NFL Football Player - Neill CollinsNeill CollinsNeill William Collins is a Scottish footballer defender who currently plays for Championship side Sheffield United. He is a former Scotland U21 international and has also represented Scotland B side.-Career:...
, Scottish footballer - Nick CollinsNick CollinsNicholas Cardell Collins is an American football free safety who plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.-High school:...
, American football player - Nicolas CollinsNicolas CollinsNicolas Collins is a composer of mostly electronic music and former student of Alvin Lucier. He received a B.A. and M.A...
, American composer - Norman CollinsNorman CollinsNorman Collins was a British writer, and later a radio and television executive, who became one of the major figures behind the establishment of the Independent Television network in the UK...
, British broadcasting executive
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- Pat Collins (disambiguation)Pat Collins (disambiguation)Pat Collins may refer to:* Pat Collins , former Major League baseball player* Pat Collins , American football coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe...
- Patricia Hill CollinsPatricia Hill CollinsPatricia Hill Collins, is Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, former head of the Department of African American Studies at the University of Cincinnati and past President of the American Sociological Association Council...
, sociologist, author of Black Feminist Thought and Fighting Words - Patrick Collins, one of several people including:
- Patrick Collins (mayor)Patrick Collins (mayor)Patrick Andrew Collins was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and mayor of Boston.-Early life:Patrick Collins was born March 12, 1844 near Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland....
(1844-1905), Irish-born American politician - Patrick Collins (film)Patrick Collins (film)Patrick Collins is an American pornographic film producer and director.He is the owner of Elegant Angel Productions and a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.-Adult film career:...
, American film maker & actor - Patrick K. CollinsPatrick K. CollinsPatrick K Collins is the current Assistant Head Coach at Greystones RFC in A.I.B League Division 2. His previous role was as Youth Development Coach with Munster Rugby....
(born 1977) rugby union- Coach.
- Patrick Collins (mayor)
- Paul Collins, one of several people including:
- Paul Collins (musician)Paul Collins (musician)Paul Collins is an American writer, author, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work in the power pop groups The Nerves, The Breakaways and The Beat.-Biography:...
, American drummer - Paul Collins (athlete)Paul Collins (athlete)Paul Albert Collins was a long-distance runner from Canada, who was born in Wolfeville, Nova Scotia. He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland...
(1926-1995), Canadian long-distance runner
- Paul Collins (musician)
- Pauline CollinsPauline CollinsPauline Collins, OBE is an English actress of the stage, television, and film. She first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah during the 1970s. She later drew acclaim for playing the title role in the play Shirley Valentine for which...
, British actress - Pedro CollinsPedro CollinsPedro Tyrone Collins is a West Indian cricketer.He is the half brother of Fidel Edwards. He is one of the very few left-handed seam bowlers who have had a chance to represent the West Indies cricket team...
, Barbadian cricketer - Peter Collins, one of several people including:
- Peter Collins (organ builder)Peter Collins (organ builder)Peter Collins is an English pipe organ builder based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He specialises in tracker action organs typically with clean, modernist light wood casework and well-balanced classical voicing...
- Peter Collins (racing driver)Peter Collins (racing driver)Peter John Collins was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 35 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952. He won 3 races, achieved 9 podiums, and scored a total of 47 championship points....
- Peter Collins (record producer)Peter Collins (record producer)Peter Collins is a record producer, born January 15, 1951, in London.In 1976 Collins was signed to Magnet Records and formed a group called Madison, along with Ziggy, Peter Spooner and Page 3 girl Cherri Gilham, to perform his pop song "Let It Ring"...
- Peter Collins (speedway rider)Peter Collins (speedway rider)Peter Spencer Collins MBE is a former Speedway rider who spent his whole career with the Belle Vue Aces, the team he supported as a child...
- Peter Collins (sports broadcaster)
- Peter Collins (organ builder)
- Phil Collins (disambiguation)Phil Collins (disambiguation)Phil Collins may refer to:*Phil Collins , a musician with the band Genesis.** The Phil Collins Big Band, a 1990s side project of pop singer Phil Collins** Phil Collins discography, albums and singles of the pop musician as a solo artist...
- Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
, singer, drummer and songwriter
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- Randall CollinsRandall CollinsRandall Collins, Ph.D. is the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Advisory Editors Council of the Social Evolution & History Journal. He is considered to be one of the leading non-Marxist conflict theorists in the United...
, American sociologist - Randy CollinsRandy CollinsRandy Collins is a Canadian politician and a former New Democratic Party member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He represented the Labrador West riding until his resignation in early 2007 due to corruption charges....
, Canadian politician - Ray Collins (actor)Ray Collins (actor)Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio, and television. One of Collins' best remembered roles was that of Lt. Arthur Tragg in the long-running series Perry Mason.- Biography :...
(1889-1965), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... - Richard A Collins, British scientist and author
- Ripper CollinsRipper CollinsJames Anthony "Rip" Collins was a Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates....
, American baseball player - Robin CollinsRobin CollinsRobin Collins is an American philosopher. He currently serves as Professor of Philosophy at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. His main interests include issues in science and religion and theories of atonement.-Education:...
, American philosopher - Ronald Collins, one of several people including:
- Ronald W. CollinsRonald W. CollinsRonald Wayne Collins , author, historian and genealogist, is the son of Winfred Allen Collins and Leona Matilda Leppard Collins....
, business executive, author, historian and genealogist
- Ronald W. Collins
- Roy CollinsRoy CollinsRoy Collins was an English cricketer. Collins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Clayton, Lancashire.-Lancashire:...
(1934-2009), English cricketer - Rudy CollinsRudy CollinsRudy Collins was an American jazz drummer born in New York City.Collins played trombone in high school and started on drums at that time as well...
(born 1934), American drummer - Rusty CollinsRusty CollinsRussell "Rusty" Collins, formerly known as Firefist, is a fictional character, a superhero from Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Created by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice, Rusty Collins first appeared in X-Factor #1 ....
, fictional character from X-FactorX-Factor (comics)X-Factor is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is a spin-off of the popular X-Men franchise, featuring characters from X-Men stories. The series has been relaunched several times with different team rosters, most recently as X-Factor Investigations.X-Factor launched in...
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- Sam Collins, English footballer
- Sam L. CollinsSam L. CollinsSamuel LaFort Collins was a Republican politician from California.Collins was born in Fortville, Indiana, attended public schools in Indiana and California, and graduated from Chaffey Union High School, Ontario, California, in 1915.He served as a private in the Hospital Corps, Seventh Infantry,...
, American politician - Samuel Collins (disambiguation)
- Sandra CollinsSandra CollinsSandra Collins is an American DJ.She got her start on the West Coast of the U.S. in Phoenix, Arizona and into residencies in Los Angeles, and eventually moved towards trance. She used American producers to give herself a unique sound...
, American DJ - Seward CollinsSeward CollinsSeward Bishop Collins was an American New York socialite and publisher. By the end of the 1920s, he was a self-described "fascist".-Biography:...
, American publisher - Shane Collins, one of several people
- Shano CollinsShano CollinsJohn Francis "Shano" Collins was an American right fielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox....
, American baseball player - Sherron CollinsSherron CollinsSherron Marlon Collins is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League. He formerly played for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association. He has also played for Lietuvos Rytas, Maine Red Claws and Quebradillas...
(born 1987), American basketball player - Shirley CollinsShirley CollinsShirley Elizabeth Collins MBE is a British folksinger who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s...
, British folk singer - Shirley CollinsShirley Collins (politician)Shirley Jean Collins is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson....
, Canadian politician - Stephen Collins (disambiguation)Stephen Collins (disambiguation)Stephen Collins is an American actor.Stephen, Steven or Steve Collins may also refer to:* Steve Collins , Irish boxer* Steven Collins, lecturer in the Department of Computer Science in Trinity College, Dublin...
- Stephen CollinsStephen CollinsStephen Weaver Collins is an American actor, writer, and singer. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Eric Camden on the long running television series 7th Heaven and more recently as Dr. Dayton King on the ABC TV series No Ordinary Family.-Early life:Collins was born in Des Moines,...
, American actor - Stephen CollinsStephen Collins (journalist)Stephen Collins, an Irish journalist and author, is a Political Correspondent with The Irish Times. An award-winning journalist, he previously served under the title of Political Editor at the Irish newspapers The Irish Press, and the Sunday Tribune.He has published books on the Cosgrave political...
, Irish journalist - Stephen Collins Foster, Father of American Country music
- Stephen Dando-CollinsStephen Dando-CollinsStephen Dando-Collins is an Australian writer and novelist, with books centred around Antiquity, American history, British history, Australian history, and French history. He worked in advertising in Australia and Britain as a graphic designer, copywriter, creative director, and senior advertising...
, Australian novelist - Steve CollinsSteve CollinsStephen Collins, more commonly known as Steve Collins, is a former professional boxer. Known as the "The Celtic Warrior", Collins is the former WBO middleweight and super middleweight champion....
, Irish boxer - Steven CollinsSteven CollinsDr. Steven Collins is a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science in Trinity College, Dublin and co-manager of the GV2 Research Group...
, Irish computer scientist - Susan CollinsSusan CollinsSusan Margaret Collins is the junior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1996, she is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
, American politician - Suzanne CollinsSuzanne CollinsSuzanne Collins is an American television writer and novelist.-Early life:Suzanne Collins is the daughter of an Air Force officer. She graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts and earned her M.F.A. from New York University in Dramatic Writing....
, American writer - Suzanne Marie CollinsSuzanne Marie CollinsSuzanne Marie Collins was a Marine Lance Corporal who was raped and murdered by Sedley Alley on the morning of July 12, 1985. At the time of her murder she was stationed at Naval Air Station, Memphis in Millington, Tennessee...
, American murder victim
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- Tai CollinsTai CollinsTanquil Lisa 'Tai' Collins is a model, actress, screenwriter, and former Miss Virginia USA whose television credits include writing for and acting on Baywatch....
, American model - Tank CollinsTank CollinsDerwin "Tank" Collins is a retired American expatriate professional basketball. He played for Presto Ice Cream in the Philippine Basketball Association but is best known for his high school and college careers in the United States....
, American basketball player - Terry CollinsTerry CollinsTerry Lee Collins is the manager for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. A former minor league shortstop, Collins managed the Albuquerque Dukes of the Pacific Coast League, the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, the Duluth Huskies of the summer collegiate Northwoods League, and...
, American baseball manager - Thomas Collins, one of several people including:
- Thomas H. CollinsThomas H. CollinsThomas Hansen Collins is a retired United States Coast Guard 4 star admiral who served as the 22nd Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 2002 to 2006.-Background:...
, CommandantCommandant of the Coast GuardThe Commandant of the United States Coast Guard is the highest ranking member of the United States Coast Guard. The Commandant is normally the only four-star Admiral in the Coast Guard and is appointed for a four-year term by the President of the United States upon confirmation by the United...
of the United States Coast Guard - Thomas CollinsThomas Collins (Australian politician)Thomas Joseph "Tom" Collins was an Australian politician and stock and station agent, born at Yass, New South Wales to storekeeper John Collins and Mary, née Hartigan. In 1902, having attended the local Catholic school, he enlisted in the 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, to fight in...
, MP, Postmaster-General, Australia - Thomas Collins (governor)Thomas Collins (governor)Thomas Collins was an American planter and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the American Revolution, and served in the Delaware General Assembly and as President of Delaware.-Early life and family:Collins was born in Duck Creek, now...
(1732-1789), American lawyer and Governor of Delaware
- Thomas H. Collins
- Tim Collins, one of several people including:
- Tim Collins (financier)Tim Collins (financier)Timothy C. Collins, born 1956, is the founder, senior managing director, and chief executive officer of Ripplewood Holdings LLC. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Citigroup....
, American businessman and financier - Tim Collins (politician)Tim Collins (politician)Timothy William George Collins, CBE, is a British politician, once a prominent member of the Conservative Party. Collins was active in the 1990s and was later the Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale in north-west England from 1997 until defeat at the 2005 general...
, British politician - Tim Collins (soldier)Tim Collins (soldier)Colonel Timothy Thomas Cyril Collins OBEMA BSSc PSC+ is a former officer in the British Army. He is best known for his role in the Iraq War in 2003, and his inspirational eve-of-battle speech, a copy of which apparently hung in the White House's Oval Office...
, British army officer
- Tim Collins (financier)
- Tom Collins (disambiguation)Tom Collins (disambiguation)A Tom Collins is an alcoholic cocktail made with gin and other mixers.Tom Collins may also refer to:* Joseph Furphy, Australian author who mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins...
- Tony CollinsTony CollinsAnthony Collins is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League and the Arena Football League.-Early years:...
, American football player - Tyler CollinsTyler CollinsTyler Collins an American R&B singer.-Biography:Collins was born in Harlem, New York and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Collins began taking lessons in dance and theatre, and performing with the children's theatre group, Willow Opera Workshop in Los Angeles, CA.Her professional music career began...
, American singer
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- Warwick CollinsWarwick CollinsWarwick Collins is a British novelist, screenwriter, yacht designer, and evolutionary theorist.Collins was born in Johannesburg to English-speaking parents. His father, Robin Collins, was a novelist who wrote under the nom-de-plume Robin Cranford...
(born 1948), British novelist - Wesley Collins, fictional character from Power RangersPower RangersPower Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
- Wilkie CollinsWilkie CollinsWilliam Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 non-fiction pieces...
(1824–1889), Victorian era British writer - William Collins, one of several people including:
- William CollinsWilliam Collins (painter)William Collins was an English landscape and genre painter. In the late 19th century his work was more popular and highly valued than even Turner or Constable.-Life and work:...
, British landscape painter, father of Wilkie Collins. - William CollinsWilliam Collins (poet)William Collins was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century...
, pre-Romantic English poet - William CollinsWilliam Collins (publisher)William Collins was a Scottish schoolmaster and publisher.Collins was born near Glasgow in 1789. In 1819 he set up a publishing business, initially selling religious books. He produced the first Collins dictionary in 1824, when he also obtained a licence to publish the Bible...
, founder of the 18th century ScottishScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
publishing house CollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, - His son, Sir William CollinsWilliam Collins (Lord Provost)Sir William Collins was a famous figure in the temperance movement who served as Glasgow's Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880.He joined his father, William Collins, printing company in 1848 and helped expand the business into publishing...
-- a figure in the Scottish temperance movementTemperance movementA temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
and GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
's Lord ProvostLord ProvostA Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities of Scotland. Four cities, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost...
1877-1880 - William "Bootsy" CollinsBootsy CollinsWilliam Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
, pioneering funkFunkFunk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
bassistBassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
, singer and songwriter from Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
- William Collins
- Wilson CollinsWilson CollinsCyril Wilson Collins was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at left field for the Boston Braves in the and seasons. Listed at 5' 9.5", 165 lb., Collins Batted and threw right-handed...
, American baseball outfielder
See also
- Collins Surname DNA Project
- CollinsCollins-General:* Collins class submarine* Tom Collins, a gin cocktail, and the Collins glass in which it is traditionally served-Given name:* Collins Injera , Kenyan rugby player* Collins John , Liberia-born Dutch footballer...
- Tom CollinsTom CollinsThe Tom Collins is a type of Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water. First memorialized in writing in 1876 by "the father of American mixology" Jerry Thomas, this "Gin and Sparkling Lemonade" drink typically is served in a Collins glass over ice.-History:In 1874,...
, cocktail