William Collins

William Collins may refer to:

• William Collins (bishop) (1867–1911), Bishop of Gibraltar in the Church of England
• William Collins (poet) (1721–1759), English poet
• William Collins (painter) (1788–1847), English landscape artist
• William Collins (publisher) (1789–1853), Scottish publisher; founder of the Collins publishing house, that became part of Harper Collins
• William Collins (South African politician) (1803–1876), member Volksraad of the Orange Free State
• William Lucas Collins (1815–1887), English author and clergyman of the Church of England
• William Collins (Lord Provost) (1817–1895), Scottish temperance movement activist; son of William Collins (1789–1853)
• William Job Collins (1859–1946), British surgeon and Liberal Party politician
• William Collins (representative) (1818–1878), U.S. congressman from New York
• William Floyd Collins (1887–1925), American cave explorer
• William J. Collins, president of St. Ambrose University
• Colonel William O. Collins, commandant of Fort Laramie, Wyoming; namesake of Fort Collins, Colorado and Camp Collins
• Billy Collins (born 1941), American poet
• Bootsy Collins, aka William Collins (born 1951), American funk bassist, singer and songwriter
• William Ray Collins, Jr. (1961–1984), American professional boxer
• William Collins (canoer), Canadian canoer who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
• William Collins (tennis), British tennis player from the 1920s and 30s
• William Collins (sportsman, born 1853), played rugby for England and cricket for Wellington, New Zealand.
• William Collins (Warwick MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick 1837–52

See also

• Bill Collins (disambiguation)

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