William Collins
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William Collins may refer to:
- 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 in southeast Wyoming. Ft. Collins, Colorado was named after Colonel 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.
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