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People with the given name include

* Ada Langworthy Collier (1843–1919), pen name, "Anna L. Cunningham", American writer * Anne Collier (born 1970), American visual artist *

Arthur Collier Arthur Collier (12 October 1680September 1732) was an English Anglican priest and philosopher who wrote about the non-existence of an absolute external world. Early life Collier was born at the rectory of Steeple Langford, Wiltshire. He entered ...

(1680–1732), English philosopher * Austin Collier (1914–1991), English professional footballer *

Barron Collier Barron Gift Collier (March 23, 1873 – March 13, 1939) was an American advertising entrepreneur who became the largest landowner and developer in the U.S. state of Florida, as well as the owner of a chain of hotels, bus lines, several banks, and ...

(1873–1939), American advertising entrepreneur *

Barry Collier (basketball) Barry Scott Collier (born July 15, 1954) is an American college athletics administrator and former basketball coach, currently the athletic director at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, a position he has held since 2006. Collier served ...

, athletic director, Butler University *

Barry Collier (politician) Barry Joseph Collier (born 5 December 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2015, representing the electorate of Miranda. Collier retire ...

, New South Wales politician * Basil Collier, military historian * Bernard Collier (1802–1890), English-born Mauritius Roman Catholic prelate * Bill Collier (1921–2015), Australian rugby league footballer *

Bobby Collier Bobby Frank Collier (December 11, 1929 – November 15, 2000) was an American football offensive tackle who played one season with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Rams in the 18th round of the ...

(1929–2000), American football player * Calvin J. Collier (1942–2020), FTC chair * Celester Collier, American basketball coach * Charles Collier (disambiguation), multiple people * Christopher Collier (cricketer) (1888–1916), English cricketer *

Christopher Collier (historian) Christopher Collier (born January 29, 1930; died March 6, 2020) was an American historian and fiction writer. Collier was born in New York City. Christopher Collier, known as Kit, is the son of Edmund Collier, a writer, and Katherine Brown. He com ...

(1930–2020), American historian and author *

Constance Collier Constance Collier (born Laura Constance Hardie; 22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote hit plays and films with Ivor Novello and she was the first person to be treated with insul ...

(1878–1955), British-born American film actress * David Collier (sports administrator) (born 1956), CEO, England and Wales Cricket Board *

David Collier (cartoonist) David Collier (born January 24, 1963) is a Canadian alternative cartoonist best known for his fact-based "comic strip essays." Biography As a child, Collier was introduced to the work of Robert Crumb, whose work has been a significant influence ...

(born 1963), Canadian alternative cartoonist *

David Collier (political scientist) David Collier (born February 17, 1942) is an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics. He is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He works in the fields of comparative politics, Lati ...

, qualitative methodology and Latin American politics *

David Charles Collier David Charles Collier, commonly known as D. C. Collier or as "Charlie" and sometimes given the honorary title of "Colonel", was an American real estate developer, civic leader, and philanthropist in San Diego, California during the early years o ...

"D. C." Collier, San Diego real estate developer *

Don Collier Donald Mounger Collier (October 17, 1928 – September 13, 2021) was an American actor best known for Western films and NBC television shows such as ''The High Chaparral'', ''Bonanza,'' ''Gunsmoke'', and ''Outlaws'' as Marshal Will Foreman. E ...

(1928–2021), American actor * Edward Collier (pirate), 17th century *

Elisha Collier Elisha Haydon Collier (1788–1856) of Boston, USA, invented a flintlock revolver around 1814. His weapon is one of the earliest true revolvers, in contrast to the earlier pepperboxes which were multi-barreled guns. Collier's revolver was not self ...

, inventor of the flintlock revolver *

Elliot Collier Elliot Collier (born 22 February 1995) is a New Zealand professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for San Diego Loyal SC, San Diego Loyal and the New Zealand national football team, N ...

, (soccer) footballer for Chicago Fire and New Zealand *

Evert Collier Evert Collier (26 January 1642 – few days before 8 September 1708) was a Dutch Golden Age still-life painter known for vanitas and ''trompe-l'œil'' paintings. His first name is sometimes spelled "Edward" or "Edwaert" or "Eduwaert" or " ...

(c. 1640–1708), Dutch painter *

Francis Augustus Collier Rear Admiral Sir Francis Augustus Collier, CB, KCH (7 August 1785 – 28 October 1849) was a senior officer of the British Royal Navy during the early nineteenth century. Born into a naval family, Collier served in the French Revolutionary Wars ...

(1783-1849), Royal Navy rear-admiral *

Frank Collier Frank Collier (26 April 1933 – 1 September 1989) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, Widnes and Salford, as ...

, former British rugby league footballer *

George Collier Vice Admiral Sir George Collier (11 May 1732 – 6 April 1795) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars. As commander of the fourth-rate shi ...

(1738–1795), Royal Navy vice-admiral *

Sir George Collier, 1st Baronet Sir George Ralph Collier, 1st Baronet, KCB (bapt. 4 June 1772''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812'' – 24 March 1824) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napole ...

(1774–1824), Royal Navy officer * Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell (1947–2020), British politician * Giles Collier, (1622–1678), English divine *

Harry Collier Harry Collier (1 October 1907 – 16 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Family Collier was the older brother of former champion Collingwood player (and the 1929 Brownlow Medal winner) Albert. ...

(1907–1994), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League *

Henry Herbert Collier Henry Herbert Collier was one of the first British motorcycle designers, inventor and founder of the Matchless Motorcycle Company. Early life Collier was born in Saskatoon, Canada. Business Henry Collier founded a company to make bicycles u ...

(1859–1925), British motorcycle pioneer * Henry W. Collier (1801–1855), Governor of Alabama (1849–1853) *

Ian Collier Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor. He appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of "Hamlet" in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Other repe ...

(d. 2008), British actor * Isaiah Collier (born 2004), American basketball player *

Jacob Collier Jacob Collier (; né Moriarty; born 2 August 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His music incorporates a combination of jazz with elements from many other musical genres, and often features extensive use of reha ...

(born 1994), British arranger-musician-singer * James Collier (politician) (1872–1933), American politician from Mississippi *

James Lincoln Collier James Lincoln Collier (born June 29, 1928) is an American journalist, professional musician, jazz commentator, and author. Many of his non-fiction titles focus on music theory and the history of jazz. He and his brother Christopher Collier, a h ...

(born 1928), journalist and writer * James Stansfield Collier (1870–1935), English physician and neurologist *

Jason Collier Jason Jeffrey Collier (September 8, 1977 – October 15, 2005) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). High school career Collier led Catholic Central High School of his hometown Sprin ...

(1977–2005), NBA basketball player *

Jeremy Collier Jeremy Collier (; 23 September 1650 – 26 April 1726) was an English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian. Life Born Jeremiah Collier, in Stow cum Quy, Cambridgeshire, Collier was educated at Caius College, University of Cambridg ...

(1650–1726), English theatre critic *

John Collier (Pre-Raphaelite painter) The Honourable John Maler Collier RP (; 27 January 1850 – 11 April 1934) was a British painter and writer. He painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style, and was one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation. Both of his marriages ...

(1850–1934), artist *

John Collier (fiction writer) John Henry Noyes Collier (3 May 1901 – 6 April 1980) was a British-born writer and screenwriter best known for his short stories, many of which appeared in ''The New Yorker'' from the 1930s to the 1950s. Most were collected in ''The John Colli ...

(1901–1980), British author and screenplay writer *

John Collier (sociologist) John Collier (May 4, 1884 – May 8, 1968), a sociologist and writer, was an American social reformer and Native American advocate. He served as Commissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the President Franklin D. Roosevelt administratio ...

(1884-1968), American sociologist, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs *

John Payne Collier John Payne Collier (11 January 1789, London – 17 September 1883, Maidenhead) was an English Shakespearean critic and forger. Reporter and solicitor His father, John Dyer Collier (1762–1825), was a successful journalist, and his connection ...

(1789–1883), British Shakespearean critic and forger *

Jonathan Collier Jonathan Collier is an American television writer, best known for his work on ''The Simpsons'', ''Monk'', ''King of the Hill'' and '' ''Bones'. He worked as an executive producer on Mike Reiss's DVD movie, '' Queer Duck: The Movie''. He attende ...

, American television writer *

L. J. Collier Lawrence Edward "L. J." Collier Jr. (born September 12, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU Horned Frogs football, TCU, and was drafted by ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Laurence Collier Sir Laurence Collier KCMG (1890–1976) was the British ambassador to Norway between 1939 and 1950, including the period when Norway's government was in exile in London during the Second World War. Biography Laurence Collier was the son of the ar ...

(1890–1976), British ambassador to Norway (1939–1950) *

Lois Collier Lois Collier (born Madelyn Earle Jones; March 21, 1919 – October 27, 1999) was an American actress born in Salley, South Carolina. She was sometimes credited as Lois Collyer. Early years Collier's father was Ernest Jones, a pharmacist, of S ...

(1919–1999), American film actress * Lou Collier (born 1970), American baseball player *

Margaret Wootten Collier Margaret Wootten Collier (, Wootten; pen name, Mrs. Bryan Wells Collier; December 9, 1869 – January 6, 1947) was an American writer of the Southern Renaissance era. She was the author of the seven volume ''Representative Women of the South, 186 ...

(1869-1947), American author *

Marie Collier Marie Elizabeth Collier (16 April 19278 December 1971) was an Australian operatic soprano. Marie Collier was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to Thomas Robinson Collier (1894–1962), a railway employee, and his wife Annie Marie (née Bechaz). Sh ...

(1927–1971), Australian operatic soprano * Mark H. Collier, former president of Baldwin-Wallace College * Marsha Collier, American author and radio personality * Mary Collier (1688–1762), English poet Meghan Collier (born 1996), American lawyer, hero to all those who have encountered the ICE * Michael Collier (disambiguation), several people :* Michael Collier (photographer), American photographer :*

Michael Collier (poet) Michael Robert Collier (born 1953) is an American poet, teacher, creative writing program administrator and editor. He has published five books of original poetry, a translation of Euripides' ''Medea'', a book of prose pieces about poetry, and ha ...

(born 1953), American poet, teacher and editor :* Michael Collier (swimmer) (born 1971), Sierra Leonean swimmer :* Mike Collier (born 1953), American football player * Mitty Collier (born 1941), American gospel and R&B singer *

Napheesa Collier Napheesa Collier (born September 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). After playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut Huskies, Co ...

(born 1996), American basketball player *

Norman Collier Norman Collier (25 December 1925 – 14 March 2013) was a British comedian who achieved popularity following television appearances in the 1970s. He was best known for his 'faulty microphone' routine and for his chicken impressions. Career and ...

(1925–2013), British comedian *

Patience Collier Patience Collier (born Irene Marjorie Ritscher; 19 August 1910 – 13 July 1987) was a British actress. Career Patience Collier began her theatrical career in Manchester. In 1956 she played Maria in Denis Cannan and Pierre Bost's ''The Power ...

(1910–1987), British actress *

Paul Collier Sir Paul Collier, (born 23 April 1949) is a British development economist who serves as the Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government and the director of the International Growth Centre. He currently is a ...

, British author and Professor of Economics at Oxford *

Paul Collier (activist) Paul Henry Collier (4 February 1964 – 9 March 2010) was an Australian disability activist and the founder of the Dignity for Disability party. Collier was a quadriplegic, due to serious spinal injuries in a car accident on the way to his twen ...

(1964–2010), Australian disability activist *

Paul Collier (snooker referee) Paul Collier (born 30 July 1970 in Newport, Wales, Newport, Wales) is a Wales, Welsh snooker referee who has overseen three World Snooker Championship finals. Career Born in Newport, Wales, Newport, South Wales, Collier began refereeing on the pro ...

(born 1970), from Wales *

Peter Collier (politician) Peter Charles Collier (born 25 February 1959) is an Australian politician who has been a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia since 2005, representing North Metropolitan Region. He served as a minister in the go ...

, Australian politician * Peter Collier (political author) (1939–2019), American writer *

Peter Fenelon Collier Peter Fenelon Collier (December 12, 1849 – April 23, 1909) was an Irish-American publisher, the founder of the publishing company ''P. F. Collier & Son'', and in 1888 founded ''Collier's Weekly''. Biography He was born in Myshall, County Carlo ...

(1849–1909), Irish publisher, father of Robert Joseph Collier *

Philip Collier Philip Collier (21 April 1873 – 18 October 1948) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th Premier of Western Australia from 1924 to 1930 and from 1933 to 1936. He was leader of the Labor Party from 1917 to 1936, and is Western Au ...

(1873–1978), former Premier of Western Australia * R. John Collier (born 1938), American microbiologist and biochemist * Robert Collier (author) (1885–1950), American author of self-help, and New Thought metaphysical books * Robert Joseph Collier (1876–1918), American publisher, son of Peter Fenelon Collier *

Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell, (21 June 1817 – 27 October 1886) was an English lawyer, politician and judge. Background and education He was the eldest son of John Collier, a merchant of Plymouth, formerly a member of the Soc ...

(1817–1886), English judge and politician *

Ron Collier Ron Collier, (July 3, 1930 – October 22, 2003) was a Canadian jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger. He performed in and led a number of jazz groups, and created orchestrations for and recorded with Duke Ellington. Early life and educat ...

(1930–2003), Canadian jazz trombonist * Sophia Collier, founder of the American Natural Beverage Corp * Tim Collier (born 1954), NFL footballer * Thomas Collier (disambiguation), several people :*

Thomas Collier (painter) Thomas Collier RI (12 November 1840 – 14 May 1891) was an English landscape painter. Biography Collier was born in Glossop in Derbyshire, the son of Martha Siddall and Thomas Collier, who was a prosperous grocer and tea dealer. He receiv ...

(1840–1891), English landscape painter. :* Thomas Collier (Unitarian) (c. 1615–c. 1691), English preacher :* Tom Collier (musician), percussionist and vibraphonist :* Tom Collier (footballer) (born 1989), Australian rules football player *

Vanessa Collier Vanessa N. Collier is an American blues, funk, and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter. She has been nominated for seven Blues Music Awards and won one of them in 2019 and another in 2020. Her influences include Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, ...

, American saxophonist, singer and songwriter * William Collier (disambiguation), various people, including :* William Collier Jr. (1902–1987), American actor :*

William Collier Sr. William Collier Sr. (November 12, 1864 – January 13, 1944), born William Morenus, was an American writer, director and actor. Collier ran away from home when only 11 years old to join a touring company run by Eddie Foy and in 1879 he appeared ...

(1864–1944), American writer, director and actor :* William Collier (colonist) (c. 1585–1671), English settler in Massachusetts :* William Collier (MP), MP for

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, 1713–15, and manager of the Drury Lane Theatre :* William Collier (footballer) (1892–1954), Scottish footballer, played for Scotland in 1922 :* William Miller Collier (1867–1956), American diplomat

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