John Collins

John Collins may refer to:

Arts

• John Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary critic
• John Collins (Australian musician) (born 1971), bass guitarist for Powderfinger
• John Collins (Canadian musician), of The New Pornographers and The Smugglers
• John Collins (jazz guitarist) (1913–2001)
• John Collins (musician/researcher), musician involved in the West African music scene
• John Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet
• John Collins (director) (born c. 1969), American experimental theater director
• John D. Collins (born 1942), British actor, best known for his role as one of the British airmen in 'Allo 'Allo
• Johnny Collins (1938–2009), British folksinger

Politics

• John Collins (died 1597), MP for Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Collins (Continental Congress) (1717–1795), Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress
• John Collins (governor) (1776–1822), American manufacturer and Governor of Delaware
• John F. Collins (1919–1995), Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 1960–1968
• John Collins (Andover MP) (1624–1711), English academic and politician
• John F. Collins (1872–1962), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, 1939–1941

Sports

• John Collins (footballer, born 1942), former English professional footballer
• John Collins (footballer, born 1949), former Welsh professional footballer
• John Collins (footballer, born 1968), former Scottish international footballer and manager
• John Collins (cricketer), Fijian cricketer
• John Collins (New Zealand cricketer) (1868–1943)
• John Collins (sports executive) (born 1961), COO of the National Hockey League
• Jon Collins, former American basketball player

Other fields

• John Collins (Independent minister) (c. 1632–1687)
• John Collins (priest) (1905–1982), radical Anglican canon at St Paul's Cathedral
• John A. Collins (1931–2003), Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
• John Augustine Collins (1899–1989), Royal Australian Navy officer
• John Collins (mathematician) (1625–1683), English mathematician
• John Collins (UK businessman) (born 1941), former head of National Power
• John Collins (VC) (1880–1951), English sergeant who was awarded a Victoria Cross
• John C. Collins (born 1949), American theoretical particle physicist
• John Baptist Collins (died 1794), would-be French pirate
• John H. Collins (1902–1981), American classical scholar
• John J. Collins (born 1946), Irish biblical studies scholar
• John J. Collins (bishop) (1856-1934), American-born Catholic bishop in Jamaica
• John Joseph Collins (born 1944), Irish barrister
• John Norman Collins, American murderer
• John S. Collins (1837–1928), American Quaker farmer who moved to southern Florida
• John W. Collins (1912–2001), American chess player
• John Collins Covell (1823–1887), American educator and school administrator

See also

• Jack Collins (disambiguation)
• John Collings (disambiguation)
• Collins John (born 1985), Dutch footballer