William Collins 125697 199617306 2008-03-20T16:16:55Z Doortmont 4716671 added name South African politician '''William Collins''' may refer to: * [[William Collins (poet)]] (1721–1759), an 18th century English poet * [[William Collins (painter)]] (1788–1847), English landscape artist * A clergyman character in Jane Austin's novel, ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' * [[William Collins (publisher)]] (1789–1853), founder of the 18th century Scottish publishing house Collins, that became part of Harper Collins * His son, Sir [[William Collins (Lord Provost)]] (1817–1895), a figure in the Scottish temperance movement and Glasgow's Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880 * [[William Lucas Collins]] (1815–1887) Church of England clergyman and author. * Sir [[William Job Collins]] (1859–1946), British surgeon and Liberal Party politician * William [[Bootsy Collins|"Bootsy" Collins]] (born 1951), a pioneering funk bassist, singer and songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio * [[William Collins (naval officer)]], (1760?-1819), naval officer, explorer and shipowner * [[William Collins (representative)]] (1818-1878), U.S. congressman from New York * [[William Collins (South African politican)]] (1803-1876), member [[Volksraad]] of the [[Orange Free State]] {{hndis|name=Collins, William}} [[de:William Collins]]