Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: *

Michael Collins (Irish leader) Michael Collins ( ga, Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary period, Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. ...

(1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Gemini 10 crews It may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Michael Collins (English actor) (1922–1979), English television actor *

Michael Collins (American author) Michael Collins is the best-known pseudonym of Dennis Lynds (January 15, 1924 – August 19, 2005), an American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction. Over four decades Lynds published some 80 novels and 200 short stories, in both myster ...

(a.k.a. Dennis Lynds, 1924–2005), American mystery writer *

Michael Collins (writer and broadcaster) Michael Collins (born 12 February 1961) is a British author, journalist and television presenter. Early life Collins was born in Walworth, south east London, England. He attended Archbishop Michael Ramsey comprehensive school in Camberwell. ...

(born 1961), British author, journalist and television presenter * Mike Collins (comics) (born 1961), British-born American comic book artist *

Michael Collins (Irish author) Michael Collins (born 4 June 1964) is an Irish novelist and international ultra-distance runner. His novel ''The Keepers of Truth'' was shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize. He has also won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and the ''Lucien ...

(born 1964), Irish novelist * Mick Collins (born 1965), American musician *

Michael Knost Michael Knost (born March 19, 1967) is the pen name of Michael Earl Collins, a suspense author, anthology editor, magazine feature writer, and writing teacher/lecturer who lives in Chapmanville, West Virginia. He is a former Horror Writers Ass ...

(a.k.a. Michael Earl Collins, born 1967), American horror fiction writer * Michael Collins (Irish actor) (fl. 1995–2015), Irish actor * Deathlok (a.k.a. Michael Collins), Marvel comics character

Politics and law

Ireland

Michael Collins (Limerick politician) Michael J. Collins (1 November 1940 – 3 December 2022) was an Irish politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Limerick West from 1997 to 2007. He was a member of Fianna Fáil until 2002, when he became independent. Early life Mic ...

(1940–2022), Irish politician *

Michael Collins (Dublin politician) Michael Collins was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1977 to 1978. He stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate for Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( , ; ) is the lower house, and principal c ...

(fl. 1970s), Irish politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin *

Michael Collins (Schull politician) Michael Collins (born 26 February 1968) is an Irish Independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency since the 2016 general election. Political career He served as a member of Cork County Council ...

(born 1968), Irish politician, Cork South–West TD

United States

Michael F. Collins Michael F. Collins (September 27, 1854 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York – December 22, 1928) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Patrick Collins (died 1876), a tailor who came from Coun ...

(1854–1928), American newspaper publisher and politician *

D. Michael Collins Dennis Michael Collins (June 30, 1944 – February 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, from 2014 until his death in 2015. An Independent, he was a member of the Toledo City Council from District 2 (200 ...

(1944–2015), American politician, Mayor of Toledo, Ohio * Mike Collins (politician) (born 1967), American politician from the state of Georgia *

Mac Collins Michael Allen "Mac" Collins (October 15, 1944 – November 20, 2018) was an American businessman and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing (previously from 1993 to ...

or Michael Allen Collins (1944–2018), American congressman from Georgia

Science and technology

* Michael Collins (computational linguist) (born 1971), British-born researcher in computer science * Michael Patrick Collins, Canadian structural engineer

Sports

Association football (soccer)

Michael Collins (soccer) Michael Collins (born in Hicksville, New York) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Collins played for at least twelve teams in nearly half a dozen leagues over his seventeen-year career. He also earned two ...

(born 1961), American soccer midfielder *

Michael Collins (footballer, born 1977) Michael Collins (born 16 September 1977) is a Northern Irish retired professional footballer who last played for Irish League club Crusaders. Early career Collins started his career at Cliftonville, before leaving for unsuccessful spells in ...

, Irish footballer * Michael Collins (footballer, born 1986), Irish and Oxford United professional footballer

Rugby

* Michael Collins (rugby union, born 1974), New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator * Michael Collins (rugby union, born 1986), Welsh rugby union player * Michael Collins (rugby union, born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player

Other sports

* Mike Collins (American football) (born 1960), American college football coach at the University of Louisiana * Michael Collins, discus thrower at the 1908 Summer Olympics * Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1939), Australian rules VFL footballer for Melbourne in the 1960s * Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1953), Australian rules VFL footballer for Melbourne in the 1970s * Michael Collins (baseball) (born 1984), Australian baseball player * Michael Collins (boxer) (fl. 1980s), American boxer * Michael Collins (cricketer) (born 1958), South African cricketer *

Michael Collins (hurler) Michael "Mick" Collins (1940 – 13 June 2009) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back with the Wexford senior team. Born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Collins was introduced to hurling in his youth. He enjoyed championship successes ...

(1940–2009), Irish hurler * Mike Collins (ice hockey) (born 1990), American ice hockey player *

Michael Collins (referee) Michael Collins is a Gaelic football referee from County Cork. He is from Clonakilty. Collins first took up refereeing in 1985 when he officiated a West Cork Junior B Football League game in Barryroe. After four years, he was part of the Cork G ...

, Gaelic football referee *

Mike Collins (tennis) Michael Collins (born 1 May 1951) is a British former professional tennis player. Collins, a native of London, competed on the professional tour during the 1970s. He featured in the main draw of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships and was runner-up ...

, British tennis player

Others

* Michael Collins (bishop) (1771–1832), Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne and Ross *

Michael Collins (diplomat) Michael Collins (born 25 June 1953, Dublin, Ireland) is a retired Irish diplomat. Collins retired after his tenure as Ambassador to Germany (2013-2019). He was also Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2013, Saudi Arabia from 1995 to ...

(born 1953), Irish diplomat

Other uses

* ''Michael Collins'' (film), 1996 film ** ''Michael Collins'' (soundtrack) *

Michael Collins (Irish whiskey) Cooley Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland. The distillery was converted in 1987 from an older potato alcohol plant by entrepreneur John Teeling. On 16 December 2011 Beam Inc. announc ...

, Irish whiskey brand