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) Roy Michael Collins (21 May 1922 – 25 December 1979) was an English television actor. He appeared in many British television series and films, which include ''Quatermass II'', ''The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''The Adventures of R ...

(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 (a.k.a. Michael Earl Collins, born 1967), American horror fiction writer *

Michael Collins (Irish actor) Michael Collins is an Irish actor, awarded a lifetime achievement award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions ...

(fl. 1995–2015), Irish actor * Deathlok (a.k.a. Michael Collins), Marvel comics character

Politics and law

Ireland

* Michael Collins (Limerick politician) (1940–2022), Irish politician * Michael Collins (Dublin politician) (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 (1854–1928), American newspaper publisher and politician * D. Michael Collins (1944–2015), American politician, Mayor of Toledo, Ohio *

Mike Collins (politician) Michael Allen Collins Jr. (born July 2, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life and career Collins graduated from Georgia State Univ ...

(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) Michael J. Collins (born 4 March 1970) is a researcher in the field of computational linguistics. He is the Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. His research interests are in natural language processing as w ...

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

Sports

Association football (soccer)

* Michael Collins (soccer) (born 1961), American soccer midfielder * Michael Collins (footballer, born 1977), Irish footballer *

Michael Collins (footballer, born 1986) Michael Anthony Collins (born 30 April 1986) is an English football player and coach. He is currently the Lead u23s coach for Sheffield United. As a player, he has played club football for Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United, AFC Wimbledon, ...

, Irish and Oxford United professional footballer

Rugby

Michael Collins (rugby union, born 1974) Michael Collins (born 10 May 1974 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand 'A' international rugby union player. He played for Glasgow Warriors, London Irish and Chiefs. Rugby Union career Amateur career Former captain of New Pl ...

, New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator *

Michael Collins (rugby union, born 1986) Michael Collins (born 21 July 1986) is a rugby union player for the Ospreys in the Celtic League, who plays as a lock Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water na ...

, Welsh rugby union player *

Michael Collins (rugby union, born 1993) Michael William Vincent Collins (born 3 June 1993) is a professional rugby union player who plays as centre. He is a former captain of the Otago Boys' High School 1st XV and a former New Zealand Schools representative. He has turned down offe ...

, New Zealand rugby union player

Other sports

Mike Collins (American football) Mike Collins (born December 13, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He was the defensive coordinator at University of Louisiana at Monroe until unexpectedly stepping down on Sept. 3, 2020, just 10 days prior to ULM's first game ...

(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) Michael Collins (born 25 April 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Collins is the son of 1926 Melbourne premiership player Jack Collins and the younger brother of form ...

, Australian rules VFL footballer for Melbourne in the 1960s *

Mike Collins (Australian footballer, born 1953) Michael "Mike" Collins (born 5 May 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Collins, a recruit from Caulfield, played 27 league games for Melbourne, over four seasons. He m ...

, Australian rules VFL footballer for Melbourne in the 1970s *

Michael Collins (baseball) Michael John Donald Collins (born 18 July 1984 in Canberra, Australia) is an Australian baseball manager, coach and former player in the Australian Baseball League (ABL). He is currently the catching coach for the Houston Astros of Major League ...

(born 1984), Australian baseball player *

Michael Collins (boxer) Michael Collins is an American former amateur boxer from Texas who was a silver medalist at both the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 1987 Pan American Games. Collins was beaten by eventual 1984 Olympic gold medalist Steve McCrory in ...

(fl. 1980s), American boxer * Michael Collins (cricketer) (born 1958), South African cricketer * Michael Collins (hurler) (1940–2009), Irish hurler *

Mike Collins (ice hockey) Mike Collins (born May 25, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Collins played collegiate ...

(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) Michael Collins (1771 – 1832) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne and Ross. He was born in Rossmore, Co. Cork. He was educated for the priesthood at Maynooth College joining the Physics class in 1798, however he was expelled for his support ...

(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), Irish whiskey brand