William Collins

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William Collins may refer to:

• William Collins -- a pre-Romantic English poet.
• A clergyman character in Jane Austin's novel, Pride and Prejudice.
• William Collins -- founder of the 18th century Scottish publishing house Collins, that became part of HarperCollins.
• His son, Sir William Collins -- a figure in the Scottish temperance movement and Glasgow's Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880.
• Bootsy Collins -- a pioneering funk bassist, singer and songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio.

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