Addie Mae Collins was a 14-year-old murder victim whose 1963 death focused public attention on racial violence in the South.

Actress Joan Collins played Alexis Carrington Colby, the vicious, vengeful ex-wife of patriarch Blake Carrington, on Aaron Spelling’s prime-time drama Dynasty.

A folk-pop singer, Judy Collins rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s with such hits as "Both Sides Now" and "Send In the Clowns."

Phil Collins was one of the most successful musicians in the world during the 1980s, releasing thirteen U.S. Top Ten hits between 1984 and 1990.

American professional basketball player Jason Collins became the first active openly gay male athlete in the four major North American professional sports.

American writer Suzanne Collins is the author of the bestselling The Hunger Games series and The Underland Chronicles.

When the space shuttle Columbia blasted off on July 23, 1999, pilot Eileen Collins became NASA's first female shuttle commander.

Michael Collins was a hero of the Irish struggle for independence, who directed guerrilla warfare during the intensification of the Anglo-Irish War.

Michael Collins is a former astronaut who was part of the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 missions, the latter of which included the first lunar landing in history.

Marva Collins is a pioneering school founder and education activist whose methods have transformed the lives of thousands of students.