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

• (1949–1963)

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

• Television Actress, Film Actress
  (1933–)

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."

• Songwriter, Singer
  (1939–)

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.

• Singer
  (1951–)

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

• Famous Basketball Players
  (1978–)

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

• Author
  (1962–)

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

• Astronaut
  (1956–)

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

• Military Leader, Activist
  (1890–1922)

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.

• Astronaut
  (1930–)

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

• Civil Rights Activist, Educator
  (1936–2015)