Collier is an English surname, derived from the word "coal". People with this name include: Ada Langworthy Collier (1843–1919), pen name, "Anna L. Cunningham", American writer Anne Collier (born 1970), American visual artist Arthur Collier (1680–1732), English philosopher Austin Collier (1914–1991), English professional footballer Barron Collier (1873–1939), American advertising entrepreneur Barry Collier (basketball), athletic director, Butler University Barry Collier (politician), New South Wales politician Basil Collier, military historian Bernard Collier (1802–1890), English-born Mauritius Roman Catholic prelate Bill Collier (1921–2015), Australian rugby league footballer Bobby Collier (1929–2000), American football player Calvin J. Collier (born 1942), FTC chair Celester Collier, American basketball coach Charles Collier (disambiguation), multiple people Christopher Collier (cricketer) (1888–1916), English cricketer Christopher Collier (historian) (b. 1930), American historian and author Constance Collier (1878–1955), British-born American film actress David Collier (sports administrator) (b. 1956), CEO, England and Wales Cricket Board David Collier (cartoonist) (b. 1963), Canadian alternative cartoonist David Collier (political scientist), qualitative methodology and Latin American politics David Charles Collier "D. C." Collier, San Diego real estate developer Don Collier (1928–2021), American actor Edward Collier (pirate), 17th century Elisha Collier, inventor of the flintlock revolver Elliot Collier, (soccer) footballer for Chicago Fire and New Zealand Evert Collier (c. 1640–1708), Dutch painter Francis Augustus Collier (1783-1849), Royal Navy rear-admiral Frank Collier, former British rugby league footballer George Collier (1738–1795), Royal Navy vice-admiral Sir George Collier, 1st Baronet (1774–1824), Royal Navy officer Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell (1947–2020), British politician Giles Collier, (1622–1678), English divine Harry Collier (1907–1994), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League Henry Herbert Collier (1859–1925), British motorcycle pioneer Henry W. Collier (1801–1855), Governor of Alabama (1849–1853) Ian Collier (d. 2008), British actor Jacob Collier (b. 1994), British arranger-musician-singer James Collier (1872–1933), American politician from Mississippi James Lincoln Collier (b. 1928), journalist and writer James Stansfield Collier (1870–1935), English physician and neurologist Jason Collier (1977–2005), NBA basketball player Jeremy Collier (1650–1726), English theatre critic John Collier (Pre-Raphaelite painter) (1850–1934), artist John Collier (fiction writer) (1901–1980), British author and screenplay writer John Collier (sociologist) (1884-1968), American sociologist, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs John Payne Collier (1789–1883), British Shakespearean critic Jonathan Collier, American television writer L. J. Collier (born 1995), American football player Laurence Collier (1890–1976), British ambassador to Norway (1939–1950) Lois Collier (1919–1999), American film actress Lou Collier (b. 1970), American baseball player Margaret Wootten Collier (1869-1947), American author Marie Collier (1927–1971), Australian operatic soprano Mark