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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Colin Charvis

1972–

Colin Charvis (born 27 December 1972) is a former professional rugby union player. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or at number 8. Born in Sutton Coldfield, England, he captained the Wales national team from 2002 to 2004, and…

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Sports

Colin Cole

1980–

Colin Anthony Cole (born June 24, 1980) is a Canadian-American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, and Carolina Panthers. He was born in Toronto,…

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Sports

Colin Dixon

1943–1993

Colin J. Dixon (3 December 1943 – 21 June 1993) was a Welsh rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff International Athletic Club, and representative level…

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Literature

Colin Grant

1961–

Colin Grant (born 1961) is a British writer of Jamaican origin, who is the author of several books, including a 2008 biography of Marcus Garvey entitled Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey and His Dream of Mother Africa and a 2012 memoir,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Colin Jackson

1967–

Colin Ray Jackson, (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete, sports commentator and television personality who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an…

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Civil Rights

Colin Kaepernick

1987–

Colin Rand Kaepernick ( KAP-ər-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. In 2016, he gained…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Colin Kazim-Richards

1986–

Colin Kazım-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the head coach of EFL League Two club Crawley Town. Born in England,…

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Arts & Performance

Colin McFarlane

1961–

Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is known for his roles in film and television, including in comedy sketch show The Fast Show, as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher…

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Military

Colin Powell

1937–2021

Powell rose to four-star general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before becoming the first Black U.S. Secretary of State in 2001.

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Colin Powell JROTC Building San Angelo Central High School San Angelo, TX — Schools Named after General Colin L. Powell

1996-1997

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Cataloged as “Colin Powell JROTC Building San Angelo Central High School San Angelo, TX”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.101_ref273
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Archival documents & files

"Colin Powell The Vietnam War Years" — Newspapers

2020

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Cataloged as “"Colin Powell The Vietnam War Years"”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.101_ref246
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