Collinson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Collinson, Australian rugby league footballer
Cliff Collinson (1920 – 1990), English footballer
Fred Collinson (1874–1915), English footballer and soldier
Geoff Collinson, Australian horn player and Head of Brass at the University of Melbourne
Harry Collinson Owen (1882 – 1956), British journalist and author
James Collinson (1825 – 1881), Victorian painter who was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
John Collinson (1911 - 1979), English cricketer
Rev. John Collinson (died 1793) (c.1757-1793), historian of Somerset
Laurence Collinson (1925 - 1986), British and Australian playwright, actor, poet, journalist, and secondary school teacher
Les Collinson (born 1935), English professional footballer
Madeleine Collinson (1952 - 2014), model and actress; twin of Mary Collinson
Mary Collinson (1952), model and actress; twin of Madeleine Collinson
Patrick Collinson (1929 – 2011), English historian
Peter Collinson (botanist) (1694 – 1768), Fellow of the Royal Society, an avid gardener
Peter Collinson (film director) (1936 – 1980), British film director
Phil Collinson, British television producer
Richard Collinson (1811 – 1883), English naval officer and explorer of the Arctic
Robert Collinson (1875 – 1963), English cricketer
Ryan Collinson (born 1998), English actor, singer, dancer and gymnast
Septimus Collinson (1739 – 1827), provost of Queen's College, Oxford.
William Edward Collinson (1889 – 1969), British linguist
William Robert Collinson (1912 – 1995), American federal judge
