List of people with surname Wilson

Wilson (surname) Wilson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. Some notable individuals with the surname Wilson include:

A

• A. N. Wilson (1950-), English author
• Alex Wilson (1905–1994), Canadian track and field athlete
• Alexander Wilson (1776-1813), American ornithologist
• Allan Wilson (Major) (1856-1893), British soldier
• Andrew Wilson, including:
  • Andrew Wilson (actor) (1964-), American actor, brother of Luke and Owen Wilson
  • Andrew Wilson (footballer) (1880-1945), Scottish footballer
  • Andrew Nesbit Wilson (1896-1973), Scottish footballer
  • Andrew Wilson (historian) (1961-), British historian
  • Andrew Wilson (musician), frontman for New Zealand punk trio Die!Die!Die!
  • Andrew Wilson (politician) (1970-), Scottish politician
  • Andrew Wilson (RAF officer), Royal Air Force commander
  • Andrew Wilson (theologian), Unificationist theologian
• Angus Wilson, British author
• Ann Wilson, American singer
• Anthony Wilson, record-label owner, nicknamed "Mr Manchester"
• Anne Wilson, Australian poet
• Art Wilson, American baseball player
• Arthur H. Wilson Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
• August Wilson, American playwright

B

• Bartley Wilson, see Walter Bartley Wilson
• Benjamin Wilson (disambiguation), several
• Bernard E. Wilson, American college basketball coach
• Brent Wilson, American musician
• Brian Wilson, American pop musician (The Beach Boys)
• Brittney Wilson, Canadian actress

C

• Carl Wilson, American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)
• Charles Wilson, one of several people including
  • Charles Wilson (politician) (1933-), U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Charles Wilson (physicist) (1869–1959)
  • Charles Wilson (journalist), Scottish-born editor of "The Times", 1985–1990
  • Charles Wilson (sailor) (1836-????), U.S. Navy sailor in the American Civil War
  • Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) (1943-), Ohio state senator
  • Charles Wilson (Canadian politician) (1808–1877) Quebec politician
  • Charles Wilson (train robber), member of the gang that executed the 1963 "Great Train Robbery"
  • Charlie Wilson (musician), African-American musician, Gap Band
  • Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), CEO of General Motors, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1953–1957
  • Charles E. Wilson (General Electric), CEO of General Electric, head of the U.S. Office of Defense Mobilization
• Chris Wilson (disambiguation)
  • Chris Wilson, Australian blues musician
  • Chris Wilson (drummer), American drummer
  • Chris Wilson (defensive end)
  • Chris Wilson (pollster)
• Clement Wilson, journalist and author
• Colin Wilson (disambiguation)

D

• David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Governor of Hong Kong
• Dennis Wilson, American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)

E

• Edith Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson
• Edmund Wilson, American writer
• Edward Adrian Wilson, English polar explorer
• Edward Osborne Wilson, American scientist
• Ellen Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson
• Eric Wilson, American bass player
• Ernest Henry Wilson, American botanist and explorer

F

• Frances C. Wilson, American general
• Frank Wilson (musician), American musician
• Frank Wilson (Australian politician), Australian politician

G

• Gahan Wilson, American author and cartoonist
• Geoff Wilson (professor), Australian nuclear physicist
• George Wilson (mayor), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Genarlow Wilson, plaintiff in Wilson v. State of Georgia
• Grant Wilson, co-star/co-producer of the TV show Ghost Hunters
• Gretchen Wilson (1973-), American country music singer

H

• Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister
• Harriette Wilson, courtesan
• Henry Wilson, American politician
• Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, British soldier
• Horace Hayman Wilson (1786-1860), English orientalist

I

• Ian Wilson (disambiguation), several people

J

• Jackie Wilson, American singer
• Jacqueline Wilson, English author
• James Wilson
  • James Wilson, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
  • James Wilson (Scottish Revolutionary), a leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
• James Q. Wilson, American academic
• Colonel J. S. Wilson, early Scouting notable
• Jeff Wilson, New Zealand athlete
• John Wilson, Australian journalist
• John Wilson (mathematician), English mathematician
• John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist
• Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat
• Justin Wilson
  • Justin Wilson, English motor-racing driver
  • Justin Wilson (chef) (1914-2001), American chef and humorist

K

• Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist
• Kris Wilson (baseball player), American baseball player
• Kris Wilson (football player), American football player

L

• Landon Wilson, American ice hockey player
• Lanford Wilson, American playwright
• Les Wilson, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
• Luke Wilson, American actor, brother of Andrew and Owen Wilson

M

• Mara Wilson (1987-), American actress
• Margaret Wilson
  • Margaret Bush Wilson (1919 - ), former American activist
  • Margaret Wilson (1947-), New Zealand politician
  • Margaret Wilson (Scottish martyr) (died c. 1684), Scottish religious martyr
• Mari Wilson (1957-), English singer
• Mark Wilson (1984 - ), Scottish footballer currently playing for Celtic F.C.
• Mary Wilson
  • Mary Wilson (poet) (1918-), an English poet; wife of former British prime minister, Harold Wilson
  • Mary Wilson (singer) (1944-), American singer
• Meri Wilson (1949–2002), American pop music singer
• Mike Wilson (hockey player) (1975-), Canadian ice hockey player
• Murry Wilson (1917–1973), father of Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys

O

• Owen Wilson, American actor, brother of Andrew and Luke Wilson

P

• Patrick Wilson American actor
• Peta Wilson, Australian actress
• Pete Wilson, American politician
• Pete Wilson (wrestler), professional wrestler
• Pete Wilson (broadcaster), San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio personality
• Peter Wilson, one of several people including
  • Peter Wilson (Sotheby's) (1913–1984), Chairman of Sotheby's, 1957–1980
  • Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (1963-), Australian rules football player
  • Frederick Peter Wilson, Australian footballer
  • Peter Lamborn Wilson, political writer, essayist, and poet
  • Peter Wilson (curler), Scottish-Irish curler

Q

• Quentin Wilson, British TV presenter

R

• Rainn Wilson, American actor
• Ray Wilson MBE (1934-), English footballer
• Robert Anton Wilson, American writer
• Robert Charles Wilson, American-Canadian science fiction writer
• Robert R. Wilson, American physicist, director of Fermilab
• Robert Woodrow Wilson, American physicist, winner of 1978 Nobel Prize
• Robin Wilson, British mathematician and son of Harold Wilson
• Ron Wilson, NHL coach
• Ronald Wilson, Justice of the High Court of Australia
• Ruth Wilson, English actress
• Ryan Wilson, American professional wrestler

S

• Sandy Wilson, English composer
• Sarah Wilson, English imposter
• Sean Wilson, English actor
• Sean Wilson (speedway rider), speedway rider
• Serena Wilson, belly dancer
• Shadow Wilson (1919-1959) - American jazz drummer
• Stacy Wilson, Canadian women's ice hockey player
• Steven Wilson, English musician (Porcupine Tree)

T

• Thomas Wilson, one of several people including
  • Thomas Wilson (Virginia) (1765–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia
  • Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) (1827–1910), U.S. Representative from Minnesota
  • Thomas Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1772–1824), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
  • Thomas Webber Wilson (1893–1948), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
  • Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States (used the name Thomas Wilson until he was a student at Princeton)
  • Thomas Wilson (MP) (1770–1827), sometime MP for Stafford
  • Thomas Wilson (composer) (1927–2001), Scottish composer
  • Thomas F. Wilson (1959-), American actor
• Tom Wilson, 1960s music producer
• Tom Wilson (cartoonist) (1931-), American cartoonist
• Tom Wilson (actor) (1880–1965), American actor
• Torrie Wilson, female professional wrestler

V

• Valerie Plame Wilson, CIA operative and figure in political scandal

W

• Walter Bartley Wilson (1870 - 1954), founder of Cardiff City Football Club
• Major Walter Gordon Wilson, co-inventor of the tank
• William Wilson, one of several people including
  • Bill Wilson, Alabama man wrongly convicted of two murders
  • William Wilson, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
  • William Wilson (1773-1827), U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • William Wilson (1809-1862), first locomotive engineer in Germany
  • Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809-1884), a physician and surgeon
  • William Barbour Wilson (1819-1897), first mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
  • William Wilson (Donegal MP) (1836–1879), sometime MP for Donegal
  • William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900), U.S. Postmaster General
  • William Wilson (aquatics) (1844-?), writer on swimming, and the inventor of water polo
  • William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934), first U.S. Secretary of Labor
  • William Warfield Wilson (1868-1942), U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • William Edward Wilson (1870-1948), U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • William Henry Wilson (1877-1937), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
  • William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885-1964), Canadian politician
  • William Griffith "Bill W." Wilson (1895-1971), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
  • William Wilson (Labour politician) (1913- ), a British Labour MP before 1983
  • William A. Wilson (1914- ), American diplomat
  • William Julius Wilson (1935- ), American sociologist
  • Willie F. Wilson, Baptist minister and candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C
  • Willie James Wilson, American baseball player
  • William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson, American baseball player
  • Bill Wilson (Scottish politician) (1963- as William L. Wilson), Scottish nationalist politician
  • William Griffith Wilson, American founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States

Fictional characters

• Dr. James Wilson is a fictional character, portrayed by Robert Sean Leonard, in the television drama House, M.D.
• " William Wilson", title character in a short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• Admiral William Wilson, fictional character in the 1999 film Wing Commander
• Wilson W. Wilson Jr. is a fictional character, played by Earl Hindman, in the television situation comedy Home Improvement

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