Charles Wilson

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Charles Wilson may refer to:

[edit] Politicians

• Charles Wilson (Texas politician) (born 1933), U.S. Congressman from Texas, 1973–1997; previously State Representative then State Senator
  • Charlie Wilson's War, book and film about the aforementioned politician's career
• Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) (born 1943), U.S. Congressman from Ohio since 2007, previously State Representative then State Senator
• Charles H. Wilson (1917–1984), U.S. Congressman from California, 1963–1981; State Assemblyman, 1954–1962
• Charles Erwin Wilson, United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and Head of General Motors (also known as "Engine Charlie")
• Charles E. Wilson (executive), CEO of GE and member of the Truman Administration (also known as "Electric Charlie")
• Charles Wilson (Canadian politician) (1808–1877), member of the Legislative Council of Quebec in Lower Canada, Canadian Senator
• Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician), 19th-century member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, first leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party
• Charles Wilson (New Zealand) (1857–1932), New Zealand politician
• Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme (1833–1907), English shipowner, Liberal Member of Parliament (MP)
• Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (1875–1924), son of the 1st Baron, Liberal MP for Hull West, 1906–1907
• Sir Charles Henry Wilson (Conservative politician) (1859–1930), MP for Leeds Central, 1923–1929
• Charles Edward Wilson (ca. 1752–1829), Member of Parliament for Bewdley, 1814–1818

[edit] Sports figures

• Charles Plumpton Wilson (born 1859), former England footballer
• Charles Wilson (cricketer), Australian cricketer who played mainly in New Zealand
• Charles Wilson (wide receiver) (born 1968), former NFL wide receiver
• Charlie Wilson (baseball) (1905–1970), former St. Louis Cardinals baseball player
• Charlie Wilson (footballer born 1877), played for Liverpool and Stockport County
• Charlie Wilson (footballer born 1895), played for Tottenham Hotspur, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City
• Charlie Wilson (footballer born 1905), played for West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday and several other clubs

[edit] Miscellaneous figures

• Sir Charles Rivers Wilson (1831-1916), British civil servant and financier.
• Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869–1959), Scottish physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• Charles Wilson (composer) (born 1931), Canadian composer and choral conductor
• Charles Wilson (journalist), Scottish-born editor of The Times, 1985–1990 and The Independent, 1995–1996
• Charles Wilson (sailor) (born 1836), U.S. Navy sailor, American Civil War

• Charles Wilson (train robber), member of the gang that executed the 1963 Great Train Robbery
• Charlie Wilson (musician), American rhythm and blues vocalist and lead singer of R&B/funk trio The Gap Band
• Charles Kent Wilson (born 1946), also known as Chuck Wilson, TV star in Japan (see Gaikokujin tarento)
• Charles R. Wilson (judge), U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
• Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran, British physician
• Charles Wilson (historian), 19th-century bible historian
• Charli Wilson, actress, played Chrissy on the youth program, Jeopardy
• Chuck Wilson (born 1948), American jazz musician

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