Wilson

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Wilson may refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 In geography 2.1 Australia 2.2 Canada 2.3 Poland 2.4 United Kingdom 2.5 United States of America 3 In medicine 4 In botany and zoology 5 Companies 6 Fictional characters 7 Other

[edit] People

• Wilson (surname)
• List of people with surname Wilson
• Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
• Wilson (Surrey cricketer), late 18th century English cricketer
• Harold Wilson, UK Labour Prime Minister

[edit] In geography

• List of peaks named Mount Wilson

[edit] Australia

• Wilson, Western Australia

[edit] Canada

• Wilson Avenue (Toronto), Ontario
  • Wilson (TTC)

[edit] Poland

• Wilson Square (Plac Wilsona) in Warsaw

[edit] United Kingdom

• Wilson, Devon
• Wilson, Leicestershire

[edit] United States of America

Communities

• Wilson, Arkansas
• Wilson, Indiana
• Wilson (Indianapolis, Indiana), listed on the NRHP in Indiana
• Wilson, Kansas
• Wilson, Louisiana
• Wilson (town), New York
  • Wilson, New York (village within the town)
• Wilson, North Carolina
• Wilson, Ohio
• Wilson, Oklahoma
• Wilson, Pennsylvania
• Wilson, Texas
• Wilson, Wisconsin
• Wilson, Wyoming
• Wilson Township, Michigan
• Wilson Township, Minnesota
• Wilsonville, Alabama
• Wilsonville, Oregon
• Lake Wilson, Minnesota
• Mouth of Wilson, Virginia

Other uses

• Mount Wilson (California), a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains
• Wilson Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line) subway station in New York City

[edit] In medicine

• Wilson's disease, a hereditary disease characterized by the accumulation of copper in tissue
• Wilson's syndrome, a contested form of thyroid deficiency in alternative medicine circles

[edit] In botany and zoology

• Wilson's Bird of Paradise
• Wilson's Magnolia (Magnolia wilsonii)
• Wilson's Phalarope
• Wilson's Plover
• Wilson's Snipe
• Wilson's Spiny Mouse
• Wilson's Storm-petrel
• Wilson's Warbler

[edit] Companies

• Wilson ASA, Norwegian shipping company
• Wilson Sporting Goods, company that manufactures and markets sports equipment
• Wilson's (Mint Cake), one of three companies that manufacture Kendal mint cake
• Wilson's Jewelers, a jeweler catalog showroom retailer bought out by Service Merchandise in 1985.

[edit] Fictional characters

• Wilson (Home Improvement), fictional character from the TV show Home Improvement
• James Wilson (House), fictional character from the TV show House
• George Everett Wilson, fictional character from the comic strip Dennis the Menace (U.S.)
• Wilson the Volleyball, volleyball from the film Cast Away
• Wilson, fictitious king in the Gamehendge saga by the rock band Phish

[edit] Other

• Wilson, a cocktail made with vodka, soda, and a slice of orange, consumed by fine gentlemen and savvy businessmen
• Wilson's School, boys' grammar school in Wallington, in the London Borough of Sutton, UK
• Wilson (film), 1944 biographical film about President Woodrow Wilson
• Wilson Ornithological Society
• Wilson reading system
• Wilson's theorem in mathematics
• Wilson gearbox, or preselector gearbox
• Devinci Wilson a popular downhill mountain bike made by Canadian manufacturer, Devinci.

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