List of people with surname Wilson
Wilson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. Some notable individuals with the surname Wilson include:
A
- Aaron Wilson, Australian musician
- 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 and literary critic
- Edmund Wilson, Sr., American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey
- Edmund Beecher Wilson, American zoologist and geneticist
- Edward Adrian Wilson, English polar explorer
- Edward Osborne Wilson, American biologist known for his contributions to sociobiology
- Ellen Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson
- Ellen Wilson, American judoka
- 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 (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
- Graham Wilson, Australian rugby league footballer
- Grant Wilson, co-star/co-producer of the TV show Ghost Hunters
- Gretchen Wilson (1973-), American country music singer
H
- Harold Wilson (1916-1995), British Prime Minister
- Harriette Wilson (1786-1845), courtesan
- Henry Wilson (1812-1875), American politician
- Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson (1881-1964), British soldier
- Herbert Ward Wilson (1877-1955), Australian educator and naturalist
- 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 Wilson (footballer), a Welsh football player
- 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 Appleton Wilson, American architect
- John Burgess Wilson, the British author known as Anthony Burgess
- John Leonard Wilson, Anglican Bishop
- 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
- Luke Wilson, Australian musician
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.
- Mark Wilson, director of Australian surf video, Liquid Gash
- 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
- Rex Wilson, New Zealand long-distance runner
- Richard Wilson, one of several people
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- 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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