James Wilson

James Wilson (1742–1798) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.

James Wilson may also refer to:

Politicians and government officials

• James Wilson (businessman) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
• James Wilson (U.S. politician) (1835–1920), United States Secretary of Agriculture and US Representative from Iowa
• James Wilson (Indiana) (1825–1867), US Representative from Indiana
• James Wilson I (New Hampshire) (1766–1839), US Representative from New Hampshire
• James Wilson II (New Hampshire) (1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I
• James Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania
• James Wilson (Ontario MPP) (1810–1891), Canadian politician, member of the Parliament of Ontario
• James Wilson (Orangeman) (active 1793–94), North Irish politician, founder of the Orange Institution
• James Wilson (UK Labour politician) (1879–1943), British MP for Dudley and Oldham
• James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), Upper Canadian politician
• James Charles Wilson (1816–1861), American politician in Texas, where Wilson County is named after him
• James Clifton Wilson (1874–1951), US Representative from Texas
• James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), Canadian MP from Quebec
• James F. Wilson (1828–1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
• Sir James Wilson (New Zealand politician born 1849) (1849–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
• James Wilson (New Zealand politician born 1814) (1814–1898), New Zealand farmer and politician
• James Wilson (New South Wales politician born 1862) (1862–1925), English-born Australian politician
• James Wilson (New South Wales politician born 1865) (1865–1927), New Zealand-born Australian politician
• James Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
• James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey
• Sir James Milne Wilson (1812–1880), Australian politician in Tasmania
• James Phillips Wilson (1853–1925) South Australian Labor politician
• James Robert Wilson (1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
• James M. Wilson, Jr. (1918–2009), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State

Military and revolutionary figures

• James Wilson (explorer) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti
• James Wilson (Irish nationalist) (1836–1921), Irish republican convicted for desertion
• James Wilson (revolutionary) (1760–1820), Scottish leader of the Radical War
• James H. Wilson (1837–1925), general in the United States Army
• James Wilson (British Army officer) (1921–2004), British general

Sportsmen

• James B. Wilson (1896–1986), American football player and coach
• James Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (c.1855–1935), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
• James Wilson (footballer, born 1884), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
• James Wilson (footballer, born 1989), Welsh professional footballer with Oldham Athletic
• James Wilson (footballer, born 1995), English professional footballer with Manchester United
• James Wilson (Scottish footballer) (circa 1866 – 1900), Scottish footballer
• James Wilson (athlete) (1891–1973), British athlete
• James Wilson (darts player) (born 1972), English darts player
• James Wilson (rugby union) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player

Science and medicine

• James Wilson (anatomist) (1765–1821), Scottish anatomist
• James Thomas Wilson (1861–1945), British professor of anatomy
• James A. Wilson (21st century), American mathematician
• James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
• Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), British surgeon
• James Wilson (zoologist) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
• Dr. James M. Wilson, American gene therapist

Music and the arts

• James Wilson (songwriter), 18th century English songwriter
• James Daniel Wilson (born 1977), English actor
• James Wilson (architect) (1816–1900), British architect in Bath
• James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
• James Wilson (globe maker) (1763–1835), American globe maker
• James Keys Wilson (1828–1894), American architect in Ohio
• James Wilson (cinematographer) (active 1927–1963), British cinematographer
• James "Mark" Wilson (born 1929), American magician

Academics

• James Wilson (priest) (1836–1931), British theologian and science teacher
• James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), American professor of public policy
• James Kinnier Wilson (born 1921), British assyriologist
• James Southall Wilson (1880–1963), American author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review

Other

• James Wilson (bishop) (died 1857), Irish bishop of Cork
• James Grant Wilson (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author

Fictional

• James Wilson (House) (active since 2004), head of oncology on the television show House

See also

• Jim Wilson (disambiguation)