- List of people with surname Wilson
Wilson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. Some notable individuals with the surname Wilson include:
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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 andOwen 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 trioDie!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 playwrightB
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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 actressC
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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
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David Clive Wilson , Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Governor of Hong Kong
*Dennis Wilson , American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)E
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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
* Ellen Wilson, American judoka
*Eric Wilson , American bass player
*Ernest Henry Wilson , American botanist and explorerF
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Frances C. Wilson , American general
*Frank Wilson (musician) , American musician
*Frank Wilson (politician) , Australian politicianG
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Gahan Wilson , American author and cartoonist
*Geoff Wilson (professor) , Australian nuclear physicist
*George Wilson (mayor) , Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Genarlow Wilson, plaintiff inWilson 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 singerH
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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 orientalistI
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Ian Wilson (disambiguation) , several peopleJ
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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
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*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 humoristK
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Kenneth G. Wilson , American physicist
*Kris Wilson (baseball player) , American baseball player
*Kris Wilson (football player) , American football playerL
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Landon Wilson , American ice hockey player
*Lanford Wilson , American playwright
*Les Wilson , New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
*Luke Wilson , American actor, brother of Andrew andOwen Wilson M
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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 forCeltic 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 BoysO
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Owen Wilson , American actor, brother of Andrew andLuke Wilson P
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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 curlerQ
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Quentin Wilson , British TV presenterR
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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 ofHarold Wilson
* Ron Wilson, NHL coach
*Ronald Wilson , Justice of the High Court of Australia
* Ruth Wilson, English actress
*Ryan Wilson , American professional wrestler*
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
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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 wrestlerV
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Valerie Plame Wilson, CIA operative and figure in political scandalW
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Walter Bartley Wilson (1870 - 1954), founder of Cardiff City Football Club
* MajorWalter 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
** SirWilliam 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 StatesFictional characters
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Dr. James Wilson is a fictional character, portrayed byRobert Sean Leonard , in the television drama "House, M.D. "
*"William Wilson", title character in ashort story byEdgar Allan Poe
*Admiral William Wilson, fictional character in the 1999 film "Wing Commander"
*Wilson W. Wilson Jr. is a fictional character, played byEarl Hindman , in the television situation comedy "Home Improvement "
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