List of people with surname Wilson
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Wilson is a common English-language surname. Some notable individuals with the surname Wilson include:
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- A. D. Wilson (1844-1920), American cartographer
- A. N. Wilson (born 1950), English writer and newspaper columnist
- Aarik Wilson (born 1982), American long jumper and triple jumper
- Aaron Wilson (born 1980), Canadian lacrosse player
- Abe Wilson (1899–1981), American footballer
- Adine Wilson (born 1979), New Zealand international netball player
- Adrian Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Adrian Wilson (book designer) (1923–1988), American book designer and printer
- Adrian Wilson (actor) (born 1969), South African model and actor
- Adrian Wilson (American football) (born 1979), American football player
- Ajee' Wilson (born 1994), American middle distance runner
- Al Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
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- Al Wilson (pilot) (1895–1932), American film actor, producer and stunt pilot
- Al Wilson (singer) (1939–2008), American soul singer
- Al Wilson (offensive lineman) (born 1950), Canadian football player
- Al Wilson (born 1977), American football player
- Alan Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Alan Herries Wilson (1906–1995), British mathematician and business executive
- Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1920) (1920–2015), former English cricketer
- Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1936), former English cricketer
- Alan Wilson (academic) (born 1939), British scientist and social scientist, UCL
- Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1942), former English cricketer
- Alan Wilson (musician) (1943–1970), aka Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, American blues singer, (Canned Heat)
- Alan Wilson (motorsport) (born 1946), American race track designer
- Alan Wilson (composer) (born 1947), British composer of church music
- Alan Wilson (bishop) (born 1955), Bishop of Buckingham
- Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician) (born 1973), Attorney General of South Carolina
- Alan Wilson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Alastair Wilson (born 1983), British field hockey player
- Albert Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Albert E. Wilson (died 1861), American pioneer and merchant in Oregon Country
- Albert Wilson (botanist) (1902–1996), American botanist and gardener
- Albert George Wilson (1918–2002), American astronomer who worked at Palomar Observatory
- Albert Wilson (American football) (born 1992), American football player
- Alex and Alexander Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
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Alexander Wilson
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Born | July 6, 1766 Paisley, Scotland |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Nationality | Scottish-American |
Fields | naturalist |
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Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology," Wilson is now regarded as the greatest American ornithologist before Audubon.[1]
Several species of bird are named after Wilson, including the Wilson's storm-petrel, Wilson's plover, Wilson's phalarope, Wilson's snipe, and Wilson's warbler. The now obsolete warbler genus Wilsonia was named for him by Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology and the Wilson Ornithological Society also bear his name.
Biography
Wilson was born in Paisley, Scotland. In 1779 he was apprenticed as a weaver. Inspired by the dialect verse of Robert Burns, who was only seven years older, Wilson soon became seriously interested in poetry, writing ballads, pastoral pieces, and satirical commentary on the conditions of weavers in the mills. The writing of a poem of severe personal satire against a mill owner, resulted in his arrest. He was sentenced to burn the work in public and imprisoned. After his release, he emigrated to America.
Wilson and his nephew left Scotland for America in May 1794. Opportunities were scarce for weavers, and Wilson turned to teaching in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, eventually settling into a position at Gray's Ferry, Pennsylvania and taking up residence in nearby Kingsessing. Here Wilson met the famous naturalist William Bartram, who encouraged Wilson's interest in ornithology and painting. Resolving to publish a collection of illustrations of all the birds of North America, Wilson traveled widely, collecting, painting, and securing subscriptions for his work, the nine-volume American Ornithology (1808–1814). Of the 268 species of birds illustrated there, 26 had not previously been described. Wilson died during the preparation of the ninth volume, which was completed and published by George Ord.
Wilson is buried in Gloria Dei Church cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] George Ord, Wilson's friend, patron, and continuator of his work, is buried in the adjacent plot.
In Paisley, a memorial (on the banks of River Cart at the Hammills rapids/waterfall) and a statue (on the grounds of Paisley Abbey) commemorate Wilson's connection to that city. The memorial is inscribed "Remember Alexander Wilson 1766-1813. Here was his boyhood playground."[3]
Publications
Wilson, Alexander. n.d. The tears of Britain. A poem. OCLC: 166684875.
Wilson, Alexander. 1808-1814. American Ornithology; or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original drawings taken from Nature.
Wilson, Alexander, and Alexander Wilson. 1800. List of pieces written by Mr. Alexander Wilson, now in Philadelphia. [Paisley, Scotland]: Printed by Andrew Young. At head of title: Paisley repository. No. VIII. Probable decade of imprint from NSTC. "The American blue bird [by A. Wilson, in verse]": p. 2-3; "The Baltimore bird [by A. Wilson, part in verse]": p. 4.
Wilson, Alexander. 1800. Watty and Meg: or the wife reclaimed, together with : Habbie Sampson and his wife or, a new way of raising the wind : Donald and his dog : the West Kintra weaver turned teetotaler : the Loss o' the pack : John Tamson's cart : Takin' it out o' his mouth. Paisley, Scotland: W. Wilson.
Wilson, Alexander. 1800. Rab and Ringan: a tale as delivered in the Pantheon, Edinburgh by the author of Watty and Meg; to which is added The twa cats and the cheese, a tale. Glasgow: Brash & Reid.
Wilson, Alexander. 1801. Oration, on the power and value of national liberty delivered to a large assembly of citizens, at Milestown, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, March 4, 1801. Philadelphia: Printed by H. Maxwell. Reprinted in Early American imprints. Second series;, no. 1668.
Wilson, Alexander. Papers, 1806-1813. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. This material relates to Alexander B. Grosart's biography of Wilson. There are notes and copies of letters and documents, including a copy of Wilson's will. There is one poem by Wilson, "The Last Wish," and an 1806 letter to William Bartram.
Wilson, Alexander. 1814. The Foresters: A Poem, Descriptive of a Pedestrian Journey to the Falls of Niagara in the Autumn of 1804. Newtown (PA): S. Siegfried & J. Wilson. Also published in the magazine The Port Folio in 1809/1810.
Selected biographies of Alexander Wilson
- Alexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American Ornithology by Edward H. Burtt, Jr., and William E. Davis, Jr. Harvard UP, Cambridge and London. 2013.
- The Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson by Clark Hunter. The American Philosophical Society for its Memoirs series, Volume 154, Philadelphia. 1983. ISBN 0-87169-154-X.
- Alexander Wilson: Wanderer in the Wilderness by Robert Plate. David McKay Company, Inc. New York. 1966. Library of Congress Number 66-11348 (no ISBN).
- Alexander Wilson: Naturalist and Pioneer by Robert Cantwell. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and New York. 1961. Library of Congress Number 61-12246 (no ISBN)
- Alexander Wilson, Poet-Naturalist: A Study of His Life with Selected Poems by James Southall Wilson. Neale Publishing Company, New York and Washington. 1906.
- Wilson the Ornithologist: A New Chapter in His Life by Allan Park Paton. Longmans, Green & Company. 1863.
- Sketch of the Life of Alexander Wilson by George Ord. Harrison Hall, 1828. Biographer Clark Hunter adds: "This is substantially enlarged from that which Ord wrote for vol. 9 of the American Ornithology. Contains many more letters."[4]
- Biographical Sketch of the Late Alexander Wilson to a Young Friend by Thomas Crichton. J. Neilson, Paisley. 1819.
- Stone, Witmer. 1906. "Some Unpublished Letters of Alexander Wilson and John Abbot." The Auk, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Oct., 1906), pp. 361–368.
Gallery
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Wilson, Plate 1, Volume 1, American Ornithology.tiff
Plate 1, Volume 1, American Ornithology
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"Oiseaux" from American Ornithology
Notes
References
Rothman, Irving N. "Alexander Wilson's Forest Adventure: the Sublime and the Satirical in Wilson's Poem 'The Foresters.'" Journal of the Society in the Bibliography of Natural History [British Museum] 6 (1973):142-54. [The Port Folio]
- Biographies for Birdwatchers, Barbara & Richard Mearns ISBN 0-12-487422-3
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Works written by or about Alexander Wilson at Wikisource
- Alexander Wilson, American Ornithologist Complete illustrations from the 9 vol. edition with critical biography.
- Alexander Wilson Cornell University, Mann Library
- Wilson's poetry A collection of Wilson's poetry compiled at Virginia Tech
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- Works by List of people with surname Wilson at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- A selection of plates from Wilson's American Ornithology, from the Linda Hall Library
- Alexandra Wilson (born 1968), American actress
- Alexandra Wilson (meteorologist) (born 1983), American meteorologist
- Alf or Alfred Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Alf Wilson (English footballer) (1890–after 1919), English footballer
- Alfred Wilson (rower) (1903–1989), American Olympic rower
- Alfred L. Wilson (1919–1944), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
- Alfred M. Wilson (1948–1969), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War
- Alf Wilson (English footballer) (1890–after 1919), English footballer
- Alice Wilson (1881–1964), Canadian geologist and paleontologist
- Alicia Wilson (born 1979), Jamaican footballer
- Alistair Wilson (born 1939), British sprint canoeist
- Allan and Allen Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Allan Wilson (army officer) (1856–1893), British soldier
- Allan Wilson (1934–1991), New Zealand evolutionary biologist and molecular anthropologist
- Allan Wilson (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Allen B. Wilson (1824–1888), American inventor of the sewing machine shuttle
- Allen Wilson (American football) (born 1951/2), American high school football coach
- Amanda Wilson (born 1980), British singer
- Amy Wilson (born 1973), American artist
- Andrew and Andy Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Andrew Wilson (artist) (1780–1848), Scottish landscape-painter
- Andrew C. Wilson (1816–after 1884), American judge
- Andrew Wilson (traveller) (1831–1881), Scottish traveller and author
- Andrew Heron Wilson (1844–1906), politician in Queensland, Australia
- Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1945), Scottish footballer
- Andrew P. Wilson (1886–after 1947), British director, playwright, teacher, and actor
- Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1973), Scottish footballer
- Andrew Wilson (RAF officer) (born 1941), Royal Air Force commander
- Andrew Wilson (academic) (born 1950), American religious scholar
- Andrew Wilson (writer) or A. N. Wilson (born 1950), English writer and columnist
- Andrew Wilson (cricketer, born 1954), New Zealand cricketer
- Andrew Wilson (garden designer) (born 1959), British garden designer, lecturer and writer
- Andrew Wilson (presenter) (born 1960), British news presenter and foreign correspondent
- Andrew Wilson (historian) (born 1961), British historian
- Andrew Wilson (rugby league) (born 1963), English rugby league player
- Andrew Wilson (actor) (born 1964), American actor and director
- Andrew Wilson (canoer) (born 1964), Australian slalom canoeist
- Andrew Wilson (classical archaeologist) (born 1968), British archaeologist
- Andrew Wilson (cricketer, born 1970), English cricketer
- Andrew Wilson (politician) (born 1970), Scottish politician
- Andrew Wilson (curler), Scottish curler
- Andrew Wilson (businessman), present CEO from Electronic Arts
- Andrew Wilson (musician), frontman for New Zealand punk trio Die! Die! Die!
- Andy Wilson (cyclist) (born 1902), British Olympic cyclist
- Andy Wilson (cricketer) (1910–2002), English first class cricketer
- Andy Wilson (English footballer) (born 1940), English footballer
- Andy Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1951), former Australian rules footballer
- Andy Wilson (director) (born 1958), British film, TV and theatre director
- Angela K. Wilson, American chemist
- Angus Wilson (1913-1991), British author
- Anima Wilson, Ghanaian politician
- Anita Wilson (born 1976), American gospel singer-songwriter and producer
- Ann Wilson (b. 1950), Lead singer for American rock band Heart, sister of Nancy Wilson
- Anne Wilson (poet) (1848-1930), Australian poet
- Anne Wilson (artist) (born 1949), American artist
- Anthony Wilson (ice hockey), Australian ice–hockey player
- Anthony H. Wilson, record-label owner, nicknamed "Mr Manchester"
- Antonia Joy Wilson, American conductor
- Antonio Wilson (born 1977), American footballer
- Ara Wilson, American academic and author
- Archibald and Archie Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Archibald Duncan Wilson (1911–1983), British diplomat and Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
- Archibald Wilson (1921-2014), Rhodesian fighter pilot and politician
- Archie Wilson (footballer) (1888–?), Australian rules footballer
- Archie F. Wilson (1903–1960), American wood collector
- Archie Wilson (baseball) (1923–2007), baseball player
- Arnold Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Arnold Wilson (1840-1940), British civil commissioner in Baghdad 1918–1920
- Arnold Muir Wilson (1857-1909), British solicitor and politician
- Arnold Manaaki Wilson (1928–2012), New Zealand artist and educator
- Art, Arthur and Artie Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Art Wilson (1885–1960), baseball catcher
- Arthur Wilson (writer) (1595–1652), English writer
- Arthur Wilson (shipping) (1836–1909), English ship-owner from Hull
- Arthur Wilson (judge) (1837–1915), English judge
- Arthur Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1842–1921), English Admiral and First Sea Lord
- Arthur James Wilson (1858–1945), English cyclist and journalist
- Arthur Stanley Wilson (1868–1938), Member of Parliament for Holderness
- Arthur H. Wilson (1881–1953), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
- Arthur Wilson (rugby union) (1886–1917), British rugby union player and Olympic medalist
- Arthur Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (1888–1947), former Australian Rules footballer
- Arthur R. Wilson (1894-1956), US General in WW2
- Arthur Wilson (cricketer) (1894–1977), English cricketer
- Arthur Wilson (English footballer) (1908–2000), Southampton, West Ham United and Chester footballer
- Arthur Wilson (crystallographer) (1914–1995), Canadian crystallographer (Cambridge and Birmingham)
- Arthur Wilson (Western Australian politician), former Western Australian politician
- Arthur A. Wilson, Indian cinematographer
- Artie Wilson (1920–2010), American baseball player
- Art Wilson (1885–1960), baseball catcher
- Atoy Wilson (born 1951/52), American figure skater
- August Wilson, American playwright
- Augusta Jane Wilson (née Evens, 1835–1909), (Confederate) American author
- Austin Wilson (born 1992), American basketball player
- Avery Wilson (born 1995), American singer-songwriter and dancer
- Ayaka Wilson (born 1997), Japanese-Canadian fashion model
- Ayse Wilson, Turkish-American artist
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- B. A. Wilson (born 1971), American NASCAR driver
- B. J. Wilson (1947–1990), British rock drummer (Procol Harum)
- Barney Wilson, American basketball coach
- Barrie Wilson (born 1940), Canadian writer, historian and theologian
- Barry Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Barry Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (born 1936), first captain of HMS Cardiff
- Barry Wilson (American football) (born 1943), American football coach
- Barry Wilson (footballer) (born 1972), Scottish footballer
- Bart Wilson, American experimental economist
- Bee Wilson (born 1974), British food writer and historian
- Behn Wilson (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Ben and Benjamin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Ben F. Wilson (1876–1930), American actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- Ben Wilson (cricketer) (1921–1993), English cricketer
- Ben Wilson (American football coach) (1926–1970), American football coach
- Ben Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme (1928–1998), British peer
- Ben Wilson (American football) (born 1939), former professional American football player
- Ben Wilson (artist) (born 1963), London based artist
- Ben Wilson (basketball) (1967–1984), basketball player
- Ben Wilson (musician) (born 1967), American musician and keyboardist for the band Blues Traveler
- Ben Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
- Ben Wilson (motorcycle racer) (born 1982), superbike rider
- Ben Wilson (speedway rider) (born 1986), professional speedway rider
- Ben Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian professional ice–hockey player
- Ben Wilson (English footballer) (born 1992), English footballer
- Benjamin Wilson (painter) (1721–1788), English painter and scientist
- Benjamin Davis Wilson (1811–1878), aka Don Benito Wilson, politician in Southern California
- Benjamin Wilson (biblical scholar) (1817–1900), writer; co-founder of the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith
- Benjamin Wilson (congressman) (1825–1901), early member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Benjamin Franklin Wilson (politician) (1851–1937), American politician from the state of Oklahoma
- Benjamin Wilson (cricketer) (1879–1957), English cricketer
- Benjamin F. Wilson (1922–1988), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Benjamin H. Wilson (born 1925), Pennsylvania politician
- Benjamin Wilson (referee) (born 1975), Australian football (soccer) referee
- Bernard Wilson (singer) (1946–2010), American R&B, funk and soul music vocalist
- Bernard Wilson (American football) (born 1970), American football player
- Bert Wilson (broadcaster) (1911–1955), American baseball broadcaster
- Bert Wilson (ice hockey) (1949–1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bertha Wilson (1923–2007), Canadian jurist and first female Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Beth Wilson, Australian public servant
- Betty Wilson (1921–2010), Australian international cricketer
- Betty Wilson (New Jersey politician) (born 1932), American politician in New Jersey
- Bev Wilson (born 1949), Australian international cricketer
- Bevan Wilson (born 1956), New Zealand rugby union international
- Bill and Billy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bill Wilson (catcher) (1867–1924), American baseball catcher
- Bill Wilson (convict) (1880–?), convicted of murdering two individuals who were later found alive
- Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson, 1895–1971), American; co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Bill Wilson (footballer) (1924–1969), Australian rules footballer
- Bill Wilson (outfielder) (born 1928), American baseball outfielder
- Bill Wilson (pitcher) (1942–1993), American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
- Bill Wilson (pastor) (born 1948), American; president and founder of Metro Ministries International
- Bill Wilson (activist) (born 1953), Washington-based activist
- Bill Wilson (Montana politician) (born 1961), Montana State Representative
- Bill Wilson (Scottish politician) (William L. Wilson, born 1963), Scottish nationalist
- Bill Wilson (judge), New Zealand judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal
- Billy Wilson (outlaw) (1862–1918), American outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid
- Billy Wilson (New Zealand rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s
- Billy Wilson (American soccer) (fl. 1920s–30s), American soccer player
- Billy Wilson (rugby league) (1927–1993), Australian rugby league footballer
- Billy Wilson (American football) (1927–2009), NFL wide receiver
- Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1936), Northern Irish football player for Burnley
- Billy Roy Wilson (William Roy Wilson, Jr., born 1939), United States federal judge
- Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1946), English footballer
- Billy Wilson (academic) (born 1959), theologian affiliated with Oral Roberts University
- Blaine Wilson (born 1974), American Olympic gymnast
- Blair Wilson (born 1963), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Blayne Wilson (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
- Blythe Wilson, Canadian stage actress
- Bob and Bobby Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867), Irish international footballer of the 1880s
- Bob H. Wilson (1898–1986), Australian rules footballer — played for Carlton
- Bob Wilson (American football) (1913–1999), American football player
- Bob Wilson (U.S. politician) (1916–1999), U.S. Representative from California
- Bob Wilson (baseball) (1925–1985), played for the 1958 L.A. Dodgers
- Bob Wilson (basketball) (1926–2014), American professional basketball lpayer
- Bob Wilson (cricketer) (born 1928), English cricketer
- Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1928), English footballer for Preston North End and Tranmere Rovers
- Bob Wilson (sportscaster) (born 1929), former radio sportscaster for the Boston Bruins
- Bob Wilson (New Zealand footballer) (fl.1948), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1934), Scottish footballer for Norwich City and Gillingham
- Bob Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bob Wilson (economist) (born 1937), American economist and professor at Stanford University
- Bob Wilson (singer) (born c. 1940), Californian singer-guitarist, 1st to record "(And Her Name Is) Scarlet"
- Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish international; goalkeeper for Arsenal; later a broadcaster
- Bob Wilson (cartoonist) (born 1942), British cartoonist of the Stanley Bagshaw children's cartoons
- Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1943), English football goalkeeper
- Bob M. Wilson (born 1945), former Australian rules footballer — played for Essendon
- Bobby Wilson (tennis) (born 1935), British tennis player of the 1950s and 60s
- Bobby Wilson (footballer, born 1943) (born 1943), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC)
- Bobby Wilson (basketball, born 1944), American professional basketball player in the ABA
- Bobby Wilson (footballer, born 1944), English footballer
- Bobby Wilson (basketball, born 1951), American professional basketball player in the NBA
- Bobby Wilson (defensive tackle) (born 1968), American football player
- Bobby Wilson (racing driver) (born 1981), American racecar driver
- Bobby Wilson (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player
- Boyd Wilson (born 1959), Australian singer-songwriter, musician and producer
- Brad Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brad Wilson (soccer) (born 1972), American soccer midfielder
- Brad Wilson (cricketer) (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer
- Brad Wilson (politician) American politician of the Utah House of Representatives
- Braden Wilson (born 1989), American footballer
- Bradley Wilson (freestyle skier) (born 1992), American freestyle skier
- Brandon Wilson (born 1953), American explorer and travel writer
- Brenard Wilson (born 1955), American football safety
- Brenda Wilson, Lieutenant–Governor of South Australia
- Brent Wilson (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Brett Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Brian Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Brian Wilson (systems scientist) (born 1933), British academic, co-developer of SSM
- Brian Wilson (born 1942), American musician and founding member of The Beach Boys
- Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1943), Green Party politician in Northern Ireland
- Brian Wilson (Labour politician) (born 1948), British Labour Party politician
- Brian Wilson (news correspondent) (born 1956), Washington D.C. bureau chief and v.p. of Fox News Channel
- Brian Wilson (footballer, born 1957), English footballer (Newcastle United FC)
- Brian Anthony Wilson (born 1960), American film and television actor
- Brian Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1961), Brownlow Medal winner 1982
- Brian Wilson (poker player) (born 1967), bracelet winner at the 2005 World Series of Poker
- Brian Wilson (baseball) (born 1982), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Brian Wilson (tennis) (born 1982), former world tour American tennis player
- Brian Wilson (footballer, born 1983), English footballer currently playing for Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
- Brian Courtney Wilson, American gospel and CCM singer
- Bridgette Wilson (later known as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras), American actress and model
- Brittney Wilson (born 1991), Canadian actress
- Bruce Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Bruce Wilson (Australian journalist) (1941–2006), Australian sports journalist who mainly worked in England
- Bruce Wilson (bishop) (born 1942), Australian Anglican Bishop of Bathurst
- Bruce Wilson (soccer) (born 1951), Canadian soccer player and coach
- Bruce Wilson (American journalist)
- Bruce Wilson (Democratic booster), American fundraiser for the Democratic Party in Boone County, Missouri
- Bryan R. Wilson (1926–2004), English sociologist
- Bryce Wilson (born 1972), Jamaican record producer
- Bryon Wilson (born 1988), American Olympic skier
- Bubba Wilson (born 1955), American basketball player
- Budge Wilson (born 1927), Canadian author
- Burt Wilson (born 1933), American philosopher, writer, broadcaster, jazz musician, and political activist
- Butch Wilson (born 1941), American footballer
C
- C. Anne Wilson, British food historian
- C. J. Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- C. J. Wilson (born 1980), American baseball player
- C. J. Wilson (safety) (born 1985), American football safety
- C. J. Wilson (defensive end) (born 1987), American football defensive end
- C. J. Wilson (cornerback) (born 1989), American football cornerback
- C.T. Wilson (born 1972), American politician in Maryland
- Cairine Wilson (1885–1962), Canada's first female senator
- Cal Wilson (born 1970), New Zealand comedian and radio and TV personality
- Callum Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
- Callum Wilson (English footballer) (born 1992), English footballer
- Camille Wilson (born 1995), American-born Filipino international footballer
- Campbell Wilson (born 1971), New Zealand airline executive
- Carey Wilson (1889–1962), American screenwriter, voice actor, and producer
- Carey Wilson (born 1962), Canadian ice-hockey player
- Carin Wilson (born 1945), New Zealand sculptor
- Carl Wilson (1946–1998), American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)
- Carl Wilson, Canadian cultural critic
- Carly Wilson (born 1982), Australian basketball player
- Carnie Wilson (born 1968), American singer (Wilson Phillips) and TV host; daughter of Brian Wilson
- Carol Wilson, American operatic soprano
- Caroline Wilson (born 1960), Australian sports journalist
- Carolyn Wilson (born 1959), British Olympic synchronised swimmer
- Casey Wilson (born 1980), American actress, comedienne and screenwriter
- Cassandra Wilson (born 1955), American jazz musician, singer-songwriter and producer
- Catherine Wilson (1822–1862), British; convicted murderer
- Cecil Wilson (Bishop of Bunbury) (1860–1941), Anglican Bishop of Melanesia
- Cecil Wilson (politician) (1862–1945), British pacifist Labour Party Member of Parliament
- Cecil Wilson (bishop of Middleton) (1875–1937), Anglican Bishop of Middleton
- Cedric Wilson (born 1948), Northern Irish politician
- Cedrick Wilson (born 1978), US American footballer
- Chandra Wilson (born 1969), American actress
- Charles Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Charles Wilson (Canadian politician) (1808–1877), Legislative Council of Quebec, Canadian Senator
- Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882), Anglo-Scottish painter, art teacher and author
- Charles Wilson (Scottish architect) (1810–1861), Scottish architect
- Charles Rivers Wilson (1831–1916), British civil servant and financier
- Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme (1833–1907), English shipowner, Liberal Member of Parliament (MP)
- Charles Wilson (sailor) (1836–?), Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War
- Charles William Wilson (1836–1905), British geographer and major general
- Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1841–1924), first leader of the B.C. Conservative Party
- Charles Burnett Wilson (1850–1926), Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii
- Charles Wilson (librarian) (1857–1932), Member of Parliament and parliamentary librarian
- Charles Henry Wilson (Conservative politician) (1859–1930), UK politician — Leeds Central
- Charles Plumpton Wilson (1859–1938), England footballer
- Charles Branch Wilson (1861–1941), American marine biologist
- Charles Wilson (New Zealand Reform Party politician) (1862–1934), Member of Parliament
- Charles Robert Wilson (1863–1904), English academic and historian of British India
- Charles Coker Wilson (1864–1933), American architect
- Charles Wilson (fencer) (1865–1950), British Olympic fencer
- Charles Wilson (cricketer) (1869–1952), Australian cricketer who played mainly in New Zealand
- Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869–1959), Scottish physicist awarded the Nobel Prize
- Charles Edward Wilson (rugby player and soldier) (1871–1914), British military officer and rugby union player
- Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (1875–1924), Liberal MP for Hull West, son of the 1st Baron
- Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran (1882–1977), British physician
- Charles Edward Wilson (General Electric executive) (1886–1972), CEO of GE and member of the Truman Administration
- Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and head of General Motors
- Charles C. Wilson (1894-1948), American film actor
- Charles Wilson (political scientist) (1909–2002), Scottish political scientist and university administrator
- Charles Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels
- Charles Wilson (historian) (1914-1991), English business historian and Cambridge University professor
- (Charles) Malcolm Wilson (1914–2000), Governor of New York
- Charles H. Wilson (1917–1984), U.S. Congressman from California and State Assemblyman
- Charles Banks Wilson (1918–2013), American artist
- Charles Wilson (composer) (born 1931), Canadian composer and choral conductor
- Charles Wilson (rugby player) (born 1931), Australian rugby union player and manager
- Charles Wilson (journalist) (born 1940), Scottish-born newspaper editor
- Charles R. Wilson (judge) (born 1954), U.S. Court of Appeals judge
- Charles Wilson (American football) (born 1968), former National Football League wide receiver
- Charles Richard 'Ricky' Wilson) (born 1978), lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs and judge on The Voice
- Charles M. Wilson, Catholic activist who works in San Antonio, Texas
- Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), played for Liverpool and Stockport County
- Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1971), played for Spurs, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City
- Charlie Wilson (baseball) (1905–1970), Major League Baseball player
- Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1985), played for West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday
- Charlie Wilson (criminal) (1932–1990), English career criminal, one of the Great Train Robbery gang
- Charlie Wilson (Texas politician) (1933–2010), U.S. Congressman from Texas, then State Senator
- Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) (1943–2013), U.S. Congressman, then State Senator
- Charlie Wilson (singer) (born 1953), American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer
- Che Wilson (born 1979), English footballer
- Cheryl Wilson, American session singer
- Chesley Goseyun Wilson (born 1932), American maker and player of the Apache fiddle
- Chip Wilson (born 1956), Canadian businessman
- Chris Wilson (disambiguation), one of several people, including:
- Chris Wilson (guitarist) (born 1952), UK-based US-born musician
- Chris Wilson (blues musician) (born 1956), Australian blues musician
- Chris Wilson (pollster) (born 1968), American Republican pollster
- Chris Wilson (fighter) (born 1977), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Chris Wilson (Canadian politician)
- Chris Wilson (American football) (born 1982), American football defensive end
- Chris Wilson (golfer) (born 1984), American professional golfer
- Christine Wilson (born 1958), Anglican archdeacon
- Christopher Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Christopher Wilson (father) (1731–1804), English merchant and banker in Kendal
- Christopher Wilson (son) (1765–1845), English businessman, banker and political activist
- Christopher Wilson (lutenist) (born 1951) British lutenist
- Christopher Wilson (British Army officer) (retired 2010), British Major-General
- Chuck Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Chuck Wilson (jazz musician) (born 1948), American jazz musician
- Chuck Wilson (sports journalist) (born 1954), regular host of GameNight on ESPN Radio
- Chuck Wilson (athlete) (born 1968), American former sprinter
- Chuck Wilson (multimedia executive) (born 1968), multimedia executive
- Cindy Wilson (born 1957), American singer-songwriter (B-52s)
- Cintra Wilson (born 1967), American writer, performer and cultural critic
- Clay Wilson (born 1983), American ice hockey player
- Clement Wilson (athlete) (1891–?), American sprint athlete
- Clement Wilson (writer) (born 1976), Irish journalist, author and travel writer
- Cliff Wilson (1934–1994), Welsh snooker player
- Clifford B. Wilson, 56th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1915–1921) and mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Clive Wilson (born 1961), English footballer
- Clyde Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Clyde Tabor Wilson (1889–1971), British politician
- Clyde Carol Wilson (1910–1990), American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and radio and TV personality
- Clyde A. Wilson (1923-2008), American detective and private investigator
- Clyde N. Wilson (born 1941), American professor of history, political commentator, writer and editor
- Clyde Wilson (cyclist) (born 1959), Bermudian Olympic cyclist
- Cody Wilson (born 1988), American gun fanatic
- Colby Wilson (born 1984), Canadian film, TV and stage actor
- Colin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Colin James Wilson (1922–1993), New Zealand musician, singer, songwriter and railway worker
- Colin St John Wilson (1922–2007), British architect, lecturer and author
- Colin Wilson (1931–2013), British writer
- Colin Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1933), Australian rules footballer
- Colin Wilson (comics) (born 1949), comic book artist
- Colin Wilson (film producer), American film producer
- Colin Wilson (rugby league), rugby league footballer for Scotland, and Linlithgow Lions
- Colin Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Colin Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1993), Scottish footballer
- Constance K. Wilson (born 1959), American politician in North Carolina
- Corey Wilson (born 1985), American military veteran and politician in Maine
- Cornelius Wilson (born 1952), Anglican bishop of Costa Rica
- Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., US Marine Corps major general
- Corri Wilson, Scottish Member of Parliament
- Cosmo Wilson (born 1961), American concert lighting designer and director
- Craig Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Craig Wilson (water polo) (born 1957), water polo player
- Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1964), MLB third baseman
- Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1970), MLB third baseman
- Craig Wilson (curler) (born 1973), Scottish curler
- Craig Wilson (first baseman) (born 1976), Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder/first baseman
- Craig Wilson (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish footballer
- Craig Wilson (columnist), writer of USA Today column The Final Word
- Crawford Wilson (born 1990), American actor and voice actor
- Cully Wilson (1892-1962), Canadian ice-hockey player
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- D. Harlan Wilson (born 1971), American short-story writer, literary critic, editor and novelist
- D. W. Wilson (born 1985), Canadian author
- Dale Wilson (born 1953), Australian politician in Victoria
- Damian Wilson (born 1969), English prog rock singer
- Damien Wilson (born 1993), American football linebacker
- Damon Wilson (born c.1974), American foreign policy advisor
- Dan Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dan Wilson (musician) (born 1961), American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter (Semisonic)
- Dan Wilson (baseball) (born 1969), American baseball catcher
- Dan Wilson (playwright) (born 1970), American playwright, director and actor
- Dana Wilson (born 1946), American composer and jazz pianist
- Dana Wilson (rugby league) (1983–2011), New Zealand-born Cook Islands rugby league international
- Daniel, Danny and Dany Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Wilson (MP) (1680–1754), member of parliament for Westmorland constituency
- Daniel Wilson (bishop) (1778–1858), bishop of Calcutta
- Daniel Wilson (academic) (1816–1892), British-Canadian archaeologist, ethnologist and author
- Daniel Martin Wilson (1862–1932), Irish politician and judge
- Daniel H. Wilson (born 1978), American writer and robotics engineer
- Daniel Wilson (musician) (born 1991), American singer, songwriter and producer
- Danny Wilson (rugby) (born 1955), Welsh rugby league player and father of Ryan Giggs
- Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English-born Northern Irish footballer and manager
- Danny Wilson (cricketer) (born 1977), former English cricketer
- Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer
- Dany Wilson (born 1982), Jamaican beach volleyball and volleyball player
- Darleen Wilson, American folk musician and record producer
- Darnell Wilson (middleweight boxer) (born 1966), American boxer
- Darnell Wilson (born 1974), American boxer
- Darrell Wilson (born 1958), American football coach
- Darren Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Darren Wilson (musician) (born 1986), drummer of The Hush Sound, an American indie rock band
- Darren Wilson (police officer) (born 1986), US police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, who shot Michael Brown
- Darren Wilson (umpire) (born 1974), Australian rules football boundary umpire
- Darroll Wilson (born 1966), American boxer
- Dave, David and Davie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dave Wilson (director) (c. 1932–2002), American television director
- Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1942), English footballer who played for Preston and Liverpool
- Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1944), English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest
- Dave Wilson (American football) (born 1959), American football quarterback
- Dave Wilson (swimmer) (born 1960), American swimmer & silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics
- Dave Wilson (rugby league) (born 1984), British rugby league footballer
- Dave Wilson (rugby union) (born 1985), English rugby union footballer
- Dave Wilson (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Dave Wilson (radio personality), American radio personality based in Indianapolis
- David Wilson (Calcutta) (1808–1880), hotelier
- David H. Wilson (politician) (1855–1926), politician in Manitoba, Canada
- Sir David Wilson, 1st Baronet (1855–1930), Scottish landowner and agriculturalist
- David Wilson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1927), Irish-born politician in Manitoba, Canada
- David Wilson (priest) (1871–1957), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
- David A. Wilson (b. 1875), footballer who played for Liverpool FC
- David Wilson (barrister) (1879–1965), Australian barrister
- David Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat
- (David) Soldier Wilson (1883–1906), English footballer who played for Leeds City
- David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer) (fl. 1900–1916), Scottish footballer
- David Wilson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–?), Scotland international footballer, and football manager
- David John Wilson (1887–1976), Judge of the United States Customs Court
- David Wilson (footballer, born c. 1908) (1908–1992), English footballer
- David Gordon Wilson (born 1928), British-born American professor of engineering
- Sir David M. Wilson (born 1931), British archaeologist and Director of the British Museum
- David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (born 1935), Governor of Hong Kong
- David Henry Wilson (born 1937), English writer
- David Wilson (violinist) (born 1945), American violinist
- David Wilson (born 1948), birth name of Scottish stage and television actor David Rintoul
- David Wilson (actor) (born 1949), American actor
- David Wilson (Royal Marines officer) (born 1949), Royal Marine general
- David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), American evolutionary biologist
- David Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician, Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- David Wilson (criminologist) (born 1957), British criminologist
- David Niall Wilson (born 1959), American writer of horror, science fiction and fantasy fiction
- David Wilson (cricketer) (born 1966), English cricketer
- David Wilson (figure skater) (born 1966), Canadian figure skating choreographer
- David Wilson (rugby union, born 1967), Australian rugby union footballer
- David Wilson (footballer, born 1969), English football player and manager
- David Wilson (murderer) (died 1998), executed Saint Kitts and Nevis criminal
- David Wilson (American football) (born 1991), American football running back
- David Wilson (footballer, born 1994), Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle
- David Hildebrand Wilson, founder of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
- David Campbell Wilson, American screenwriter
- Davie Wilson (born 1939), Scottish footballer, played for Rangers, Dundee United, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock
- Dean Wilson (born 1969), American golfer
- Debbie Wilson (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer
- Debra Wilson (born 1962), American actress and comedienne
- Dede Wilson (born 1937), American poet and writer
- Demetrius Wilson (born 1990/91), American footballer
- Demond Wilson (born 1946), American actor, author and pastor
- Dennis Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dennis Wilson (composer) (1920–1989), British composer of television scores
- Dennis Wilson (poet) (born 1920 or 1921), British poet of World War II
- Dennis Main Wilson (1924–1997), British television and radio producer
- Dennis Wilson (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer
- Dennis Wilson (1944–1983), American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)
- Derek Wilson (born 1922), New Zealand architect
- Derek Wilson (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player
- De'Runnya Wilson (born 1994), American football wide receiver
- Des Wilson (born 1941), New Zealand born British activist, sports administrator, author and poker player
- Desi Wilson (born 1969), American baseball player and coach
- Desiré Wilson (born 1953), South African racing driver
- Diane Wilson, American environmental campaigner and author
- Diarmuid Wilson (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann
- Dick Wilson (golf course architect) (1904–1965), American golf course architect
- Dick Wilson (musician) (1911–1941), American saxophonist
- Dick Wilson (1916–2007), British-born Canadian character actor
- Dick Wilson (tribal chairman) (1934–1990), president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe 1972–1976
- Dion Wilson, American hip-hop rapper/producer
- Dolores Wilson (1928–2010), American opera singer and musical theatre actress
- Don and Donald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Don Wilson (announcer) (1900–1982), American announcer and occasional actor in radio and television
- Don Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1914), Australian footballer
- Don Wilson (footballer) (1930–2003), English football player and manager, played for Bury FC
- Don Wilson (cricketer) (1937–2012), English cricketer
- Don W. Wilson (born 1942), former Archivist of the United States
- Don Wilson (baseball) (1945–1975), Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros
- Don M. Wilson III (born 1948), American banker and risk management specialist
- Don Wilson (pastor) (born 1949), founder and senior pastor of Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson (born 1954), actor and kickboxer
- Don Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1961), gridiron football defensive back
- Donald Wilson (general) (1892–1978), United States Army Air Forces general during World War II
- Donald Wilson (writer and producer) (1910–2002), British television writer and producer
- Donald Roller Wilson (born 1938), American artist
- Donald Wilson (cyclist) (born 1944), Australian cyclist
- Donald Erwin Wilson (died 2002), U.S. Navy admiral
- Donna Wilson, American educational and school psychologist
- Dooley Wilson (Arthur Wilson, 1886–1953), American actor and singer
- Dorian Wilson (born 1964), American conductor and musical director
- Doric Wilson (1939–2011), American playwright, director and producer
- Dorien Wilson (born 1963), American actor
- Doug Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Doug Wilson (athlete) (1920–2010), British athlete
- Doug Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1957), retired professional hockey player
- Doug Wilson (racing driver), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Dougal Wilson (born 1971), English director of commercials and music videos
- Dougie and Douglas Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dougie Wilson (born 1994), Northern Irish footballer
- Douglas Wilson (bishop) (1903–1980), Anglican bishop in the Caribbean
- Douglas L. Wilson (born 1935), professor and co-director of Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College
- Douglas Wilson (activist) (1950–1992), gay activist from Canada
- Douglas Wilson (theologian) (born 1953), Christian pastor and author
- Douglas Wilson (interior designer), American designer on the television program Trading Spaces
- Dougie Wilson (born 1994), Northern Irish footballer
- Duane Wilson (American football), American football coach
- Duane Wilson (born 1934), American baseball player
- Duff Wilson (born 1950s), American investigative reporter
- Dunc Wilson (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
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- E. J. Wilson (born 1987), American footballer
- E. O. Wilson (born 1929), American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist and author
- Earl Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Earl Wilson (politician) (1906–1990), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Earl Wilson (columnist) (1907–1987), U.S. journalist
- Earl Wilson (baseball) (1934–2005), U.S. baseball pitcher
- Earl Wilson (gridiron football) (born 1958), US American and Canadian footballer
- Earnest Wilson, American football coach
- Ed and Eddie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ed Wilson (artist) (1925-1996), African American sculptor
- Ed Wilson (singer) (1945-2010), Brazilian singer-songwriter
- Ed Wilson, television executive
- Eddie Wilson (baseball) (1909–1979), Major League Baseball outfielder in the 1930s
- Eddie Wilson (American football) (born 1940), American Football League quarterback in the 1960s
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872–1961), wife of Woodrow Wilson
- Edith Wilson (singer) (1896–1981), American blues singer and vaudeville performer
- 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 Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edward Wilson (MP) (c. 1719–1764), English MP for Westmorland
- Edward Wilson (journalist) (1813–1878), 19th-century Australian journalist
- Edward Wilson (engineer) (1821–?), engineer and architect in Worcester, England
- Edward Livingston Wilson (1838–1903), American photographer, writer and publisher
- Edward E. Wilson (1867–1952), African American lawyer
- Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912), English Antarctic explorer
- Edward L. Wilson (born 1931), American civil engineer and academic
- Edward Wilson (actor) (1947–2008), English actor and theatre director
- Edward Junior Wilson (born 1984), Liberian footballer
- Edward Wilson (novelist), 21st century British writer of spy novels
- Edwin Bidwell Wilson (1879-1964), American mathematician and polymath
- Edwin Osbourne Wilson, American; founder of Armadillo World Headquarters
- Elder Roma Wilson (born 1910), American gospel harmonica player
- Electo Wilson (born 1989), Hungarian footballer
- Elinor Wilson, Canadian civil servant, President of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
- Ellen Axson Wilson (1860–1914), first wife of Woodrow Wilson,
- Ellen Wilson (judoka) (born 1976), American judoka
- Elliot Wilson (born 1979), English cricketer
- Elliott Wilson (cricketer) (born 1976), English cricketer
- Elliott Wilson (journalist) (born 1971), American journalist, television producer and magazine editor
- Ellis Wilson (1899–1977), American artist
- Elizabeth (Harriot) Wilson (c.1762–1786), American hanged for murder in Pennsylvania
- Elizabeth Wilson (1921–2015), American actress
- Emily Wilson (born 1971), British classicist
- Emily Wilson (actress) (born 1985), American actress
- Emma Wilson (born 1967), British academic and writer
- Emma-Jayne Wilson (born 1981), Canadian jockey
- Emperatriz Wilson (born 1966), Cuban long-distance runner
- Enrique Wilson (born 1973), baseball player from the Dominican Republic
- Eric Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eric Wilson (athlete) (1900–1985), American athlete
- Eric Charles Twelves Wilson (1912–2008), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Eric Wilson (author) (born 1940), Canadian author
- Eric Wilson (American football) (born 1962), US American football player
- Eric Wilson (bassist) (born 1970), member of Sublime
- Eric Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1978), defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes
- Eric Wilson (keyboardist), member of Wild Cub
- Erica Wilson (1928–2011), English–born American embroidery designer
- Erin Cressida Wilson, American playwright, screenwriter and author
- Ernest and Ernie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ernest Henry Wilson (1876–1930), English botanist and explorer
- Ernest J. Wilson III (born c.1948), U.S. academic and research scholar
- Ernest Wilson (singer), Jamaican reggae singer
- Ernest Wilson, American hip hop and R&B producer known as No I.D.
- Ernie Wilson (1900–1982), Australian rules footballer from Victoria
- Erv Wilson (born 1928), Mexican/American music theorist
- Ethel Wilson, Canadian writer
- Ethel Sylvia Wilson (1902–1983), Canadian seamstress, labour activist and politician from Alberta
- Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833–1890), U.S. Representative for Minnesota, 1869–1871
- Eugene Wilson (English footballer) (1932–2007), English footballer
- Eugene Wilson (American football) (born 1980), NFL football player
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- F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American author
- Fergal Wilson (born 1979), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Frae Wilson (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Fran Wilson (born 1991), English cricketer
- Frances Wilson (writer) (born 1964), British author
- Frances C. Wilson, American general
- Francis Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Francis Wilson (lichenologist) (1832–1903), Australian lichenologist
- Francis H. Wilson (1844–1910), U.S. Representative from New York
- Francis Wilson (actor) (1854–1935), American actor
- Francis W. Wilson (1870–1947), American architect
- Francis Adrian Wilson (1874–1954), British Army officer
- Francis Wilson (rugby union) (1876–?), British rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Francis Wilson (English cricketer) (1876–1964), British Army officer and cricketer
- Francis Wilson (Royal Marines) (1883–1915), Royal Marines officer and pilot; cricketer in Jamaica
- Francis Gordon Wilson (1900–1959), New Zealand architect
- Francis Wilson (meteorologist), British weather forecaster
- Frank Wilson (disambiguation)
- Frank Wilson (director) (born 1887), star of 19th century opera productions and early 20th century films
- Frank Wilson (politician) (1859–1918), Premier of Western Australia
- Frank Wilson (umpire) (1890–1928), American baseball umpire
- Frank Wilson (baseball) (1901–1974), Major League Baseball outfielder
- Frank Wilson (Australian actor) (1924–2005), Australian actor
- Frank Wilson (musician) (1940–2012), songwriter and record producer for Motown Records
- Frank Wilson (Wales rugby player) (born 1944), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s
- Frank Wilson (New Zealand rugby player) (1885–1916), All Black killed in WWI
- Frank Wilson (American football), assistant football coach at Louisiana State University
- Frank E. Wilson (1857–1935), U.S. Representative from New York
- Frank E. Wilson (bishop) (1885–1944), first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire
- Frank H. Wilson (1886–1956), African American actor
- Frank J. Wilson (1887–1970), IRS agent who helped convict Al Capone
- Frank J. Wilson (judge) (died 1990), American judge in Illinois
- Frank O'Brien Wilson (1876–1964), Royal Navy officer, later settled in Kenya
- F. P. Wilson (1889–1963), professor of English literature
- Frank Wiley Wilson (1917–1982), United States federal judge
- Frank Woodrow Wilson (1923–2013), American businessman, lawyer, and politician
- J. Frank Wilson (1941–1991), singer with J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
- Fraser Wilson (born 1949), British diplomat
- Fred Wilson (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician
- Fred Wilson (artist) (born 1954), African American conceptual artist
- Fred Wilson (financier) (born 1961), New York-based venture capitalist
- Frederica Wilson (born 1942), American Congresswoman
- Frederick Wilson (1912–1994), British film editor and director
- Freya Wilson (born 1999), British actress
G
- G. Willow Wilson (born 1982), American comics writer, author and journalist
- Gahan Wilson (born 1930), American author and cartoonist
- Garrett Wilson (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey winger
- Garry and Gary Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Garry Wilson (born 1953), Australian rules footballer (nicknamed "Flea")
- Garry Wilson (footballer) (born 1963), former Scottish footballer
- Gary Wilson (second baseman) (1879–1969), Major League Baseball second baseman for the Boston Americans
- Gary L. Wilson, American businessman
- Gary Wilson (politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician
- Gary Wilson (musician) (born 1953), American experimental musician
- Gary Wilson (1970s pitcher) (born 1954), former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros
- Gary Wilson (1990s pitcher) (born 1970), former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Gary Wilson (snooker player) (born 1985), English snooker player
- Gary Wilson (cricketer) (born 1986), Irish cricketer
- Gayle Wilson (born 1942), American businesswoman and former First Lady of California
- Genarlow Wilson, plaintiff in Wilson v. State of Georgia
- Gene Wilson (American football) (1926–2002), NFL football player
- Geoff and Geoffrey Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Geoff Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1941), former member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Geoff Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1952), member of the Queensland Parliament
- Geoff Wilson (professor), nuclear physicist
- Geoff Wilson (American Entrepreneur) (born 1978), American entrepreneur and speaker
- Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson (1878–1934), English amateur footballer
- Geoffrey Wilson (cricketer) (1895–1960), English cricketer
- Geoffrey Wilson (British politician) (1903–1975), British Conservative politician
- George Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- George Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1756–1826), British naval officer
- George Wilson, the Blackheath pedestrian (1766–?), Newcastle born character and competitive walker/athlete
- George Wilson (reformer) (1808–1870), English political activist, chairman of the Anti-Corn Law League
- George Wilson (mayor) (1816–1902), mayor of Pittsburgh
- George Wilson (1818–1859), Scottish chemist and museum director
- George Fergusson Wilson (1822–1902), English industrial chemist
- George Washington Wilson (1823–1893), pioneering Scottish photographer
- 'George' Jurgen Wilson (1836–?), German-American Union Army officer
- George W. Wilson (1840–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives
- George P. Wilson (1840–1920), Minnesota lawyer and politician
- George Grafton Wilson (1863–1951), distinguished professor of international law
- George Wilson (Australian cricketer) (1868–1920), Australian cricketer
- George Wilson (pitcher) (1875–1915), American baseball pitcher, Negro Leagues career 1895–1905
- George Charles Lee Wilson (1887–1917), New Zealand cricketer
- George Alfred Wilson (1877–1962), English cricketer
- George Wilson (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1960), Scottish professional international footballer
- George A. Wilson (1884–1953), United States Senator and Governor of Iowa
- George Wilson (VC) (1886–1926), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- George Wilson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1961), Sheffield Wednesday and England footballer
- George Wilson (Australian politician) (1895–1942), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- George Wilson, known as Wildcat Wilson (1901–1963), US American football player
- George Clifford Wilson (1902–1957), English cricketer
- George Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1984), Scottish football midfielder
- George H. Wilson (1905–1985), member of the United States House of Representatives
- George Wilson (American football halfback) (1905–1990), American football halfback, U.S. Marine general
- George Ambler Wilson (1906–1977), British civil engineer
- George Wilson (American football coach) (1914–1978), US American football player and coach
- George Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1916–2002), English cricketer
- George Wilson (Australian footballer) (1920–2014), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and St Kilda
- George Wilson (rugby), Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s
- George Wilson (baseball) (1925–1975), professional baseball player
- George Balch Wilson (born 1927), American composer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan
- George Wilson (basketball, born 1942), retired American professional basketball player
- George Wilson (quarterback) (1943–2011), US American football player
- George Wilson (actor) (born 1970), British actor
- George Wilson (safety) (born 1981), US American football player
- Georges Wilson (1921–2010), French film and TV actor
- Georgina Wilson (born 1986), Filipina-British model
- Gerald Wilson (1918–2014), American jazz musician
- Gerald H. Wilson (1945–2005), American Old Testament scholar
- Gerry Wilson (ice hockey) (1937–2011), Canadian ice–hockey forward
- Gerry Wilson (screenwriter), Canadian screenwriter and script doctor
- Gibril Wilson (born 1981), Sierra Leonean-born American footballer
- Gilbert Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gilbert Livingston Wilson (1869–1930), ethnographer and Presbyterian minister
- Gilbert Brown Wilson (1907–1991), American painter and muralist
- Gilbert Wilson (bishop) (1918–1999), Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, 1981–1993
- Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (born 1947), member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Gillis Wilson (born 1977), American football player
- Gill Robb Wilson (1892–1966), American; founder of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol
- Gina Wilson (born 1952), Australian intersex activist
- Giuseppe Wilson (born 1945), English-born Italian international footballer
- Glen and Glenn Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Glen P. Wilson (1923–2005), American executive director of the National Space Society
- Glen Wilson (footballer) (1929–2005), English footballer
- Glen Wilson (harpsichordist) (born 1952), American classical harpsichordist
- Glen Wilson (squash) (born 1971), squash coach and former squash player from New Zealand
- Glenn Wilson (psychologist) (born 1942), specialist in personality
- Glenn Wilson (baseball) (born 1958), former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Glenn Wilson (footballer) (born 1986), Salisbury defender
- Gord Wilson (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gordon Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gordon Crooks Wilson (1872–1937), Conservative and Unionist Party member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Major general Sir Gordon Wilson (British Army doctor) (1887–1971), British Army officer
- Phat Wilson (Gordon Allan Wilson, 1895–1970), Canadian ice–hockey player
- Gordon Wilson (architect) (1900–1959), New Zealand architect
- Gordon Wilson (American football) (born 1915), US American football player
- Gordon Wilson (peace campaigner) (1927–1995), Peace campaigner and Irish senator
- Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician) (born 1938), former leader of the Scottish National Party
- Gordon Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1949), former leader of British Columbia Liberal Party
- Gordon Wilson (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Graeme, Graham and Grahame Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Graeme Wilson (translator) (born 1919), British academic and translator
- Graham Wilson (rugby league) (1949–2005), Australian rugby league footballer
- Graham Wilson (minister) (born 1958), UK-based leadership and organisation development specialist
- Graham Wilson (cricketer) (born 1970), former English cricketer
- Grahame Wilson, Rhodesian Army officer
- Graeme Wilson (translator) (born 1919), British academic and translator
- Grant M. Wilson (1931–2012), American thermodynamicist
- Grant Wilson, co-star/co-producer of the TV show Ghost Hunters
- Greg and Gregory Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Greg Wilson (American football) (born 1990), US American footballer
- Greg Wilson (DJ) (born 1960), British DJ
- Gregory Wilson (cricketer) (born 1958), Australian cricket player
- Gregory Wilson (magician), American magician
- Gregory D. Wilson, American comedian, actor and voice actor known as The Greg Wilson
- Grenville Wilson (born 1932), English cricketer
- Gretchen Wilson (born 1973), American country music singer
- Gus Wilson (born 1963), English football player and coach
- Guy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Guy Fleetwood Wilson (1851–1940), British public servant
- Guy Greville Wilson (1877–1943), British soldier, company director, and politician
- Guy Wilson (cricketer) (1882–1917), English cricket player
- Guy Wilson (actor) (born 1985), American actor
H
- H. Abram Wilson (born 1946), American mayor of San Ramon, California
- H. Clyde Wilson Jr. (1926-2010), American professor of anthropology
- Hamish Wilson (born 1942), Scottish actor
- Hank Wilson (1947–2008), American LGBT activist
- Hannah Wilson (born 1989), Hong Kong swimmer
- Hap Wilson, Canadian naturalist, author, illustrator and photographer
- Harold Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harold A. Wilson (physicist) (1874–1964), English physicist
- Harold A. Wilson (1885–1916), British track Olympian, 1500 m silver medalist in 1908
- Harold Wilson (rower) (1903–1981), American rower
- Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, British Prime Minister (1964–1970) and (1974–1976)
- Harold E. Wilson (1921–1998), U.S. Marine, Medal of Honor recipient
- Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900), African–American novelist
- Harriette Wilson (1786–1845), courtesan
- Harrison Wilson, Jr. (born 1925), American educator and basketball coach
- Harry Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Leon Wilson (1867–1939), American novelist and dramatist
- Harry Wilson (American football coach), US American football coach
- Harry D. Wilson (1869-1948), American politician
- Harry Wilson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1873–1906)
- Harry Wilson (rugby league), English rugby league player of the early 1900s
- Harry Wilson (Australian footballer) (1885–19??), Australian rules footballer with South Melbourne
- Harry Wilson (athlete) (born 1896), New Zealand track and field athlete
- Harry Wilson (Northamptonshire cricketer) (1897–1960)
- Harry Wilson (actor) (1897–1978), American character actor born in London
- Harry Wilson (American football) (1902–1990), US American footballer
- Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1953), English footballer
- Harry L. Wilson (born 1957), professor of political science at Roanoke College
- Harry Wilson (businessman) (born 1971), member of the auto industry task force, former financial executive
- Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997), Welsh international footballer
- Hay Wilson (died 1925), British Anglican priest
- Heather Wilson (born 1960), American congresswoman
- Heather Wilson (born 1982), Irish racing cyclist
- Henry Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henry Wilson (sailor) (1740–1810), English naval captain of the British East India Company
- Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1778–1826), United States Congressman
- Henry J. Wilson (1795–1872), U.S. Army officer
- Henry Wilson (Suffolk politician) (1797–1866), Liberal Member of Parliament for West Suffolk 1835–1837
- Henry Bristow Wilson (1803–1888), theologian and fellow of St John's College, Oxford
- Henry Wilson (1812–1875), 18th Vice-President and senator from Massachusetts
- Henry Wilson (Yorkshire politician) (1833–1914), Liberal Member of Parliament for Holmfirth 1885–1912
- Henry Lumpkin Wilson (1839–1917), Atlanta physician and city councilman
- Henry Lane Wilson (1857–1932), U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
- Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson (1859–1941), World War I British general
- Henry Braid Wilson (1861–1954), Admiral of the U.S. Navy
- Henry Van Peters Wilson (1863–1939), biology professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864–1922), British soldier and politician
- Henry Wilson (architect) (1864–1934), British architect, jeweller and designer
- Henry Wilson (baseball) (1876–?), American baseball player
- Henry Wilson (bishop) (1876–1961), bishop of Chelmsford and author
- Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson (1881–1964), British World War II general
- Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside (1916–1997), Scottish lawyer, Labour politician and life peer
- Henry Wilson (basketball) (born 1960s), American former basketball player
- Herbert Ward Wilson (1877–1955), Australian educator and naturalist
- Herbert Wrigley Wilson (1866–1940), British journalist and naval historian
- Hobb Wilson (Harold Wilson), Canadian ice hockey player
- Horace Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Horace Hayman Wilson (1786–1860), English Orientalist
- Horace Wilson (professor) (1843–1927), American professor of English who introduced baseball to Japan
- Horace Wilson (politician) (1848–?), mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Horace Wilson (cricketer) (1864–1923), Australian cricketer
- Horace Wilson (civil servant) (1882–1972), British government official
- Hub Wilson (1909–1999), Canadian ice–hockey player
- Hugh and Hughie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hugh Irvine Wilson (1879–1925), golf course architect, member and designer of Merion Golf Club
- Hugh R. Wilson (1885–1946), United States Ambassador to Germany, 1938
- Hugh E. Wilson (1899–1962), American college sports coach
- Hugh Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) (1905–1998), Independent Unionist supporter
- Hugh Wilson (RAF officer) (1908–1990), British Royal Air Force officer
- Hugh Wilson (director) (born 1943), American actor/director and television series creator/producer
- Hugh Wilson (botanist) (born 1945), New Zealand botanist
- Hugh Wilson (cricketer) (born 1958), English cricketer
- Hugh Wilson (football manager), worked for Alloa Athletic FC and Cowdenbeath FC
- Hughie Wilson (1869–1940), Scottish international footballer
- Huntington Wilson (1875–1946), American diplomat and author; Assistant Secretary of State 1909–1913
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- Ian Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Ian Wilson (actor) (1901–1987), British actor
- Ian Wilson (priest) (1920–1988), Dean of Argyll and The Isles
- Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1923), Scottish football player
- Ian Wilson (politician) (1932–2013), Australian politician
- Ian Wilson (cinematographer) (born 1939), English cinematographer
- Ian Wilson (author) (born 1941), writer on Christianity, history & science
- Ian E. Wilson (born 1943), chief Librarian and Archivist of Canada
- Ian Wilson (entrepreneur) (born 1943), British entrepreneur and travel writer
- Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1958), Scottish international football player
- Ian Wilson (composer) (born 1964), Irish composer
- Ian Wilson (phonetician) (born 1966), Canadian professor
- Ian Wilson (swimmer) (born 1970), British swimmer
- Ian Wilson (musician) (born 1987), drummer for the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm
- Ian Wilson (biologist) (fl. 2000s), American microbiologist
- Ira Wilson (1867-1944), American dairy businessman and politician
- Isaac Wilson (1780–1848), United States Representative from New York
- Isaac Wilson (English politician) (1822–1899), English industrialist and Liberal Party MP from Middlesbrough
- Isaac Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1840–1901), New Zealand MP
- Isabel Wilson (1895–1982), British psychiatrist and civil servant
- Isaiah Wilson (born 1948), American basketball player
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- J. C. Wilson (born 1956), American football cornerback
- J.H. Wilson (1940–2013), American football coach
- J. Keith Wilson, American art curator
- J. S. Wilson (John Skinner "Belge" Wilson, 1888–1969), Scottish soldier and scouting notable
- Jack Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
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- Wovoka (1856–1932), Northern Paiute Indian prophet also known as Jack Wilson
- Jack Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1889–1959), British cricketer, World War I pilot, and jockey
- Jack Wilson (footballer) (1897–?), English footballer
- Jack Wilson (pianist) (1907–2006), British jazz pianist from Warwickshire, England
- Jack Wilson (pitcher) (1912–1995), pitcher in baseball
- Jack Wilson (rower) (1914–1997), British rower and Olympic champion in 1948
- Jack Wilson (American football) (1917–2001), first-round pick of the Cleveland Rams in 1942
- Jack Wilson (boxer) (1918–1956), American boxer and Olympic medalist in 1936
- Jack Wilson (cricketer) (1921–1985), Australian cricketer
- Jack Wilson (writer) (1937-1997), Northern Irish novelist
- Jack L. Wilson (1936–1986), American college basketball player and high school basketball coach
- Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (1936–2007), American jazz pianist from Chicago
- Jack Wilson (infielder) (born 1977), Former American baseball player
- Jack Wilson (rugby union) (1989–), New Zealand rugby union player
- Jack M. Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts
- Jack Wilson (Home and Away), a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Jackie Wilson (boxer) (1909–1966), American boxer
- Jackie Wilson (1934–1984), American soul and R&B singer
- Jacob Wilson (born 1990), American racing driver
- Jacob Wilson (baseball) (born 1990), American baseball second and third baseman
- Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945), English author
- Jamar Wilson (born 1984), American basketball player
- James Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- James Wilson (1742–1798), signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence
- James Wilson (Orangeman), founder of the Orange Institution
- James Wilson (explorer) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti in 1797
- James Wilson (revolutionary) (1760–1820), Scottish leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
- James Wilson (globe maker) (1763–1835), Vermont globe maker
- James Wilson (anatomist) (1765–1821), FRS, British professor of anatomy to RCS
- James Wilson I (1766–1839), US Representative from New Hampshire
- James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), farmer and politician in Upper Canada
- James Wilson (songwriter), 18th century songwriter from Hexham, Northumberland, U.K.
- James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey
- James Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania
- James Wilson (zoologist) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
- James Wilson II (1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I
- James Wilson (bishop) (died 1857), Bishop of Cork
- James Wilson (businessman) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
- Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), British surgeon
- James Wilson (Ontario MPP) (1810–1891), member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
- Sir James Milne Wilson (1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania, 1869–1872
- James Wilson (New Zealand politician born 1814) (1814–1898), New Zealand farmer and politician
- James Charles Wilson (1816–1861), Wilson County, Texas was named after him
- James Wilson (architect) (1816–1900), Victorian architect in Bath, and partner in Wilson & Willcox
- James Wilson (Indiana) (1825–1867), US Representative from Indiana
- James Keys Wilson (1828–1894), architect in Cincinnati, Ohio
- James F. Wilson (1828–1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
- James Grant Wilson (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author
- James Wilson (U.S. politician) (1835–1920), former United States Secretary of Agriculture
- James Wilson (Irish nationalist) (1836–1921), Fenian involved in the Catalpa rescue of 1876
- James Wilson (priest) (1836–1931), Canon of Worcester, theologian and science teacher
- James H. Wilson (1837–1925), general in the United States Army
- James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), member of the Parliament of Canada from Quebec
- Sir James Wilson (New Zealand politician born 1849) (1849–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
- James Phillips Wilson (1853–1925) South Australian Labor politician sacked by his party
- James Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (c.1855–1935), Geelong
- James Thomas Wilson (1861–1945), FRS, British professor of anatomy, Cambridge
- James Wilson (New South Wales politician born 1862) (1862–1925)
- James Wilson (New South Wales politician born 1865) (1865–1927)
- James Robert Wilson (1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
- James Wilson (Scottish footballer) (c.1866–1900), Scottish footballer (Vale of Leven and Scotland)
- James Clifton Wilson (1874–1951), US Representative from Texas
- James Wilson (UK Labour politician) (1879–1943), UK MP, 1921–1922 and 1929–1931
- James Southall Wilson (1880–1963), author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review
- James Wilson (athlete) (1891–1973), British athlete
- James B. Wilson (1896–1986), American football player and coach
- James Wilson (cinematographer), British cinematographer
- James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
- James Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
- James M. Wilson, Jr. (1918–2009), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
- James Wilson (British Army officer) (1921–2004), British general
- James Kinnier Wilson (born 1921), British Assyriologist
- James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
- James "Mark" Wilson (born 1929), American magician
- James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), professor of public policy at Pepperdine University
- James A. Wilson, mathematician
- Dr. James M. Wilson, gene therapy researcher
- James Wilson (darts player) (born 1972), English darts player
- James Daniel Wilson (born 1977), English actor
- James Wilson (rugby union) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player
- James Wilson (footballer born 1989), Welsh professional footballer with Oldham Athletic
- James Wilson (footballer born 1995), English professional footballer with Manchester United
- Jamie Wilson (born 1983), American beauty queen
- Jan Wilson (Australian politician) (1939–2010), Australian politician
- Jan Wilson (1944–2010), English politician (Sheffield)
- Jane Wilson (1924–2015), American painter
- Janet Wilson (born 1948), UK-based New Zealand academic
- Jared Wilson (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
- Jason Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jason Wilson (politician) (born 1968), Democratic member of the Ohio Senate
- Jason Wilson (musician) (born 1970), Canadian musician and author
- Jason Wilson (field hockey), Australian national team field hockey player
- Jason Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jasper Wilson (1819–1896), American preacher and politician in Georgia
- Jasper Wilson (basketball) (born 1947), American basketball player
- Jean Wilson (speed skater) (1910–1933), Canadian skater
- Jean Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1928), American politician in Pennsylvania
- Jean Moorcroft Wilson (born 1941), British academic and writer
- Jeanne Wilson (born 1926), American Olympic swimmer
- Jeff and Jeffrey Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jeff Wilson (footballer) (born 1964), English footballer
- Jeff Wilson (sportsman) (born 1973), New Zealand rugby and cricket player
- Jeff Wilson (politician) (born c. 1978), Canadian politician
- Jeff Wilson (racing driver), British auto racing driver
- Jeff Wilson (professor), American professor and academic dumpster diver
- Jeffrey L. Wilson (born 1974), consumer technology and video game editor
- Jeffrey A. Wilson, American professor of geological sciences
- Jennifer and Jenny Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jennifer Wilson (born 1968), American opera singer
- Jennifer Wilson (field hockey) (born 1979), South African field hockey player
- Jennifer Wilson, American roller derby skater known as Hydra
- Jenny Wilson (politician) (born 1965), American politician in Salt Lake City
- Jenny Wilson (singer) (born 1975), Swedish singer-songwriter
- Jeremy Wilson (born 1944), British historian and writer
- Jerome L. Wilson (born 1931), New York state senator
- Jeron Wilson (born 1977), American professional skateboarder
- Jerry Wilson (ice hockey) (1937–2011), Canadian ice hockey forward
- Jerry Wilson (American football) (born 1973), former American football safety
- Jessica Wilson, American philosopher
- Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre (1887–1933), American political activist; daughter of Woodrow Wilson
- Jez Wilson (born 1979), English boxer
- Jim and Jimmy Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jim Wilson (Los Angeles) (1872–1956), banker and City Council member
- Jim Wilson (soccer) (fl. 1924), Canadian international soccer player
- Jim Wilson (pitcher) (1922–1986), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1945–1958
- Jim Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1930), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne
- Jim Wilson (UK politician) (born 1941), former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Jim Wilson (wrestler) (1942–2009), American football player, professional wrestler
- Jim Wilson (Oklahoma politician) (born 1947), Oklahoma state senator
- Jim Wilson (basketball) (born 1948), American professional basketball player
- Jim Wilson (first baseman) (born 1960), American Major League Baseball player
- Jim Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1963), politician in Ontario, Canada
- Jim Wilson (sports journalist) (born 1968), Australian television sports reporter
- Jim Wilson (guitar player), guitar player for Mother Superior and formerly for the Rollins Band
- Jim Wilson (producer), American movie producer
- Jimmy Wilson (baseball) (1900–1947), American baseball player and manager and professional soccer player
- Jimmy Wilson (laborer) (c.1903–1973), African-American who was sentenced to death for stealing $1.95
- Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1916) (fl. 1930–1939), English footballer who played in the 1930s
- Jimmy Wilson (blues musician) (1921 or 1923–1965), West Coast blues singer of the 1950s
- Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1924) (1924–1987), aka Tug Wilson, English footballer who played in the 1950s
- Jimmy Wilson (1931–1986), Louisiana politician
- Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1942), Scottish footballer
- Jimmy Wilson (American football) (born 1986), American football cornerback
- JoAnn Wilson (1939–1983), wife of Canadian politician, Colin Thatcher who was convicted of her murder
- Jock Wilson (serviceman) (John Nicholson "Jock" Wilson, 1903–2008), Scottish soldier and centenarian
- Jock Wilson (police officer) (1922–1993), British police officer
- Jocky Wilson (1950–2012), Scottish darts player
- Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canadian politician
- Jorge Wilson, Argentinian Olympic field hockey player
- Joe Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Joe Wilson (Geordie singer) (1841–1875), Prolific Geordie dialect singer, songwriter
- Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1861) (1861–1952), footballer for Stoke, Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion
- Joe Wilson (1920s and 1930s footballer), played for Gillingham and Walsall
- Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1937), played at full back for Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Joe Wilson (bobsleigh), American Olympic bobsledder
- Joe Wilson (U.S. politician) (born 1947), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Joe Wilson (musician), member of the British band Sneaker Pimps
- Joel Wilson (umpire) (born 1966), cricket umpire from Trinidad and Tobago
- Joel Wilson (rugby player) (born 1977), Australian rugby player
- Joemy Wilson, American hammered dulcimer player
- John, Johnnie and Johnny Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- John Wilson (MP for Castle Rising) (fl. 1621), British politician
- John Wilson (minister) (1591–1667), Puritan minister of the Boston Church in Massachusetts
- John Wilson (composer) (1595–1674), composer and lutenist
- John Wilson (playwright) (1626–1696), English playwright
- John Wilson (mathematician) (1741–1793), English mathematician
- John Wilson (South Carolina) (1773–1828), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John Wilson (painter) (1774–1855), Scottish painter
- John Wilson (Massachusetts) (1777–1848), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1813
- John Wilson (governor) (1780–1856), acting Governor of British Ceylon
- John Lyde Wilson (1784–1849), governor of South Carolina, 1822–1824
- John Wilson (Scottish writer) (1785–1854), Scottish writer
- John Wilson (Lieutenant Governor of Quebec), Canadian viceroy in 1816
- John Williams Wilson (1798–1857), English sailor
- John Wilson (historian) (1799–1870), author of Our Israelitish Origin (1840)
- John Wilson (singer) (1800–1849), Scottish tenor
- John Mackay Wilson (1804–1835), Scottish writer
- John Wilson (missionary) (1804–1875), Scottish missionary
- John Wilson (Ontario politician) (1807–1869), lawyer, judge and political figure in Ontario, Canada
- John Wilson (bureaucrat) (1807–1876), official in the United States Department of the Treasury
- John Cracroft Wilson (1808–1881), British-educated civil servant in India, politician in New Zealand
- John Leighton Wilson (1809–?), missionary to West Africa
- John Thomas Wilson (1811–1891), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
- John Bowie Wilson (1820–1883), politician in colonial New South Wales
- John Marius Wilson, author of Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
- John Wilson (philanthropist) (1826–1900), Irish-born pioneer of the American West
- John Wilson (Govan MP) (1828–1905), member of Parliament for Govan, 1889–1900
- John Alexander Wilson (1829–1909), New Zealand farmer, soldier, public servant, judge and businessman
- John Wilson (Edinburgh MP) (1830–?), member of Parliament for Edinburgh
- John Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1834–1885), British admiral
- John Henry Wilson (1834–1912), physician, professor and political figure in Ontario, Canada
- John Wilson (1837–1915), British miner, trade unionist and Liberal-Labour politician
- John Moulder Wilson (1837–1919), Union Army engineer
- John Wilson (Glasgow St. Rollox MP) (1837–1928), UK politician, member of Parliament for Glasgow St Rollox
- John Wilson (Caddo) (1840–1901), leader in the Native American Church movement
- John G. Wilson (1842–1892), UK patent agent
- Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet (1844–1918), UK politician, Member of Parliament for Falkirk
- John Frank Wilson (1846–1911), delegate to the US House of Representatives from Arizona Territory
- John Henry Wilson (Kentucky) (1846–1923), lawyer and member of the US House of Representatives, 1889–1893
- John Cook Wilson (1849–1915), English philosopher
- John Wilson (priest) (1849–1926), Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh
- John L. Wilson (1850–1912), U.S. Senator from Washington State
- John Nathanial Wilson (fl.1877–1893), Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- John Wilson (Captain) (1851–1899), Swedish sailor
- John Appleton Wilson (1851–1927), American architect
- John Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1857–1931), English cricketer
- John William Wilson (1858–1932), British politician
- John Haden Wilson (1867–1946), Pennsylvania politician
- John H. Wilson (Hawaii) (1871–1956), mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
- John Wilson (cyclist) (1876–1957), British Olympic road racing cyclist
- John A. Wilson (sculptor) (1877–1954), Canadian sculptor from Nova Scotia
- John Wilson (sport shooter) (1879–1940), Dutch sport shooter
- J. Dover Wilson (John Dover Wilson, 1881–1969), professor and scholar of Renaissance literature
- John Wilson (1910s pitcher) (1890–1954), American MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators
- John Wilson (industrial chemist) (1890–1976), British chemist
- John Charles Wilson, Northern Irish politician (MP [Northern Irish] 1933–1938)
- John Leonard Wilson (1897–1970), former Anglican Bishop of Singapore
- Sir John Wilson, 2nd Baronet (1898–1975), Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection
- John C. Wilson (1899–1961), Broadway producer and director
- John A. Wilson (Egyptologist) (1899–1976), American Egyptologist
- John Wilson (1920s pitcher) (1903–1980), American MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- John Tuzo Wilson (1908–1993), Canadian geophysicist
- John Wilson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1988), English football (soccer) player
- John T. Wilson (1914–1990), president of the University of Chicago, 1975–1978
- John Long Wilson (1914–2001), medical professor and university administrator
- John "Weenie" Wilson, American football player and multi-sport coach
- John Burgess Wilson (1917–1993), British author, pen name Anthony Burgess
- John Wilson (blind activist) (1919–1999), founder, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
- John David Wilson (1919–2013), English artist, animator and producer
- John Wilson (trade unionist) (1920-1996), Scottish trade union general secretary
- John P. Wilson (1923–2007), Irish politician
- John Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran (1924–2014), British soldier and diplomat
- John E. Wilson (born 1927), American basketball player known as Jumping Johnny Wilson
- John Howard Wilson (born 1930), Scottish rugby union player
- John Wilson (footballer, born 1934), English football (soccer) player
- John Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1940), former Australian rules football player for Richmond
- John Wilson (London politician) (born c.1941), leader, Greater London Council, 1984
- John A. Wilson (politician) (1943–1993), member of the Council of the District of Columbia
- John Wilson (angler) (born 1943), British angler
- John Wilson (British Columbia politician) (born 1944), Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada
- John Wilson (musician) (born 1947), musician from Northern Ireland
- John Wilson (Canadian writer) (born 1951), children's writer, winner of the Norma Fleck Award
- John Wilson (New Zealand rugby league), New Zealand rugby league international
- John J. B. Wilson (born 1954), founder of the Golden Raspberry Awards, 1980
- John Carl David Wilson (1955–2006), (Back Alley John), Canadian blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player
- John Wilson (Scottish politician) (born 1956), member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)
- John Wilson (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golfer
- John Wilson (Garda) (born 1962/63), Irish former Garda officer
- John Wilson (broadcaster) (born 1965), British journalist and broadcaster
- John Wilson (conductor) (born 1972), orchestral conductor
- John Wilson (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player
- John Wilson (Australian rugby league) (born 1978), Australian rugby league player who has represented France
- John Wilson (Kansas politician) (born 1983), Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives
- John Wilson (basketball) (born 1985), Filipino basketball player
- John Parker Wilson (born 1985), US American football player
- John S. Wilson (music critic) (died 2002), American music critic and jazz radio host
- John Wilson (Scottish academic), professor of public policy and management at Glasgow Caledonian University
- John Wilson Jr. (professor), professor of English in Japan
- John S. Wilson (economist), economist at the World Bank
- John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Morehouse College president
- Johnnie Wilson (born 1944), American Army four-star general
- Johnny Wilson (boxer) (1893-1985), American boxer
- Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) (1929-2011), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Johnnie Wilson (born 1944), American Army four-star general
- Jomo Wilson (born 1983), American footballer
- Jonathan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jonathan Wilson (musician) (born 1974), American psychedelic folk musician
- Jonathan Wilson (writer) (born 1976), British sports journalist and author
- Jonathan Wilson (actor) (active since 1990), Canadian actor and playwright
- Jonathan Wilson (author) (active since 1994), British-born writer and professor
- José Wilson (born 1931), Brazilian modern pentathlete
- Joseph Wilson (disambiguation) several people named Joseph or Joe
- Joseph S. Wilson, U.S Treasury and Department of the Interior official
- Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), theologian and father of Woodrow Wilson
- Joseph G. Wilson (1826–1873), U.S. Representative from Oregon
- Joseph Lapsley Wilson (1844–1928), American railroad executive, author and horticulturalist
- Joseph Havelock Wilson (1859–1929), British trade union leader and Liberal politician
- Joseph Vivian Wilson (1894–1977), New Zealand ambassador to France
- Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901–1968), U.S. Representative from Texas
- Joseph C. Wilson (entrepreneur) (1909–1971), founder of the Xerox Corporation
- Joe Lee Wilson (1935–2011), American gospel-influenced jazz singer
- Joseph Bearwalker Wilson (1942–2004), shamanist and founder of the 1734 tradition of witchcraft
- Joseph C. Wilson (born 1949), former United States ambassador and husband of Valerie Plame Wilson
- Joseph Wilson (cricketer) (born 1965), English cricketer
- Josh Wilson (baseball) (born 1981), American professional baseball player
- Josh Wilson (musician) (born 1983), American contemporary Christian musician
- Josh Wilson (American football) (born 1985), American professional football player
- Joyce Vincent Wilson (born 1946), American singer
- Juanita Wilson, Irish film director and writer
- Jud Wilson (1894–1963), American baseball player and manager
- Judy McIntosh Wilson (born 1937), New Zealand sculptor and fibre artist
- Judy Wilson (actress) (1938–2006), English actress
- Judy Blye Wilson, American casting director
- Ju Ju Wilson, Australian artist
- Julia Wilson (born 1978), Australian Olympic rower
- Julian Wilson (commentator) (1940–2014), English horse racing commentator
- Julian Wilson (surfer) (born 1988), Australian professional surfer
- Julie Wilson (1924–2015), American singer and actress
- Julius Wilson (born 1983), American football offensive tackle
- Justin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Justin Wilson (chef) (1914–2001), American chef and humorist
- Justin P. Wilson (born 1945), comptroller and former deputy governor of Tennessee
- Justin Wilson (racing driver) (1978–2015), British Formula One and IndyCar driver
- Justin Wilson (baseball) (born 1987), New York Yankees pitcher
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- Kaia Wilson, American musician
- Kalil Wilson (born 1981), American operatic, jazz and R&B vocalist, voice teacher and ethnomusicologist
- Kandace Wilson (born 1984), American soccer player
- Karl Wilson (born 1964), US American footballer
- Kate Wilson (scientist), UK–Australian zoologist
- Kate Wilson-Smith (born 1979), Australian badminton player
- Katherine Austen née Wilson (1629–c.1683), writer
- Katherine Sheppard née Wilson (1847–1934), suffragette in New Zealand
- Kay Wilson (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union player
- Keith Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Keith Wilson (cricketer) (1894–1977), English cricketer
- Keith Wilson (politician) (1900–1987), Senator for South Australia and later federal member for Sturt
- Keith Wilson (musician) (1916–2013), American clarinetist and Yale University music instructor
- Keith Wilson (production designer) (1941–2011), British television and film production designer
- Keith Wilson (shearer), New Zealand shearer
- Keith J. Wilson, religion professor at BYU
- Keith M. Wilson, historian and author
- Kelly-Anne Wilson (born 1975), South African Olympic fencer
- Kelsey Wilson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kelvin Wilson (born 1985), English footballer
- Kelvin Wilson, English footballer with Nottingham Forest
- Kenneth Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Ken Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1923), Canadian minor hockey league general manager and owner
- Ken Wilson (sportscaster) (born 1947), American sports broadcaster
- Ken Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1957), Scottish-born Australian footballer
- Kenneth L. Wilson (1896–1979), American track athlete
- Kenneth G. Wilson (author) (1923–2003), American author and editor
- Kenneth G. Wilson (1936–2013), American theoretical physicist
- Kenneth T. Wilson (born 1936), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly
- Kenneth Wilson (canoeist) (born 1938), American Olympic canoer
- Kenneth Robert Wilson, American drummer for band Marilyn Manson, aka Kenny, better known as Ginger Fish
- Kenny Wilson (footballer) (born 1946), former Scottish footballer
- Kenny Gasana (born 1984), American-born Rwandan basketball player, formerly known as Kenny Wilson
- Kenny Wilson (baseball) (born 1990), American baseball outfielder
- Keri-Lynn Wilson (born 1967), Canadian conductor
- Kevin Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Kevin Bloody Wilson (born 1947), Australian comedian
- Kevin Wilson (American football) (born 1961), American football coach
- Kevin Wilson (footballer, born 1961), Northern Irish footballer
- Kevin Wilson (footballer born 1976), Jamaican footballer
- Kevin Wilson (writer), American writer
- Kevin J. Wilson, Australian actor
- Kevin Wilson (game designer), American designer of board games and role-playing games
- Kim Wilson (born 1951), American blues singer and harmonica player
- Kinsey Wilson (born 1955), American journalist
- Kion Wilson (born 1986), American football linebacker
- Kirby Wilson (born 1961), American football coach
- Kirk Wilson (born 1977), American soccer player
- Kortney Wilson (born c.1979), Canadian country music singer
- Kris Wilson (American football), American football player
- Kris Wilson (baseball), American baseball player
- Kristen Wilson (born 1969), American actress
- Kristian Wilson (cricketer), English cricketer
- Kyle Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian ice–hockey forward
- Kyle Wilson (English footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
- Kyle Wilson (American football) (born 1987), American football cornerback
- Kym Wilson (born 1973), Australian actress and former TV host
- Kyren Wilson (born 1991), English snooker player
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- Lamayn Wilson (born 1980), American basketball player
- Lambert Wilson (born 1958), French actor
- Landon Wilson (born 1975), American ice hockey player
- Lanford Wilson (1937–2011), American playwright
- Larissa Wilson (born 1989), English actress
- Larry Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Larry Wilson (ice hockey) (1930–1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Larry Wilson (American football) (born 1938), American football player
- Larry Jon Wilson (1940–2010), American country singer, guitarist and musician
- Larry Y. Wilson (born 1949), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Larry Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
- Laura Wilson (photographer) (born 1939), American photographer
- Laura Wilson (writer) (born 1964), London based crime novel writer
- Laura Wilson (actress) (born 1983), New Zealand actress
- Lauren Wilson (born 1987), Canadian figure skater
- Laurence Wilson (born 1986), English footballer
- Lawrence Wilson (born 1987), American footballer
- Leanne Wilson (born 1980), British actress
- Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1972), English football player and manager
- Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1993), Scottish football goalkeeper for Cowdenbeath
- Leigh Allison Wilson (born 1957), American novelist
- Leonard Wilson (1897–1970), Anglican bishop of Singapore (1941–1949)
- Les and Leslie Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Les Wilson (baseball) (1885–1969), American baseball player
- Les Wilson (soccer) (born 1947), Canadian soccer administrator and former professional player
- Les Wilson (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
- Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955), soldier and politician
- Leslie Wilson (cyclist) (1926–2006), British cyclist
- Leslie Blackett Wilson (born 1930), chair of computing science at the University of Stirling
- Leslie Wilson (author), author of novels and short stories
- Lester Wilson (1942–1993), American dancer, choreographer and actor
- Lewis Wilson (1920–2000), American actor
- Lewis Wilson (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
- Lexi Wilson (born 1991), Bahamian beauty queen and model
- Liam Wilson (born 1979), American bass player
- Linda S. Wilson (born 1936), American academic administrator
- Lindsay Wilson (rower) (born 1948), New Zealand Olympic rower
- Lindsay Wilson (footballer) (born 1979), Australian international soccer player
- Lindsay Wilson (minister), Northern Irish Presbyterian minister
- Linetta Wilson (born 1967), American Olympic sprinter
- Lionel Wilson (politician) (c. 1915–1998), mayor of Oakland, California (1977–1991)
- Lionel G. Wilson (1924–2003), voice actor
- Lisa Wilson (born 1980), American beauty queen and singer
- Lois W. also known as Lois Wilson (née Burnham) (1891–1988), co-founder of Al-Anon
- Lois Wilson (actress) (1894–1988), actress in silent films
- Lois Miriam Wilson (born 1927), Moderator of the United Church of Canada
- Louise Wilson (1962-2014), British professor of fashion design
- Louise K Wilson, British artist
- Lucy Wilson, (1888–1980), American physicist
- Luis Wilson, Peruvian politician
- Luke Wilson, American actor, brother of Andrew and Owen Wilson
- Lydia Wilson (born 1984), Anglo-American actress and radio personality
- Lynda Wilson (born 1960), American politician in Washington state
- Lynton Wilson (born 1940), Canadian business executive
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- M. Roy Wilson (born 1953), President of Wayne State University
- Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1914) (born 1914), Carlton Australian rules footballer
- Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1922) (1922–1966), Melbourne Australian rules footballer
- Macel Wilson (born 1943), Hawaiian beauty queen, artist and film editor for Danish Broadcasting Corporation
- Mak Wilson (born 1957), English puppeteer, CG animation director, mocap artist and voice actor
- Malcolm Wilson (governor) (1914–2000), former Governor of New York
- Malcolm Wilson (rally driver) (born 1956), British rally driver and motorsports personality
- Mara Wilson (born 1987), American actress
- Marc Wilson (American football) (born 1957), American football quarterback
- Marc Wilson (Irish footballer) (born 1987), Irish footballer, currently playing for Stoke
- Marcus Wilson (American football) (born 1968), American football player
- Marcus Wilson (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player
- Margaret Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Margaret Wilson (Scottish martyr) (died 1685), one of the Solway Martyrs
- Margaret Wilson (writer) (1882–1973), American novelist
- Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886–1944), First Lady of the United States, daughter of Woodrow Wilson
- Margaret Wilson (tennis) (fl.1930s), Australian former tennis player
- Margaret Bush Wilson (1919–2009), American activist
- Margaret Dauler Wilson (1939–1998), American philosopher and professor of philosophy
- Margaret Wilson (cricketer) (born 1946), Australian cricket player
- Margaret Wilson (born 1947), New Zealand politician
- Margaret Wilson (judge) (born 1953), justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
- Margaret Nales Wilson (born 1989), British-Filipino model, actress and beauty queen
- Margaret Wilson (Australian writer), Australian television writer
- Margo Wilson (1942–2009) Canadian psychologist
- Marguerite Wilson (born 1918), English cyclist
- Mari Wilson (born 1954), British singer
- Marian Robertson Wilson (1926–2013), American cellist, linguist and teacher
- Marie Wilson (American actress) (1916–1972), American radio, film, and television actress
- Marie Wilson (soap opera actress) (born 1974), American-Canadian soap actress
- Marie C. Wilson, feminist, author and political activist in the United States
- Marilyn Wilson (swimmer) (born 1943), Australian Olympic swimmer
- Mário Wilson (born 1929), Mozambican football player and manager
- Marion Wilson (born 1956), American boxer
- Marius Wilson, Saint Lucian politician
- Marjorie Wilson (born 1951), English geologist and petrologist
- Mark Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Mark Wilson (magician) (born 1929), American magician and magic consultant
- Mark Wilson (artist) (born 1943), American digital artist, painter and printmaker
- Mark Wilson (priest) (born 1946), Archdeacon of Dorking
- Mark Alan Wilson (1953–2005), American murder victim
- Mark Wilson (cartoonist) (born 1960), American cartoonist
- Mark Wilson (radio broadcaster) (born c. 1960), Detroit sports radio broadcaster
- Mark Wilson (dancer) (born 1962), Australian dancer and entertainer
- Mark Wilson (businessman) (born 1966), CEO of Aviva
- Mark Wilson (journalist and musician), (born 1969), FOX 13 Tampa news anchor and Emmy award winner
- Mark Wilson (golfer) (born 1974), American professional golfer
- Mark Wilson (English footballer) (born 1979), English professional football midfielder
- Mark Wilson (American football) (born 1980), American football offensive tackle
- Mark Wilson (musician) (born 1980), Australian bass guitarist
- Mark Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1984), Scottish footballer
- Mark Wilson (rugby union) (born 1989), rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons
- Marquess Wilson (born 1992), American footballer
- Marquise Wilson, American actor
- Martez Wilson (born 1988), American footballer
- Martha Wilson (born 1947), American performance artist
- Martin Wilson (writer) (born 1973), American writer
- Martin Wilson (artist), Australian artist
- Marty Wilson (poker player) (born c.1957), English professional poker player
- Marty Wilson (basketball) (born 1966), American college basketball coach
- Mary Wilson (disambiguation)
- Mary Ellen Wilson (1864–1956), child abuse victim whose case led to the founding of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1893–1963), serial killer known as "the Merry widow of Windy Nook"
- Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (born 1916), English poet; wife of British PM, Harold Wilson
- Mary Louise Wilson (born 1931), American film, musical theatre, stage and television actress
- Mary Wilson (singer) (born 1944), American singer (The Supremes)
- Mary Wilson (broadcaster), Irish broadcaster and journalist
- Mary Ann Wilson, nurse and TV exercise presenter
- Mathieu Wilson (born 1988), New Zealand figure skater
- Matt and Matthew Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Matt Wilson (footballer) (1842–1897), Irish international footballer of 1880s
- Matt Wilson (jazz drummer) (born 1964), American jazz drummer
- Matt Wilson (singer) (born 1963), American singer-songwriter and drummer
- Matt Wilson (artist), American artist known for his work on role-playing games
- Matthew Wilson (cyclist) (born 1977), Australian road cyclist
- Matthew Wilson (born 1987), English rally driver
- Maurice Wilson (1898–1934), British soldier, mystic, mountaineer and aviator
- Mavis Wilson (born c.1949), Canadian politician in Ontario
- Max Wilson (baseball) (1916–1977), American baseball pitcher
- Max Wilson (born 1972), Brazilian racing driver
- Maxine Wilson (born 1946), US-born Canadian politician in British Columbia
- Megan Wilson, American visual artist
- Mel Wilson (1917–2007), Canadian football player
- Melanie Wilson (born 1961), American actress
- Melanie Wilson (born 1984), British Olympic rower
- Meredith Willson (1902–1984), American Composer, Songwriter, Playwright
- Meri Wilson (1949–2002), American pop music singer
- Micaela Wilson (born 1992), Australian netball player
- Michael and Mike Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Henry Wilson (1901-1985) British anthroposophist and founder of Sunfield Children's Home, Clent
- Michael Wilson (writer) (1914-1978), Hollywood screenplay writer
- Michael Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1934), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
- Michael Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1937), Canadian politician and diplomat
- Michael G. Wilson (born 1942), producer and screenwriter of James Bond films
- Michael Wilson (guitarist) (born 1952), Jamaican guitarist for Burning Spear from 1977 to 1984
- Michael Wilson (cyclist) (born 1960), Australian cyclist
- Michael Wilson (director) (born 1964), artistic director of Hartford Stage
- Michael Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1976), Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide
- Michael Wilson (New Zealand footballer) (born 1980), New Zealand association football player
- Michael Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Michael Wilson (presenter), British journalist and business presenter (formerly on Sky News)
- Michael Wilson (basketball), former player of the Harlem Globetrotters aka 'Wild Thing'
- Mike Wilson (catcher) (1896–1978), American baseball player
- Mike Wilson (offensive lineman) (born 1955), American football offensive lineman
- Mike Wilson (wide receiver) (born 1958), American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
- Mike Wilson (basketball) (born 1959), American basketball guard
- Mike Wilson (executive) (born 1970), American entrepreneur in the video game industry
- Mike Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1975), Canadian ice–hockey player
- Mike Wilson (filmmaker) (born 1976), American documentary filmmaker
- Mike Wilson (boxer) (born 1983), American amateur boxer
- Mike Wilson (outfielder) (born 1983), American baseball player
- Mike Wilson (skier) (born 1986), American freeskier
- Millie Wilson (born 1948), American artist
- Mitch Wilson (born 1962), Canadian ice–hockey player
- Mitch Wilson (director), American television director and writer
- Mitchell A. Wilson (1914–1973), American novelist and physicist
- Mookie Wilson (born 1956), American baseball player
- Murray Wilson (born 1951), Canadian ice–hockey player
- Murry Wilson (1917–1973), father of Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys
- Mutt Wilson (1896–1962), American baseball player
- Myra Wilson, British computer scientist
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- N. D. Wilson (born 1978), American author
- Nadine Wilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan
- Nairn Wilson (born 1950), British dentist
- Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) (born 1937), American jazz singer
- Nancy Wilson (rock musician) (born 1954), Musician, singer for American rock band Heart, sister of Ann Wilson
- Naomi Wilson (born 1940), an Australian politician
- Naomi Kahoilua Wilson (born 1949), American actor best known for the role of Mahana in Johnny Lingo
- Natalie Wilson (born 1975), American gospel musician and artist
- Nathan Wilson (1758–1834), American congressman
- Nathan David Wilson (born 1978), American author
- Nathan Wilson (footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules footballer from Western Australia
- Nathaniel S. Wilson (born 1947), American master sailmaker, rigger and sail designer
- Neal C. Wilson (1920–2010), General Conference president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1979–1990
- Neil Wilson (figure skater) (born 1978), British figure skater
- Neil Wilson (baseball) (born 1935), Major League Baseball player
- H. Neil Wilson (c.1854–1926), American architect
- Nemiah Wilson (born 1943), American footballer
- Niamh Wilson (born 1997), Canadian actress
- Nicholas or Nick Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Nicholas Wilson (parson) (died 1548), English clergyman
- Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth (born 1945), British judge
- Nicholas Wilson better known as Nick Gage (born 1980), professional wrestler
- Nick Wilson (born 1990), field hockey player
- Nick Wilson (American football), US American footballer
- Nickiesha Wilson (born 1986), Jamaican Olympic hurdler
- Nicola Wilson (née Payne; born 1969), Canadian-born, Dutch and New Zealand international cricketer
- Nicola Wilson (née Tweddle; born 1976), British equestrian rider
- Nigel Wilson (businessman) (born 1956), British businessman
- Nigel Wilson (born 1970), Canadian baseball player
- Nikita Wilson (born 1964), American basketball player
- Nikki Wilson, British television producer
- Nile Wilson (born 1996), British artistic gymnast
- Noel Wilson (born 1979), Indian footballer
- Norma Wilson (1909–2000), New Zealand sprinter
- Norma Wilson (born 1929), Australian cricketer
- Norman Frank Wilson (1876–1956), Canadian farmer and political figure
- Norman D. Wilson (1884–1967), Canadian transportation engineer
- Norman Wilson (rugby union) (1922–2001), New Zealand rugby union player
- Norman D. Wilson (actor) (1938-2004), American actor
- Norries Wilson, American football coach
- Norro Wilson (born 1938), American country singer-songwriter and producer
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- O. W. Wilson (1900–1972), American police chief and writer
- Oliver Wilson (born 1980), English golfer
- Olly Wilson (born 1937), American composer
- Omar Wilson, American R&B artist
- O'Neil Wilson (born 1978), Canadian footballer
- Orlando Wilson (television presenter) (born 1947), American TV fishing show presenter and angler
- Othell Wilson (born 1961), American basketball player
- Otis Wilson (born 1957), US American footballer
- Owen Wilson (born 1968), American actor, brother of Andrew and Luke Wilson
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- P. Wilson (born 1966), Indian lawyer
- Paddy Wilson (1933–1973), Northern Irish politician
- Pat Wilson (born 1948), Australian singer and journalist
- Patrice Wilson, Nigerian-American music producer and singer-songwriter
- Patricia Wilson (born 1929), novelist
- Patrick Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Patrick Wilson (librarian) (1927–2003), librarian, information scientist and philosopher
- Patrick Wilson (American actor) (born 1973), U.S. stage, musical theatre, film and television actor
- Patrick Wilson (musician) (born 1969), drummer for the band Weezer
- Patrick Wilson (composer), British musician/composer
- Patrick Wilson (boxer), Saint Lucian boxer
- Patrick Wilson (New Zealand actor), New Zealand actor
- Paul Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Paul Wilson, Baron Wilson of High Wray (1908–1980), British engineer, Lord Lieutenant, governor of the BBC
- Paul Wilson (criminologist) (born 1941), Australian criminologist
- Paul Wilson (translator) (born 1941), Canadian translator and writer
- Paul Willson (born 1945), American actor
- F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American science fiction and horror author
- Paul Wilson (pole vaulter) (born 1947), American; former pole vault world record holder
- Paul Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1950), Scotland international footballer
- Paul David Wilson (born 1952), songwriter, composer, conductor, and music producer
- Paul C. Wilson (born 1961), judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
- Paul Wilson (English footballer) (born 1968), English former footballer
- Paul Wilson (cricketer) (born 1972), Australian cricketer
- Paul Wilson (baseball) (born 1973), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Paul Wilson (footballer born 1977), English former footballer for Gillingham F.C.
- Paul Wilson (musician) (born 1978), bass guitarist for Snow Patrol
- Paul Wilson (meditation teacher), author of The Little Book of Calm, The Quiet, etc.
- Paul Wilson (music theorist), American music theorist and professor
- R. Paul Wilson, sleight of hand expert
- Pauline Wilson, Hawaiian jazz/pop singer
- Peggy Wilson (born 1945), Alaska politician
- Peggy Wilson (golfer) (born 1934), American golfer
- Peggy Wilson (Louisiana politician) (born 1937), Louisiana politician
- Penelope Wilson, British Egyptologist
- Perce Wilson (1890-1936), NFL player
- Percy Wilson (footballer) (1889-1941), Australian rules footballer
- Percy Wilson (aviator) (1895–?), British World War I flying ace
- Perry Wilson (1916–2009), American actress
- Peta Wilson (born 1970), Australian actress
- Pete and Peter Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Pete Wilson (baseball) (1885–1957), American baseball pitcher
- Pete Wilson (born 1933), American politician, former Governor of California
- Pete Wilson (broadcaster) (1945–2007), San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio personality
- Pete Wilson (bass guitarist) (born 1966), British bass guitarist
- Pete Wilson (wrestler) (born 1985), Canadian professional wrestler
- Pete Wilson (historian), British historian specialising in Roman archaeology
- Peter Wilson (disambiguation), one of several people, including:
- Peter Wilson (soccer), Scottish-born American footballer in the 1890s and early 1900s
- Peter Wilson (bishop) (1883–1956), Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
- Peter Wilson (Scottish footballer) (1905–1983), Scottish international footballer of the 1920s and 30s
- Peter Lamborn Wilson (born 1945), American political writer, essayist, and poet
- Peter Wilson (footballer, born 1947), English-born captain of the Australian football team
- Peter Wilson (architect) (born 1950), Australian architect
- Peter Wilson (writer) (born 1951), Australian writer and commentator
- Peter Wilson (Northern Ireland) (1952–1973), Northern Irish kidnap victim; one of the "Disappeared"
- Peter Wilson (ski jumper) (born 1952), Canadian former ski jumper
- Peter Wilson (curler) (born 1961), Scottish-Irish curler
- Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
- Peter Wilson (musician) (born 1980), Northern Irish musician
- Peter Wilson (sport shooter) (born 1986), British sports shooter
- Peter Wilson (record producer), UK record producer
- Phil, Philip, Phill and Phillip Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Phil Wilson (trombonist) (born 1937), American jazz trombonist and educator
- Phil Wilson (hurler) (born 1939), Irish sportsman
- Phil Wilson (British politician) (born 1959), British Labour MP for Sedgefield
- Phil Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English footballer
- Phil Wilson (curler) (born 1965), Scottish curler
- Phil Wilson (Texas politician) (born 1967), Secretary of State of Texas (2007–2008)
- Phil Wilson (footballer, born 1972), English footballer
- Philip Whitwell Wilson (1875–1956), British Liberal politician, writer and journalist
- Philip Wilson (bishop) (born 1950), Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia
- Phill Wilson (born 1956), American HIV/AIDS activist
- Phillip Wilson (drummer) (1941–1992), American jazz drummer
- Phill Wilson (born 1956), American HIV/AIDS activist
- Pippa Wilson (born 1986), English professional sailor
- Precious Wilson (born 1957), Jamaican soul singer
- Preston Wilson (born 1974), American baseball player
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- Quentin Wilson (born 1942), American engineer
- Quentin Willson (born 1957), British TV presenter, motoring journalist and author
- Quincy Wilson (born 1981), US American footballer
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- R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician
- R. Paul Wilson, sleight of hand expert
- Rab Wilson (born 1960), Scottish poet
- Rachel Wilson (born 1977), Canadian actress
- Rachel Wilson (neurobiologist), American neurobiologist
- Rainn Wilson (born 1966), American actor
- Ralph Wilson (1918–2014), American; founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills
- Ramik Wilson (born 1992), American football linebacker
- Rand Wilson, American union organizer
- Randy Wilson (born 1957), American ice-hockey player
- Ranji Wilson (1886–1953), New Zealand rugby union international
- Ransom Wilson, American flautist and conductor
- Ray and Raymond Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ray Wilson (English footballer) (born 1934), member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup
- Ray Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1945), former Australian rules footballer
- Ray Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1947), Scottish football full-back (West Bromwich Albion)
- Ray Wilson (speedway rider) (born 1947), English speedway rider
- Ray Wilson (musician), (born 1968), former lead vocalist of Genesis
- Ray Wilson (American football) (born 1971), US American footballer
- Raymond Wilson (physicist), English physicist who developed the concept of active optics
- Reagan Wilson (born 1947), American model and actress
- Rebecca Wilson (born 1961), Australian journalist, radio and TV presenter
- Rebekah Wilson (born 1991), British Olympic bobsledder
- Rebel Wilson (born 1980), Australian comedienne, actress and writer
- Red Wilson (1929–2014), American baseball player
- Reg Wilson (born 1948), English speedway team manager and former rider
- Reginald Wilson (psychologist), American psychologist
- Reinard Wilson (born 1973), American footballer
- Renny Wilson, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
- Reno Wilson (born 1970), American actor, comedian and voice artist
- Reuben Wilson (born 1935), American jazz organist
- Rex Wilson (born 1960), New Zealand long-distance runner
- Rich, Richard, Rick and Ricky Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rich Wilson (journalist), contemporary UK based freelance rock writer
- Richard Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Richard Wilson (painter) (1714–1782), Welsh landscape painter
- Richard Wilson (Barnstaple MP) (c. 1750 – 1815), British politician; MP for Barnstaple, 1796–1802
- Richard Wilson (Ipswich MP) (1759–1834), British politician; MP for Ipswich, 1806–1807
- Richard Thornton Wilson, Jr. (1866–1929), American businessman and prominent figure in horse racing
- Richard Wilson (Irish politician) (died 1957), Irish Farmers' Party politician, 1922–1936
- Richard B. Wilson (1904–1991), mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1961–1965
- Richard L. Wilson (1905–1981), American journalist
- Richard Wilson (producer) (1915–1991), American film producer
- Richard Wilson (author) (1920–1987), American science-fiction writer
- Richard Wilson (physicist) (born 1926), British born American physicist
- Richard G. Wilson (1931–1950), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Richard Wilson (Scottish actor) (born 1936), British actor
- Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940), architectural historian and University of Virginia faculty member
- Richard Edward Wilson (born 1941), American composer
- Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton (born 1942), member of the British House of Lords and Cabinet Secretary
- R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician (Combinatorics), Professor at Caltech
- Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar
- Richard Wilson (rugby player) (born 1953), New Zealand rugby union player
- Richard Wilson (sculptor) (born 1953), British sculptor and musician
- Richard Wilson (general) (born 1955), Australian general
- Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1956), New Zealand football goalkeeper
- Richard K. Wilson (born 1959), American professor of genetics and molecular microbiology
- Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English football player
- Richard Wilson (Australian actor) (born 1984), British-born Australian actor
- Richard F. Wilson, president of Illinois Wesleyan University
- Richard Wilson (businessman) Australian businessman, notable managing director for Melbourne Victory
- Rick Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1950), ice–hockey player
- Rick Wilson (racing driver) (born 1953), NASCAR driver
- Rick Wilson (jockey) (born 1954), American jockey
- Rick Wilson (basketball) (born 1956), Basketball player
- Rick Wilson (wrestler) (1965–1999), American wrestler best known as The Renegade
- Rick Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1966), member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Rick Wilson (attorney), American defense attorney and academic
- Ricky Wilson (American musician) (1953–1985), guitarist of The B-52's
- Ricky Wilson (basketball) (born 1964), American basketball player
- Ricky Wilson (British musician) (born 1978), singer of Kaiser Chiefs
- Rich Wilson (journalist), contemporary UK based freelance rock writer
- Rik Wilson (born 1962), American ice hockey player
- Rita Wilson, American actress
- Rob and Robert Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rob Wilson (racing driver) (born 1952), A former racing driver and current driver coach
- Rob Wilson (born 1965), British politician and entrepreneur, MP for Reading East
- Rob Wilson (born 1973) known as Fresh I.E., Canadian rap artist
- Robert Wilson (dramatist) (died 1600), English Elizabethan dramatist
- Robert Thomas Wilson (1777–1849), British general and politician
- Robert Wilson (Missouri) (1803–1870), American politician and U.S. Senator from Missouri
- Robert Wilson (engineer) (1803–1882), Scottish engineer; inventor of the first practical screw propeller
- Robert L. Wilson (politician) (1805–1880), American politician
- Robert Wilson (ship captain) (1806–1888), helped escaped slaves to freedom
- Robert Wilson (priest) (died 1897), Warden of Keble College, Oxford
- Robert Wilson (physician) (1829–1881), wrote on the conditions and practices in the British mining industry
- Robert Wilson (merchant) (1832–1899), New Zealand merchant and company director
- Robert Wilson (architect) (1834-1901) Scottish architect
- Robert Patterson Clark Wilson (1834–1916), American politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Robert Burns Wilson (1850–1916), American painter and poet
- Robert Dick Wilson (1856–1930), American linguist and Presbyterian scholar
- Robert Wilson (rugby union), rugby union player who represented New Zealand
- Robert E. Lee Wilson (1865–1933), American cotton planter
- Robert Wilson (rugby league) (1879–1916), rugby league footballer of the 1930s
- Robert P. Wilson, American football player and coach
- Robert Richard Wilson (1891–1969) farmer and politician in South Australia
- Robert O. Wilson (1904–1967), American physician
- Juice Wilson, Robert "Juice" Wilson (1904–1993), American jazz violinist
- Robert O. Wilson (1906–1967), American physician noted for his humanitarian work during the Nanking Massacre
- Robert Wilson (tenor) (1907–1964), Scottish tenor
- Robert R. Wilson (1914–2000), American physicist
- Robert Nichol Wilson, Northern Irish politician
- Robert L. Wilson (1920–1944), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert Wilson (astronomer) (1927–2002), British astronomer
- Robert W. Wilson (philanthropist) (1927–2013) American multimillionaire philanthropist
- Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007), American author, essayist, occult and science fiction writer, etc.
- Robert Wilson (politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician
- Robert Wilson (rower) (born 1935), Canadian Olympic rower
- Robert Wilson (tennis) (born 1935), tennis player from the 1960s
- Robert Woodrow Wilson (born 1936), American astronomer and 1978 Nobel laureate in physics
- Robert B. Wilson (born 1937), American economist and professor at Stanford University
- Robert Wilson (director) (born 1941), American avant-garde stage director and playwright
- Robert C. Wilson (born 1951), American novelist and lawyer
- Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953), Canadian science fiction writer
- Robert Wilson (crime novelist) (born 1957), British crime novelist
- Robert Arnott Wilson (born 1958), British mathematician
- Robert Wilson (footballer, born 1961), English football player for Fulham
- Robert McLiam Wilson (born 1966), Northern Irish novelist
- Robert Wilson (running back) (born 1969), American football player
- Robert Wilson (wide receiver) (born 1974), American football player
- Robert Scott Wilson (born 1987), American model and actor
- Robert Willson (artist) (1912–2000), American artist and sculptor
- Robert Willson (bishop) (1794–1866), English Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Bishop of Hobart
- R. N. D. Wilson (1899–1953), Irish poet
- Robin Wilson (author) (born 1928), science fiction author
- Robin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Robin Wilson (mathematician) (born 1943), head of pure mathematics at the Open University, UK
- Robin Wilson (field hockey) (born 1957), New Zealand field hockey player
- Robin Wilson (musician) (born 1965), American singer and guitarist, lead vocalist of the Gin Blossoms
- Robin Wilson (eco-designer) (born 1969), eco-friendly lifestyle expert
- Robin Wilson (psychologist), Canadian-American psychologist
- Robley Wilson (born 1930), American poet, writer and editor
- Rod Wilson (born 1981), US American footballer
- Roger Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Wilson (Indian Army officer) (1882–1966), British Indian Army general
- Roger Wilson (bishop) (1905–2002), Bishop of Wakefield and of Chichester
- Roger C. Wilson (1912–1988), composer of church music
- Roger Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian/American professional ice hockey player
- Roger B. Wilson (born 1948), American Democratic politician, former Governor of Missouri
- Roger Wilson (Sophie Wilson; born 1957), English computer scientist
- Roger Wilson (actor) (born 1958), American movie and TV actor
- Roger Wilson (folk musician), British folk musician
- Roger Wilson (rugby union) (born 1981), Irish rugby player
- Roland Wilson (barrister) (1840–1919), British writer on law and India
- Roland Wilson (economist) (1904–1996), Australian economist
- Roland Wilson (conductor) (born 1956), British conductor and player of baroque cornet, in Germany
- Romer Wilson (1891–1930), British novelist and biographer
- Ron and Ronald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ron Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1915), Australian footballer
- Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1924), English footballer with West Ham United
- Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish footballer with Port Vale
- Ron Wilson (politician) (born 1943), former leader of Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Ron Wilson (drummer) (1945–1989), American musician
- Ron Wilson (newsreader) (born 1952), Irish-born Australian television newsreader
- Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1955), Canadian NHL coach and former player
- Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1956), Canadian AHL assistant coach and former NHL player
- Ron Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1958), Victorian MP
- Ron Wilson (CBC radio host) (born 1958), Canadian radio host, former host of CBC's Edmonton A.M.
- Ron Wilson (Clear Channel radio host), American host of the radio program In the Garden with Ron Wilson
- Ron Wilson (comics), comic book artist
- Ronald Wilson (1922–2005), Australian lawyer, judge and activist
- Ronell Wilson (born 1982), American gang leader sentenced to death for the murder of two police officers
- Ross Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Ross Wilson (ice hockey) (1919–2002), Canadian ice–hockey player
- Ross Wilson (musician) (born 1947), Australian musician, songwriter, and singer
- Ross Wilson (ambassador) (born 1955), U.S. diplomat and ambassador
- Ross Wilson (artist) (born 1958), Irish artist and sculptor
- Ross Wilson (table tennis) (born 1995), British paralympic table tennis player
- Roxane Wilson (born 1965), Australian actress
- Roxanne Wilson (born 1979), American TV and radio personality
- Roy Wilson (British politician) (1876–1942), British Member of Parliament
- Roy Wilson (baseball) (1896–1969), American Major League Baseball player
- Roy Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1932), Canadian provincial politician
- Russell Wilson, several people
- Russell Wilson (Canadian politician) (1864–1936), mayor of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Russell Wilson (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
- Russell Wilson (born 1988), US American football quarterback
- Russell Willson (1883–1948), American admiral
- Ruth Wilson (actress) (born 1982), English actress
- Ruth Wilson Epstein, alleged Soviet spy
- Ryan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Ryan Wilson (athlete) (born 1980), American hurdler
- Ryan Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan Wilson (rugby union) (born 1989), Scottish rugby union player
- Ryan Wilson (wrestler), American wrestler
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- S. Clay Wilson (born 1941), American cartoonist
- S. S. Wilson, American screenwriter
- Sally-Ann Wilson (born 1959), British media executive
- Sam, Sammy and Samuel Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
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- Sammy Wilson (footballer) (born 1931), Scottish footballer
- Sammy Wilson (born 1953), Northern Irish Democratic Unionist politician
- Samuel Wilson (1766–1854), American meat-packer associated with being the original Uncle Sam
- Samuel J. Wilson (1828–1883), Presbyterian academic and pastor
- Samuel Wilson (pastoralist) (1832–1895), Irish-Australian pastoralist and politician
- Samuel Herbert Wilson (1873–1950), British colonial governor
- Samuel B. Wilson (1873–1954), American lawyer and judge from Minnesota
- Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937), British neurologist who first described Wilson's disease
- Samuel Davis Wilson (1881–1939), American mayor of Philadelphia
- Samuel V. Wilson (born 1924), United States Army, former Director DIA and intelligence guru
- Samuel Grayson Wilson (born 1949), U.S. federal judge
- Samuel Wilson (footballer) (born 1983), Nicaraguan footballer
- Samuel Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1985), Australian ice hockey player
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- Sandin Wilson (born 1959), American bassist and singer
- Sandy Wilson (1924–2014), English composer
- Sandy Wilson (director) (born 1947), Canadian film director and screenwriter
- Sarah Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Sarah Wilson (impostor) (1754?-?), English impostor of the non-existent sister of Queen Charlotte
- Sarah Wilson (war correspondent) (1865-1929), first woman war correspondent and aunt of Winston Churchill
- Sarah L. Wilson (born 1959), former judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
- Sarah Wilson (dog trainer) (born 1960), American author and dog trainer
- Sarah Wilson (journalist) (born 1974), Australian journalist and TV presenter
- Sarah Wilson (art historian), British art historian
- Scarlett Mellish Wilson (born 1988), British model and dancer working in Indian cinema
- Scott Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Scott Barchard Wilson (1865–1923), ornithologist and bird collector
- Scott Wilson (judge) (1870–1942), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Scott Wilson (actor) (born 1942), American actor
- Scott Wilson (bodybuilder) (born 1950), American bodybuilder
- Scott Wilson (academic) (born 1962), scholar in media and cultural theory
- Scott Wilson (composer) (born 1969), Canadian composer
- Scott Wilson (rugby league born 1970), Australian former rugby league player
- Scott Wilson (footballer, born 1977), Scottish football player
- Scott Wilson (footballer, born 1982), Scottish football player (Airdrie, Clyde, Stranraer)
- Scott Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Scott Wilson (rugby league), former rugby league footballer
- Sean Wilson (actor) (born 1965), English television actor
- Sean Wilson (speedway rider) (born 1969), English international speedway rider
- Sean Michael Wilson, English comic book writer
- Serena Wilson (1933–2007), American belly dancer and TV presenter
- Seretta Wilson, British actress
- Seth Wilson (1914–2006), American educator
- Shadow Wilson (1919–1959), American jazz drummer
- Shane Wilson (racing) (born 1968), American NASCAR crew chief
- Shane Wilson, Canadian sculptor
- Shannon Wilson, Canadian fashion designer
- Shaun Wilson (born 1972), Australian artist and film maker
- Sheddrick Wilson (born 1973), American football wide receiver
- Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American Olympic wrestler
- Sheree J. Wilson (born 1958), American actress
- Sheri-D Wilson, Canadian poet and activist
- Sherry Wilson, Canadian politician in New Brunswick
- Shirley Wilson (born 1925), US American football coach
- Sid Wilson (born 1977), turntablist of Slipknot
- Simon Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Simon Wilson (fencer) (born 1958), Paralympic fencer and Team GB coach at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Simon Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1976), New Zealand ice hockey player and coach
- Simon Wilson (cyclist) (born 1980), in 2011 British National Track Championships
- Simon Wilson (hurler), Irish hurler
- Simon Wilson (equestrian) in FEI World Cup Jumping 2008/2009
- Sir Mawn Wilson (born 1973), American football wide receiver
- Skip Wilson, American college baseball coach
- Smokey Wilson (born 1936), American blues guitarist
- Sophie Wilson (born 1957), English computer scientist
- Spanky Wilson, American soul, funk, and jazz singer
- Staci Wilson (born 1976), American Olympic soccer player
- Stacy Wilson (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Stan and Stanley Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Stan Wilson (footballer, born 1912) (1912–2004), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
- Stan Wilson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2002), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
- Stanley C. Wilson (1879–1967), American politician
- Stanley Wilson (musician) (1917–1970), American musician and composer
- Stanley Wilson (running back) (born 1961), American football running back
- Stanley Wilson (cornerback) (born 1982), American football cornerback
- Stefan Wilson (born 1989), British racing driver
- Stephanie Wilson (born 1966), American engineer and astronaut
- Stephen, Steve and Steven Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Stephen Fowler Wilson (1821–1897), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Stephen Victor Wilson (born 1941), U.S. federal judge
- Stephen John Wilson (born 1948), former Australian politician from Tasmania
- Stephen Wilson (athlete) (born 1971), Australian track and field athlete
- Stephen W. Wilson, United States Air Force Lieutenant General
- Steve Wilson (basketball) (born 1948), American basketball player
- Steve Wilson (offensive lineman) (born 1954), American NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Steve Wilson (defensive back) (born 1957), American NFL player for the Denver Broncos
- Steve Wilson (jazz musician) (born 1961), American jazz saxophonist & flautist
- Steve Wilson (baseball) (born 1964), Canadian baseball player
- Steve Wilson (football commentator) (born 1967), British Match of the Day commentator
- Steve Wilson (footballer) (born 1974), English goalkeeper
- Steve Wilson (presenter) (born 1974), English television presenter
- Steve Wilson (director), American television director
- Steve Wilson (reporter), American investigative reporter
- Steve Wilson (drummer), former drummer for Against All Will
- Steven Wilson (born 1967), English musician of Porcupine Tree
- Stewart Wilson (born 1942), Scottish rugby union player
- Stewart Murray Wilson (born 1946), New Zealand sex offender
- Stu and Stuart Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Stu Wilson (American football) (1907–1963), American football player
- Stu Wilson (born 1954), former New Zealand rugby union player
- Stuart Wilson (actor) (born 1946), English actor
- Stuart Wilson (footballer) (born 1977), English football midfielder
- Stuart Wilson (archaeologist) (born 1979), English archaeologist
- Stuart Wilson (Big Brother) (born 1984), contestant in Big Brother UK
- Stuart Wilson (sound engineer), Academy Award nominated sound engineer
- Sue Wilson, American politician in Wyoming
- Susan Wilson (born 1951), American author
- Sydney Wilson (born 1990), English snooker player
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- T. J. Wilson (boxer) (born 1975), American boxer
- Tack Wilson (born 1955), American baseball player
- Tammie Wilson (born 1961), American politician in Alaska
- Tammy Wilson (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
- Tanya Wilson (born 1950), Hawaiian beauty queen (Miss USA)
- Tara Wilson (actress) (born 1982), Canadian actress
- Tara Lynn Wilson (born 1982), Canadian actress
- Tara Wilson (pageant titleholder), former Miss West Virginia USA
- Tavon Wilson (born 1990), American football safety
- Tay Wilson (1925–2014), New Zealand rower and Olympic official
- Taylor Wilson (born 1994), American nuclear scientist
- Ted Wilson (footballer) (1855–?), footballer who played for Stoke
- Ted Wilson (mayor) (born 1939), mayor of Salt Lake City
- Ted N. C. Wilson (born 1950), president of the Adventist World Church
- Ted Wilson (American football) (born 1964), former American football wide receiver
- Teddy Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist
- Teddy Wilson (television personality), TV personality and producer
- Teresa Wilson, American softball coach
- Terry Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Terry Wilson (actor) (1923–1999), American actor
- Terry Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1942), Canadian footballer
- Terry Wilson (footballer, born 1959), Scottish footballer (Hibernian FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC)
- Terry Wilson (footballer, born 1969), Scottish footballer (Nottingham Forest FC)
- Terry Wilson (musician), American musician
- Tex Wilson (1901–1946), American baseball player
- Theo Wilson (1917–1997), American journalist
- Theodore Wilson (1943–1991), American character actor
- Theodore James Wilson, better known under his stage name Tyson Kidd (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
- Thom Wilson, American; punk rock record producer and engineer
- Thomas Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Thomas Wilson (rhetorician) (1524–1581), English diplomat, judge, and privy councillor
- Thomas Wilson (Dean of Worcester) (died 1586)
- Sir Thomas Wilson (record keeper) (1560?–1629), English official and Member of Parliament
- Thomas Wilson (lexicographer) (1563–1622), English priest, compiler of an early biblical reference work
- Thomas Wilson (bishop) (1663–1755), Bishop of Sodor and Man
- Thomas Spencer Wilson (1727–1798), British Army officer and Member of Parliament
- Thomas Wilson (philanthropist) (1764–1843), English Congregationalist benefactor
- Thomas Wilson (Virginia politician) (1765–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia
- Thomas Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1772–1824), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Thomas Wilson (poet) (1773–1858), Tyneside poet, writer of The Pitman's Pay
- Thomas Wilson (mayor) (1787–1863), mayor of Adelaide, Australia
- Thomas Braidwood Wilson (1792–1843), Scottish explorer, medical practitioner and settler
- Thomas Wilson (shipping) (1792–1869), English shipping magnate
- Thomas Bellerby Wilson (1807–1865), American naturalist
- Thomas Stokeley Wilson (1813–1894), judge in Iowa
- Thomas Wilson (industrialist), Scottish–American business magnate
- Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) (1827–1910), U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- Thomas Wilson (cricketer) (1841–1929), English cricketer
- Thomas B. Wilson (1852–1929), New York state senator
- Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States
- Thomas Fleming Wilson (1862–1929), British Member of Parliament for North East Lanarkshire, 1910–1911
- Thomas E. Wilson (1868–1958), founder of Wilson Sporting Goods and the Wilson & Company meatpacking company
- Thomas Wilson (Archdeacon of Worcester) (1882–1961)
- T. Webber Wilson (Thomas Webber Wilson, 1893–1948), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Thomas Wilson (composer) (1927–2001), Scottish composer
- Thomas D. Wilson (born 1935), information scientist researching information-seeking behaviors
- Thomas R. Wilson (born 1946), director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
- Thomas "Bubba" Wilson (born 1955), American professional basketball player
- Thomas J. Wilson (born c. 1958), CEO Allstate
- Thomas F. Wilson (born 1959), American actor
- Tim and Timothy Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Tim Wilson (American football) (1954–1996), American football running back
- Tim Wilson (comedian) (1961–2014), American comedian and country music artist
- Tim Wilson (politician) (born 1961), British animator and former UKIP member
- Tim Wilson (policy analyst), Australian public policy analyst and commentator
- Tim Wilson (broadcaster), New Zealand television news reporter and anchor
- Tim Wilson (filmmaker), American filmmaker known as Black Magic Tim
- Tim Wilson (canoeist), Australian canoeist
- Timothy Wilson, American psychologist
- Todd Wilson (director) (1963–2005), American film director
- Todd Wilson (skier) (born 1965), American Olympic Nordic combined skier
- Todd Wilson (organist), American musician
- Tom and Tommy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tom Wilson (actor) (1880–1965), American actor
- Tom Wilson (1910s catcher) (1890–1953), Major League Baseball catcher
- Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1948), England and Huddersfield Town footballer
- Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1992), English footballer
- Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1930) (1930-2010), English footballer
- Tom Wilson (record producer) (1931–1978), 1960s music producer
- Tom Wilson (cartoonist) (1931–2011), US cartoonist whose most famous creation was the cartoon Ziggy
- Tom Wilson (American football) (born 1944), former Texas A&M University head football coach
- Tom Wilson (DJ) (1952–2004), Scottish radio/club DJ
- Tom Wilson (New York politician) (born 1963), mayor of Tuxedo Park, New York
- Tom Wilson (New Jersey) (born 1967), chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
- Tom Wilson (2000s catcher) (born 1970), Major League Baseball catcher
- Tom Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Wilson (musician), formerly of the band Junkhouse
- Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1940), English footballer
- Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–1992), Nottingham Forest and Walsall footballer
- Tommy Wilson (American football) (1932–2006), former National Football League running back
- Tommy Wilson (umpire) (born 1937), former English cricket umpire
- Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1961), head coach of Scotland U-19 national team, as of 2006
- Tony Wilson (British Army officer) (born 1935), Brigadier during the Falklands Conflict
- Tony Wilson (1950–2007), English radio and TV presenter
- Tony Wilson (radio presenter), Australian author and radio presenter
- Torrie Wilson, female professional wrestler
- Toyelle Wilson (born 1981), American basketball player and coach
- Tracey Scott Wilson, American playwright and television writer
- Tracy Wilson (born 1961), Canadian ice dancer
- Tracy Wilson (American football) (born 1989), American football safety
- Travis Wilson (softball) (born 1977), New Zealand softball and baseball player
- Travis Wilson (American football) (born 1984), National Football League player
- Trevor Wilson (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player
- Trevor Wilson (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
- Trey Wilson (1968–1989), American character actor
- Troy Wilson (American football) (born 1970), US American footballer
- Troy Wilson (born 1972), Australian speedway driver and former Australian rules footballer
- Tug Wilson (baseball) (1860–1914), American baseball player
- Tug Wilson (footballer) (Thomas Harold "Tom" Wilson, 1917–1959), Gillingham F.C. player of the 1930s and
- Tyler Wilson (American football) (born 1989), American football player
- Tyler Wilson (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
- Tyler Wilson (footballer) (born 1989), US-born Puerto Rican footballer (soccer)
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- Ulrich Wilson (born 1964) Dutch footballer
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- Valarie Wilson, American politician in Georgia
- Valerie Plame Wilson, CIA operative and figure in political scandal
- Vance Wilson (born 1973), American baseball player
- Vaughn Wilson (born 1976), American actor
- Vic Wilson (cricketer) (1921–2008), English cricketer
- Vic Wilson (racing driver) (1931–2001), British racing driver
- Vicki Wilson (born 1965), Australian netball international and coach
- Victor Wilson (1877–1957), Australian politician
- Victoria Wilson (born 1949), American publishing executive
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- W. Brett Wilson (born 1957), Canadian entrepreneur and Dragon's Den dragon
- W. Eugene Wilson (born 1929), American politician in North Carolina
- Waddell Wilson, American NASCAR crew chief and engine builder
- Wade Wilson (American football) (born 1959), US American footballer and coach
- Wally Wilson (born 1947), American record producer and songwriter
- Walter Wilson (biographer) (1781?–1847), English biographer of nonconformism
- Walter Horatio Wilson (1839–1902), lawyer and politician in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
- Walter Wilson (footballer) British 19th Century footballer
- Walter Bartley Wilson (1870–1954), artist and, founder and football manager at Cardiff City
- Walter Gordon Wilson (1874–1957), engineer and member of the British Royal Naval Air Service
- Walter Wilson (sport wrestler) (1884–?), British Olympic wrestler
- Walter K. Wilson, Jr. (1906–1985), American soldier
- Walter Wilson (baseball) (1913–1994), pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Wayne Wilson (American football) (born 1957), US American footballer and coach
- Wayne Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1963), Canadian ice-hockey player and coach
- Welcome W. Wilson, Sr. (born 1928), American public servant and businessman
- Welcome W. Wilson, Jr. (born 1951), American businessman
- Wendy Wilson (born 1969), American singer (Wilson Phillips); daughter of Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- Wes Wilson (born 1937), American artist
- Wesley Wilson (1893–1958), American blues and jazz singer-songwriter
- Will, William and Willie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Will Wilson (1912–2005), American politician
- Will Wilson (photographer) (born 1969), Native American photographer
- William Wilson (died 1582), British politician; MP for Southwark
- William Wilson (priest) (1545-1615) Canon of Windsor
- William Wilson (architect) (1641–1710), English architect, builder and sculptor
- William Wilson (1720–1796), British politician; Member of Parliament for Ilchester, 1761–1768
- William (Amos) Wilson (1762–1821), folklore figure of southeastern and south-central Pennsylvania
- William Wilson (Ohio politician) (1773–1827), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- William Wilson (Pennsylvania), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1815–1819
- William Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1789–1847), politician in Upper Canada
- William Carus Wilson (1791–1859), English churchman and founder and editor of The Children's Friend
- William Wilson (botanist) (1799–1871), English botanist
- William Wilson (poet) (1801–1860), Scottish-American poet, bookseller and publisher
- William Wilson (bishop) (1806–1888), Anglican bishop in Scotland
- William Wilson (engineer) (1809–1862), first locomotive driver in Germany, railway pioneer
- William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), English physician and surgeon
- William Sydney Wilson (1816–1862), prominent Confederate politician
- William Wilson (mayor) (1819–1897), first mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, 1868
- William Tecumseh Wilson (1823–1905), American Union brevet brigadier general from Ohio
- William Wilson (Zouave) (1823–1874), American Union brevet brigadier general from New York
- William Wilson (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin State Senator
- William K. Wilson, Wisconsin State Senator
- William Wilson (Australian politician) (1834–1891), in Victoria
- William Wilson (Donegal MP) (1836–1876), MP for Donegal 1876–1879
- William Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1838–1922), merchant and politician in British Columbia
- William Lyne Wilson (1843–1900), United States Postmaster General
- William Wilson (aquatics) (1844–1912), Scottish writer on swimming, and the inventor of water polo
- William Wilson (New Brunswick politician) (1845–1921), Canadian politician in New Brunswick
- William Wilson (Medal of Honor) (1847–1895), one of only 19 individuals to receive the Medal of Honor twice
- William Edward Wilson (astronomer) (1851–1908), Irish astronomer
- William Tyson Wilson (1855–1921), British trade unionist and Member of Parliament for Westhoughton
- William C. Wilson (New York politician), New York comptroller in 1906
- William Bauchop Wilson (1862–1934), U.S. (Scottish-born) labor leader and political figure
- William C. Wilson (1866–1915), General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene
- William Othello Wilson (1867–1928), member of the US Army's 9th Cavalry, and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- William Warfield Wilson (1868–1942), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- William E. Wilson (Indiana politician) (1870–1948), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- William Wilson (English academic) (1875–1965), British physicist
- William Wallace Wilson (1876–1967), Alberta politician
- William H. Wilson (1877–1937), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1935–1937
- William Wilson (defender), English footballer for Newcastle United and Bradford City
- William Hardy Wilson (1881–1955), Australian architect, artist and author
- William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885–1964), Canadian politician
- William Wilson (physicist) (1887–1948), English-born physicist
- William Wilson (footballer, born 1902), English footballer
- William Llewellyn Wilson, American conductor, musician, teacher and music educator from Baltimore
- William Wilson (artist) (1905–1972), Scottish stained glass artist, printmaker and watercolour painter
- William E. Wilson (writer) (1906–1988), American author and professor
- William Wilson (Australian sportsman) (1909–1976), Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer
- William Wilson (Labour politician) (1913–2010), British Labour Member of Parliament, 1964–1983
- William A. Wilson (1914–2009), first U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
- William Wilson (footballer, born 1915), English footballer
- William Wilson (footballer, born November 1915), English footballer
- William George Wilson (1917–2007), Sports cinematographer
- William Proctor Wilson (1921–2010), former president of Butterick Publishing Company
- William Wilson (footballer, born 1921), Scottish football goalkeeper
- W. Eugene Wilson (born 1929), former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly
- William Julius Wilson (born 1935), American sociologist
- William Scott Wilson (born 1944), American author and translator of samurai literature
- William Wilson (businessman), chairman of Aston Martin, 1972–1975
- Willie Wilson (footballer) (1941–2001), Scottish footballer
- Willie Wilson (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball outfielder
- Willis Wilson (born 1960), American basketball coach
- Willy Wilson (baseball) (1884–1925), American baseball player
- Willy Wilson (born 1980), Filipino basketball player
- Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States (1913–21)
- Woodie Wilson (1925–1994), American racing driver
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- Yvette Wilson (1964–2012), American comedian and actress
- Yvonne S. Wilson (born 1929), American politician
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- Zuleica Wilson (born 1993), Angolan model
Fictional characters
- Sergeant Arthur Wilson in television comedy Dad's Army
- David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson, title character of novel by Mark Twain
- Debbie Wilson (90210), a character on the TV series 90210
- Doug Wilson (Weeds character), fictional character in the television series Weeds
- Dr. (James) Wilson in House, M.D. television drama
- Norman Wilson (The Wire), fictional character on the television drama The Wire
- Matt Wilson (Home and Away), a fictional character in the Australian soap opera
- Sam "Snap" Wilson, a fictional Marvel Comics superhero known as the Falcon
- Wade Winston Wilson, mercenary and anti-hero "Deadpool" in Marvel Comics
- William Wilson, title character of short story by Edgar Allan Poe
- Wilson W. Wilson Jr. in Home Improvement television comedy series
- The Wilsons, Mr. George & Mrs. Martha Wilson (& 7 of their descendants) in U.S. "Dennis the Menace" comics and various media
See also
- Wilson's disease, autosomal recessive genetic disorder
- Wilson's Heart, episode in season four of House
- Wilson's Raid, cavalry operation during the American Civil War
- Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata
- Wilson's warbler, Cardellina pusilla
- Del Wilson Trophy, Western Hockey League goaltending trophy
- USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7), guided missile armed destroyer, named for Admiral Henry Braid Wilson
- Malcolm Wilson Bridge, a bridge in New York City, also known as the Tappan Zee Bridge
- Mary Wilson (album), a 1979 album by Mary Wilson
- Matt Wilson (crater), elliptical crater in the Northern Territory, Australia
- Scott Wilson Group, a UK-based civil engineering consultancy
- SS Wilson (1968)
- Thomas Wilson (shipwreck), American whaleback freighter wrecked in Lake Superior in 1902
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