List of people with surname Wilson

For information about the name itself, see Wilson (surname).

Wilson is a common English-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A

• 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
• Aaron Wilson (born 1991), Australian bowls player
• Aaron Wilson, Australian film director and writer
• Aaron Wilson (1589–1643), Anglican clergyman
• Abe Wilson (1899–1981), American footballer
• Addie Wilson (1876–1966) American composer, organist and carillonist
• 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
• A'ja Wilson (born 1996), American basketball player
• Ajee' Wilson (born 1994), American middle-distance runner
• Al Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • 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), English cricketer
  • Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1936), English cricketer
  • Alan Wilson (academic) (born 1939), British scientist and social scientist, UCL
  • Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1942), English cricketer
  • Alan Wilson (musician) (1943–1970), aka Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, American blues singer (Canned Heat)
  • Alan Wilson (motorsport) (born 1946), South African race track designer
  • Alan Wilson (composer) (born 1947), British composer of church music
  • Alan Wilson (bishop) (born 1955), Bishop of Buckingham
  • Alan Wilson (rugby league) (born 1967), Australian rugby league player
  • Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician) (born 1973), attorney general of South Carolina
• 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
• Alda Wilson (1910-1996), Canadian sprinter
• Alda Heaton Wilson (1873–1960), American architect and civil engineer
• Alex or Alexander Wilson (disambiguation), several people
• Alexandra Wilson (born 1968), American actress
• 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
• Alice Wilson (1881–1964), Canadian geologist and paleontologist
• Alicia Wilson (footballer) (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 (biologist) (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
• Allie Wilson (born 1996), American middle-distance runner
• Alpheus Waters Wilson (1834–1916), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
• Alyson Wilson (born 1967), American statistician
• Amanda Wilson (born 1980), British singer
• Amir Wilson (born 2004), British actor
• Amy Wilson (artist) (born 1973), American artist
• Andrew and Andy Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
  • Andrew Wilson (artist) (1780–1848), Scottish landscape-painter
  • Andrew Wilson (traveller) (1831–1881), Scottish traveller and author
  • Andrew Wilson (Australian politician) (1844–1906), politician in Queensland, Australia
  • Andrew Wilson (architect) (1866–1950), West Australian architect
  • 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 (Wellington cricketer) (1954–2018), 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 (economist) (born 1970), Scottish politician
  • Andrew Wilson (curler), Scottish curler
  • Andrew Wilson (businessman) (born 1974), present CEO from Electronic Arts
  • Andrew Wilson (musician), frontman for New Zealand punk trio Die! Die! Die!
    • Andy Wilson (cyclist) (1902–1926), 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), 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 (born 1950), Lead singer for American rock band Heart, sister of Nancy Wilson
• Ann-Marie Wilson, British psychologist and FGM activist
• Anna Wilson (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player; sister of American football quarterback Russell Wilson
• Anna Wilson (swimmer) (born 1977), United States-born Olympic swimmer from New Zealand
• Anne Wilson (poet) (1848–1930), Australian poet
• Anne Wilson (artist) (born 1949), American artist
• Anthony H. Wilson (1950–2007), record label owner, nicknamed "Mr Manchester"
• Antonia Joy Wilson, American conductor
• Antonio Wilson (born 1977), American footballer
• Ara Wilson, American academic and author
• Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet (1803–1874), British Indian Army soldier, commanding at the Siege of Bharatpur in 1825–26
• 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 (Australian footballer) (1888–1961), 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 magnate) (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 Wilson (Western Australian politician) (1869–1948), former Western Australian politician
    • 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), Australian Rules footballer
    • Arthur R. Wilson (1894–1956), US General in WW2
    • Arthur Wilson (cricketer) (1894–1977), English cricketer
    • Arthur McCandless Wilson (1902–1979), American professor of biography
    • Arthur Wilson (English footballer) (1908–2000), Southampton, West Ham United and Chester footballer
    • Arthur Wilson (crystallographer) (1914–1995), Canadian crystallographer (Cambridge and Birmingham)
    • Arthur A. Wilson (born 1968), Anglo-Indian cinematographer
      • Artie Wilson (1920–2010), American baseball player
• Atoy Wilson (born 1951/52), American figure skater
• August Wilson (1945–2005), American playwright
• Augusta Jane Evans aka Augusta Jane Wilson (née Evens, 1835–1909), American author (Confederate)
• Austin Wilson (born 1992), American basketball player
• Avery Wilson (born 1995), American singer-songwriter and dancer
• Ayse Wilson, Turkish-American artist

B

• B. A. Wilson (born 1971), American NASCAR driver
• B. J. Wilson (1947–1990), British rock drummer (Procol Harum)
• Barbara Wilson, British psychologist
• Barney Wilson (1912–1999), American basketball coach
• Barrie Wilson (born 1940), Canadian writer, historian and theologian
• Barry Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
  • Barry Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1936–2018), 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 (fullback) (born 1939), professional American football player
  • Ben Wilson (English 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 (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 B. Wilson (1879–1957), English cricketer
    • Benjamin F. Wilson (1922–1988), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
    • Benjamin H. Wilson (1925–1988), 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
• Bertha M. Wilson (1874–1936), American dramatist, critic, actress
• Bertram Martin Wilson (1896–1935), English mathematician
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Big Daddy Wilson (born 1960), American electric and soul blues singer and songwriter
• 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) (1928–2017), 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 who played in the 1910s, and 1920s
    • Billy Wilson (American soccer) (fl. 1920s–1930s), American soccer player
    • Billy Wilson (Australian rugby league) (1927–1993), Australian rugby league footballer
    • Billy Wilson (wide receiver) (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) (1946–2018), English footballer
    • Billy Wilson (academic) (born 1958), theologian affiliated with Oral Roberts University
• Blaine Wilson (born 1974), American Olympic gymnast
• Blair Wilson (born 1963), Canadian Member of Parliament
• Blake S. Wilson (born 1948), an American research scientist
• 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 Wilson (footballer, born August 1898) (1898–1986), Australian rules footballer — played for Carlton
  • Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) fl. 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall River F.C. (USA)
  • 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 player
  • Bob Wilson (cricketer) (born 1928), English cricketer
  • Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2006), English footballer for Preston North End and Tranmere Rovers
  • Bob Wilson (sportscaster) (1929–2015), 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) (1934–2020), 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, first 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 Wilson (footballer, born 1945) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer, played for Essendon
    • Bobby Wilson (tennis) (1935–2020), British tennis player of the 1950s and 1960s
    • 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
• Bobo Wilson (born 1995), American football 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
• Brandon Wilson (born 1953), American explorer and travel writer
• Bradley Wilson (freestyle skier) (born 1992), American freestyle skier
• Brandon Wilson (American football) (born 1994), American football player
• Brenard Wilson (born 1955), American football safety
• Brenda Wilson, Lieutenant–Governor of South Australia
• Brent Wilson (rugby union) (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Brent Wilson (musician), American bassist
• 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), world tour American tennis player
  • Brian Wilson (footballer, born 1983), English footballer with Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
  • Brian Courtney Wilson, American gospel and CCM singer
• Bridgette Wilson (later known as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) (born 1973), American actress and model
• Brooks Wilson, American baseball player
• Bruce Wilson (disambiguation), several people
  • Bruce Wilson (Australian journalist) (1941–2006), Australian sports journalist who mainly worked in England
  • Bruce Wilson (bishop) (1942–2021), Australian Anglican Bishop of Bathurst
  • Bruce Wilson (soccer) (born 1951), Canadian soccer player and coach
• Bryan R. Wilson (1926–2004), English sociologist
• Bryce Wilson (born 1972), Jamaican record producer
• Bryon Wilson (born 1988), American Olympic skier
• Bryse Wilson (born 1997), American baseball player
• Bubba Wilson (born 1955), American basketball player
• Budge Wilson (1927–2021), Canadian author
• Burt Wilson (1933–2021), American philosopher, writer, broadcaster, jazz musician, and political activist
• Butch Wilson (born 1941), American footballer
• Butler R. Wilson (1861–1939), Boston civil rights activist

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 (1970–2023), New Zealand comedian and radio and TV personality
• Caleb Wilson (born 1996), American football player
• 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 (writer) (1889–1962), American screenwriter, voice actor, and producer
• Carey Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey centre
• Carin Wilson (born 1945), New Zealand sculptor
• Carl Wilson (1946–1998), American musician, co-founder of the Beach Boys
  • Carl Wilson (critic), Canadian cultural critic
  • Carl Wilson (politician) (born 1955), American state-level politician (Oregon)
• 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
• Caroline Wilson (diplomat) (born 1970), British diplomat
• Carolyn Wilson (born 1959), British Olympic synchronised swimmer
• Casey Wilson (born 1980), American actress, comedian 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 Sr. (born 1978), US American footballer
• Cedrick Wilson Jr. (born 1995), son of the previous and US American footballer
• Chandra Wilson (born 1969), American actress
• Charles Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
  • Charles Wilson (Quebec 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 (actor) (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
  • Malcolm Wilson (governor) (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) (1931–2019), Canadian composer and choral conductor
  • Charles Wilson (rugby player) (1931–2016), Australian rugby union player and manager
  • Charles Wilson (journalist) (1935–2022), Scottish-born newspaper editor
  • Charles R. Wilson (judge) (born 1954), U.S. Court of Appeals judge
  • Charles Wilson (American football) (born 1968), National Football League wide receiver
  • Charles Richard 'Ricky' Wilson) (born 1978), lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs and judge on The Voice
    • 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 (1932–2021), 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) (1956–2019), Australian blues musician
  • Chris Wilson (fighter) (born 1977), American mixed martial arts fighter
  • Chris Wilson (Canadian politician)
  • Chris Wilson (gridiron football) (born 1982), American football defensive end
  • Chris Wilson (golfer) (born 1984), American professional golfer
• Christine Wilson (disambiguation), several people
• 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) (1948–2018), American jazz musician
  • Chuck Wilson (sports journalist) (born 1954), regular host of GameNight on ESPN Radio
  • Chuck Wilson (athlete) (born 1968), American 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
• Claggett Wilson, (1887–1952) American painter
• Clay Wilson (born 1983), American ice hockey player
• Clement Wilson (athlete) (1891–1983), American sprint athlete
• Clement Wilson (writer) (born 1976), Irish journalist, author and travel writer
• Clerow Wilson Jr. (1933–1998), known as Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor
• Cliff Wilson (1934–1994), Welsh snooker player
• Clifford Wilson (disambiguation), several people
• 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 2nd amendment advocate
• 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), New Zealand comic book artist
  • Colin Wilson (film producer), American film producer
  • Colin Wilson (rugby league) (born 1969), 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 (born 1965), 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

D

• D. Harlan Wilson (born 1971), American short-story writer, literary critic, editor and novelist
• D. W. Wilson (born 1985), Canadian author
• Dale Wilson (politician) (born 1953), Australian politician
• Dale Wilson (actor) (born 1950), Canadian voice actor
• 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 (catcher) (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), English cricketer
    • Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer
      • Dany Wilson (1982–2011), 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 (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) (1933–2002), 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 (Nova Scotia politician) (born 1970), Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
  • Dave Wilson (rugby league) (born 1984), British rugby league footballer
  • Dave Wilson (rugby union) (born 1985), English rugby union footballer
  • 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 (Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin) (1871–1957), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
    • David A. Wilson (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
    • Soldier Wilson (David) Soldier Wilson (1883–1906), English footballer who played for Leeds City
    • David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer) (1880–1926), 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 (1928–2019), 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 (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) (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 C. Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
      • Davie Wilson (1939–2022), 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 comedian
• Dede Wilson (born 1937), American poet and writer
• Demetrius Wilson (born 1990/91), American footballer
• Demond Wilson (born 1946), American actor, author and pastor
• Denis Wilson (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer
• Dennis Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dennis Wilson (composer) (1920–1989), British composer of television scores
  • Dennis Wilson (poet) (1921–2022), British poet of World War II
  • Dennis Main Wilson (1924–1997), British television and radio producer
  • Dennis Wilson (1944–1983), American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)
• Derek Wilson (architect) (1922–2016), New Zealand architect
• Derek Wilson (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player
• De'Runnya Wilson (1994–2020), 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
• No I.D. aka Dion Wilson (born 1971), American hip-hop rapper/producer
• Divaad Wilson (born 2000), American football player
• Dolores Wilson (1928–2010), American opera singer and musical theatre actress
• Dolores Wilson (baseball) (1928–2022), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• 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) (1914–2015), Australian footballer
  • Don Wilson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2003), English football player and manager, played for Bury FC
  • Don Wilson (cricketer) (1937–2012), English cricketer
  • Don W. Wilson (born 1942), 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 Erwin Wilson (1932–2002), U.S. Navy admiral
    • Donald Roller Wilson (born 1938), American artist
    • Donald Wilson (cyclist) (born 1944), Australian cyclist
• Donegal Wilson, Canadian politician
• Donna Wilson, American educational and school psychologist
• Donovan Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• 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 Canadian 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
• Drusilla Wilson (1815–1908), American temperance leader and Quaker pastor
• Duane Wilson (American football), American football coach
• Duane Wilson (1934–2021), American baseball player
• Duff Wilson (born 1950s), American investigative reporter
• Dunc Wilson (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey goaltender

E

• E. J. Wilson (born 1987), American footballer
• E. O. Wilson Edward Osborne Wilson (1929–2021), 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 football player
• 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
    • Eddy Wilson (American football) (born 1997), American football player
• Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872–1961), second wife of Woodrow Wilson
• Edith Wilson (singer) (1896–1981), American blues singer and vaudeville performer
• Edmund Wilson (1895–1972), American writer and literary critic
• Edmund Wilson, Sr. (1863–1923), American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey
• Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856–1939), 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) (1820–1877), 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 (born 1943), American; founder of Armadillo World Headquarters
• Effingham Wilson (1785–1868), radical publisher and bookseller
• Eileen Wilson (1923–2018), American television star
• Eleanor Wilson McAdoo (1889-1967), third daughter of Woodrow Wilson
• Elder Roma Wilson (1910–2018), American gospel harmonica player and singer
• Elinor Wilson, Canadian civil servant, President of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
• Ella B. Ensor Wilson (1838-1913), American social reformer and writer
• Ellen Axson Wilson (1860–1914), first wife of Woodrow Wilson, former First Lady of the United States
• 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
• Emanuel Wilson (American football) (born 1999), American football player
• Emily Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Emma Wilson (born 1967), British academic and writer
• Emma Wilson (sailor) (born 1999), British sailor
• 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
• Ephraim King Wilson (1771–1834), American politician
• Ephraim King Wilson II (1821–1891), American politician
• 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 (linebacker, born 1962) (born 1962), US American football player
  • Eric Wilson (linebacker, born 1994) (born 1994), 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 (born 1964), 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 (1928–2016), Mexican/American music theorist
• Ethel Wilson (1888–1980), 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

F

• F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American author
• Fergal Wilson (born 1979), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Fiammetta Wilson (1864-1920), British astronomer
• Flip Wilson, born Clerow Wilson Jr. (1933–1998), American comedian and actor
• 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) (1876–1957), British rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics
  • Francis Wilson (English cricketer) (1876–1964), British Army officer and cricketer
  • Francis Stuart Wilson (1883–1915), Royal Marines officer and pilot; cricketer in Jamaica
  • Francis Gordon Wilson (1900–1959), New Zealand architect
  • Francis Wilson (meteorologist) (born 1949), British weather forecaster
• Frank Wilson (disambiguation)
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Freya Wilson (born 1999), British actress

G

• G. Willow Wilson (born 1982), American comics writer, author and journalist
• Gahan Wilson (1930–2019), American author and cartoonist
• Garrett Wilson (born 2000), American football wide receiver
• Garrett Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian professional ice hockey winger
• Garry and Gary Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Garry Wilson (born 1953), Australian rules footballer (nicknamed "Flea")
  • Garry Wilson (footballer) (born 1963), 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), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros
    • Gary Wilson (1990s pitcher) (born 1970), 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 First Lady of California
• Gene Wilson (American football) (1926–2002), NFL football player
• Geoff and Geoffrey Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Geoff Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1941), member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Geoff Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1952), member of the Queensland Parliament
  • Geoff Wilson (professor) (1938–2020), Australian nuclear physicist
    • 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 (racewalker) (1766–1839), 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 (chemist) (1818–1859), Scottish chemist and museum director
  • George Fergusson Wilson (1822–1902), English industrial chemist
  • George Washington Wilson (1823–1893), pioneering Scottish photographer
  • Jurgen Wilson 'George' Jurgen Wilson (1836–1897), German-American Union Army officer
  • George W. Wilson (politician) (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 Wilson (cricketer, born 1887) George Charles Lee Wilson (1887–1917), New Zealand cricketer
  • George Alfred Wilson (1877–1962), English cricketer
  • George Wilson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1960), 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 (1940s rugby player), Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s
  • George Wilson (outfielder) (1925–1975), professional baseball player
  • George Balch Wilson (1927–2021), American composer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan
  • George Wilson (basketball, born 1942) (1942–2023), 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
• Georgia Wilson (field hockey) (born 1996), Australian field hockey player
• Georgia Wilson (equestrian) (born 1995), British para-equestrian
• Georgia Wilson (footballer) (born 2002), English footballer
• 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
• Gertrude Wilson (1888 – 1968) American composer and pianist
• 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 (1945–2022), 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 squash player from New Zealand
    • Glenn Wilson (psychologist) (born 1942), specialist in personality
    • Glenn Wilson (baseball) (born 1958), 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) (1915–1997), US American football player
  • Gordon Wilson (peace campaigner) (1927–1995), peace campaigner and Irish senator
  • Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician) (1938–2017), leader of the Scottish National Party
  • Gordon Wilson (British Columbia politician) (born 1949), leader of British Columbia Liberal Party
  • Gordon Wilson (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
• Grace Wilson (1879–1957), Australian high-ranked army nurse during World War I and World War II
• Grace Wilson (soccer) (born 2005), Australian football player
• Graeme, Graham and Grahame Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Graeme Wilson (translator) (1919–1992), British academic and translator
    • Graham Wilson (rugby league) (1949–2005), Australian rugby league footballer
    • Graham Wilson (cricketer) (born 1970), English cricketer
    • Graham Malcolm Wilson (1917–1977), British physician
      • Grahame Wilson, Rhodesian Army officer
• Grant M. Wilson (1931–2012), American thermodynamicist
• Grant Wilson (born 1974), 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
• Halena Wilson (1897-1975), American activist, educator, and cooperative movement leader
• Hamish Wilson (1942–2020), 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 (athlete) (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. (1925–2019), 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 Wilson (Louisiana politician) Harry D. Wilson (1869–1948), American politician
  • Harry Wilson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1873–1906)
  • Harry Wilson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer who played in the early 1900s
  • Harry Wilson (Australian footballer) (1885–1972), Australian rules footballer with South Melbourne
  • Harry Wilson (hurdler) (1896–1979), 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 (halfback) (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, financial executive
  • Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997), Welsh international footballer
• Hay Wilson (died 1925), British Anglican priest
• Hayley Wilson (born 2001), Australian skateboarder
• Heather Wilson (born 1960), American congresswoman
• Heather Wilson (cyclist) (born 1982), Irish racing cyclist
• Helen Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Henry Wilson (sailor) (1740–1810), English naval captain of the British East India Company
  • Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (1778–1826), United States Congressman
  • Henry J. Wilson (U.S. Army officer) (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
  • Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet Henry Hughes Wilson (1864–1922), British soldier and politician
  • Henry Wilson (architect) (1864–1934), British architect, jeweller and designer
  • Henry Wilson (baseball) (1876–1929), 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 basketball player
• Herbert Ward Wilson (1877–1955), Australian educator and naturalist
• Herbert Wrigley Wilson (1866–1940), British journalist and naval historian
• Hilda Wilson (1860 – 1918) British contralto and composer
• Hill H. Wilson (1840-1896), American businessman and politician
• Hobb Wilson (Harold Wilson) (1904–1977), 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
• Howard Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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) (1943–2018), American actor/director and television series creator/producer
  • Hugh Wilson (New Zealand 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

I

• 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) (1923–1989), Scottish football player
  • Ian Wilson (cricketer) (1932–2013), Irish cricketer
  • Ian Wilson (Australian politician) (1932–2013), Australian politician
  • Ian Wilson (cinematographer) (1939–2021), English cinematographer
  • Ian Wilson (author) (born 1941), British writer on Christianity, history & science
  • Ian E. Wilson (born 1943), chief Librarian and Archivist of Canada
  • Ian Wilson (entrepreneur) (1943–2020), British entrepreneur and travel writer
  • Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1958), Scottish international football player
  • Ian Wilson (soccer) (born 1960), American soccer player
  • Ian Wilson (composer) (born 1964), Irish composer
  • Ian Wilson (phonetician) (born 1966), Canadian professor
  • Ian Wilson (swimmer) (born 1970), British swimmer
  • Ian Wilson (biologist) (fl. 2000s), American microbiologist
• Ibbie McColm Wilson (1834-1908), poet
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people

J

• J. C. Wilson (born 1956), American football cornerback
• J. Frank Wilson (1941–1991), American singer, the lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
• J. Keith Wilson, American art curator
• J. S. Wilson (John Skinner "Belge" Wilson, 1888–1969), Scottish soldier and scouting notable
• Jack Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jacob Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945), English author
• Jalen Wilson (born 2000), American basketball player
• 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, UK
  • James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey
  • James Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania
  • James Wilson (bishop) (1780–1857), Bishop of Cork
  • James Wilson (journalist) (1787–1850), Irish-American journalist. He was the grandfather of Woodrow Wilson
  • James Wilson (zoologist) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
  • James Wilson II (1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I
  • 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), United States Secretary of Agriculture
  • James Wilson (Irish nationalist) (1836–1921), Fenian involved in the Catalpa rescue of 1876
  • James Wilson (Archdeacon of Manchester) (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
  • 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) (1856–1935), 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 (footballer, born 1866) (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 Wilson (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1917), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park)
  • James B. Wilson (1896–1986), American football player and coach
  • James Wilson (cinematographer), British cinematographer
  • James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
  • James H. Wilson (American football) (1940–2013), American football coach
  • 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 (1921–2022), British Assyriologist
  • James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
  • James "Mark" Wilson (1929–2021), American magician
  • James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), professor of public policy at Pepperdine University
  • James A. Wilson, mathematician
  • James Wilson (scientist), 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamil Wilson (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• 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
• Janet Woodrow Wilson (1826-1888), mother of Woodrow Wilson
• 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 (basketball) (born 1947), American basketball player
• Jasper Wilson (politician) (1819–1896), American preacher and politician in Georgia
• Jean Wilson (speed skater) (1910–1933), Canadian skater
• Jean Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (1928–2014), American politician in Pennsylvania
• Jean Moorcroft Wilson (born 1941), British academic and writer
• Jeanne Wilson (1926–2018), 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 (Canadian politician) (born c. 1978), Canadian politician
  • Jeff Wilson (racing driver), British auto racing driver
  • Jeff Wilson (professor), American professor and academic dumpster diver
  • Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
    • Jeffrey A. Wilson, American professor of geological sciences
• Jenell Slack-Wilson (born 1984), American voice actress for PB&J Otter
• Jennie Scott Wilson (1875-1951) American child prodigy as an elocutionist
• Jennifer and Jenny Wilson, 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 (skater)
  • Jennifer P. Wilson (born 1975), American federal judge
  • Jenny Wilson (politician) (born 1965), American politician in Salt Lake City
  • Jenny Wilson (singer) (born 1975), Swedish singer-songwriter
• Jeremy Wilson (1944–2017), British historian and writer
• Jerome L. Wilson (1931–2019), New York state senator
• Jeron Wilson (born 1977), American professional skateboarder
• Jerry Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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 (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1941), member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
  • Jim Wilson (wrestler) (1942–2009), American football player, professional wrestler
  • Jim Wilson (Oklahoma politician) (1947–2018), 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 (Ontario 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 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 of 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 of the 1940s and 1950s
    • Jimmy Wilson (politician) (1931–1986), Louisiana politician
    • Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1942), Scottish footballer
    • Jimmy Wilson (American football) (born 1986), American football cornerback
• Joan Dolores Wilson (born 1933), American composer and harpist
• 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 (born 1971), 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 (bobsleigh) (1935–2019), American Olympic bobsledder
  • Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2015), played at full back for Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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 Nathanial Wilson (1822–1895), Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
  • 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 (Canadian politician) (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
  • 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 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 (1892–1968), Northern Irish politician (MP [Northern Irish] 1933–1938)
  • John Leonard Wilson (1897–1970), 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 S. Wilson (music critic) (1913–2002), American music critic and jazz radio host
  • 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 (1914–1968), 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 Wilson (Irish politician) (1923–2007), Irish politician
  • John Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran (1924–2014), British soldier and diplomat
  • John E. Wilson (1927–2019), American basketball player known as Jumping Johnny Wilson
  • John Howard Wilson (1930–2015), Scottish rugby union player
  • John Wilson (footballer, born 1934), English football (soccer) player
  • John Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (1940–2019), 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) (1943–2018), British angler
  • John Wilson (British Columbia politician) (born 1944), Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada
  • John Wilson (drummer) (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 Green politician) (born 1956), member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)
  • John Wilson (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golfer
  • John Wilson (Garda) (born 1962/63), Irish 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 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
• Johnny Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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 Ruggles Wilson Jr. (1867-1827), brother 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 (1949–2019), United States ambassador and husband of Valerie Plame Wilson
  • Joseph Wilson (English 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 deputy governor of Tennessee
  • Justin Wilson (racing driver) (1978–2015), British Formula One and IndyCar driver
  • Justin Wilson (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball pitcher

K

• Kaia Wilson (born 1974), American musician
• Kandace Wilson (born 1984), American soccer player
• Kara Wilson (born 1944), Scottish actress
• 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 (South Australian 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 M. Wilson, historian and author
• Kelly Wilson (disambiguation), several people
• Kelsey Wilson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Kelvin Wilson (born 1985), English footballer
• Kenneth Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
  • Ken Wilson (ice hockey) (1923–2008), Canadian minor hockey league general manager and owner
  • Ken Wilson (sportscaster) (born 1947), American sports broadcaster
    • 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 awarded the Nobel Prize
    • Kenneth T. Wilson (born 1936), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly
    • Kenneth Wilson (canoeist) (born 1938), American Olympic canoer
    • Kenneth Robert Wilson (born 1965), American drummer for band Marilyn Manson, aka Kenny, better known as Ginger Fish
      • Kenny Wilson (footballer) (born 1946), 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
• Kerrie Wilson, Australian environmental scientist
• Kerry-Jayne Wilson (late 20th/early 21st c.), New Zealand biologist and professor
• 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 1979), Canadian country music singer
• Kris Wilson (American football) (born 1981), American football player
• Kris Wilson (baseball) (born 1976), American baseball player
• Kristen Wilson (born 1969), American actress
• Kristian Wilson (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer
• Kyle Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey forward
• Kyle Wilson (English footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
• Kyle Wilson (cornerback) (born 1987), American football cornerback
• Kym Wilson (born 1973), Australian actress and TV host
• Kyren Wilson (born 1991), English snooker player

L

• Lainey Wilson, American singer
• 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) (1938–2020), American football player
  • Larry Jon Wilson (1940–2010), American country singer, guitarist and musician
  • Larry Wilson (screenwriter) (born 1948), American screenwriter
  • Larry Y. Wilson (born 1949), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• 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)
• Leonard Gilchrist Wilson (1928–2018), Canadian-American historian of medicine and science
• Les and Leslie Wilson (disambiguation), several people
  • Les Wilson (baseball) (1885–1969), American baseball player
  • Les Wilson (soccer) (born 1947), Canadian soccer administrator and professional player
  • Les Wilson (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
    • Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955), British 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
• Lindy Wilson, South African politician
• Linetta Wilson (born 1967), American Olympic sprinter
• Lionel Wilson (politician) (1915–1998), mayor of Oakland, California (1977–1991)
• Lionel Wilson (voice actor) (1924–2003), American voice actor
• Lisa Wilson-Foley (born 1960), American entrepreneur
• Logan Wilson (born 1996), American football player
• 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
• Lori Wilson (1937–2019), American politician
• Louise Wilson (1962–2014), British professor of fashion design
• Lucy Wilson (1888–1980), American physicist
• Luis Wilson (born 1962), Peruvian politician
• Luisa Wilson (born 2005), Mexican-Canadian ice hockey player
• Luke Wilson (born 1971), 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

M

• M. Roy Wilson (born 1953), President of Wayne State University
• Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–2017), Carlton Australian rules footballer
• Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1922) (1922–1966), Melbourne Australian rules footballer
• Mack Wilson (born 1998), American football player
• Macel Wilson (born 1943), Hawaiian beauty queen, artist and film editor for Danish Broadcasting Corporation
• Maia Wilson (born 1997), New Zealand netball player
• Mak Wilson (born 1957), English puppeteer, CG animation director, mocap artist and voice actor
• Malcolm Wilson (governor) (1914–2000), Governor of New York
• Malcolm Wilson (rally driver) (born 1956), British rally driver and motorsports personality
• Manumaua Wayne C. Wilson, American Samoan politician
• Mara Wilson (born 1987), American actress
• Marc Wilson (American football) (born 1957), American football quarterback
• Marc Wilson (Irish footballer) (born 1987), Irish footballer playing for Stoke
• Marcus Wilson (American football) (born 1968), American football player
• Marcus Wilson (baseball) (born 1996), American baseball 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 (novelist) (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 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 (1918–1972), 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 (1929–2016), Mozambican football player and manager
• Marion Wilson (boxer) (born 1956), American boxer
• Marius Wilson, Saint Lucian politician
• Marjorie Wilson (born 1951), English geologist and petrologist
• Mark Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marquess Wilson (born 1992), American footballer
• Marquise Wilson, American actor
• Martez Wilson (born 1988), American footballer
• Martha Loftin Wilson (1834–1919), American missionary worker, journal editor, heroine of the American Civil War
• Martha Wilson (born 1947), American performance artist
• Martin Wilson (writer) (born 1973), American writer
• Martin Wilson (artist), Australian artist
• Marty Wilson (poker player) (1957–2019), English professional poker player
• Marty Wilson (basketball) (born 1966), American college basketball coach
• Marvin Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mary Wilson (disambiguation)
  • Mary Wilson (broadcaster), Irish broadcaster and journalist
  • Mary Wilson (singer) (1944–2021), American singer, founding member of The Supremes
  • Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (1916–2018), English poet and wife of Harold Wilson
  • Mary Ann Wilson (born 1936), American nurse and TV exercise presenter
  • 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 (1889–1962), English serial killer known as "the Merry widow of Windy Nook"
  • Mary Evans Wilson (1866–1928), Boston civil rights activist
  • Mary Jane Wilson (1840-1916), English founder of religious order, named as "Venerable"
  • Mary Louise Wilson (born 1931), American film, musical theatre, stage and television actress
• Matilda Ellen Wilson (1860 – 1918) British contralto and composer
• 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
• Maurice Wilson (footballer), Scottish footballer
• 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 (actress) (born 1961), American actress
• Melanie Wilson (rower) (born 1984), British Olympic rower
• Melanie D. Wilson, American academic administrator and law professor
• Meri Wilson (1949–2002), American pop music singer
• Mervyn Wilson (1922–2022), Irish Anglican priest
• Micaela Wilson (born 1992), Australian netball player
• Michael and Mike Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Millie Wilson (born 1948), American artist
• Mitch Wilson (1962–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
• Mitchell A. Wilson (1914–1973), American novelist and physicist
• Monique Wilson (councilwoman), Saban councilwoman
• Mookie Wilson (born 1956), American baseball player
• Morland Wilson, Jamaican politician
• Munira Wilson (born 1978), British Member of Parliament elected 2019
• 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

N

• N. D. Wilson (born 1978), American author
• Nadine Wilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan
• Nairn Wilson (born 1950), British dentist
• Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) (1937–2018), 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) (1935–2013), 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 (field hockey) (born 1990), field hockey player
    • Nick Wilson (American football) (born 1996), 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 (baseball) (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
• Norah Wilson (1901–1971), Australian Aboriginal community worker
• Norma Wilson (1909–2000), New Zealand sprinter
• Norma Wilson (cricketer) (1929–2022), Australian cricketer
• Norman Frank Wilson (1876–1956), Canadian farmer and political figure
• Norman D. Wilson (engineer) (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 (1938–2017), American country music singer-songwriter and producer

O

• O. W. Wilson (1900–1972), American police chief and writer
• Oliver Wilson (born 1980), English golfer
• Olly Wilson (1937–2018), American composer
• Omar Wilson, American R&B artist
• Ontaria Wilson (born 1999), American football wide receiver
• O'Neil Wilson (born 1978), Canadian football player
• Orlando Wilson (television presenter) (born 1947), American TV fishing show presenter and angler
• Oswald Wilson (1866–1950), Australian architect
• 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

P

• P. Wilson (born 1966), Indian lawyer
• Paddy Wilson (1933–1973), Northern Ireland politician
• Pat Wilson (born 1948), Australian singer and journalist
• Patrice Wilson (born 1983), Nigerian-American music producer and singer-songwriter
• Patricia Wilson (1929–2005), novelist
• Patrick Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
  • Patrick Wilson (librarian) (1927–2003), librarian, information scientist and philosopher
  • Patrick Wilson (born 1973), U.S. stage, musical theatre, film and television actor
  • Patrick Wilson (drummer) (born 1969), drummer for the band Weezer
  • Patrick Wilson (composer), British musician/composer
• Paul Wilson 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
  • F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American science fiction and horror author
  • Paul Wilson (pole vaulter) (born 1947), American pole vault world record holder
  • Paul Wilson (Scottish footballer) (1950–2017), 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 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 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
  • Paul Wilson (music theorist), American music theorist and professor
  • R. Paul Wilson, sleight of hand expert
• Paulette Wilson (1956–2020), British immigration activist
• Pauline Wilson, Hawaiian jazz/pop singer
• Payton Wilson (born 2000), American football player
• Peggy Wilson (Alaska politician) (born 1945), Alaska politician
• Peggy Wilson (golfer) (born 1934), American golfer
• Peggy Wilson (Louisiana politician) (born 1937), Louisiana politician
• Penelope Wilson, British Egyptologist
• Penny Wilson (born 1962), British windsurfer
• 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
• Perry William Wilson (1902–1981), American microbiologist and biochemist
• 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, US Senator from California and later Governor
  • Pete Wilson (broadcaster) (1945–2007), San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio personality
  • Pete Wilson (historian) (born 1957), British historian specialising in Roman archaeology
  • Pete Wilson (bass guitarist) (born 1966), British bass guitarist
    • Peter Wilson (disambiguation), one of several people, including:
    • Peter Wilson (American soccer), Scottish-born American footballer in the 1890s and early 1900s
    • Peter Wilson (bishop) (1883–1956), Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
    • Peter Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1983), Scottish international footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
    • Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945–2022), 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 kidnapping and disappearance) (1952–1973), Northern Irish kidnap victim; one of the "Disappeared"
    • Peter Wilson (ski jumper) (born 1952), Canadian 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 (footballer, born 1972), English footballer
  • Philip Wilson (bishop) (1950-2021), Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia
  • Philip D. Wilson Jr. (1920–2016), M.D., orthopedic surgeon
  • Philip Whitwell Wilson (1875–1956), British Liberal politician, writer and journalist
  • Phill Wilson (born 1956), American HIV/AIDS activist
  • Phillip Wilson (drummer) (1941–1992), American jazz drummer
• Pippa Wilson (born 1986), English professional sailor
• Precious Wilson (born 1957), Jamaican soul singer
• Preston Wilson (born 1974), American baseball player

Q

• Quentin Wilson (1942–2019), American engineer
• Quincy Wilson (running back) (born 1981), American football running back
• Quincy Wilson (cornerback) (born 1996), American football cornerback

R

• R. J. Wilson (born 1971), American politician
• R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician
• 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
• Ranji Wilson (1886–1953), New Zealand rugby union international
• Ransom Wilson (born 1951), American flautist and conductor
• Ray and Raymond Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ray Wilson (English footballer) (1934–2018), member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup
  • Ray Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1945), 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), lead vocalist of Genesis
  • Ray Wilson (American football) (born 1971), US American footballer
    • Raymond Wilson (physicist) (1928–2018), English physicist who developed the concept of active optics
• Raylen Wilson (born 2005), American football player
• Reagan Wilson (born 1947), American model and actress
• Rebecca Wilson (1961–2016), Australian journalist, radio and TV presenter
• Rebekah Wilson (born 1991), British Olympic bobsledder
• Rebel Wilson (born 1980), Australian comedian, actress and writer
• Red Wilson (1929–2014), American baseball player
• Reg Wilson (born 1948), English speedway team manager and rider
• Reginald Wilson (psychologist) (1927-2020), 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
  • Reuben Wilson (cricketer) (born 2006), Irish cricketer
• 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) (1926–2018), 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
        • 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
• Rik Wilson (1962–2016), American ice hockey player
• Risë Wilson, American community organizer
• Rita Wilson (born 1956), American actress
• Rob and Robert Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rob Wilson (racing driver) (born 1952), racing driver and 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 Wilson (British Army officer, born 1777) (1777–1849), British general and politician
    • Robert Wilson (Missouri politician) (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 (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 Wilson (priest, born 1840) (1840–1897), Warden of Keble College, Oxford
    • Robert Burns Wilson (1850–1916), American painter and poet
    • Robert Dick Wilson (1856–1930), American linguist and Presbyterian scholar
    • Robert Wilson (rugby union, born 1861) (1861–1944), 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 who played in 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
    • Robert Wilson (Manitoba politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician
    • Robert Wilson (Canadian rower) (born 1935), Canadian Olympic rower
    • Robert Wilson (tennis) (1935–2020), 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) (1974–2020), American football player
    • Robert Scott Wilson (born 1987), American model and actor
    • R. N. D. Wilson (1899–1953), Irish poet
    • Robin Wilson (author) (1928–2013), 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 (1930–2018), 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, Governor of Missouri
  • Sophie Wilson aka Roger 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
• Roman Wilson (born 2001), American football player
• Romer Wilson (1891–1930), British novelist and biographer
• Ron and Ronald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ron Wilson (Australian footballer) (1915–1984), Australian footballer
  • Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1924) (1924–2007), English footballer with West Ham United
  • Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish footballer with Port Vale
  • Ron Wilson (American politician) (born 1943), 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 player
  • Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1956), Canadian AHL assistant coach and NHL player
  • Ron Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1958), Victorian MP
  • Ron Wilson (CBC radio host) (born 1958), Canadian radio host, 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 (disambiguation), 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
• 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

S

• S. Clay Wilson (1941–2021), American cartoonist
• S. S. Wilson, American screenwriter
• Sally-Ann Wilson (born 1959), British media executive
• Sam, Sammy and Samuel Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sammy Wilson (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2014), 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 Wilson (footballer) (born 1983), Nicaraguan footballer
    • Samuel Wilson (pastoralist) (1832–1895), Irish-Australian pastoralist and politician
    • Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937), British neurologist who first described Wilson's disease
    • Samuel B. Wilson (1873–1954), American lawyer and judge from Minnesota
    • Samuel Davis Wilson (1881–1939), American mayor of Philadelphia
    • Samuel Franklin Wilson (1845–1923), American state politician and judge
    • Samuel Grayson Wilson (born 1949), U.S. federal judge
    • Samuel Herbert Wilson (1873–1950), British colonial governor
    • Samuel J. Wilson (1828–1883), Presbyterian academic and pastor
    • Samuel Rupert Wilson (1844–1927), mining engineer in Australia
    • Samuel V. Wilson (1923–2017), United States Army, director DIA and intelligence officer
• Sandin Wilson (born 1959), American bassist and singer
• Sandy Wilson (1924–2014), English composer
• Sandy Wilson (director) (born 1947), Canadian film director and screenwriter
• Sandy Fife Wilson (born 1950), Native American art educator, fashion designer and artist
• 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), 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
• 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) (1942–2018), American actor
  • Scott Wilson (bodybuilder) (1950–2018), 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 professional rugby league footballer
  • 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 (1980s rugby league), rugby league footballer
• Sean Wilson (actor) (born 1965), English television actor
• Sean Wilson (speedway rider) (born 1969), English international speedway rider
• Sean Michael Wilson, Scottish comic book writer
• Serena Wilson (1933–2007), American belly dancer and TV presenter
• Seretta Wilson (born 1951), 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
• Shaun Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Sheddrick Wilson (born 1973), American football wide receiver
• Sheldon Wilson, Canadian film director, screenwriter and film producer
• 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 (1925–2021), 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 (1936–2015), 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), 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 (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), drummer for Against All Will
      • Steven Wilson (born 1967), English musician of Porcupine Tree
      • Steven Wilson (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
      • Steven Dean Wilson (born 1982), Top tier fork lift driver, detail specialist. Hit by two cars on bicycle.
• Stewart Wilson (born 1942), Scottish rugby union player
• Stewart Murray Wilson (1946–2021), New Zealand sex offender
• Stu and Stuart Wilson (disambiguation), several people
  • Stu Wilson (American football) (1907–1963), American football player
  • Stu Wilson (born 1954), 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 and Susan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
  • Sue Wilson, American politician in Wyoming
  • Susan Wilson (born 1951), American author
  • Susan R. Wilson (1948–2020), Australian statistician
• Sydney Wilson (born 1990), English snooker player

T

• T. J. Wilson (boxer) (born 1975), American boxer
• Tack Wilson (born 1955), American baseball player
• Talei Qalo Wilson (born 1995), Fijian rugby union 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 Lynn Wilson (born 1982), Canadian actress
• Tara Wilson (pageant titleholder), 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), American football wide receiver
• Teddy Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist
• Teddy Wilson (television personality), TV personality and producer
• Teresa Wilson, American softball coach
• Terence Wilson, also known as Astro, former British singer and member of British bandUB40
• Terry Wilson (disambiguation), several people
  • Terry Wilson (actor) (1923–1999), American actor
  • Terry Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1942), Canadian football player
  • 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
• Theodore Percival Wilson (1819–1881), Anglican priest and headmaster in Adelaide, South Australia
• 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 magnate) (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, born 1841) (1841–1929)
  • Thomas Wilson (New Zealand cricketer) (1869–1918)
  • 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
  • Bubba Wilson 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 (UK politician) (born 1961), British animator and UKIP member
  • Tim Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1980), Australian politician 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, creator of Ziggy
  • Tom Wilson (American football) (1944–2016), Texas A&M University head football coach
  • Tom Wilson (DJ) (1952–2004), Scottish radio/club DJ
  • Tom Wilson (musician) (born 1959), of the band Junkhouse
  • Tom Wilson (New Jersey lobbyist) (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
    • 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), National Football League running back
    • Tommy Wilson (umpire) (born 1937), English cricket umpire
    • Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1961), head coach of Scotland U-19 national team, as of 2006
• Tony Wilson (British Army officer) (1935–2019), Brigadier during the Falklands Conflict
• Tony Wilson (1950–2007), English radio and TV presenter
• Tony Wilson (radio presenter), Australian author and radio presenter
• Tony Wilson (snooker player) (born 1964), Manx snooker player
• Torrie Wilson (born 1975), 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 (wide receiver) (born 1984), National Football League player
• Trevor Wilson (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player
• Trevor Wilson (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
• Trey Wilson (1948–1989), American character actor
• Troy Wilson (defensive lineman) (born 1970), US American footballer
• Troy Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1972), Australian speedway driver and 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 1940s
• 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)
• Tyree Wilson (born 2002), American football player

U

• Ulrica Wilson, African-American mathematician
• Ulrich Wilson (born 1964), Dutch footballer
• U.P. Wilson (1934–2004), American blues guitarist and singer

V

• Valarie Wilson, American politician in Georgia
• Valerie Plame Wilson (born 1963), 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
• Viola Wilson (1911–2002), Scottish soprano in Australia

W

• W. Brett Wilson (born 1957), Canadian entrepreneur and Dragon's Den dragon
• W. Eugene Wilson (1929–2015), American politician in North Carolina
• Waddell Wilson (born 1936), American NASCAR crew chief and engine builder
• Wade Wilson (American football) (1959–2019), 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, fl. 1894) British 19th-century footballer
• Walter Bartley Wilson (1870–1954), artist; 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 1961), 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 (1937–2020), American artist
• Wesley Wilson (1893–1958), American blues and jazz singer-songwriter
• Weston Wilson (born 1994), American baseball player
• Wilder Wilson (born 2000), Nicaraguan footballer
• William Wilson (disambiguation), including Will, William and Willie Wilson
  • Will Wilson
    • Will Wilson (1912–2005), American politician
    • Will Wilson (photographer) (born 1969), Native American photographer
  • William Wilson
    • William Wilson (soccer, born 2001), Australian footballer
    • 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 politician), 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 K. Wilson (1817–1898), Wisconsin State Senator
    • 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 Wilson (Victorian 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
    • Sir William Deane Wilson (1843–1921), British army surgeon-general
    • 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), US (Scottish-born) labor leader and political figure
    • William C. Wilson (minister) (1866–1915), General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene
    • William Lyall Wilson (1866–1914), minister of the Church of Scotland
    • 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 (diplomat) (1914–2009), first U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
    • William A. Wilson (folklorist) (1933–2016), expert in Mormon folklore
    • 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), president of Butterick Publishing Company
    • William Wilson (footballer, born 1921), Scottish football goalkeeper
    • W. Eugene Wilson (1929–2015), Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly
    • William Julius Wilson (born 1935), American sociologist
    • William Robert Wilson, known as W. R. Wilson (c. 1849–1900), Australian mining businessman and racehorse owner
    • William Scott Wilson (born 1944), American author and translator of samurai literature
  • Willie Wilson
    • Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1956), Scottish footballer (Hearts)
    • Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2001), Scottish footballer (Hibs)
    • Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1972), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton)
    • 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
• Wilmer Wilson IV (born 1989), American artist
• Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th president of the United States (1913–21)
• Woodie Wilson (1925–1994), American racing driver

Y

• Yvette Wilson (1964–2012), American comedian and actress
• Yvonne S. Wilson (1929–2019), American politician

Z

• Zach Wilson (born 1999), American football player
• Zuleica Wilson (born 1993), Angolan model

Fictional characters

• Blaire Wilson, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2019
• Brad Wilson, a character in the 1983 superhero movie Superman III
• Carrie and Trevor/Bobby Wilson, characters from Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms
• David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson, title character of Pudd'nhead Wilson novel by Mark Twain
• Debbie Wilson, character on the TV series 90210
• Dennis the Menace The Wilsons, Mr. George and Mrs. Martha Wilson (and 7 of their descendants) in US "Dennis the Menace" comics and various media
• Doug Wilson (Weeds character), fictional character in the television series Weeds
• Dr. (James) Wilson in House, M.D. television drama
• Goldie Wilson and Goldie Wilson III, characters from the movies Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II
• Jade Wilson from the Teen Titans Go! To the Movies film
• Kip Wilson, one of the two main characters in the American television sitcom Bosom Buddies played by Tom Hanks
• Liz Wilson, veterinarian and girlfriend of Jon Arbuckle in the Garfield comic strip and related media
• Norman Wilson (The Wire), fictional character on the television drama The Wire
• Matt Wilson (Home and Away), fictional character in the Australian soap opera
• Sam "Snap" Wilson, fictional Marvel Comics superhero known as the Falcon
• Rodney Wilson, a character in the 2012 American comedy movie Wanderlust
• Sergeant Arthur Wilson in television comedy Dad's Army
• Slade Wilson, fictional DC Comics supervillain known as Deathstroke
• Scotty Wilson, a recurring character in the American fantasy drama television series Highway to Heaven
• Tara Wilson in the TV series The Practice and its spinoff Boston Legal
• Wade Winston Wilson, mercenary and anti-hero "Deadpool" in Marvel Comics
• William Wilson, title character of William Wilson (short story) by Edgar Allan Poe
• Wilson (Home Improvement) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. in Home Improvement television comedy series

See also

• Wilson's disease, autosomal recessive genetic disorder
• Wilson's Heart, episode in season four of House
• Wilson's Heart, a virtual reality video game
• 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, bridge in New York City, also known as the Tappan Zee Bridge
• Mary Wilson (album), 1979 album by Mary Wilson
• Matt Wilson (crater), elliptical crater in the Northern Territory, Australia
• Scott Wilson Group, UK-based civil engineering consultancy
• SS Wilson (1968), steam-powered cargo ship
• SS Thomas Wilson, American whaleback freighter wrecked in Lake Superior in 1902