List of people with surname Wilson
Wilson is a common English-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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- A. D. Wilson (1844–1920), American cartographer
- A. N. Wilson (born 1950), English writer and newspaper columnist
- Aarik Wilson (born 1982), American long jumper and triple jumper
- Aaron Wilson (born 1980), Canadian lacrosse player
- Abe Wilson (1899–1981), American footballer
- Adine Wilson (born 1979), New Zealand international netball player
- Adrian Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Adrian Wilson (book designer) (1923–1988), American book designer and printer
- Adrian Wilson (actor) (born 1969), South African model and actor
- Adrian Wilson (American football) (born 1979), American football player
- 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), American 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
- 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
- Alf Wilson (English footballer) (1890–after 1919), English footballer
- Alice Wilson (1881–1964), Canadian geologist and paleontologist
- Alicia Wilson (born 1979), Jamaican footballer
- Alistair Wilson (born 1939), British sprint canoeist
- Allan and Allen Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Allan Wilson (army officer) (1856–1893), British soldier
- Allan Wilson (1934–1991), New Zealand evolutionary biologist and molecular anthropologist
- Allan Wilson (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Allen B. Wilson (1824–1888), American inventor of the sewing machine shuttle
- Allen Wilson (American football) (born 1951/2), American high school football coach
- Alyson Wilson (born 1967), American statistician
- Amanda Wilson (born 1980), British singer
- Amir Wilson, 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 (cricketer, born 1954), New Zealand cricketer
- Andrew Wilson (garden designer) (born 1959), British garden designer, lecturer and writer
- Andrew Wilson (presenter) (born 1960), British news presenter and foreign correspondent
- Andrew Wilson (historian) (born 1961), British historian
- Andrew Wilson (rugby league) (born 1963), English rugby league player
- Andrew Wilson (actor) (born 1964), American actor and director
- Andrew Wilson (canoer) (born 1964), Australian slalom canoeist
- Andrew Wilson (classical archaeologist) (born 1968), British archaeologist
- Andrew Wilson (cricketer, born 1970), English cricketer
- Andrew Wilson (politician) (born 1970), Scottish politician
- Andrew Wilson (curler), Scottish curler
- Andrew Wilson (businessman) (born 1974), present CEO from Electronic Arts
- Andrew Wilson (musician), frontman for New Zealand punk trio Die! Die! Die!
- Andy Wilson (cyclist) (born 1902), British Olympic cyclist
- Andy Wilson (cricketer) (1910–2002), English first class cricketer
- Andy Wilson (English footballer) (born 1940), English footballer
- Andy Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1951), 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
- 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, 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–?), 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, Indian cinematographer
- Artie Wilson (1920–2010), American baseball player
- Art Wilson (1885–1960), baseball catcher
- Atoy Wilson (born 1951/52), American figure skater
- August Wilson, American playwright
- Augusta Jane 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
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- B. A. Wilson (born 1971), American NASCAR driver
- B. J. Wilson (1947–1990), British rock drummer (Procol Harum)
- Barney Wilson, American basketball coach
- Barrie Wilson (born 1940), Canadian writer, historian and theologian
- Barry Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Barry Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (born 1936), first captain of HMS Cardiff
- Barry Wilson (American football) (born 1943), American football coach
- Barry Wilson (footballer) (born 1972), Scottish footballer
- Bart Wilson, American experimental economist
- Bee Wilson (born 1974), British food writer and historian
- Behn Wilson (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Ben and Benjamin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Ben F. Wilson (1876–1930), American actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- Ben Wilson (cricketer) (1921–1993), English cricketer
- Ben Wilson (American football coach) (1926–1970), American football coach
- Ben Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme (1928–1998), British peer
- Ben Wilson (American football) (born 1939), 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 Wilson (cricketer) (1879–1957), English cricketer
- Benjamin F. Wilson (1922–1988), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Benjamin H. Wilson (born 1925), Pennsylvania politician
- Benjamin Wilson (referee) (born 1975), Australian football (soccer) referee
- Bernard Wilson (singer) (1946–2010), American R&B, funk and soul music vocalist
- Bernard Wilson (American football) (born 1970), American football player
- Bert Wilson (broadcaster) (1911–1955), American baseball broadcaster
- Bert Wilson (ice hockey) (1949–1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bertha Wilson (1923–2007), Canadian jurist and first female Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- 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 (born 1956), New Zealand rugby union international
- Bill and Billy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bill Wilson (catcher) (1867–1924), American baseball catcher
- Bill Wilson (convict) (1880–?), convicted of murdering two individuals who were later found alive
- Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson, 1895–1971), American; co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Bill Wilson (footballer) (1924–1969), Australian rules footballer
- Bill Wilson (outfielder) (born 1928), American baseball outfielder
- Bill Wilson (pitcher) (1942–1993), American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
- Bill Wilson (pastor) (born 1948), American; president and founder of Metro Ministries International
- Bill Wilson (activist) (born 1953), Washington-based activist
- Bill Wilson (Montana politician) (born 1961), Montana State Representative
- Bill Wilson (Scottish politician) (William L. Wilson, born 1963), Scottish nationalist
- Bill Wilson (judge), New Zealand judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal
- Billy Wilson (outlaw) (1862–1918), American outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid
- Billy Wilson (New Zealand rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer 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), English footballer
- Billy Wilson (academic) (born 1959), theologian affiliated with Oral Roberts University
- Blaine Wilson (born 1974), American Olympic gymnast
- Blair Wilson (born 1963), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Blake Wilson, also known as BatDad
- 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 1898) (1898–1986), Australian rules footballer — played for Carlton
- Bob Wilson (American football) (1913–1999), American football player
- Bob Wilson (U.S. politician) (1916–1999), U.S. Representative from California
- Bob Wilson (baseball) (1925–1985), played for the 1958 L.A. Dodgers
- Bob Wilson (basketball) (1926–2014), American professional basketball player
- Bob Wilson (cricketer) (born 1928), English cricketer
- Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1928), English footballer for Preston North End and Tranmere Rovers
- Bob Wilson (sportscaster) (born 1929), radio sportscaster for the Boston Bruins
- Bob Wilson (New Zealand footballer) (fl.1948), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1934), Scottish footballer for Norwich City and Gillingham
- Bob Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bob Wilson (economist) (born 1937), American economist and professor at Stanford University
- Bob Wilson (singer) (born c. 1940), Californian singer-guitarist, 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) (born 1935), 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
- Bradley Wilson (freestyle skier) (born 1992), American freestyle skier
- Brandon Wilson (born 1953), American explorer and travel writer
- 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 (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), American actress and model
- Bruce Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Bruce Wilson (Australian journalist) (1941–2006), Australian sports journalist who mainly worked in England
- Bruce Wilson (bishop) (born 1942), Australian Anglican Bishop of Bathurst
- Bruce Wilson (soccer) (born 1951), Canadian soccer player and coach
- Bruce Wilson (American journalist)
- Bryan R. Wilson (1926–2004), English sociologist
- Bryce Wilson (born 1972), Jamaican record producer
- Bryon Wilson (born 1988), American Olympic skier
- Bubba Wilson (born 1955), American basketball player
- Budge Wilson (born 1927), Canadian author
- Burt Wilson (born 1933), American philosopher, writer, broadcaster, jazz musician, and political activist
- Butch Wilson (born 1941), American footballer
- Butler R. Wilson (1861–1939), Boston civil rights activist
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- C. Anne Wilson, British food historian
- C. J. Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- C. J. Wilson (born 1980), American baseball player
- C. J. Wilson (safety) (born 1985), American football safety
- C. J. Wilson (defensive end) (born 1987), American football defensive end
- C. J. Wilson (cornerback) (born 1989), American football cornerback
- C.T. Wilson (born 1972), American politician in Maryland
- Cairine Wilson (1885–1962), Canada's first female senator
- Cal Wilson (born 1970), New Zealand comedian and radio and TV personality
- 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 rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)
- Carl Wilson (critic), Canadian cultural critic
- Carl Wilson (politician), 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 (Canadian politician) (1808–1877), Legislative Council of Quebec, Canadian Senator
- Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882), Anglo-Scottish painter, art teacher and author
- Charles Wilson (Scottish architect) (1810–1861), Scottish architect
- Charles Rivers Wilson (1831–1916), British civil servant and financier
- Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme (1833–1907), English shipowner, Liberal Member of Parliament (MP)
- Charles Wilson (sailor) (1836–?), Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War
- Charles William Wilson (1836–1905), British geographer and major general
- Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1841–1924), first leader of the B.C. Conservative Party
- Charles Burnett Wilson (1850–1926), Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii
- Charles Wilson (librarian) (1857–1932), Member of Parliament and parliamentary librarian
- Charles Henry Wilson (Conservative politician) (1859–1930), UK politician — Leeds Central
- Charles Plumpton Wilson (1859–1938), England footballer
- Charles Branch Wilson (1861–1941), American marine biologist
- Charles Wilson (New Zealand Reform Party politician) (1862–1934), Member of Parliament
- Charles Robert Wilson (1863–1904), English academic and historian of British India
- Charles Coker Wilson (1864–1933), American architect
- Charles Wilson (fencer) (1865–1950), British Olympic fencer
- Charles Wilson (cricketer) (1869–1952), Australian cricketer who played mainly in New Zealand
- Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869–1959), Scottish physicist awarded the Nobel Prize
- Charles Edward Wilson (rugby player and soldier) (1871–1914), British military officer and rugby union player
- Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (1875–1924), Liberal MP for Hull West, son of the 1st Baron
- Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran (1882–1977), British physician
- Charles Edward Wilson (General Electric executive) (1886–1972), CEO of GE and member of the Truman Administration
- Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and head of General Motors
- Charles C. Wilson (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) (born 1931), Canadian composer and choral conductor
- Charles Wilson (rugby player) (born 1931), Australian rugby union player and manager
- Charles Wilson (journalist) (born 1940), Scottish-born newspaper editor
- Charles R. Wilson (judge) (born 1954), U.S. Court of Appeals judge
- Charles Wilson (American football) (born 1968), 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 (born 1932), American maker and player of the Apache fiddle
- Chip Wilson (born 1956), Canadian businessman
- Chris Wilson (disambiguation), one of several people, including:
- Chris Wilson (guitarist) (born 1952), UK-based US-born musician
- Chris Wilson (blues musician) (born 1956), Australian blues musician
- Chris Wilson (fighter) (born 1977), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Chris Wilson (Canadian politician)
- Chris Wilson (American football) (born 1982), American football defensive end
- Chris Wilson (golfer) (born 1984), American professional golfer
- Christine Wilson (born 1958), Anglican archdeacon
- Christopher Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Christopher Wilson (father) (1731–1804), English merchant and banker in Kendal
- Christopher Wilson (son) (1765–1845), English businessman, banker and political activist
- Christopher Wilson (lutenist) (born 1951), British lutenist
- Christopher Wilson (British Army officer) (retired 2010), British Major-General
- Chuck Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Chuck Wilson (jazz musician) (born 1948), American jazz musician
- Chuck Wilson (sports journalist) (born 1954), regular host of GameNight on ESPN Radio
- Chuck Wilson (athlete) (born 1968), American sprinter
- Chuck Wilson (multimedia executive) (born 1968), multimedia executive
- Cindy Wilson (born 1957), American singer-songwriter (B-52s)
- Cintra Wilson (born 1967), American writer, performer and cultural critic
- Clay Wilson (born 1983), American ice hockey player
- Clement Wilson (athlete) (1891–?), American sprint athlete
- Clement Wilson (writer) (born 1976), Irish journalist, author and travel writer
- Cliff Wilson (1934–1994), Welsh snooker player
- Clifford Wilson (1906–1997), English physician and professor of medicine
- Clifford B. Wilson, 56th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1915–1921) and mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Clive Wilson (born 1961), English footballer
- Clyde Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Clyde Tabor Wilson (1889–1971), British politician
- Clyde Carol Wilson (1910–1990), American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and radio and TV personality
- Clyde A. Wilson (1923–2008), American detective and private investigator
- Clyde N. Wilson (born 1941), American professor of history, political commentator, writer and editor
- Clyde Wilson (cyclist) (born 1959), Bermudian Olympic cyclist
- Cody Wilson (born 1988), American 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), comic book artist
- Colin Wilson (film producer), American film producer
- Colin Wilson (rugby league), rugby league footballer for Scotland, and Linlithgow Lions
- Colin Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Colin Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1993), Scottish footballer
- Constance K. Wilson (born 1959), American politician in North Carolina
- Corey Wilson (born 1985), American military veteran and politician in Maine
- Cornelius Wilson (born 1952), Anglican bishop of Costa Rica
- Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., US Marine Corps major general
- Corri Wilson, Scottish Member of Parliament
- Cosmo Wilson (born 1961), American concert lighting designer and director
- Craig Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Craig Wilson (water polo) (born 1957), water polo player
- Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1964), MLB third baseman
- Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1970), MLB third baseman
- Craig Wilson (curler) (born 1973), Scottish curler
- Craig Wilson (first baseman) (born 1976), Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder/first baseman
- Craig Wilson (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish footballer
- Craig Wilson (columnist), writer of USA Today column "The Final Word"
- Crawford Wilson (born 1990), American actor and voice actor
- Cully Wilson (1892–1962), Canadian ice hockey player
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- D. Harlan Wilson (born 1971), American short-story writer, literary critic, editor and novelist
- D. W. Wilson (born 1985), Canadian author
- Dale Wilson (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 (baseball) (born 1969), American baseball catcher
- Dan Wilson (playwright) (born 1970), American playwright, director and actor
- Dana Wilson (born 1946), American composer and jazz pianist
- Dana Wilson (rugby league) (1983–2011), New Zealand-born Cook Islands rugby league international
- Daniel, Danny and Dany Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Wilson (MP) (1680–1754), member of parliament for Westmorland constituency
- Daniel Wilson (bishop) (1778–1858), bishop of Calcutta
- Daniel Wilson (academic) (1816–1892), British-Canadian archaeologist, ethnologist and author
- Daniel Martin Wilson (1862–1932), Irish politician and judge
- Daniel H. Wilson (born 1978), American writer and robotics engineer
- Daniel Wilson (musician) (born 1991), American singer, songwriter and producer
- Danny Wilson (rugby) (born 1955), Welsh rugby league player and father of Ryan Giggs
- Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English-born Northern Irish footballer and manager
- Danny Wilson (cricketer) (born 1977), English cricketer
- Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer
- Dany Wilson (born 1982), Jamaican beach volleyball and volleyball player
- Darleen Wilson, American folk musician and record producer
- Darnell Wilson (middleweight boxer) (born 1966), American boxer
- Darnell Wilson (born 1974), American boxer
- Darrell Wilson (born 1958), American football coach
- Darren Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Darren Wilson (musician) (born 1986), drummer of The Hush Sound, an American indie rock band
- Darren Wilson (umpire) (born 1974), Australian rules football boundary umpire
- Darroll Wilson (born 1966), American boxer
- Dave, David and Davie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dave Wilson (director) (c. 1932–2002), American television director
- Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1942), English footballer who played for Preston and Liverpool
- Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1944), English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest
- Dave Wilson (American football) (born 1959), American football quarterback
- Dave Wilson (swimmer) (born 1960), American swimmer & silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics
- Dave Wilson (rugby league) (born 1984), British rugby league footballer
- Dave Wilson (rugby union) (born 1985), English rugby union footballer
- Dave Wilson (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Dave Wilson (radio personality), American radio personality based in Indianapolis
- David Wilson (Calcutta) (1808–1880), hotelier
- David H. Wilson (politician) (1855–1926), politician in Manitoba, Canada
- Sir David Wilson, 1st Baronet (1855–1930), Scottish landowner and agriculturalist
- David Wilson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1927), Irish-born politician in Manitoba, Canada
- David Wilson (Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin) (1871–1957), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
- David A. Wilson (b. 1875), footballer who played for Liverpool FC
- David Wilson (barrister) (1879–1965), Australian barrister
- David Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat
- Soldier Wilson (David) Soldier Wilson (1883–1906), English footballer who played for Leeds City
- David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer) (fl. 1900–1916), Scottish footballer
- David Wilson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–?), Scotland international footballer, and football manager
- David John Wilson (1887–1976), Judge of the United States Customs Court
- David Wilson (footballer, born c. 1908) (1908–1992), English footballer
- David Gordon Wilson (born 1928), British-born American professor of engineering
- Sir David M. Wilson (born 1931), British archaeologist and Director of the British Museum
- David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (born 1935), Governor of Hong Kong
- David Henry Wilson (born 1937), English writer
- David Wilson (violinist) (born 1945), American violinist
- David Wilson (born 1948), birth name of Scottish stage and television actor David Rintoul
- David Wilson (actor) (born 1949), American actor
- David Wilson (Royal Marines officer) (born 1949), Royal Marine general
- David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), American evolutionary biologist
- David Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician, Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- David Wilson (criminologist) (born 1957), British criminologist
- David Niall Wilson (born 1959), American writer of horror, science fiction and fantasy fiction
- David Wilson (cricketer) (born 1966), English cricketer
- David Wilson (figure skater) (born 1966), Canadian figure skating choreographer
- David Wilson (rugby union, born 1967), Australian rugby union footballer
- David Wilson (footballer, born 1969), English football player and manager
- David Wilson (murderer) (died 1998), executed Saint Kitts and Nevis criminal
- David Wilson (American football) (born 1991), American football running back
- David Wilson (footballer, born 1994), Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle
- David Hildebrand Wilson, founder of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
- David C. Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
- Davie Wilson (born 1939), Scottish footballer, played for Rangers, Dundee United, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock
- Dean Wilson (born 1969), American golfer
- Debbie Wilson (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer
- Debra Wilson (born 1962), American actress and 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) (born 1920 or 1921), 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 (born 1922), 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, American hip-hop rapper/producer
- Dolores Wilson (1928–2010), American opera singer and musical theatre actress
- Dolores Wilson (baseball) (born 1928), 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) (born 1914), 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 Roller Wilson (born 1938), American artist
- Donald Wilson (cyclist) (born 1944), Australian cyclist
- Donald Erwin Wilson (died 2002), U.S. Navy admiral
- Donna Wilson, American educational and school psychologist
- Donovan Wilson (American football), 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 professional hockey player
- Doug Wilson (racing driver), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Dougal Wilson (born 1971), English director of commercials and music videos
- Dougie and Douglas Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dougie Wilson (born 1994), Northern Irish footballer
- Douglas Wilson (bishop) (1903–1980), Anglican bishop in the Caribbean
- Douglas L. Wilson (born 1935), professor and co-director of Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College
- Douglas Wilson (activist) (1950–1992), gay activist from Canada
- Douglas Wilson (theologian) (born 1953), Christian pastor and author
- Douglas Wilson (interior designer), American designer on the television program Trading Spaces
- Dougie Wilson (born 1994), Northern Irish footballer
- Duane Wilson (American football), American football coach
- Duane Wilson (born 1934), American baseball player
- Duff Wilson (born 1950s), American investigative reporter
- Dunc Wilson (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
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- E. J. Wilson (born 1960), American author
- E. J. Wilson (born 1987), American footballer
- E. O. Wilson Edward Osborne Wilson (born 1929), American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist and author
- Earl Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Earl Wilson (politician) (1906–1990), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Earl Wilson (columnist) (1907–1987), U.S. journalist
- Earl Wilson (baseball) (1934–2005), U.S. baseball pitcher
- Earl Wilson (gridiron football) (born 1958), US American and Canadian footballer
- Earnest Wilson, American football coach
- Ed and Eddie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ed Wilson (artist) (1925–1996), African American sculptor
- Ed Wilson (singer) (1945–2010), Brazilian singer-songwriter
- Ed Wilson, television executive
- Eddie Wilson (baseball) (1909–1979), Major League Baseball outfielder in the 1930s
- Eddie Wilson (American football) (born 1940), American Football League quarterback in the 1960s
- 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, American writer and literary critic
- Edmund Wilson, Sr., American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey
- Edmund Beecher Wilson, American zoologist and geneticist
- Edward Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edward Wilson (MP) (c. 1719–1764), English MP for Westmorland
- Edward Wilson (journalist) (1813–1878), 19th-century Australian journalist
- Edward Wilson (engineer) (1821–?), engineer and architect in Worcester, England
- Edward Livingston Wilson (1838–1903), American photographer, writer and publisher
- Edward E. Wilson (1867–1952), African American lawyer
- Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912), English Antarctic explorer
- Edward L. Wilson (born 1931), American civil engineer and academic
- Edward Wilson (actor) (1947–2008), English actor and theatre director
- Edward Junior Wilson (born 1984), Liberian footballer
- Edward Wilson (novelist), 21st-century British writer of spy novels
- Edwin Bidwell Wilson (1879–1964), American mathematician and polymath
- Edwin Osbourne Wilson, American; founder of Armadillo World Headquarters
- Effingham Wilson (1785–1868), radical publisher and bookseller
- Elder Roma Wilson (born 1910), American gospel harmonica player and singer
- Electo Wilson (born 1989), Hungarian footballer
- Elinor Wilson, Canadian civil servant, President of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
- Ellen Axson Wilson (1860–1914), first wife of Woodrow Wilson,
- Ellen Wilson (judoka) (born 1976), American judoka
- Elliot Wilson (born 1979), English cricketer
- Elliott Wilson (cricketer) (born 1976), English cricketer
- Elliott Wilson (journalist) (born 1971), American journalist, television producer and magazine editor
- Ellis Wilson (1899–1977), American artist
- Elizabeth (Harriot) Wilson (c.1762–1786), American hanged for murder in Pennsylvania
- Elizabeth Wilson (1921–2015), American actress
- Emily Wilson (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
- 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, American playwright, screenwriter and author
- Ernest and Ernie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ernest Henry Wilson (1876–1930), English botanist and explorer
- Ernest J. Wilson III (born c.1948), U.S. academic and research scholar
- Ernest Wilson (singer), Jamaican reggae singer
- Ernest Wilson, American hip hop and R&B producer known as No I.D.
- Ernie Wilson (1900–1982), Australian rules footballer from Victoria
- Erv Wilson (born 1928), Mexican/American music theorist
- Ethel Wilson, Canadian writer
- Ethel Sylvia Wilson (1902–1983), Canadian seamstress, labour activist and politician from Alberta
- Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833–1890), U.S. Representative for Minnesota, 1869–1871
- Eugene Wilson (English footballer) (1932–2007), English footballer
- Eugene Wilson (American football) (born 1980), NFL football player
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- F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American author
- Fergal Wilson (born 1979), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Frae Wilson (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Fran Wilson (born 1991), English cricketer
- Frances Wilson (writer) (born 1964), British author
- Frances C. Wilson, American general
- Francis Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Francis Wilson (lichenologist) (1832–1903), Australian lichenologist
- Francis H. Wilson (1844–1910), U.S. Representative from New York
- Francis Wilson (actor) (1854–1935), American actor
- Francis W. Wilson (1870–1947), American architect
- Francis Adrian Wilson (1874–1954), British Army officer
- Francis Wilson (rugby union) (1876–1957), 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), British weather forecaster
- Frank Wilson (disambiguation)
- Fraser Wilson (born 1949), British diplomat
- Fred Wilson (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician
- Fred Wilson (artist) (born 1954), African American conceptual artist
- Fred Wilson (financier) (born 1961), New York-based venture capitalist
- Frederica Wilson (born 1942), American Congresswoman
- Frederick Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Freya Wilson (born 1999), British actress
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- G. Willow Wilson (born 1982), American comics writer, author and journalist
- Gahan Wilson (1930–2019), American author and cartoonist
- Garrett Wilson (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey winger
- Garry and Gary Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Garry Wilson (born 1953), Australian rules footballer (nicknamed "Flea")
- Garry Wilson (footballer) (born 1963), 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–?), 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–?), German-American Union Army officer
- George W. Wilson (1840–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives
- George P. Wilson (1840–1920), Minnesota lawyer and politician
- George Grafton Wilson (1863–1951), distinguished professor of international law
- George Wilson (Australian cricketer) (1868–1920), Australian cricketer
- George Wilson (pitcher) (1875–1915), American baseball pitcher, Negro Leagues career 1895–1905
- George 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 (rugby), Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s
- George Wilson (baseball) (1925–1975), professional baseball player
- George Balch Wilson (born 1927), American composer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan
- George Wilson (basketball, born 1942), retired American professional basketball player
- George Wilson (quarterback) (1943–2011), US American football player
- George Wilson (actor) (born 1970), British actor
- George Wilson (safety) (born 1981), US American football player
- Georges Wilson (1921–2010), French film and TV actor
- Georgia Wilson, Australian field hockey player
- 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
- Gibril Wilson (born 1981), Sierra Leonean-born American footballer
- Gilbert Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gilbert Livingston Wilson (1869–1930), ethnographer and Presbyterian minister
- Gilbert Brown Wilson (1907–1991), American painter and muralist
- Gilbert Wilson (bishop) (1918–1999), Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, 1981–1993
- Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (born 1947), member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Gillis Wilson (born 1977), American football player
- Gill Robb Wilson (1892–1966), American; founder of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol
- Gina Wilson (born 1952), Australian intersex activist
- Giuseppe Wilson (born 1945), English-born Italian international footballer
- Glen and Glenn Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Glen P. Wilson (1923–2005), American executive director of the National Space Society
- Glen Wilson (footballer) (1929–2005), English footballer
- Glen Wilson (harpsichordist) (born 1952), American classical harpsichordist
- Glen Wilson (squash) (born 1971), squash coach and 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) (born 1915), 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
- Graeme, Graham and Grahame Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Graeme Wilson (translator) (born 1919), British academic and translator
- Graham Wilson (rugby league) (1949–2005), Australian rugby league footballer
- Graham Wilson (minister) (born 1958), UK-based leadership and organisation development specialist
- Graham Wilson (cricketer) (born 1970), English cricketer
- Graham Malcolm Wilson (1917–1977), British physician
- Grahame Wilson, Rhodesian Army officer
- Graeme Wilson (translator) (born 1919), British academic and translator
- Grant M. Wilson (1931–2012), American thermodynamicist
- Grant Wilson, co-star/co-producer of the TV show Ghost Hunters
- Greg and Gregory Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Greg Wilson (American football) (born 1990), US American footballer
- Greg Wilson (DJ) (born 1960), British DJ
- Gregory Wilson (cricketer) (born 1958), Australian cricket player
- Gregory Wilson (magician), American magician
- Gregory D. Wilson, American comedian, actor and voice actor known as The Greg Wilson
- Grenville Wilson (born 1932), English cricketer
- Gretchen Wilson (born 1973), American country music singer
- Gus Wilson (born 1963), English football player and coach
- Guy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Guy Fleetwood Wilson (1851–1940), British public servant
- Guy Greville Wilson (1877–1943), British soldier, company director, and politician
- Guy Wilson (cricketer) (1882–1917), English cricket player
- Guy Wilson (actor) (born 1985), American actor
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- H. Abram Wilson (born 1946), American mayor of San Ramon, California
- H. Clyde Wilson Jr. (1926–2010), American professor of anthropology
- Hamish Wilson (born 1942), Scottish actor
- Hank Wilson (1947–2008), American LGBT activist
- Hannah Wilson (born 1989), Hong Kong swimmer
- Hap Wilson, Canadian naturalist, author, illustrator and photographer
- Harold Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harold A. Wilson (physicist) (1874–1964), English physicist
- Harold A. Wilson (1885–1916), British track Olympian, 1500 m silver medalist in 1908
- Harold Wilson (rower) (1903–1981), American rower
- Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, British Prime Minister (1964–1970) and (1974–1976)
- Harold E. Wilson (1921–1998), U.S. Marine, Medal of Honor recipient
- Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900), African–American novelist
- Harriette Wilson (1786–1845), courtesan
- Harrison Wilson Jr. (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) (1885–19??), Australian rules footballer with South Melbourne
- Harry Wilson (hurdler) (born 1896), New Zealand track and field athlete
- Harry Wilson (Northamptonshire cricketer) (1897–1960)
- Harry Wilson (actor) (1897–1978), American character actor born in London
- Harry Wilson (American football) (1902–1990), US American footballer
- Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1953), English footballer
- Harry L. Wilson (born 1957), professor of political science at Roanoke College
- Harry Wilson (businessman) (born 1971), member of the auto industry task force, financial executive
- Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997), Welsh international footballer
- Hay Wilson (died 1925), British Anglican priest
- Heather Wilson (born 1960), American congresswoman
- Heather Wilson (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) (1778–1826), United States Congressman
- Henry J. Wilson (1795–1872), U.S. Army officer
- Henry Wilson (Suffolk politician) (1797–1866), Liberal Member of Parliament for West Suffolk 1835–1837
- Henry Bristow Wilson (1803–1888), theologian and fellow of St John's College, Oxford
- Henry Wilson (1812–1875), 18th vice-president and senator from Massachusetts
- Henry Wilson (Yorkshire politician) (1833–1914), Liberal Member of Parliament for Holmfirth 1885–1912
- Henry Lumpkin Wilson (1839–1917), Atlanta physician and city councilman
- Henry Lane Wilson (1857–1932), U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
- Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson (1859–1941), World War I British general
- Henry Braid Wilson (1861–1954), Admiral of the U.S. Navy
- Henry Van Peters Wilson (1863–1939), biology professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 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–?), 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
- Hobb Wilson (Harold Wilson), Canadian ice hockey player
- Horace Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Horace Hayman Wilson (1786–1860), English Orientalist
- Horace Wilson (professor) (1843–1927), American professor of English who introduced baseball to Japan
- Horace Wilson (politician) (1848–?), mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Horace Wilson (cricketer) (1864–1923), Australian cricketer
- Horace Wilson (civil servant) (1882–1972), British government official
- Howard Wilson (born 1995), American football player
- 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
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- Ian Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Ian Wilson (actor) (1901–1987), British actor
- Ian Wilson (priest) (1920–1988), Dean of Argyll and The Isles
- Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1923), Scottish football player
- Ian Wilson (cricketer) (1932–2013), Irish cricketer
- Ian Wilson (politician) (1932–2013), Australian politician
- Ian Wilson (cinematographer) (born 1939), English cinematographer
- Ian Wilson (author) (born 1941), writer on Christianity, history & science
- Ian E. Wilson (born 1943), chief Librarian and Archivist of Canada
- Ian Wilson (entrepreneur) (born 1943), British entrepreneur and travel writer
- Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1958), Scottish international football player
- Ian Wilson (composer) (born 1964), Irish composer
- Ian Wilson (phonetician) (born 1966), Canadian professor
- Ian Wilson (soccer) (born 1960), American soccer player
- Ian Wilson (swimmer) (born 1970), British swimmer
- Ian Wilson (biologist) (fl. 2000s), American microbiologist
- Ira Wilson (1867–1944), American dairy businessman and politician
- Isaac Wilson (1780–1848), United States Representative from New York
- Isaac Wilson (English politician) (1822–1899), English industrialist and Liberal Party MP from Middlesbrough
- Isaac Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1840–1901), New Zealand MP
- Isabel Wilson (1895–1982), British psychiatrist and civil servant
- Isaiah Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
J
- J. C. Wilson (born 1956), American football cornerback
- 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 (born 1990), American racing driver
- Jacob Wilson (baseball) (born 1990), American baseball second and third baseman
- Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945), English author
- Jamar Wilson (born 1984), American basketball player
- James Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- James Wilson (1742–1798), signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence
- James Wilson (Orangeman), founder of the Orange Institution
- James Wilson (explorer) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti in 1797
- James Wilson (revolutionary) (1760–1820), Scottish leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
- James Wilson (globe maker) (1763–1835), Vermont globe maker
- James Wilson (anatomist) (1765–1821), FRS, British professor of anatomy to RCS
- James Wilson I (1766–1839), US Representative from New Hampshire
- James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), farmer and politician in Upper Canada
- James Wilson (songwriter), 18th-century songwriter from Hexham, Northumberland, UK
- James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey
- James Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania
- James Wilson (zoologist) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
- James Wilson II (1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I
- James Wilson (bishop) (died 1857), Bishop of Cork
- James Wilson (businessman) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
- Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), British surgeon
- James Wilson (Ontario MPP) (1810–1891), member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
- Sir James Milne Wilson (1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania, 1869–1872
- James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1814) (1814–1898), New Zealand farmer and politician
- James Charles Wilson (1816–1861), Wilson County, Texas was named after him
- James Wilson (architect) (1816–1900), Victorian architect in Bath, and partner in Wilson & Willcox
- James Wilson (Indiana) (1825–1867), US Representative from Indiana
- James Keys Wilson (1828–1894), architect in Cincinnati, Ohio
- James F. Wilson (1828–1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
- James Grant Wilson (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author
- James Wilson (U.S. politician) (1835–1920), 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) (c.1855–1935), Geelong
- James Thomas Wilson (1861–1945), FRS, British professor of anatomy, Cambridge
- James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1862) (1862–1925)
- James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1865) (1865–1927)
- James Robert Wilson (1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
- James Wilson (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 (born 1921), British Assyriologist
- James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
- James "Mark" Wilson (born 1929), American magician
- James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), professor of public policy at Pepperdine University
- James A. Wilson, mathematician
- 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
- James Robert Wilson (Founder & CEO born 1952), Founder and CEO of ExcellGreen Inc.(Formerly WSDAltE Inc.)
- Jamie Wilson (born 1983), American beauty queen
- Jan Wilson (Australian politician) (1939–2010), Australian politician
- Jan Wilson (1944–2010), English politician (Sheffield)
- Jane Wilson (1924–2015), American painter
- Janet Wilson (born 1948), UK-based New Zealand academic
- Jared Wilson (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
- Jason Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jason Wilson (politician) (born 1968), Democratic member of the Ohio Senate
- Jason Wilson (musician) (born 1970), Canadian musician and author
- Jason Wilson (field hockey), Australian national team field hockey player
- Jason Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jasper Wilson (1819–1896), American preacher and politician in Georgia
- Jasper Wilson (basketball) (born 1947), American basketball player
- Jean Wilson (speed skater) (1910–1933), Canadian skater
- Jean Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1928), American politician in Pennsylvania
- Jean Moorcroft Wilson (born 1941), British academic and writer
- Jeanne Wilson (born 1926), American Olympic swimmer
- Jeff and Jeffrey Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jeff Wilson (footballer) (born 1964), English footballer
- Jeff Wilson (sportsman) (born 1973), New Zealand rugby and cricket player
- Jeff Wilson (politician) (born c. 1978), Canadian politician
- Jeff Wilson (racing driver), British auto racing driver
- Jeff Wilson (professor), American professor and academic dumpster diver
- Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Jeffrey A. Wilson, American professor of geological sciences
- Jennifer and Jenny Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jennifer Wilson (born 1968), American opera singer
- Jennifer Wilson (field hockey) (born 1979), South African field hockey player
- Jennifer Wilson, American roller derby skater known as Hydra (skater)
- Jenny Wilson (politician) (born 1965), American politician in Salt Lake City
- Jenny Wilson (singer) (born 1975), Swedish singer-songwriter
- Jeremy Wilson (born 1944), British historian and writer
- Jerome L. Wilson (born 1931), New York state senator
- Jeron Wilson (born 1977), American professional skateboarder
- Jerry Wilson (ice hockey) (1937–2011), Canadian ice hockey forward
- Jerry Wilson (American football) (born 1973), American football safety
- Jessica Wilson, American philosopher
- Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre (1887–1933), American political activist; daughter of Woodrow Wilson
- Jez Wilson (born 1979), English boxer
- Jim and Jimmy Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jim Wilson (Los Angeles) (1872–1956), banker and City Council member
- Jim Wilson (soccer) (fl. 1924), Canadian international soccer player
- Jim Wilson (pitcher) (1922–1986), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1945–1958
- Jim Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1930), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne
- Jim Wilson (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) (born 1947), Oklahoma state senator
- Jim Wilson (basketball) (born 1948), American professional basketball player
- Jim Wilson (first baseman) (born 1960), American Major League Baseball player
- Jim Wilson (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
- JoAnn Wilson (1939–1983), wife of Canadian politician, Colin Thatcher who was convicted of her murder
- Jock Wilson (serviceman) (John Nicholson "Jock" Wilson, 1903–2008), Scottish soldier and centenarian
- Jock Wilson (police officer) (1922–1993), British police officer
- Jocky Wilson (1950–2012), Scottish darts player
- Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canadian politician
- Jorge Wilson, Argentinian Olympic field hockey player
- Joe Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Joe Wilson (Geordie singer) (1841–1875), Prolific Geordie dialect singer, songwriter
- Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1861) (1861–1952), footballer for Stoke, Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion
- Joe Wilson (1920s and 1930s footballer), played for Gillingham and Walsall
- Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1937), played at full back for Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Joe Wilson (bobsleigh), American Olympic bobsledder
- Joe Wilson (U.S. politician) (born 1947), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Joe Wilson (musician), member of the British band Sneaker Pimps
- Joel Wilson (umpire) (born 1966), cricket umpire from Trinidad and Tobago
- Joel Wilson (rugby player) (born 1977), Australian rugby player
- Joemy Wilson, American hammered dulcimer player
- John, Johnnie and Johnny Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- John Wilson (MP for Castle Rising) (fl. 1621), British politician
- John Wilson (minister) (1591–1667), Puritan minister of the Boston Church in Massachusetts
- John Wilson (composer) (1595–1674), composer and lutenist
- John Wilson (playwright) (1626–1696), English playwright
- John Wilson (mathematician) (1741–1793), English mathematician
- John Wilson (South Carolina) (1773–1828), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John Wilson (painter) (1774–1855), Scottish painter
- John Wilson (Massachusetts) (1777–1848), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1813
- John Wilson (governor) (1780–1856), acting Governor of British Ceylon
- John Lyde Wilson (1784–1849), governor of South Carolina, 1822–1824
- John Wilson (Scottish writer) (1785–1854), Scottish writer
- John Wilson (Lieutenant Governor of Quebec), Canadian viceroy in 1816
- John Williams Wilson (1798–1857), English sailor
- John Wilson (historian) (1799–1870), author of Our Israelitish Origin (1840)
- John Wilson (singer) (1800–1849), Scottish tenor
- John Mackay Wilson (1804–1835), Scottish writer
- John Wilson (missionary) (1804–1875), Scottish missionary
- John Wilson (Ontario politician) (1807–1869), lawyer, judge and political figure in Ontario, Canada
- John Wilson (bureaucrat) (1807–1876), official in the United States Department of the Treasury
- John Cracroft Wilson (1808–1881), British-educated civil servant in India, politician in New Zealand
- John Leighton Wilson (1809–?), missionary to West Africa
- John Thomas Wilson (1811–1891), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
- John Bowie Wilson (1820–1883), politician in colonial New South Wales
- John Marius Wilson, author of Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
- John Wilson (philanthropist) (1826–1900), Irish-born pioneer of the American West
- John Wilson (Govan MP) (1828–1905), member of Parliament for Govan, 1889–1900
- John Alexander Wilson (1829–1909), New Zealand farmer, soldier, public servant, judge and businessman
- John Wilson (Edinburgh MP) (1830–?), member of Parliament for Edinburgh
- John Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1834–1885), British admiral
- John Henry Wilson (1834–1912), physician, professor and political figure in Ontario, Canada
- John Wilson (1837–1915), British miner, trade unionist and Liberal-Labour politician
- John Moulder Wilson (1837–1919), Union Army engineer
- John Wilson (Glasgow St. Rollox MP) (1837–1928), UK politician, member of Parliament for Glasgow St Rollox
- John Wilson (Caddo) (1840–1901), leader in the Native American Church movement
- John G. Wilson (1842–1892), UK patent agent
- Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet (1844–1918), UK politician, Member of Parliament for Falkirk
- John Frank Wilson (1846–1911), delegate to the US House of Representatives from Arizona Territory
- John Henry Wilson (Kentucky) (1846–1923), lawyer and member of the US House of Representatives, 1889–1893
- John Cook Wilson (1849–1915), English philosopher
- John Wilson (priest) (1849–1926), Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
- John L. Wilson (1850–1912), U.S. Senator from Washington State
- John Nathanial Wilson (fl.1877–1893), Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- John Wilson (Captain) (1851–1899), Swedish sailor
- John Appleton Wilson (1851–1927), American architect
- John Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1857–1931), English cricketer
- John William Wilson (1858–1932), British politician
- John Haden Wilson (1867–1946), Pennsylvania politician
- John H. Wilson (Hawaii) (1871–1956), mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
- John Wilson (cyclist) (1876–1957), British Olympic road racing cyclist
- John A. Wilson (sculptor) (1877–1954), Canadian sculptor from Nova Scotia
- John Wilson (sport shooter) (1879–1940), Dutch sport shooter
- J. Dover Wilson (John Dover Wilson, 1881–1969), professor and scholar of Renaissance literature
- John Wilson (1910s pitcher) (1890–1954), American MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators
- John Wilson (industrial chemist) (1890–1976), British chemist
- John Charles Wilson, Northern Irish politician (MP [Northern Irish] 1933–1938)
- John Leonard Wilson (1897–1970), Anglican Bishop of Singapore
- Sir John Wilson, 2nd Baronet (1898–1975), Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection
- John C. Wilson (1899–1961), Broadway producer and director
- John A. Wilson (Egyptologist) (1899–1976), American Egyptologist
- John Wilson (1920s pitcher) (1903–1980), American MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- John Tuzo Wilson (1908–1993), Canadian geophysicist
- John Wilson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1988), English football (soccer) player
- John T. Wilson (1914–1990), president of the University of Chicago, 1975–1978
- John Long Wilson (1914–2001), medical professor and university administrator
- John "Weenie" Wilson, American football player and multi-sport coach
- John Burgess Wilson (1917–1993), British author, pen name Anthony Burgess
- John Wilson (blind activist) (1919–1999), founder, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
- John David Wilson (1919–2013), English artist, animator and producer
- John Wilson (trade unionist) (1920–1996), Scottish trade union general secretary
- John Wilson (Irish politician) (1923–2007), Irish politician
- John Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran (1924–2014), British soldier and diplomat
- John E. Wilson (born 1927), American basketball player known as Jumping Johnny Wilson
- John Howard Wilson (born 1930), Scottish rugby union player
- John Wilson (footballer, born 1934), English football (soccer) player
- John Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1940), 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 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 S. Wilson (music critic) (died 2002), American music critic and jazz radio host
- John Wilson (Scottish academic), professor of public policy and management at Glasgow Caledonian University
- John Wilson Jr. (professor), professor of English in Japan
- John S. Wilson (economist), economist at the World Bank
- John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Morehouse College president
- Johnnie Wilson (born 1944), American Army four-star general
- Johnny Wilson (boxer) (1893–1985), American boxer
- Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) (1929–2011), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Johnnie Wilson (born 1944), American Army four-star general
- Jomo Wilson (born 1983), American footballer
- Jonathan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Jonathan Wilson (musician) (born 1974), American psychedelic folk musician
- Jonathan Wilson (writer) (born 1976), British sports journalist and author
- Jonathan Wilson (actor) (active since 1990), Canadian actor and playwright
- Jonathan Wilson (author) (active since 1994), British-born writer and professor
- José Wilson (born 1931), Brazilian modern pentathlete
- Joseph Wilson (disambiguation) several people named Joseph or Joe
- Joseph S. Wilson, U.S Treasury and Department of the Interior official
- Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), theologian and father of Woodrow Wilson
- Joseph G. Wilson (1826–1873), U.S. Representative from Oregon
- Joseph Lapsley Wilson (1844–1928), American railroad executive, author and horticulturalist
- Joseph Havelock Wilson (1859–1929), British trade union leader and Liberal politician
- Joseph Vivian Wilson (1894–1977), New Zealand ambassador to France
- Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901–1968), U.S. Representative from Texas
- Joseph C. Wilson (entrepreneur) (1909–1971), founder of the Xerox Corporation
- Joe Lee Wilson (1935–2011), American gospel-influenced jazz singer
- Joseph Bearwalker Wilson (1942–2004), shamanist and founder of the 1734 tradition of witchcraft
- Joseph C. Wilson (born 1949), 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), New York Yankees pitcher
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- Kaia Wilson, American musician
- Kalil Wilson (born 1981), American operatic, jazz and R&B vocalist, voice teacher and ethnomusicologist
- Kandace Wilson (born 1984), American soccer player
- Karl Wilson (born 1964), US American footballer
- Kate Wilson (scientist), UK–Australian zoologist
- Kate Wilson-Smith (born 1979), Australian badminton player
- Katherine Austen née Wilson (1629–c.1683), writer
- Katherine Sheppard née Wilson (1847–1934), suffragette in New Zealand
- Kay Wilson (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union player
- Keith Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Keith Wilson (cricketer) (1894–1977), English cricketer
- Keith Wilson (politician) (1900–1987), Senator for South Australia and later federal member for Sturt
- Keith Wilson (musician) (1916–2013), American clarinetist and Yale University music instructor
- Keith Wilson (production designer) (1941–2011), British television and film production designer
- Keith Wilson (shearer), New Zealand shearer
- Keith M. Wilson, historian and author
- Kelly-Anne Wilson (born 1975), South African Olympic fencer
- Kelsey Wilson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kelvin Wilson (born 1985), English footballer
- Kelvin Wilson, English footballer with Nottingham Forest
- Kenneth Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
- Ken Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1923), Canadian minor hockey league general manager and owner
- Ken Wilson (sportscaster) (born 1947), American sports broadcaster
- Ken Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1957), Scottish-born Australian footballer
- Kenneth L. Wilson (1896–1979), American track athlete
- Kenneth G. Wilson (author) (1923–2003), American author and editor
- Kenneth G. Wilson (1936–2013), American theoretical physicist 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, 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 c.1979), Canadian country music singer
- Kris Wilson (American football), American football player
- Kris Wilson (baseball), American baseball player
- Kristen Wilson (born 1969), American actress
- Kristian Wilson (cricketer), English cricketer
- Kyle Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey forward
- Kyle Wilson (English footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
- Kyle Wilson (American football) (born 1987), American football cornerback
- Kym Wilson (born 1973), Australian actress and TV host
- Kyren Wilson (born 1991), English snooker player
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- Lamayn Wilson (born 1980), American basketball player
- Lambert Wilson (born 1958), French actor
- Landon Wilson (born 1975), American ice hockey player
- Lanford Wilson (1937–2011), American playwright
- Larissa Wilson (born 1989), English actress
- Larry Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Larry Wilson (ice hockey) (1930–1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Larry Wilson (American football) (born 1938), American football player
- Larry Jon Wilson (1940–2010), American country singer, guitarist and musician
- Larry Y. Wilson (born 1949), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Larry Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
- Laura Wilson (photographer) (born 1939), American photographer
- Laura Wilson (writer) (born 1964), London based crime novel writer
- Laura Wilson (actress) (born 1983), New Zealand actress
- Lauren Wilson (born 1987), Canadian figure skater
- Laurence Wilson (born 1986), English footballer
- Lawrence Wilson (born 1987), American footballer
- Leanne Wilson (born 1980), British actress
- Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1972), English football player and manager
- Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1993), Scottish football goalkeeper for Cowdenbeath
- Leigh Allison Wilson (born 1957), American novelist
- Leonard Wilson (1897–1970), Anglican bishop of Singapore (1941–1949)
- Les and Leslie Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Les Wilson (baseball) (1885–1969), American baseball player
- Les Wilson (soccer) (born 1947), Canadian soccer administrator and professional player
- Les Wilson (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
- Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955), soldier and politician
- Leslie Wilson (cyclist) (1926–2006), British cyclist
- Leslie Blackett Wilson (born 1930), chair of computing science at the University of Stirling
- Leslie Wilson (author), author of novels and short stories
- Lester Wilson (1942–1993), American dancer, choreographer and actor
- Lewis Wilson (1920–2000), American actor
- Lewis Wilson (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
- Lexi Wilson (born 1991), Bahamian beauty queen and model
- Liam Wilson (born 1979), American bass player
- Linda S. Wilson (born 1936), American academic administrator
- Lindsay Wilson (rower) (born 1948), New Zealand Olympic rower
- Lindsay Wilson (footballer) (born 1979), Australian international soccer player
- Lindsay Wilson (minister), Northern Irish Presbyterian minister
- Linetta Wilson (born 1967), American Olympic sprinter
- Lionel Wilson (politician) (c. 1915–1998), mayor of Oakland, California (1977–1991)
- Lionel Wilson (voice actor) (1924–2003), 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, Peruvian politician
- Luisa Wilson (born 2005), Mexican-Canadian ice hockey player
- Luke Wilson, American actor, brother of Andrew and Owen Wilson
- Lydia Wilson (born 1984), Anglo-American actress and radio personality
- Lynda Wilson (born 1960), American politician in Washington state
- Lynton Wilson (born 1940), Canadian business executive
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- M. Roy Wilson (born 1953), President of Wayne State University
- Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1914) (born 1914), Carlton Australian rules footballer
- Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1922) (1922–1966), Melbourne Australian rules footballer
- 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
- 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 (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 (born 1918), English cyclist
- Mari Wilson (born 1954), British singer
- Marian Robertson Wilson (1926–2013), American cellist, linguist and teacher
- Marie Wilson (American actress) (1916–1972), American radio, film, and television actress
- Marie Wilson (soap opera actress) (born 1974), American-Canadian soap actress
- Marie C. Wilson, feminist, author and political activist in the United States
- Marilyn Wilson (swimmer) (born 1943), Australian Olympic swimmer
- Mário Wilson (born 1929), Mozambican football player and manager
- Marion Wilson (born 1956), American boxer
- Marius Wilson, Saint Lucian politician
- Marjorie Wilson (born 1951), English geologist and petrologist
- Mark Wilson (disambiguation), 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) (born c.1957), English professional poker player
- Marty Wilson (basketball) (born 1966), American college basketball coach
- Mary Wilson (disambiguation)
- Mary Wilson (broadcaster), Irish broadcaster and journalist
- Mary Wilson (singer) (born 1944), American singer (The Supremes)
- Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (1916–2018), English poet and wife of Harold Wilson
- Mary Ann Wilson, 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 (1893–1963), 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
- Mathieu Wilson (born 1988), New Zealand figure skater
- Matt and Matthew Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Matt Wilson (footballer) (1842–1897), Irish international footballer of 1880s
- Matt Wilson (jazz drummer) (born 1964), American jazz drummer
- Matt Wilson (singer) (born 1963), American singer-songwriter and drummer
- Matt Wilson (artist), American artist known for his work on role-playing games
- Matthew Wilson (cyclist) (born 1977), Australian road cyclist
- Matthew Wilson (born 1987), English rally driver
- Maurice Wilson (1898–1934), British soldier, mystic, mountaineer and aviator
- 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
- Meredith Willson (1902–1984), American Composer, Songwriter, Playwright
- Meri Wilson (1949–2002), American pop music singer
- Micaela Wilson (born 1992), Australian netball player
- Michael and Mike Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Henry Wilson (1901–1985), British anthroposophist and founder of Sunfield Children's Home, Clent
- Michael Wilson (writer) (1914–1978), Hollywood screenplay writer
- Michael Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1934), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
- Michael Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1937), Canadian politician and diplomat
- Michael G. Wilson (born 1942), producer and screenwriter of James Bond films
- Michael Wilson (guitarist) (born 1952), Jamaican guitarist for Burning Spear from 1977 to 1984
- Michael Wilson (cyclist) (born 1960), Australian cyclist
- Michael Wilson (director) (born 1964), artistic director of Hartford Stage
- Michael Wilson (guide) (born 1972 or 1973), 26th Guide to the Sands of Morecambe Bay, England
- Michael Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1976), Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide
- Michael Wilson (New Zealand footballer) (born 1980), New Zealand association football player
- Michael Wilson (presenter), British journalist and business presenter on Sky News
- Michael Wilson (basketball), player of the Harlem Globetrotters aka 'Wild Thing'
- Mike Wilson (catcher) (1896–1978), American baseball player
- Mike Wilson (offensive lineman) (born 1955), American football offensive lineman
- Mike Wilson (wide receiver) (born 1958), American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
- Mike Wilson (basketball) (born 1959), American basketball guard
- Mike Wilson (executive) (born 1970), American entrepreneur in the video game industry
- Mike Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mike Wilson (filmmaker) (born 1976), American documentary filmmaker
- Mike Wilson (boxer) (born 1983), American amateur boxer
- Mike Wilson (outfielder) (born 1983), American baseball player
- Mike Wilson (skier) (born 1986), American freeskier
- Millie Wilson (born 1948), American artist
- Mitch Wilson (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mitchell A. Wilson (1914–1973), American novelist and physicist
- Monique Wilson (councilwoman), Saban councilwoman
- Mookie Wilson (born 1956), American baseball player
- Munira Wilson, 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
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- N. D. Wilson (born 1978), American author
- Nadine Wilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan
- Nairn Wilson (born 1950), British dentist
- Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) (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) (born 1935), Major League Baseball player
- H. Neil Wilson (c.1854–1926), American architect
- Nemiah Wilson (born 1943), American footballer
- Niamh Wilson (born 1997), Canadian actress
- Nicholas or Nick Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Nicholas Wilson (parson) (died 1548), English clergyman
- Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth (born 1945), British judge
- Nicholas Wilson better known as Nick Gage (born 1980), professional wrestler
- Nick Wilson (field hockey) (born 1990), field hockey player
- Nick Wilson (American football), US American footballer
- Nickiesha Wilson (born 1986), Jamaican Olympic hurdler
- Nicola Wilson (née Payne; born 1969), Canadian-born, Dutch and New Zealand international cricketer
- Nicola Wilson (née Tweddle; born 1976), British equestrian rider
- Nigel Wilson (businessman) (born 1956), British businessman
- Nigel Wilson (born 1970), Canadian baseball player
- Nikita Wilson (born 1964), American basketball player
- Nikki Wilson, British television producer
- Nile Wilson (born 1996), British artistic gymnast
- Noel Wilson (born 1979), Indian footballer
- Norah Wilson (1901–1971), Australian Aboriginal community worker
- Norma Wilson (1909–2000), New Zealand sprinter
- Norma Wilson (cricketer) (born 1929), Australian cricketer
- Norman Frank Wilson (1876–1956), Canadian farmer and political figure
- Norman D. Wilson (1884–1967), Canadian transportation engineer
- Norman Wilson (rugby union) (1922–2001), New Zealand rugby union player
- Norman D. Wilson (actor) (1938–2004), American actor
- Norries Wilson, American football coach
- Norro Wilson (1938–2017), American country music singer-songwriter and producer
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- O. W. Wilson (1900–1972), American police chief and writer
- Oliver Wilson (born 1980), English golfer
- Olly Wilson (born 1937), American composer
- Omar Wilson, American R&B artist
- O'Neil Wilson (born 1978), Canadian footballer
- Orlando Wilson (television presenter) (born 1947), American TV fishing show presenter and angler
- 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
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- P. Wilson (born 1966), Indian lawyer
- Paddy Wilson (1933–1973), Northern Ireland politician
- Pat Wilson (born 1948), Australian singer and journalist
- Patrice Wilson, Nigerian-American music producer and singer-songwriter
- Patricia Wilson (born 1929), novelist
- Patrick Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Patrick Wilson (librarian) (1927–2003), librarian, information scientist and philosopher
- Patrick Wilson (American actor) (born 1973), U.S. stage, musical theatre, film and television actor
- Patrick Wilson (musician) (born 1969), drummer for the band Weezer
- Patrick Wilson (composer), British musician/composer
- Patrick Wilson (boxer), Saint Lucian boxer
- Patrick Wilson (New Zealand actor), New Zealand actor
- Paul Wilson one of the following
- Paul Wilson, Baron Wilson of High Wray (1908–1980), British engineer, Lord Lieutenant, governor of the BBC
- Paul Wilson (criminologist) (born 1941), Australian criminologist
- Paul Wilson (translator) (born 1941), Canadian translator and writer
- Paul Willson (born 1945), American actor
- F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American science fiction and horror author
- Paul Wilson (pole vaulter) (born 1947), American pole vault world record holder
- Paul Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1950), Scotland international footballer
- Paul David Wilson (born 1952), songwriter, composer, conductor, and music producer
- Paul C. Wilson (born 1961), judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
- Paul Wilson (English footballer) (born 1968), English 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
- Pauline Wilson, Hawaiian jazz/pop singer
- 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
- Perce Wilson (1890–1936), NFL player
- Percy Wilson (footballer) (1889–1941), Australian rules footballer
- Percy Wilson (aviator) (1895–?), British World War I flying ace
- Perry Wilson (1916–2009), American actress
- Peta Wilson (born 1970), Australian actress
- Pete and Peter Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
- Pete Wilson (baseball) (1885–1957), American baseball pitcher
- Pete Wilson (born 1933), American politician, Governor of California
- Pete Wilson (broadcaster) (1945–2007), San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio personality
- Pete Wilson (bass guitarist) (born 1966), British bass guitarist
- Pete Wilson (wrestler) (born 1985), Canadian professional wrestler
- Pete Wilson (historian), British historian specialising in Roman archaeology
- Peter Wilson (disambiguation), one of several people, including:
- Peter Wilson (soccer), Scottish-born American footballer in the 1890s and early 1900s
- Peter Wilson (bishop) (1883–1956), Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
- Peter Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1983), Scottish international footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
- Peter Lamborn Wilson (born 1945), American political writer, essayist, and poet
- Peter Wilson (footballer, born 1947), English-born captain of the Australian football team
- Peter Wilson (architect) (born 1950), Australian architect
- Peter Wilson (writer) (born 1951), Australian writer and commentator
- Peter Wilson (Northern Ireland 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 (Texas politician) (born 1967), Secretary of State of Texas (2007–2008)
- Phil Wilson (footballer, born 1972), English footballer
- Philip Wilson (bishop) (born 1950), 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
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- Quentin Wilson (born 1942), American engineer
- Quentin Willson (born 1957), British TV presenter, motoring journalist and author
- Quincy Wilson (running back) (born 1981), American football running back
- Quincy Wilson (cornerback) (born 1996), American football cornerback
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- R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician
- R. Paul Wilson, sleight of hand expert
- Rab Wilson (born 1960), Scottish poet
- Rachel Wilson (born 1977), Canadian actress
- Rachel Wilson (neurobiologist), American neurobiologist
- Rainn Wilson (born 1966), American actor
- Ralph Wilson (1918–2014), American; founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills
- Ramik Wilson (born 1992), American football linebacker
- Ranji Wilson (1886–1953), New Zealand rugby union international
- Ransom Wilson, American flautist and conductor
- Ray and Raymond Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ray Wilson (English footballer) (born 1934), member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup
- Ray Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1945), 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), English physicist who developed the concept of active optics
- Reagan Wilson (born 1947), American model and actress
- Rebecca Wilson (born 1961), Australian journalist, radio and TV presenter
- Rebekah Wilson (born 1991), British Olympic bobsledder
- Rebel Wilson (born 1980), Australian comedian, actress and writer
- Red Wilson (1929–2014), American baseball player
- Reg Wilson (born 1948), English speedway team manager and rider
- Reginald Wilson (psychologist), American psychologist
- Reinard Wilson (born 1973), American footballer
- Renny Wilson, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
- Reno Wilson (born 1970), American actor, comedian and voice artist
- Reuben Wilson (born 1935), American jazz organist
- Rex Wilson (born 1960), New Zealand long-distance runner
- Rich, Richard, Rick and Ricky Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rich Wilson (journalist), contemporary UK based freelance rock writer
- Richard Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Richard Wilson (painter) (1714–1782), Welsh landscape painter
- Richard Wilson (Barnstaple MP) (c. 1750 – 1815), British politician; MP for Barnstaple, 1796–1802
- Richard Wilson (Ipswich MP) (1759–1834), British politician; MP for Ipswich, 1806–1807
- Richard Thornton Wilson, Jr. (1866–1929), American businessman and prominent figure in horse racing
- Richard Wilson (Irish politician) (died 1957), Irish Farmers' Party politician, 1922–1936
- Richard B. Wilson (1904–1991), mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1961–1965
- Richard L. Wilson (1905–1981), American journalist
- Richard Wilson (producer) (1915–1991), American film producer
- Richard Wilson (author) (1920–1987), American science-fiction writer
- Richard Wilson (physicist) (born 1926), British-born American physicist
- Richard G. Wilson (1931–1950), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Richard Wilson (Scottish actor) (born 1936), British actor
- Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940), architectural historian and University of Virginia faculty member
- Richard Edward Wilson (born 1941), American composer
- Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton (born 1942), member of the British House of Lords and Cabinet Secretary
- R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician (combinatorics), Professor at Caltech
- Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar
- Richard Wilson (rugby player) (born 1953), New Zealand rugby union player
- Richard Wilson (sculptor) (born 1953), British sculptor and musician
- Richard Wilson (general) (born 1955), Australian general
- Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1956), New Zealand football goalkeeper
- Richard K. Wilson (born 1959), American professor of genetics and molecular microbiology
- Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English football player
- Richard Wilson (Australian actor) (born 1984), British-born Australian actor
- Richard F. Wilson, president of Illinois Wesleyan University
- Richard Wilson (businessman) Australian businessman, notable managing director for Melbourne Victory
- Rick Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1950), ice hockey player
- Rick Wilson (racing driver) (born 1953), NASCAR driver
- Rick Wilson (jockey) (born 1954), American jockey
- Rick Wilson (basketball) (born 1956), basketball player
- Rick Wilson (wrestler) (1965–1999), American wrestler best known as The Renegade
- Rick Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1966), member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Ricky Wilson (American musician) (1953–1985), guitarist of The B-52's
- Ricky Wilson (basketball) (born 1964), American basketball player
- Ricky Wilson (British musician) (born 1978), singer of Kaiser Chiefs
- Rich Wilson (journalist), contemporary UK based freelance rock writer
- Rik Wilson (born 1962), American ice hockey player
- Risë Wilson American community organizer
- Rita Wilson, 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 Thomas Wilson (1777–1849), British general and politician
- Robert Wilson (Missouri) (1803–1870), American politician and U.S. Senator from Missouri
- Robert Wilson (engineer) (1803–1882), Scottish engineer; inventor of the first practical screw propeller
- Robert L. Wilson (politician) (1805–1880), American politician
- Robert Wilson (ship captain) (1806–1888), helped escaped slaves to freedom
- Robert Wilson (priest) (died 1897), Warden of Keble College, Oxford
- Robert Wilson (physician) (1829–1881), wrote on the conditions and practices in the British mining industry
- Robert Wilson (merchant) (1832–1899), New Zealand merchant and company director
- Robert Wilson (architect) (1834–1901), Scottish architect
- Robert Patterson Clark Wilson (1834–1916), American politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Robert Burns Wilson (1850–1916), American painter and poet
- Robert Dick Wilson (1856–1930), American linguist and Presbyterian scholar
- Robert Wilson (rugby union), rugby union player who represented New Zealand
- Robert E. Lee Wilson (1865–1933), American cotton planter
- Robert Wilson (rugby league) (1879–1916), rugby league footballer 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 (politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician
- Robert Wilson (rower) (born 1935), Canadian Olympic rower
- Robert Wilson (tennis) (born 1935), tennis player from the 1960s
- Robert Woodrow Wilson (born 1936), American astronomer and 1978 Nobel laureate in physics
- Robert B. Wilson (born 1937), American economist and professor at Stanford University
- Robert Wilson (director) (born 1941), American avant-garde stage director and playwright
- Robert C. Wilson (born 1951), American novelist and lawyer
- Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953), Canadian science fiction writer
- Robert Wilson (crime novelist) (born 1957), British crime novelist
- Robert Arnott Wilson (born 1958), British mathematician
- Robert Wilson (footballer, born 1961), English football player for Fulham
- Robert McLiam Wilson (born 1966), Northern Irish novelist
- Robert Wilson (running back) (born 1969), American football player
- Robert Wilson (wide receiver) (born 1974), American football player
- Robert Scott Wilson (born 1987), American model and actor
- Robert Willson (artist) (1912–2000), American artist and sculptor
- Robert Willson (bishop) (1794–1866), English Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Bishop of Hobart
- R. N. D. Wilson (1899–1953), Irish poet
- Robin Wilson (author) (born 1928), science fiction author
- Robin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Robin Wilson (mathematician) (born 1943), head of pure mathematics at the Open University, UK
- Robin Wilson (field hockey) (born 1957), New Zealand field hockey player
- Robin Wilson (musician) (born 1965), American singer and guitarist, lead vocalist of the Gin Blossoms
- Robin Wilson (eco-designer) (born 1969), eco-friendly lifestyle expert
- Robin Wilson (psychologist), Canadian-American psychologist
- Robley Wilson (born 1930), American poet, writer and editor
- Rod Wilson (born 1981), US American footballer
- Roger Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Wilson (Indian Army officer) (1882–1966), British Indian Army general
- Roger Wilson (bishop) (1905–2002), Bishop of Wakefield and of Chichester
- Roger C. Wilson (1912–1988), composer of church music
- Roger Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian/American professional ice hockey player
- Roger B. Wilson (born 1948), American Democratic politician, 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
- Roma Wilson, known as Elder Roma Wilson (1910- ), American gospel harmonica player and singer
- Romer Wilson (1891–1930), British novelist and biographer
- Ron and Ronald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ron Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1915), Australian footballer
- Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1924), English footballer with West Ham United
- Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish footballer with Port Vale
- Ron Wilson (politician) (born 1943), 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, several people
- Russell Wilson (Canadian politician) (1864–1936), mayor of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Russell Wilson (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
- Russell Wilson (born 1988), US American football quarterback
- Russell Willson (1883–1948), American admiral
- Ruth Wilson (actress) (born 1982), English actress
- Ruth Wilson Epstein, alleged Soviet spy
- Ryan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Ryan Wilson (athlete) (born 1980), American hurdler
- Ryan Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan Wilson (rugby union) (born 1989), Scottish rugby union player
- Ryan Wilson (wrestler), American wrestler
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- S. Clay Wilson (born 1941), American cartoonist
- S. S. Wilson, American screenwriter
- Sally-Ann Wilson (born 1959), British media executive
- Sam, Sammy and Samuel Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sammy Wilson (footballer, born 1931) (born 1931), Scottish footballer
- Sammy Wilson (born 1953), Northern Irish Democratic Unionist politician
- Samuel Wilson (1766–1854), American meat-packer associated with being the original Uncle Sam
- Samuel 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 (born 1924), 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) (born 1950), American bodybuilder
- Scott Wilson (academic) (born 1962), scholar in media and cultural theory
- Scott Wilson (composer) (born 1969), Canadian composer
- Scott Wilson (rugby league born 1970), Australian 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, English comic book writer
- Serena Wilson (1933–2007), American belly dancer and TV presenter
- Seretta Wilson, British actress
- Seth Wilson (1914–2006), American educator
- Shadow Wilson (1919–1959), American jazz drummer
- Shane Wilson (racing) (born 1968), American NASCAR crew chief
- Shane Wilson, Canadian sculptor
- Shannon Wilson, Canadian fashion designer
- Shaun Wilson (born 1972), Australian artist and film maker
- Shaun Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Sheddrick Wilson (born 1973), American football wide receiver
- Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American Olympic wrestler
- Sheree J. Wilson (born 1958), American actress
- Sheri-D Wilson, Canadian poet and activist
- Sherry Wilson, Canadian politician in New Brunswick
- Shirley Wilson (born 1925), US American football coach
- Sid Wilson (born 1977), turntablist of Slipknot
- Simon Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Simon Wilson (fencer) (born 1958), Paralympic fencer and Team GB coach at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Simon Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1976), New Zealand ice hockey player and coach
- Simon Wilson (cyclist) (born 1980), in 2011 British National Track Championships
- Simon Wilson (hurler), Irish hurler
- Simon Wilson (equestrian) in FEI World Cup Jumping 2008/2009
- Sir Mawn Wilson (born 1973), American football wide receiver
- Skip Wilson, American college baseball coach
- Smokey Wilson (born 1936), American blues guitarist
- Sophie Wilson (born 1957), English computer scientist
- Spanky Wilson, American soul, funk, and jazz singer
- Staci Wilson (born 1976), American Olympic soccer player
- Stacy Wilson (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Stan and Stanley Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Stan Wilson (footballer, born 1912) (1912–2004), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
- Stan Wilson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2002), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
- Stanley C. Wilson (1879–1967), American politician
- Stanley Wilson (musician) (1917–1970), American musician and composer
- Stanley Wilson (running back) (born 1961), American football running back
- Stanley Wilson (cornerback) (born 1982), American football cornerback
- Stefan Wilson (born 1989), British racing driver
- Stephanie Wilson (born 1966), American engineer and astronaut
- Stephen, Steve and Steven Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Stephen Fowler Wilson (1821–1897), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Stephen Victor Wilson (born 1941), U.S. federal judge
- Stephen John Wilson (born 1948), Australian politician from Tasmania
- Stephen Wilson (athlete) (born 1971), Australian track and field athlete
- Stephen W. Wilson, United States Air Force Lieutenant General
- Steve Wilson (basketball) (born 1948), American basketball player
- Steve Wilson (offensive lineman) (born 1954), American NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Steve Wilson (defensive back) (born 1957), American NFL player for the Denver Broncos
- Steve Wilson (jazz musician) (born 1961), American jazz saxophonist & flautist
- Steve Wilson (baseball) (born 1964), Canadian baseball player
- Steve Wilson (football commentator) (born 1967), British Match of the Day commentator
- Steve Wilson (footballer) (born 1974), English goalkeeper
- Steve Wilson (presenter) (born 1974), English television presenter
- Steve Wilson (director), American television director
- Steve Wilson (reporter), American investigative reporter
- Steve Wilson (drummer), drummer for Against All Will
- Steven Wilson (born 1967), English musician of Porcupine Tree
- Stewart Wilson (born 1942), Scottish rugby union player
- Stewart Murray Wilson (born 1946), New Zealand sex offender
- Stu and Stuart Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Stu Wilson (American football) (1907–1963), American football player
- Stu Wilson (born 1954), 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 (born 1948), Australian statistician
- Sydney Wilson (born 1990), English snooker player
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- T. J. Wilson (boxer) (born 1975), American boxer
- Tack Wilson (born 1955), American baseball player
- Tammie Wilson (born 1961), American politician in Alaska
- Tammy Wilson (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
- Tanya Wilson (born 1950), Hawaiian beauty queen (Miss USA)
- Tara 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
- Terry Wilson (disambiguation), several people
- Terry Wilson (actor) (1923–1999), American actor
- Terry Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1942), Canadian footballer
- Terry Wilson (footballer, born 1959), Scottish footballer (Hibernian FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC)
- Terry Wilson (footballer, born 1969), Scottish footballer (Nottingham Forest FC)
- Terry Wilson (musician), American musician
- Tex Wilson (1901–1946), American baseball player
- Theo Wilson (1917–1997), American journalist
- Theodore Wilson (1943–1991), American character actor
- Theodore James Wilson, better known under his stage name Tyson Kidd (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
- 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), 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) (born 1944), Texas A&M University head football coach
- Tom Wilson (DJ) (1952–2004), Scottish radio/club DJ
- Tom Wilson (New Jersey) (born 1967), chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
- Tom Wilson (2000s catcher) (born 1970), Major League Baseball catcher
- Tom Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Wilson (musician), of the band Junkhouse
- Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1940), English footballer
- Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–1992), Nottingham Forest and Walsall footballer
- Tommy Wilson (American football) (1932–2006), 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) (born 1935), Brigadier during the Falklands Conflict
- Tony Wilson (1950–2007), English radio and TV presenter
- Tony Wilson (radio presenter), Australian author and radio presenter
- Torrie Wilson, female professional wrestler
- Toyelle Wilson (born 1981), American basketball player and coach
- Tracey Scott Wilson, American playwright and television writer
- Tracy Wilson (born 1961), Canadian ice dancer
- Tracy Wilson (American football) (born 1989), American football safety
- Travis Wilson (softball) (born 1977), New Zealand softball and baseball player
- Travis Wilson (American football) (born 1984), National Football League player
- Trevor Wilson (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player
- Trevor Wilson (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
- Trey Wilson (1968–1989), American character actor
- Troy Wilson (American football) (born 1970), US American footballer
- Troy Wilson (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)
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- Ulrica Wilson, African-American mathematician
- Ulrich Wilson (born 1964), Dutch footballer
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- Valarie Wilson, American politician in Georgia
- Valerie Plame Wilson, CIA operative and figure in political scandal
- Vance Wilson (born 1973), American baseball player
- Vaughn Wilson (born 1976), American actor
- Vic Wilson (cricketer) (1921–2008), English cricketer
- Vic Wilson (racing driver) (1931–2001), British racing driver
- Vicki Wilson (born 1965), Australian netball international and coach
- Victor Wilson (1877–1957), Australian politician
- Victoria Wilson (born 1949), American publishing executive
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- W. Brett Wilson (born 1957), Canadian entrepreneur and Dragon's Den dragon
- W. Eugene Wilson (born 1929), American politician in North Carolina
- Waddell Wilson, American NASCAR crew chief and engine builder
- Wade Wilson (American football) (born 1959), US American footballer and coach
- Wally Wilson (born 1947), American record producer and songwriter
- Walter Wilson (biographer) (1781?–1847), English biographer of nonconformism
- Walter Horatio Wilson (1839–1902), lawyer and politician in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
- Walter Wilson (footballer) British 19th-century footballer
- Walter Bartley Wilson (1870–1954), artist; founder and football manager at Cardiff City
- Walter Gordon Wilson (1874–1957), engineer and member of the British Royal Naval Air Service
- Walter Wilson (sport wrestler) (1884–?), British Olympic wrestler
- Walter K. Wilson, Jr. (1906–1985), American soldier
- Walter Wilson (baseball) (1913–1994), pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Wayne Wilson (American football) (born 1957), US American footballer and coach
- Wayne Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Welcome W. Wilson, Sr. (born 1928), American public servant and businessman
- Welcome W. Wilson, Jr. (born 1951), American businessman
- Wendy Wilson (born 1969), American singer (Wilson Phillips); daughter of Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- Wes Wilson (born 1937), American artist
- Wesley Wilson (1893–1958), American blues and jazz singer-songwriter
- Will, William and Willie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Will Wilson (1912–2005), American politician
- Will Wilson (photographer) (born 1969), Native American photographer
- William Wilson (died 1582), British politician; MP for Southwark
- William Wilson (priest) (1545–1615), Canon of Windsor
- William Wilson (architect) (1641–1710), English architect, builder and sculptor
- William Wilson (1720–1796), British politician; Member of Parliament for Ilchester, 1761–1768
- William (Amos) Wilson (1762–1821), folklore figure of southeastern and south-central Pennsylvania
- William Wilson (Ohio politician) (1773–1827), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- William Wilson (Pennsylvania), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1815–1819
- William Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1789–1847), politician in Upper Canada
- William Carus Wilson (1791–1859), English churchman and founder and editor of The Children's Friend
- William Wilson (botanist) (1799–1871), English botanist
- William Wilson (poet) (1801–1860), Scottish-American poet, bookseller and publisher
- William Wilson (bishop) (1806–1888), Anglican bishop in Scotland
- William Wilson (engineer) (1809–1862), first locomotive driver in Germany, railway pioneer
- William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), English physician and surgeon
- William Sydney Wilson (1816–1862), prominent Confederate politician
- William Wilson (mayor) (1819–1897), first mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, 1868
- William Tecumseh Wilson (1823–1905), American Union brevet brigadier general from Ohio
- William Wilson (Zouave) (1823–1874), American Union brevet brigadier general from New York
- William Wilson (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin State Senator
- William K. Wilson, Wisconsin State Senator
- William Wilson (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 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 (born 1929), 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
- William Wilson (businessman), chairman of Aston Martin, 1972–1975
- Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1894), 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
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- Yvette Wilson (1964–2012), American comedian and actress
- Yvonne S. Wilson (born 1929), American politician
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- Zuleica Wilson (born 1993), Angolan model
Fictional characters
- Sergeant Arthur Wilson in television comedy Dad's Army
- David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson, title character of Pudd'nhead Wilson novel by Mark Twain
- Debbie Wilson (90210), character on the TV series 90210
- Doug Wilson (Weeds character), fictional character in the television series Weeds
- Dr. (James) Wilson in House, M.D. television drama
- Norman Wilson (The Wire), fictional character on the television drama The Wire
- Matt Wilson (Home and Away), fictional character in the Australian soap opera
- Sam "Snap" Wilson, fictional Marvel Comics superhero known as the Falcon
- Slade Wilson, fictional DC Comics supervillain known as Deathstroke
- 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
- Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics)#The Wilsons The Wilsons, Mr. George and Mrs. Martha Wilson (and 7 of their descendants) in US "Dennis the Menace" comics and various media
See also
- Wilson's disease, autosomal recessive genetic disorder
- Wilson's Heart, episode in season four of House
- Wilson's 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
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