- A. N. Wilson , British author
- Alexander Wilson , US ornithologist
- Andrew Wilson , Scottish Covenanter, Captain in the Covenanting Army d.1693
- Andrew Wilson , Leading Glasgow Radical, 1820 Scottish Insurrection
- Angus Wilson , British author
- Ann Wilson , American singer
- Anne Wilson , Australian poet
- Art Wilson , Mercenary pilot (a.k.a. 'Shower Shoes')
- August Wilson , US playwright
- Carl Wilson , US pop musician (The Beach Boys)
- Charles Wilson , one of several people including
- --- Charles Wilson (politician) (born 1933), U.S. Representative from Texas, 1973–1996; state senator, 1967–1973; Texas state representative, 1961–1967
- --- Charles Wilson (physicist) (1869–1959)
- --- Charles Wilson (journalist) , Scottish-born editor of "The Times", 1985–1990
- --- Charles Wilson (sailor) (born 1836), U.S. Navy sailor, American Civil War
- --- Charlie Wilson (Ohio Politician) (born 1943), Ohio state senator
- --- Charles Wilson (Canadian Politician) (1808–1877), member of the Legislative Council of Quebec in Lower Canada, Canadian Senator
- --- Charles Wilson (Canadian Politician2) , 19th-century member of the Legislative Assembly in the British Columbia
- --- Charles Wilson (train Robber) , member of the gang that executed the 1963 “Great Train Robbery”
- --- Charlie Wilson (musician) , African-American musician, Gap Band
- --- Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), also known as “Engine Charlie”, head of General Motors, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1953–1957
- --- Charles E. Wilson (General Electric) , also known as “Electric Charlie”, CEO of General Electric, head of the U.S. Office of Defense Mobilization under President Truman
- --- Charles Wilson (historian)
- --- Charles Wilson (author)
- Chris Wilson , Australian blues musician
- Jackie Wilson , US singer
- Jacqueline Wilson , British author
- James Wilson , a leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
- Jared Wilson , NFL Hall of Fame QB
- Colonel J.S. Wilson , early Scouting notable, head of the International Committee
- Rev. Dr. John Wilson , Scottish missionary; founder of Wilson College, Chowpatty, Mumbai,India; named one of the 'Seven Founding-Fathers of Modern Bombay (Mumbai)'
- John Wilson (mathematician) , British mathematician
- Joseph C. Wilson , US diplomat
- Patrick Wilson US actor
- Peta Wilson , Australian actress
- Pete Wilson , US politician
- Pete Wilson (wrestler) , professional wrestler
- Pete Wilson (newsanchor) , San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio personality
- Peter Wilson , one of several people including
- --- Peter Wilson (Sotheby's) (1913–1984), Eton graduate and Chairman of Sotheby's , 1957–1980
- --- Peter Wilson (soccer) , Scottish-born U.S. soccer player and member of the National Soccer Hall Of Fame
- --- Peter Wilson (footballer) (born 1963), Australian Rules footballer
- --- Peter Wilson (venture Capitalist) (born 1967)
- --- Frederick Peter Wilson , English-born captain of the Australian national football team in the 1970s
- --- Peter Lamborn Wilson , political writer, essayist, and poet
- --- Peter Wilson (curler) , Scottish-Irish curler
- --- Peter J.D. Wilson , Scottish-Irish curler
- Thomas Wilson , one of several people including
- --- Thomas Wilson (Virginia) (1765–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia
- --- Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) (1827–1910), U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- --- Thomas Webber Wilson (1893–1948), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- --- Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States (used the name Thomas Wilson until he was a student at Princeton)
- --- Thomas Wilson (MP) (1770–1827), sometime MP for Stafford
- --- Thomas Wilson (composer) (1927–2001), Scottish composer
- --- Thomas Wilson (organist) , English organist and composer
- --- Thomas Wilson (poet) , Gateshead Poet/School Founder
- --- Thomas F. Wilson (b.1959), American actor most famous for his role of Biff Tannen in ''Back to the Future''
- Tom Wilson , 1960s music producer
- Tom Wilson (cartoonist) (born 1931), U.S. cartoonist whose most famous creation was the cartoon ''Ziggy''
- Tom Wilson (actor) (1880–1965), American actor
- Tom Wilson (Negro Baseball) , Thomas T. Wilson was the owner of the Nashville Elite Giants , a Negro League Baseball team
- Tom Wilson (NFL) , former National Football League running back
- William Wilson , one of several people including
- --- Bill Wilson , a man convicted of murdering two individuals who were later found alive.
- --- William Wilson , member of the House Of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1815-19.
- --- William Wilson (1773-1827), member of the House Of Representatives from Ohio.
- --- William Wilson (1809-1862), first Locomotive Engineer in Germany .
- ---Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809-1884), a physician and surgeon.
- --- William Barbour Wilson (1819-1897), first mayor of Christchurch , New Zealand.
- --- William Wilson (1836–1879), sometime MP for Donegal.
- --- William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900), a Postmaster General .
- --- William Wilson (19th Century Aquatics Pioneer) (1844-?), a writer on swimming, and the inventor of Water Polo .
- --- William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934), the first United States Secretary Of Labor .
- --- William Warfield Wilson (1868-1942), member of the House Of Representatives from Illinois.
- --- William Edward Wilson (1870-1948), member of the House Of Representatives from Indiana.
- --- William Henry Wilson (1877-1937), member of the House Of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- --- William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885-1964), a Canadian politician.
- --- William Griffith "Bill W." Wilson (1895-1971), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous .
- --- William Wilson (1913- ), a British Labour MP before 1983.
- --- William A. Wilson (1914- ), American diplomat
- --- William Julius Wilson (1935- ), sociologist
- --- Bill Wilson , BBC television producer of, among other things, '' Not The Nine O'Clock News ''.
- --- William Wilson (1948-1999), author of '' An Incomplete Education ''.
- --- Willie F. Wilson , Baptist minister and candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C.
- --- Willie James Wilson (1955- ), Major League Baseball outfielder
- --- William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (1956- ), Major League Baseball outfielder
- --- William L. Wilson (1964- ), Scottish Nationalist .
- --- Willie Wilson , a guitarist and drummer.
- --- Bill Wilson , a Montana state representative.
- --- Willie Wilson ARSA , a Scottish stained glass artist, printmaker and watercolourist.
- ---" William Wilson " , fictional character in a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe .
- ---Admiral William Wilson , fictional character in the 1999 film '' Wing Commander ''.
- --- William Griffith Wilson , US founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Major General Winston P. Wilson , chief of the National Guard Bureau from August 31, 1963 to August 31, 1971
- Woodrow Wilson , US president
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