John Wilson

Academics

• John Wilson , author of Our Israelitish Origin, a founding text of British Israelism
• John Wilson , British agriculturalist
• John Matthias Wilson, Oxford college head, clergyman and philosopher
• John Wilson , Scottish mathematician and physicist
• John Cook Wilson, English philosopher
• John Hardie Wilson, Scottish botanist
• J. Dover Wilson, British professor and scholar of Renaissance literature
• John A. Wilson , American Egyptologist
• John Wilson , British chemist
• John Wilson Jr., American professor of English in Japan before and during World War II
• John Long Wilson, American medical professor and university administrator
• John T. Wilson, president of the University of Chicago, 1975–1978
• John Wilson , British philosopher of education
• John Stuart Wilson, British mathematician
• John Silvanus Wilson, American academic administrator, president of Morehouse College
• John Wilson, professor of public policy and management at Glasgow Caledonian University

  Architecture and engineering

• John Wilson , British Board of Ordnance clerk of works and architect in Guernsey
• John A. Wilson , American chief engineer on the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad
• John William Wilson , architect in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• John Moulder Wilson, Union and United States Army engineer
• John Appleton Wilson, American architect
• John Wilson , hospital architect and author
• John Armistead Wilson, Scottish-born Canadian engineer and aviation pioneer
• John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geophysicist

  Entertainment

Art

• John Wilson , Scottish painter
• John James Wilson, painter, son of John Wilson
• John A. Wilson , Canadian sculptor in Nova Scotia
• John David Wilson, English artist, animator and producer
• John Woodrow Wilson, American lithographer, sculptor and art teacher

  Film

• John Wilson , American documentary filmmaker

  Music

• John Wilson , English composer and lutenist
• John Wilson , Scottish tenor
• John Wilson , drummer from Northern Ireland
• Willie Wilson , English drummer, member of Quiver
• Back Alley John, Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player
• John Wilson , British orchestral conductor

  Writing

• John Wilson , English playwright
• John Wilson , Scottish writer, pen name Christopher North
• John Mackay Wilson, Scottish writer
• John Marius Wilson, author of the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
• John Fleming Wilson, American author, newspaperman, and prolific writer
• John S. Wilson , American music critic and jazz radio host
• John Burgess Wilson, British author, pen name Anthony Burgess
• John Morgan Wilson, American journalist and author
• John Wilson , children's writer, winner of the Norma Fleck Award
• John J. B. Wilson, founder of the Golden Raspberry Awards, 1980

  Law

• Sir John Wilson , English mathematician and judge
• John Wilson, Lord Ashmore, Scottish lawyer, parliamentary candidate, sheriff principal and judge
• John H. Wilson, American judge from New York, author of the 2006 children's book ''Hot House Flowers''

  Military

• John Wilson , British general, Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada in 1816
• Sir John Wilson , British general, acting Governor of British Ceylon in 1811–12 and 1831
• John Williams Wilson, English sailor
• John A. Wilson , American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
• John Wilson , British admiral
• John Moulder Wilson, U.S. Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Wilson, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War
• John Wilson , Swedish naval officer
• Jock Wilson , Scottish soldier and centenarian
• John Wilson , Irish Garda officer and whistleblower

  Politics and government

Canada

• John Wilson , lawyer, judge and politician in Ontario, Canada
• John Henry Wilson , physician, professor and politician in Ontario, Canada
• John Wilson , member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
• John Cameron Wilson, member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
• John Wilson , member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada

  United Kingdom

• John Wilson, member of parliament in 1621
• John Wilson , miner, trade unionist and Liberal-Labour politician
• John William Wilson, Liberal member of parliament for Worcestershire North, 1895–1918, and Stourbridge, 1918–1922
• John Charles Wilson, Northern Irish politician, Ulster Unionist member of parliament for Iveagh, 1933–1938
• Sir John Wilson , British civil servant
• John Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran, British diplomat
• John Wilson , leader of Greater London Council in 1984

  Scotland

• John Wilson , Liberal member of parliament for Govan, 1889–1900
• John Wilson , Independent Liberal member of parliament for Edinburgh Central, 1885–1886
• John Wilson , member of parliament for Glasgow St Rollox, 1900–1906
• Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet, Unionist member of parliament for Falkirk Burghs
• John Gray Wilson, Scottish advocate, sheriff, writer and Liberal Party politician
• John Wilson , trade union general secretary
• John Wilson , member of the Scottish Parliament

  United States

• John Wilson , member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• John Wilson , member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1813
• John Lyde Wilson, governor of South Carolina, 1822–1824
• John Wilson , official in the Department of the Treasury and Department of the Interior
• John Thomas Wilson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
• John Frank Wilson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory
• John Henry Wilson , lawyer and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889–1893
• John L. Wilson, U.S. Senator from Washington State
• John Haden Wilson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• John H. Wilson , mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
• John Wilson , Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1836 to 1837
• John H. Wilson, member of the Arizona House of Representatives, 1949–1950
• John J. Wilson, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
• John Wilson , member of the Texas House and Senate who was elected despite being dead
• John A. Wilson , member of the Council of the District of Columbia
• John Wilson , member of the Kansas House of Representatives

  Other countries

• Sir John Cracroft Wilson, British civil servant in India, farmer and politician in New Zealand
• Bowie Wilson, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• John Nathaniel Wilson, member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
• John Wilson , Irish politician
• John N. Wilson, Indian politician
• John Wilson , New Zealand businessman and mayor of Dunedin

  Religion

• John Wilson , English Anglican priest and Dean of Ripon Minster, 1624–1634
• John Wilson , Puritan minister of the Boston Church in Massachusetts
• John Wilson , Scottish missionary, educationalist, a founding father of Bombay
• John Marius Wilson, Scottish clergyman and writer
• John Alexander Wilson , English Anglican missionary
• John Leighton Wilson, American missionary to West Africa
• John Wilson , leader in the Native American Church movement of the late 19th century
• John Wilson , Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
• John Wilson , Anglican priest and Chaplain of the Fleet, 1943–1948
• Leonard Wilson, Anglican bishop of Singapore
• John Wilson , Roman Catholic archbishop of Southwark, England

  Sports

Baseball

• John Wilson , Washington Senators
• John Wilson , Boston Red Sox

  Cricket

• John Wilson , English cricketer
• John Wilson , Australian cricketer
• John Wilson , Australian cricketer
• John Wilson , New Zealand cricketer

  Football

• John Wilson , Scottish footballer
• John "Weenie" Wilson, American football player and multi-sport coach
• John Wilson , English footballer, 1930s inside right for Port Vale
• John Wilson, English footballer, 1950s full back for Norwich and Chesterfield
• John Wilson , Australian rules footballer for Richmond
• John Wilson, English footballer, 1970s midfielder for Darlington
• John Wilson , American soccer player
• John Parker Wilson, American football player

  Rugby

• John Skinner Wilson , Trinidad-born rugby player who represented Scotland
• John Howard Wilson, Scottish rugby union player
• John Wilson , New Zealand rugby league international
• John Wilson, Australian rugby league footballer

  Other sports

• John Wilson , British Olympic road racing cyclist and rugby league administrator
• John Wilson , Dutch sport shooter
• John Wilson, winner of the 1939 and 1940 NCAA DI outdoor high jump championships
• John Wilson , American middle-distance runner, 1950 800m All-American for the Pittsburgh Panthers track and field team
• John Wilson , motorcycle speedway rider
• John Wilson , British angler
• John Wilson , English sprinter
• Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player
• John Wilson , American professional golfer
• John Wilson , Filipino basketball player

  Other

• John Wilson, an alias of John Smith , English housebreaker
• John Macaulay Wilson, African king and doctor
• John W. Wilson, Belgian art collector and businessman
• John West Wilson, British/Swedish businessman and arts patron
• John Wilson , Irish-born pioneer of the American West
• John Wilson , New Zealand farmer, soldier, judge
• J. S. Wilson, Scottish scouting organizer
• Sir John Wilson, 2nd Baronet, Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection
• John C. Wilson, Broadway producer and director
• John Wilson , founder of International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
• Jock Wilson , British police officer
• John S. Wilson , American economist at the World Bank
• John Wilson , British journalist and broadcaster