Willson (name)

Willson is an English language patronymic surname, literally "son of William". There are other spellings, such as the more common Wilson variant. Willson is less common as a given name. Willson may refer to:

Surname

Alan N. Willson, Jr., American electrical engineer
Alice Willson, First Lady of North Carolina
Augustus E. Willson, American politician
Bob Willson, Canadian broadcaster
Brian Willson, American Vietnam War veteran and activist
Chloe Clark Willson, American teacher in the territory that became Oregon
Crowell Willson, Canadian farmer and politician
Crowell Willson (Upper Canada), Canadian farmer and politician
David Willson (1778–1866), religious leader and mystic
David Harris Willson, American historian and professor
Diddie Willson, American football player
Forceythe Willson, American poet
Fred F. Willson, American architect
Henry Willson, American talent agent
James C. Willson, Canadian-born Michigan politician
John Willson (politician), Canadian judge and politician
Laurel Rose Willson, American whose claims of Satanic ritual abuse were a hoax
Lester S. Willson, Civil War officer and Bozeman, Montana merchant
Luke Willson, American Football player
Maria Willson, British singer
Marty Willson-Piper, guitarist and member of Australian independent rock band The Church
Meredith Willson, American composer, playwright
Michael Willson, British actor
Paul Willson, American actor
Quentin Willson, British TV presenter and motoring expert
Robert Willson (disambiguation), one of several people
Russell Willson, American vice admiral, inventor of the Naval Cipher Box
Simon Willson, Hong Kong radio producer, DJ, actor
Stephen Clarke-Willson, American video game and software expert
Thomas Willson, Canadian inventor
William H. Willson, American politician
William Willson (businessman), chairman of Aston Martin

Given name or nickname

Willson Contreras, Venezuelan baseball player
Willson Osborne, American composer
Willson Woodside, Canadian journalist