List of people with given name Wilson
Wilson is a male first name. Notable people with the name include:
People
- Koddul Arachchige Wilson Perera, Sri Lankan director, producer, and screenplay writer
- Wilson A. Crockett, Canadian politician
- Wilson A. Head, American-Canadian sociologist, professor, and community planner
- Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic bishop
- Wilson Akakpo, Ghanaian-born Togolese professional footballer
- Wilson Alcorro, Colombian former professional boxer
- Wilson Alegre, Angolan former professional footballer
- Wilson Allen Shoffner, American Army lieutenant general
- Wilson Altamirano, Argentine professional footballer
- Wilson Álvarez, Venezuelan former MLB pitcher
- Wilson Alvarez (American football), Bolivian former NFL player
- Wilson Antônio, Brazilian footballer
- Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- Wilson Arbogast, American co-founder of meat packing plant Arbogast & Bastian
- Wilson Armas, Ecuadorian football manager and former player
- Wilson Armistead, English businessman, abolitionist, and writer
- Wilson Asinobi Ake, Nigerian former politician
- Wilson Ávila, Bolivian footballer
- Wilson Baker, English organic chemist
- Wilson Barrett, English actor, theater manager, and playwright
- Wilson Bell, American politician
- Wilson Benge, English actor
- Wilson Bentley, American photographer and meteorologist
- Wilson Betemit, Dominican former MLB player
- Wilson Bethel, American actor and producer
- Wilson Bigaud, Haitian painter
- Wilson Bii, Kenyan visually-impaired runner
- Wilson Bikram Rai, Nepalese comedian, actor, singer, dancer, and film producer
- Wilson Boit Kipketer, Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
- Wilson Bombarda, Brazilian former basketball player
- Wilson Borja, Colombian trade unionist and politician
- Wilson Braga, Brazilian politician, lawyer, and businessman
- Wilson Brown, several people
- Wilson Bryan Key, American author
- Wilson Bryant Burtt, American Army brigadier general during World War I
- Wilson Bugembe, Ugandan pastor and gospel singer
- Wilson Busienei, Ugandan long-distance runner
- Wilson Buzzone, Brazilian professional football
- Wilson C. Edsell, American politician
- Wilson C. Ely, American former co-owner of architectural firm John H. & Wilson C. Ely
- Wilson C. Flake, American diplomat
- Wilson Cain, Canadian politician
- Wilson Caldwell, American university officer
- Wilson Callan, Canadian politician
- Wilson Cañizales, Colombian retired sprinter
- Wilson Carey McWilliams, American political scientist
- Wilson Carlile, English priest and Christian evangelist
- Wilson Carvalho, Portuguese former professional footballer
- Wilson Cary Nicholas, American politician and governor
- Wilson Cary Swann, American physician, philanthropist, and social reformer
- Wilson Casey, American columnist, book author, political humorist, entertainer, speaker, and record holder
- Wilson Cepeda, Colombian former professional road racing cyclist
- Wilson Chandler, American former NBA player
- Wilson Charlton, British Royal Air Force officer during World War II
- Wilson Chebet, Kenyan professional long-distance runner
- Wilson Chimeli, Paraguayan footballer
- Wilson Chinn, African-American 19th-century escaped slave
- Wilson Chisala Kalumba, Zambian politician
- Wilson Choperena, Colombian composer and singer
- Wilson Chouest, American convicted murderer
- Wilson Cleveland, American actor, producer, and writer
- Wilson Clyde, Northern Irish politician
- Wilson Coleman, British actor
- Wilson Collins, American MLB player
- Wilson Collison, American writer and playwright
- Wilson Constantino Novo Estrela, Angolan former footballer
- Wilson Contreras, Chilean former footballer
- Wilson Cooke, American politician, minister, and businessman
- Wilson Cruz, American actor
- Wilson Cuero, Colombian footballer
- Wilson D. Gillette, American politician
- Wilson D. Miscamble, Australian-born American Catholic priest and professor of history
- Wilson D. Watson, American Marine Corps private during World War II
- Wilson Dallam Wallis, American anthropologist
- Wilson da Silva, Brazilian-born Australian feature writer, science journalist, editor, and documentary filmmaker
- Wilson das Neves, Brazilian percussionist and singer
- Wilson de Freitas, Brazilian rower
- Wilson Delgado, Dominican former MLB player
- Wilson del Obre, Dominican politician
- Wilson Deodato da Silva, birth name of Tatico, Brazilian footballer
- Wilson Dobie Wilson, Scottish author, editor, and traveler
- Wilson dos Santos, Angolan politician and murder victim
- Wilson dos Santos (athlete), Brazilian sprinter
- Wilson Duff, Canadian archaeologist, cultural anthropologist, and museum curator
- Wilson Earnshaw, English cricketer
- Wilson Edgar Terry, American military officer
- Wilson Eduardo, Portuguese professional footballer
- Wilson Elso Goñi, Uruguayan politician
- Wilson Enrique Rodríguez, Colombian cyclist
- Wilson Escalante, Bolivian football manager and former player
- Wilson Eyre, American architect, teacher, and writer
- Wilson Fairweather, Scottish footballer
- Wilson Fallin, American historian and professor emeritus
- Wilson Faumuina, American NFL player
- Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Uruguayan politician
- Wilson Filho, Brazilian politician
- Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian racing driver
- Wilson Fitts, American NBL player
- Wilson Flagg, American Navy Rear Admiral killed during 9/11
- Wilson Folleco, Ecuadorian footballer
- Wilson Follett, American writer
- Wilson Fonseca, Brazilian maestro, composer, conductor, and writer
- Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian footballer and manager
- Wilson (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian former footballer
- Wilson (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer
- Wilson (footballer, born 1975), Brazilian soccer player
- Wilson Fox, English physician
- Wilson Frost, American lawyer and politician
- Wilson G. Bradshaw, American university president
- Wilson G. Flint, American politician
- Wilson G. Sarig, American politician and educator
- Wilson G. Smith, American composer and writer
- Wilson Gaines Richardson, American Classicist, minister, and American Civil War veteran
- Wilson Gale-Braddyll, British Member of Parliament
- Wilson Gaspar, Portuguese-born Angolan footballer
- Wilson Godfrey Harvey, American politician and businessman
- Wilson Godoy, Guatemalan professional footballer
- Wilson Gómez, Argentine professional footballer
- Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, German actor
- Wilson Goode, American politician and former mayor
- Wilson Gottardo, Brazilian former association footballer and current coach
- Wilson Gouveia, Brazilian retired mixed martial artist
- Wilson Gray, Irish-born barrister, Australian politician, and New Zealand district judge
- Wilson Greatbatch, American engineer and inventor
- Wilson Grosset, French association footballer
- Wilson Gunaratne, Sri Lankan comedian and cinema-, television-, and stage actor
- Wilson Gutiérrez, Colombian football manager and former player
- Wilson H. Hamilton, American Supreme Court justice
- Wilson Hall (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Wilson Haro, Ecuadorian road cyclist
- Wilson Harris, Guyanese writer
- Wilson Harris (journalist), English editor and non-fiction writer
- Wilson Harris (soccer), American professional soccer player
- Wilson Hart Clark, American lawyer and politician
- Wilson Heredia, Dominican former MLB pitcher
- Wilson Hicks, American journalist and author
- Wilson Hicks (politician), African-American 19th-century politician
- Wilson Hirschfeld, American journalist and managing editor
- Wilson Homer Elkins, American educator and university administrator
- Wilson Humphries, Scottish footballer and manager
- Wilson Hungerford, Northern Irish politician
- Wilson Inia, Fijian educator and politician
- Wilson Irvine, American Impressionist landscape painter
- Wilson Isidor, French-born English professional footballer
- Wilson Jameson, Scottish medical doctor
- Wilson Jeremiah Moses, African-American historian and professor
- Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor
- Wilson Jones, several people
- Wilson K. Barnes, American judge
- Wilson Kamavuaka, German-born Republic of the Congo professional footballer
- Wilson Kaoma, Zambian boxer
- Wilson Karunaratne, Sri Lankan film actor and stunt director
- Wilson Katiyo, Zimbabwean novelist
- Wilson Kebenei, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Wilson Khumbula, Zimbabwean politician and businessman
- Wilson Kipketer, Danish former middle-distance runner
- Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Wilson Kiprugut, Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner
- Wilson Kiprotich, several people
- Wilson Kirwa, Finnish middle-distance runner, municipal politician, writer, and entrepreneur
- Wilson Kitara, Ugandan Anglican bishop
- Wilson Kneeshaw, English footballer
- Wilson Ko, American cardiothoracic surgeon and professor
- Wilson Kokalari, Albanian-American aerospace engineer
- Wilson L. Fewster, American college lacrosse player, and college football-, lacrosse-, soccer-, and wrestling coach
- Wilson Lalín, Guatemalan professional footballer
- Wilson Lauder, Scottish former international rugby union player, and current power plant engineer
- Wilson Law, Irish-American Mormon journalist
- Wilson Lee Flores, Filipino writer, entrepreneur, educator, poet, philanthropist, and political-economic analyst
- Wilson Leite Passos, Brazilian politician
- Wilson Lewis, English professional footballer
- Wilson Li, Hong Kong politician
- Wilson Lima, Brazilian politician and journalist
- Wilson Litole, Kenyan politician
- Wilson Livingood, American Secret Service veteran
- Wilson Lloyd, English iron founder and politician
- Wilson Lloyd Bevan, American historian
- Wilson Lo, Canadian politician
- Wilson Lowry, English engraver
- Wilson Loyanae Erupe, birth name of Oh Joo-han, Kenyan-born Korean long-distance runner
- Wilson Lumpkin, American planter, attorney, and politician
- Wilson MacDonald, Canadian poet
- Wilson Macías, Ecuadorian footballer
- Wilson Manafá, Portuguese professional footballer
- Wilson Mannon, American murder victim
- Wilson Mano, Brazilian former footballer
- Wilson Masilingi, Tanzanian politician and diplomat
- Wilson Martins, several people
- Wilson Mazarello, Indian singer, writer, playwright, and politician
- Wilson Mbadi, Ugandan military officer
- Wilson Mbomio, English actor
- Wilson McCandless, American district judge
- Wilson McCarthy, American attorney, jurist, and railroad executive
- Wilson McCoy, American illustrator and painter
- Wilson McEwan, Scottish-born Australian cricketer
- Wilson McGhee, Scottish footballer
- Wilson McLean, Scottish illustrator and artist
- Wilson Méndez, Paraguayan former footballer
- Wilson Meneses, Colombian cyclist
- Wilson Messer, American farmer, businessman, and politician
- Wilson Miao, Canadian politician
- Wilson Milam, American theatre director
- Wilson Miles Cary, American politician
- Wilson Mills, Canadian farmer and politician
- Wilson Minuci, Brazilian former professional basketball player
- Wilson Mizner, American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur
- Wilson Moreira, Brazilian sambista
- Wilson Morelo, Colombian footballer
- Wilson Morrison, New Zealand cricketer
- Wilson Moses, Australian politician
- Wilson Mudau, South African politician
- Wilson Mukama, Tanzanian politician
- Wilson Muñoz, Costa Rican former professional footballer
- Wilson Muruli Mukasa, Ugandan politician
- Wilson Mutebi, Ugandan Anglican bishop
- Wilson Mutekede, Zimbabwean football manager
- Wilson Myers, American jazz double-bassist, baritone- and bass saxophonist, vocalist, bandleader, and arranger
- Wilson Ndolo Ayah, Kenyan politician
- Wilson Nesbitt, American politician
- Wilson Ngcobo, South African politician
- Wilson Noble, English barrister and politician
- Wilson Nqose, South African former army general
- Wilson Nyabong Ijang, Malaysian politician
- Wilson Odobert, French professional footballer
- Wilson Omwoyo, Kenyan retired long-distance runner
- Wilson Onsare, Kenyan former long-distance runner
- Wilson Or, Hong Kong politician
- Wilson Oruma, Nigerian former professional footballer
- Wilson P. Foss Jr., American art collector, art dealer, and businessman
- Wilson Palacios, Honduran former professional footballer
- Wilson Parasiuk, Canadian businessman and former politician
- Wilson Parker, English professional footballer
- Wilson Peña, Colombian cyclist
- Wilson Pérez, Colombian retired footballer
- Wilson Piazza, Brazilian former footballer
- Wilson Pickett, American singer and songwriter
- Wilson Pineda, Guatemalan professional footballer
- Wilson Pinheiro, Brazilian socialist who was assassinated
- Wilson Pires de Carvalho, full name of Liliu (futsal player), Brazilian-born Belgian futsal player
- Wilson Pittoni, Paraguayan professional footballer
- Wilson Plumer Mills, American missionary and humanitarian
- Wilson Popenoe, American botanist and agronomist
- Wilson Potter, American architect
- Wilson Price Hunt, American pioneer and explorer
- Wilson Quiñonez, Paraguayan professional footballer
- Wilson R. Herron, American postmaster and county supervisor
- Wilson R. Lourenço, French-Brazilian arachnologist
- Wilson Raj Perumal, Singaporean match-fixer and bookmaker
- Wilson Ramos, Venezuelan former MLB player
- Wilson Rathborne, British Royal Navy captain
- Wilson Rawls, American writer of children's novels
- Wilson Redus, American Negro league professional baseball player
- Wilson Reiff Stearly, American Episcopal bishop
- Wilson Reilly, American politician
- Wilson Reis, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Wilson Riles, American educator and politician
- Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, American butler; served in the White House
- Wilson Ruffin Abbott, American-born Canadian businessman and landowner
- Wilson S. Bissell, American politician
- Wilson S. Geisler, American vision scientist and neuroscientist
- Wilson S. Hill, American lawyer and politician
- Wilson S. Kennon, American politician
- Wilson Sabiya, Nigerian politician
- Wilson Sanches Leal, Portuguese footballer
- Wilson Sánchez, Colombian-Salvadoran retired footballer
- Wilson Santamaría, Bolivian lawyer, politician, and sociologist
- Wilson Santiago, Brazilian politician
- Wilson "Saoko" Manyoma, Colombian past member of salsa group Fruko y sus Tesos
- Wilson Savoy, American accordionist, keyboard player, fiddler, and singer
- Wilson Sawyer, American composer, arranger, and musician
- Wilson Scheidemantel, Brazilian sports shooter
- Wilson Seneme, Brazilian football referee
- Wilson Severino, Argentine former footballer
- Wilson Seymour Conger, Canadian merchant and political figure
- Wilson Shannon, American attorney and politician
- Wilson Shieh, Hong Kong artist
- Wilson Sibbett, Northern Irish physicist and professor
- Wilson Siewari, Nigerian freestyle wrestler
- Wilson Simonal, Brazilian singer
- Wilson Sitshebo, Zimbabwean Anglican bishop
- Wilson Small, American tradesman, businessman, politician, and public servant
- Wilson Smith, British physician, virologist, and immunologist
- Wilson Smith (Medal of Honor), American Army corporal during the American Civil War
- Wilson Smith (musician), American past member of surf band Royale Monarchs
- Wilson Somers, American jazz- and vocal music instructor, composer, and performer
- Wilson Sossion, Kenyan legislator and teacher
- Wilson Soto, Puerto Rican politician and former mayor
- Wilson Stone, several people
- Wilson Surubim, Brazilian footballer
- Wilson Sutherland, British mathematician
- Wilson T. King, English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer
- Wilson Tiago, Brazilian former professional footballer
- Wilson Tucker, several people
- Wilson Tuckey, Australian politician
- Wilson Ugak Kumbong, Malaysian politician
- Wilson V. Eagleson, American Army Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot
- Wilson Valdez, Dominican former MLB player
- Wilson Vance, American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War, author, journalist, and editor
- Wilson W. Hoover, American jurist and attorney
- Wilson W. Sorensen, American college president
- Wilson W. Wyatt, American politician
- Wilson Waigwa, Kenyan long- and middle-distance runner
- Wilson Wang, Hong Kong businessman and school proprietor- and supervisor
- Wilson Warlick, American district judge
- Wilson Washington, American former NBA player and former college assistant coach
- Wilson Waweru, Irish footballer
- Wilson Weddington, American postmaster, businessman, and landowner
- Wilson Whineray, New Zealand business executive and rugby union player
- Wilson Whitley, American NFL player
- Wilson Wood, several people
- Wilson Worsdell, English locomotive engineer
- Wilson Yip, Hong Kong filmmaker and actor
- Wilson Zhang, Chinese-born Canadian table tennis player
Fictional characters
- Wilson Edwards, fictional Swiss biologist
- Wilson Fisk, in the US comic books Marvel Comics
- Wilson Loewen, in the US prison drama TV series Oz, played by Tom Atkins
- Wilson P. Higgsbury, in the survival video game Don't Starve
- Wilson the Volleyball, in the 2000 US survival drama film Cast Away
- Wilson White, in the US comedy-drama TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Edward Asner
- Wilson Wilson Jr., in the US sitcom TV series Home Improvement, played by Earl Hindman