Alexander Wilson

Alexander or Alex Wilson may refer to:

Literature

 * Alexander Wilson (English writer) (1893–1963), MI6 officer and writer of a series of spy novels
 * L. Alex Wilson (1909–1960), African-American journalist
 * Alexander Wilson (Canadian writer) (1953–1993), American-born Canadian writer, landscape designer, and community activist

Military

 * Alexander Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1760–1834), Royal Navy rear-admiral
 * Sir Alexander Wilson (British Army officer) (1858–1937), British Army major-general and Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey
 * Sir James Wilson (British Army officer) (Alexander James Wilson, 1921–2004), British Army lieutenant-general

Politics

 * Alexander Wilson (Virginia politician), United States Representative from Virginia, 1803–1809
 * Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician) (1833–1888), attorney general of Wisconsin, 1878–1882
 * Alexander Wilson (New South Wales politician) (1849–1927), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
 * Alexander Wilson (Australian politician) (1889–1954), Member of the Australian House of Representatives
 * Alexander Wilson (Scottish politician) (1917–1978), Labour Member of Parliament for Hamilton
 * Alex Wilson (Australian politician) (1920–2004), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
 * Alex Wilson (British politician), member of the London Assembly

Sports

 * Alexander Wilson (cricketer) (1840–1911), New Zealand cricketer
 * Alex Wilson (rugby union) (1874–1932), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter) (1907–1994)
 * Alex Wilson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1971), Scottish football goalkeeper
 * Alex Wilson (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2010), Scottish football defender
 * Alex Wilson (skier) (born 1974), American skier
 * Alex Wilson (baseball) (born 1986), baseball pitcher
 * Alex Wilson (Swiss sprinter) (born 1990)
 * Alex Wilson (basketball) (born 1994), Australian basketball player

Other people

 * Alexander Wilson (astronomer) (1714–1786), Scottish type-maker, meteorologist and astronomer
 * Alexander Wilson (ornithologist) (1766–1813), Scottish-American poet and ornithologist
 * Alexander Stoddart Wilson (1854–1909), Scottish minister and botanist
 * Alexander Wilson (photographer) (died 1922), Scottish amateur photographer of Dundee
 * Alexander Brown Wilson (1857–1938), Australian architect based in Queensland
 * Alexander Wilson (British architect) (1888–1969), English architect based in Nottingham
 * Alex Wilson (musician) (born 1971), English salsa and Latin jazz pianist