James Wilson

James Wilson may refer to:

Canada

 * James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada
 * James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), Canadian MP from Quebec
 * James Robert Wilson (1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
 * James Wilson (Ontario MPP) (1810–1891), Canadian politician
 * James Frederick Wilson, Ontario MPP

Oceania

 * James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1862) (1862–1925), English-born Australian politician
 * James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1865) (1865–1927), New Zealand-born Australian politician
 * Sir James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849) (1849–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
 * James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1814) (1814–1898)
 * Sir James Milne Wilson (1812–1880), Australian politician in Tasmania
 * James Phillips Wilson (c. 1852–1925), South Australian Labor politician

United Kingdom

 * James Wilson (MP for York) between 1826 and 1830.
 * James Wilson (Labour politician) (1879–1943), British MP for Dudley and Oldham
 * James Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
 * James Wilson (businessman) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
 * James Wilson (Orangeman) (fl. 1793–94), North Irish politician, founder of the Orange Institution

United States

 * James Wilson (Founding Father) (1742–1798), Founding Father of the United States
 * James Wilson (Colorado politician), former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
 * James Wilson (Indiana politician) (1825–1867), US representative
 * James Wilson I (New Hampshire politician) (1766–1839), US representative
 * James Wilson II (1797–1881), US representative, son of James Wilson I
 * James Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (1779–1868), US representative
 * James Wilson (Secretary of Agriculture) (1835–1920), United States secretary of agriculture and US representative from Iowa
 * James Charles Wilson (1816–1861), American politician in Texas
 * James Clifton Wilson (1874–1951), US representative from Texas
 * James F. Wilson (1828–1895), US senator and representative from Iowa
 * James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US senator from New Jersey
 * James M. Wilson Jr. (1918–2009), assistant secretary of state
 * James Wilson (journalist) (1787–1850), Irish-American journalist, politician, and judge

Military and revolutionary figures

 * James Wilson (British Army officer) (1921–2004), British general
 * James Wilson (explorer) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti
 * James Wilson (Irish nationalist) (1836–1921), Irish republican convicted of desertion
 * James Wilson (revolutionary) (1760–1820), Scottish leader of the Radical War
 * James H. Wilson (1837–1925), general in the United States Army

Sportsmen

 * James Wilson (athlete) (1891–1973), British athlete
 * James Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (c. 1855–1935), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
 * James Wilson (basketball), American basketball player
 * James Wilson (cricketer) (born 1978), South African cricketer
 * James Wilson (darts player) (born 1972), English darts player
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1866) (c. 1866–1900), Scottish footballer
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1882), Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Preston NE)
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1934), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1890) (1890–1917), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park)
 * James Wilson (1910s footballer), English footballer
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1989), Welsh professional footballer for Bristol Rovers
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1995), English professional footballer for Port Vale
 * James Wilson (rugby union) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player
 * James Wilson (trainer) (1828–1917), founder of St. Albans Stud, Victoria, Australia
 * James B. Wilson (1896–1986), American football player and coach
 * James H. Wilson (American football) (1940–2013), American football coach

Science and medicine

 * James Wilson (anatomist) (1765–1821), Scottish anatomist
 * James Wilson (scientist), American gene therapist
 * James Wilson (zoologist) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
 * James Wilson (mathematician) (1774?–1829), Irish mathematician
 * James A. Wilson (21st century), American mathematician
 * James Arthur Wilson (1795–1882), English physician
 * James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
 * James George Wilson (1830–1881), Scottish surgeon and professor of midwifery
 * James Ricker Wilson (1922–2007), American theoretical physicist
 * James Thomas Wilson (1861–1945), British professor of anatomy

Arts and craftspersons

 * James Wilson (architect) (1816–1900), British architect in Bath
 * James Wilson (cinematographer) (active 1927–1963), British cinematographer
 * James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
 * James Wilson (producer) (born 1965), British film producer
 * James Wilson (globe maker) (1763–1855), American globe maker
 * James Wilson (songwriter), 18th-century English songwriter
 * James Daniel Wilson (born 1977), English actor
 * James Keys Wilson (1828–1894), American architect in Ohio
 * Mark Wilson (magician) or James Wilson (1929–2021), American magician
 * James Perry Wilson (1889–1976), American painter, designer, and architect

Academics

 * James Kinnier Wilson (1921–2022), British Assyriologist
 * James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), American professor of public policy
 * James Southall Wilson (1880–1963), American author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review

Clergy

 * James Wilson (Archdeacon of Manchester) (1836–1931), British theologian and science teacher
 * James Wilson (bishop) (died 1857), Irish bishop of Cork
 * James Wilson (Dean of Elphin and Ardagh), Irish Anglican clergyman
 * James Wilson (Dean of Tuam), Irish Anglican clergyman
 * James Hood Wilson (1829–1903), moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1895

Other

 * James Wilson (civil servant) (1853–1926), British civil servant in British India
 * James Wilson (unionist) (1876–1945), American labor union leader
 * James Wilson (House), a character on House
 * James Grant Wilson (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author
 * James Wilson (motorcyclist) (c. 1901–1995), long-distance motorcyclist and author
 * James William Wilson, Jr. (born 1969), American murderer and perpetrator of the Oakland Elementary School shooting