List of people with surname Wilson

Wilson is a common English-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A

 * A. D. Wilson (1844–1920), American cartographer
 * A. N. Wilson (born 1950), English writer and newspaper columnist
 * Aarik Wilson (born 1982), American long jumper and triple jumper
 * Aaron Wilson (born 1980), Canadian lacrosse player
 * Aaron Wilson (born 1991), Australian bowls player
 * Aaron Wilson, Australian film director and writer
 * Aaron Wilson (1589–1643), Anglican clergyman
 * Abe Wilson (1899–1981), American footballer
 * Addie Wilson (1876–1966) American composer, organist and carillonist
 * Adine Wilson (born 1979), New Zealand international netball player
 * Adrian Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Adrian Wilson (book designer) (1923–1988), American book designer and printer
 * Adrian Wilson (actor) (born 1969), South African model and actor
 * Adrian Wilson (American football) (born 1979), American football player
 * A'ja Wilson (born 1996), American basketball player
 * Ajee' Wilson (born 1994), American middle-distance runner
 * Al Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
 * Al Wilson (born 1977), American football player
 * Alan Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following:
 * Alan Herries Wilson (1906–1995), British mathematician and business executive
 * Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1920) (1920–2015), English cricketer
 * Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1936), English cricketer
 * Alan Wilson (academic) (born 1939), British scientist and social scientist, UCL
 * Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1942), English cricketer
 * Alan Wilson (musician) (1943–1970), aka Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, American blues singer (Canned Heat)
 * Alan Wilson (motorsport) (born 1946), South African race track designer
 * Alan Wilson (composer) (born 1947), British composer of church music
 * Alan Wilson (bishop) (born 1955), Bishop of Buckingham
 * Alan Wilson (rugby league) (born 1967), Australian rugby league player
 * Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician) (born 1973), attorney general of South Carolina
 * Alastair Wilson (born 1983), British field hockey player
 * Albert Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Albert E. Wilson (died 1861), American pioneer and merchant in Oregon Country
 * Albert Wilson (botanist) (1902–1996), American botanist and gardener
 * Albert George Wilson (1918–2002), American astronomer who worked at Palomar Observatory
 * Albert Wilson (American football) (born 1992), American football player
 * Alda Wilson (1910-1996), Canadian sprinter
 * Alda Heaton Wilson (1873–1960), American architect and civil engineer
 * Alex or Alexander Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Alexandra Wilson (born 1968), American actress
 * Alf or Alfred Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Alf Wilson (English footballer) (1890–after 1919), English footballer
 * Alfred Wilson (rower) (1903–1989), American Olympic rower
 * Alfred L. Wilson (1919–1944), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
 * Alfred M. Wilson (1948–1969), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War
 * Alice Wilson (1881–1964), Canadian geologist and paleontologist
 * Alicia Wilson (footballer) (born 1979), Jamaican footballer
 * Alistair Wilson (born 1939), British sprint canoeist
 * Allan and Allen Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Allan Wilson (army officer) (1856–1893), British soldier
 * Allan Wilson (biologist) (1934–1991), New Zealand evolutionary biologist and molecular anthropologist
 * Allan Wilson (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament
 * Allen B. Wilson (1824–1888), American inventor of the sewing machine shuttle
 * Allen Wilson (American football) (born 1951/2), American high school football coach
 * Alpheus Waters Wilson (1834–1916), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
 * Alyson Wilson (born 1967), American statistician
 * Amanda Wilson (born 1980), British singer
 * Amir Wilson (born 2004), British actor
 * Amy Wilson (artist) (born 1973), American artist
 * Andrew and Andy Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Andrew Wilson (artist) (1780–1848), Scottish landscape-painter
 * Andrew Wilson (traveller) (1831–1881), Scottish traveller and author
 * Andrew Wilson (Australian politician) (1844–1906), politician in Queensland, Australia
 * Andrew Wilson (architect) (1866–1950), West Australian architect
 * Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1945), Scottish footballer
 * Andrew P. Wilson (1886–after 1947), British director, playwright, teacher, and actor
 * Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1973), Scottish footballer
 * Andrew Wilson (RAF officer) (born 1941), Royal Air Force commander
 * Andrew Wilson (academic) (born 1950), American religious scholar
 * Andrew Wilson (writer) or A. N. Wilson (born 1950), English writer and columnist
 * Andrew Wilson (Wellington cricketer) (1954–2018), New Zealand cricketer
 * Andrew Wilson (garden designer) (born 1959), British garden designer, lecturer and writer
 * Andrew Wilson (presenter) (born 1960), British news presenter and foreign correspondent
 * Andrew Wilson (historian) (born 1961), British historian
 * Andrew Wilson (rugby league) (born 1963), English rugby league player
 * Andrew Wilson (actor) (born 1964), American actor and director
 * Andrew Wilson (canoer) (born 1964), Australian slalom canoeist
 * Andrew Wilson (classical archaeologist) (born 1968), British archaeologist
 * Andrew Wilson (economist) (born 1970), Scottish politician
 * Andrew Wilson (curler), Scottish curler
 * Andrew Wilson (businessman) (born 1974), present CEO from Electronic Arts
 * Andrew Wilson (musician), frontman for New Zealand punk trio Die! Die! Die!
 * Andy Wilson (cyclist) (1902–1926), British Olympic cyclist
 * Andy Wilson (cricketer) (1910–2002), English first class cricketer
 * Andy Wilson (English footballer) (born 1940), English footballer
 * Andy Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1951), Australian rules footballer
 * Andy Wilson (director) (born 1958), British film, TV and theatre director
 * Angela K. Wilson, American chemist
 * Angus Wilson (1913–1991), British author
 * Anima Wilson, Ghanaian politician
 * Anita Wilson (born 1976), American gospel singer-songwriter and producer
 * Ann Wilson (born 1950), Lead singer for American rock band Heart, sister of Nancy Wilson
 * Ann-Marie Wilson, British psychologist and FGM activist
 * Anna Wilson (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player; sister of American football quarterback Russell Wilson
 * Anna Wilson (swimmer) (born 1977), United States-born Olympic swimmer from New Zealand
 * Anne Wilson (poet) (1848–1930), Australian poet
 * Anne Wilson (artist) (born 1949), American artist
 * Anthony H. Wilson (1950–2007), record label owner, nicknamed "Mr Manchester"
 * Antonia Joy Wilson, American conductor
 * Antonio Wilson (born 1977), American footballer
 * Ara Wilson, American academic and author
 * Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet (1803–1874), British Indian Army soldier, commanding at the Siege of Bharatpur in 1825–26
 * Archibald and Archie Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Archibald Duncan Wilson (1911–1983), British diplomat and Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
 * Archibald Wilson (1921–2014), Rhodesian fighter pilot and politician
 * Archie Wilson (Australian footballer) (1888–1961), Australian rules footballer
 * Archie F. Wilson (1903–1960), American wood collector
 * Archie Wilson (baseball) (1923–2007), baseball player
 * Arnold Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Arnold Wilson (1840–1940), British civil commissioner in Baghdad 1918–1920
 * Arnold Muir Wilson (1857–1909), British solicitor and politician
 * Arnold Manaaki Wilson (1928–2012), New Zealand artist and educator
 * Art, Arthur and Artie Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
 * Art Wilson (1885–1960), baseball catcher
 * Arthur Wilson (writer) (1595–1652), English writer
 * Arthur Wilson (shipping magnate) (1836–1909), English ship-owner from Hull
 * Arthur Wilson (judge) (1837–1915), English judge
 * Arthur Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1842–1921), English Admiral and First Sea Lord
 * Arthur James Wilson (1858–1945), English cyclist and journalist
 * Arthur Stanley Wilson (1868–1938), Member of Parliament for Holderness
 * Arthur Wilson (Western Australian politician) (1869–1948), former Western Australian politician
 * Arthur H. Wilson (1881–1953), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
 * Arthur Wilson (rugby union) (1886–1917), British rugby union player and Olympic medalist
 * Arthur Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (1888–1947), Australian Rules footballer
 * Arthur R. Wilson (1894–1956), US General in WW2
 * Arthur Wilson (cricketer) (1894–1977), English cricketer
 * Arthur McCandless Wilson (1902–1979), American professor of biography
 * Arthur Wilson (English footballer) (1908–2000), Southampton, West Ham United and Chester footballer
 * Arthur Wilson (crystallographer) (1914–1995), Canadian crystallographer (Cambridge and Birmingham)
 * Arthur A. Wilson (born 1968), Anglo-Indian cinematographer
 * Artie Wilson (1920–2010), American baseball player
 * Atoy Wilson (born 1951/52), American figure skater
 * August Wilson (1945–2005), American playwright
 * Augusta Jane Evans aka Augusta Jane Wilson (née Evens, 1835–1909), American author (Confederate)
 * Austin Wilson (born 1992), American basketball player
 * Avery Wilson (born 1995), American singer-songwriter and dancer
 * Ayse Wilson, Turkish-American artist
 * Ayse Wilson, Turkish-American artist

B

 * B. A. Wilson (born 1971), American NASCAR driver
 * B. J. Wilson (1947–1990), British rock drummer (Procol Harum)
 * Barbara Wilson, British psychologist
 * Barney Wilson (1912–1999), American basketball coach
 * Barrie Wilson (born 1940), Canadian writer, historian and theologian
 * Barry Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Barry Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1936–2018), first captain of HMS Cardiff
 * Barry Wilson (American football) (born 1943), American football coach
 * Barry Wilson (footballer) (born 1972), Scottish footballer
 * Bart Wilson, American experimental economist
 * Bee Wilson (born 1974), British food writer and historian
 * Behn Wilson (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
 * Ben and Benjamin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Ben F. Wilson (1876–1930), American actor, director, screenwriter and producer
 * Ben Wilson (cricketer) (1921–1993), English cricketer
 * Ben Wilson (American football coach) (1926–1970), American football coach
 * Ben Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme (1928–1998), British peer
 * Ben Wilson (fullback) (born 1939), professional American football player
 * Ben Wilson (English artist) (born 1963), London based artist
 * Ben Wilson (basketball) (1967–1984), basketball player
 * Ben Wilson (musician) (born 1967), American musician and keyboardist for the band Blues Traveler
 * Ben Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
 * Ben Wilson (motorcycle racer) (born 1982), superbike rider
 * Ben Wilson (speedway rider) (born 1986), professional speedway rider
 * Ben Wilson (English footballer) (born 1992), English footballer
 * Benjamin Wilson (painter) (1721–1788), English painter and scientist
 * Benjamin Davis Wilson (1811–1878), aka Don Benito Wilson, politician in Southern California
 * Benjamin Wilson (biblical scholar) (1817–1900), writer; co-founder of the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith
 * Benjamin Wilson (congressman) (1825–1901), early member of the U.S. House of Representatives
 * Benjamin Franklin Wilson (politician) (1851–1937), American politician from the state of Oklahoma
 * Benjamin B. Wilson (1879–1957), English cricketer
 * Benjamin F. Wilson (1922–1988), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Benjamin H. Wilson (1925–1988), Pennsylvania politician
 * Benjamin Wilson (referee) (born 1975), Australian football (soccer) referee
 * Bernard Wilson (singer) (1946–2010), American R&B, funk and soul music vocalist
 * Bernard Wilson (American football) (born 1970), American football player
 * Bert Wilson (broadcaster) (1911–1955), American baseball broadcaster
 * Bert Wilson (ice hockey) (1949–1992), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Bertha Wilson (1923–2007), Canadian jurist and first female Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
 * Bertha M. Wilson (1874–1936), American dramatist, critic, actress
 * Bertram Martin Wilson (1896–1935), English mathematician
 * Beth Wilson, Australian public servant
 * Betty Wilson (1921–2010), Australian international cricketer
 * Betty Wilson (New Jersey politician) (born 1932), American politician in New Jersey
 * Bev Wilson (born 1949), Australian international cricketer
 * Bevan Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Big Daddy Wilson (born 1960), American electric and soul blues singer and songwriter
 * Bill and Billy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Bill Wilson (catcher) (1867–1924), American baseball catcher
 * Bill Wilson (convict) (1880–?), convicted of murdering two individuals who were later found alive
 * Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson, 1895–1971), American; co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
 * Bill Wilson (footballer) (1924–1969), Australian rules footballer
 * Bill Wilson (outfielder) (1928–2017), American baseball outfielder
 * Bill Wilson (pitcher) (1942–1993), American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
 * Bill Wilson (pastor) (born 1948), American; president and founder of Metro Ministries International
 * Bill Wilson (activist) (born 1953), Washington-based activist
 * Bill Wilson (Montana politician) (born 1961), Montana State Representative
 * Bill Wilson (Scottish politician) (William L. Wilson, born 1963), Scottish nationalist
 * Bill Wilson (judge), New Zealand judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal
 * Billy Wilson (outlaw) (1862–1918), American outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid
 * Billy Wilson (New Zealand rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, and 1920s
 * Billy Wilson (American soccer) (fl. 1920s–1930s), American soccer player
 * Billy Wilson (Australian rugby league) (1927–1993), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Billy Wilson (wide receiver) (1927–2009), NFL wide receiver
 * Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1936), Northern Irish football player for Burnley
 * Billy Roy Wilson (William Roy Wilson, Jr., born 1939), United States federal judge
 * Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1946) (1946–2018), English footballer
 * Billy Wilson (academic) (born 1958), theologian affiliated with Oral Roberts University
 * Blaine Wilson (born 1974), American Olympic gymnast
 * Blair Wilson (born 1963), Canadian Member of Parliament
 * Blake S. Wilson (born 1948), an American research scientist
 * Blayne Wilson (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
 * Blythe Wilson, Canadian stage actress
 * Bob and Bobby Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867), Irish international footballer of the 1880s
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born August 1898) (1898–1986), Australian rules footballer — played for Carlton
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall River F.C. (USA)
 * Bob Wilson (American football) (1913–1999), American football player
 * Bob Wilson (U.S. politician) (1916–1999), U.S. Representative from California
 * Bob Wilson (baseball) (1925–1985), played for the 1958 L.A. Dodgers
 * Bob Wilson (basketball) (1926–2014), American professional basketball player
 * Bob Wilson (cricketer) (born 1928), English cricketer
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2006), English footballer for Preston North End and Tranmere Rovers
 * Bob Wilson (sportscaster) (1929–2015), radio sportscaster for the Boston Bruins
 * Bob Wilson (New Zealand footballer) (fl.1948), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1934), Scottish footballer for Norwich City and Gillingham
 * Bob Wilson (ice hockey) (1934–2020), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Bob Wilson (economist) (born 1937), American economist and professor at Stanford University
 * Bob Wilson (singer) (born c. 1940), Californian singer-guitarist, first to record "(And Her Name Is) Scarlet"
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish international; goalkeeper for Arsenal; later a broadcaster
 * Bob Wilson (cartoonist) (born 1942), British cartoonist of the Stanley Bagshaw children's cartoons
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1943), English football goalkeeper
 * Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1945) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer, played for Essendon
 * Bobby Wilson (tennis) (1935–2020), British tennis player of the 1950s and 1960s
 * Bobby Wilson (footballer, born 1943) (born 1943), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC)
 * Bobby Wilson (basketball, born 1944), American professional basketball player in the ABA
 * Bobby Wilson (footballer, born 1944), English footballer
 * Bobby Wilson (basketball, born 1951), American professional basketball player in the NBA
 * Bobby Wilson (defensive tackle) (born 1968), American football player
 * Bobby Wilson (racing driver) (born 1981), American racecar driver
 * Bobby Wilson (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player
 * Bobo Wilson (born 1995), American football player
 * Boyd Wilson (born 1959), Australian singer-songwriter, musician and producer
 * Brad Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Brad Wilson (soccer) (born 1972), American soccer midfielder
 * Brad Wilson (cricketer) (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer
 * Brad Wilson (politician) American politician of the Utah House of Representatives
 * Braden Wilson (born 1989), American footballer
 * Brandon Wilson (born 1953), American explorer and travel writer
 * Bradley Wilson (freestyle skier) (born 1992), American freestyle skier
 * Brandon Wilson (American football) (born 1994), American football player
 * Brenard Wilson (born 1955), American football safety
 * Brenda Wilson, Lieutenant–Governor of South Australia
 * Brent Wilson (rugby union) (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * Brent Wilson (musician), American bassist
 * Brett Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Brian Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Brian Wilson (systems scientist) (born 1933), British academic, co-developer of SSM
 * Brian Wilson (born 1942), American musician and founding member of The Beach Boys
 * Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1943), Green Party politician in Northern Ireland
 * Brian Wilson (Labour politician) (born 1948), British Labour Party politician
 * Brian Wilson (news correspondent) (born 1956), Washington D.C. bureau chief and v.p. of Fox News Channel
 * Brian Wilson (footballer, born 1957), English footballer (Newcastle United FC)
 * Brian Anthony Wilson (born 1960), American film and television actor
 * Brian Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1961), Brownlow Medal winner 1982
 * Brian Wilson (poker player) (born 1967), bracelet winner at the 2005 World Series of Poker
 * Brian Wilson (baseball) (born 1982), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Brian Wilson (tennis) (born 1982), world tour American tennis player
 * Brian Wilson (footballer, born 1983), English footballer with Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
 * Brian Courtney Wilson, American gospel and CCM singer
 * Bridgette Wilson (later known as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) (born 1973), American actress and model
 * Brooks Wilson, American baseball player
 * Bruce Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Bruce Wilson (Australian journalist) (1941–2006), Australian sports journalist who mainly worked in England
 * Bruce Wilson (bishop) (1942–2021), Australian Anglican Bishop of Bathurst
 * Bruce Wilson (soccer) (born 1951), Canadian soccer player and coach
 * Bryan R. Wilson (1926–2004), English sociologist
 * Bryce Wilson (born 1972), Jamaican record producer
 * Bryon Wilson (born 1988), American Olympic skier
 * Bryse Wilson (born 1997), American baseball player
 * Bubba Wilson (born 1955), American basketball player
 * Budge Wilson (1927–2021), Canadian author
 * Burt Wilson (1933–2021), American philosopher, writer, broadcaster, jazz musician, and political activist
 * Butch Wilson (born 1941), American footballer
 * Butler R. Wilson (1861–1939), Boston civil rights activist

C

 * C. Anne Wilson, British food historian
 * C. J. Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * C. J. Wilson (born 1980), American baseball player
 * C. J. Wilson (safety) (born 1985), American football safety
 * C. J. Wilson (defensive end) (born 1987), American football defensive end
 * C. J. Wilson (cornerback) (born 1989), American football cornerback
 * C. T. Wilson (born 1972), American politician in Maryland
 * Cairine Wilson (1885–1962), Canada's first female senator
 * Cal Wilson (1970–2023), New Zealand comedian and radio and TV personality
 * Caleb Wilson (born 1996), American football player
 * Callum Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
 * Callum Wilson (English footballer) (born 1992), English footballer
 * Camille Wilson (born 1995), American-born Filipino international footballer
 * Campbell Wilson (born 1971), New Zealand airline executive
 * Carey Wilson (writer) (1889–1962), American screenwriter, voice actor, and producer
 * Carey Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey centre
 * Carin Wilson (born 1945), New Zealand sculptor
 * Carl Wilson (1946–1998), American musician, co-founder of the Beach Boys
 * Carl Wilson (critic), Canadian cultural critic
 * Carl Wilson (politician) (born 1955), American state-level politician (Oregon)
 * Carly Wilson (born 1982), Australian basketball player
 * Carnie Wilson (born 1968), American singer (Wilson Phillips) and TV host; daughter of Brian Wilson
 * Carol Wilson, American operatic soprano
 * Caroline Wilson (born 1960), Australian sports journalist
 * Caroline Wilson (diplomat) (born 1970), British diplomat
 * Carolyn Wilson (born 1959), British Olympic synchronised swimmer
 * Casey Wilson (born 1980), American actress, comedian and screenwriter
 * Cassandra Wilson (born 1955), American jazz musician, singer-songwriter and producer
 * Catherine Wilson (1822–1862), British; convicted murderer
 * Cecil Wilson (Bishop of Bunbury) (1860–1941), Anglican Bishop of Melanesia
 * Cecil Wilson (politician) (1862–1945), British pacifist Labour Party Member of Parliament
 * Cecil Wilson (bishop of Middleton) (1875–1937), Anglican Bishop of Middleton
 * Cedric Wilson (born 1948), Northern Irish politician
 * Cedrick Wilson Sr. (born 1978), US American footballer
 * Cedrick Wilson Jr. (born 1995), son of the previous and US American footballer
 * Chandra Wilson (born 1969), American actress
 * Charles Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Charles Wilson (Quebec politician) (1808–1877), Legislative Council of Quebec, Canadian Senator
 * Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882), Anglo-Scottish painter, art teacher and author
 * Charles Wilson (Scottish architect) (1810–1861), Scottish architect
 * Charles Rivers Wilson (1831–1916), British civil servant and financier
 * Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme (1833–1907), English shipowner, Liberal Member of Parliament (MP)
 * Charles Wilson (sailor) (1836–?), Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War
 * Charles William Wilson (1836–1905), British geographer and major general
 * Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1841–1924), first leader of the B.C. Conservative Party
 * Charles Burnett Wilson (1850–1926), Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii
 * Charles Wilson (librarian) (1857–1932), Member of Parliament and parliamentary librarian
 * Charles Henry Wilson (Conservative politician) (1859–1930), UK politician — Leeds Central
 * Charles Plumpton Wilson (1859–1938), England footballer
 * Charles Branch Wilson (1861–1941), American marine biologist
 * Charles Wilson (New Zealand Reform Party politician) (1862–1934), Member of Parliament
 * Charles Robert Wilson (1863–1904), English academic and historian of British India
 * Charles Coker Wilson (1864–1933), American architect
 * Charles Wilson (fencer) (1865–1950), British Olympic fencer
 * Charles Wilson (cricketer) (1869–1952), Australian cricketer who played mainly in New Zealand
 * Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869–1959), Scottish physicist awarded the Nobel Prize
 * Charles Edward Wilson (rugby player and soldier) (1871–1914), British military officer and rugby union player
 * Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (1875–1924), Liberal MP for Hull West, son of the 1st Baron
 * Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran (1882–1977), British physician
 * Charles Edward Wilson (General Electric executive) (1886–1972), CEO of GE and member of the Truman Administration
 * Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and head of General Motors
 * Charles C. Wilson (actor) (1894–1948), American film actor
 * Charles Wilson (political scientist) (1909–2002), Scottish political scientist and university administrator
 * Charles Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels
 * Charles Wilson (historian) (1914–1991), English business historian and Cambridge University professor
 * Malcolm Wilson (governor) (Charles) Malcolm Wilson (1914–2000), Governor of New York
 * Charles H. Wilson (1917–1984), U.S. Congressman from California and State Assemblyman
 * Charles Banks Wilson (1918–2013), American artist
 * Charles Wilson (composer) (1931–2019), Canadian composer and choral conductor
 * Charles Wilson (rugby player) (1931–2016), Australian rugby union player and manager
 * Charles Wilson (journalist) (1935–2022), Scottish-born newspaper editor
 * Charles R. Wilson (judge) (born 1954), U.S. Court of Appeals judge
 * Charles Wilson (American football) (born 1968), National Football League wide receiver
 * Charles Richard 'Ricky' Wilson) (born 1978), lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs and judge on The Voice
 * Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), played for Liverpool and Stockport County
 * Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1971), played for Spurs, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City
 * Charlie Wilson (baseball) (1905–1970), Major League Baseball player
 * Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1985), played for West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday
 * Charlie Wilson (criminal) (1932–1990), English career criminal, one of the Great Train Robbery gang
 * Charlie Wilson (Texas politician) (1933–2010), U.S. Congressman from Texas, then State Senator
 * Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) (1943–2013), U.S. Congressman, then State Senator
 * Charlie Wilson (singer) (born 1953), American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer
 * Che Wilson (born 1979), English footballer
 * Cheryl Wilson, American session singer
 * Chesley Goseyun Wilson (1932–2021), American maker and player of the Apache fiddle
 * Chip Wilson (born 1956), Canadian businessman
 * Chris Wilson (disambiguation), one of several people, including:
 * Chris Wilson (guitarist) (born 1952), UK-based US-born musician
 * Chris Wilson (blues musician) (1956–2019), Australian blues musician
 * Chris Wilson (fighter) (born 1977), American mixed martial arts fighter
 * Chris Wilson (Canadian politician)
 * Chris Wilson (gridiron football) (born 1982), American football defensive end
 * Chris Wilson (golfer) (born 1984), American professional golfer
 * Christine Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Christopher Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Christopher Wilson (father) (1731–1804), English merchant and banker in Kendal
 * Christopher Wilson (son) (1765–1845), English businessman, banker and political activist
 * Christopher Wilson (lutenist) (born 1951), British lutenist
 * Christopher Wilson (British Army officer) (retired 2010), British Major-General
 * Chuck Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Chuck Wilson (jazz musician) (1948–2018), American jazz musician
 * Chuck Wilson (sports journalist) (born 1954), regular host of GameNight on ESPN Radio
 * Chuck Wilson (athlete) (born 1968), American sprinter
 * Chuck Wilson (multimedia executive) (born 1968), multimedia executive
 * Cindy Wilson (born 1957), American singer-songwriter (B-52s)
 * Cintra Wilson (born 1967), American writer, performer and cultural critic
 * Claggett Wilson, (1887–1952) American painter
 * Clay Wilson (born 1983), American ice hockey player
 * Clement Wilson (athlete) (1891–1983), American sprint athlete
 * Clement Wilson (writer) (born 1976), Irish journalist, author and travel writer
 * Clerow Wilson Jr. (1933–1998), known as Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor
 * Cliff Wilson (1934–1994), Welsh snooker player
 * Clifford Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Clive Wilson (born 1961), English footballer
 * Clyde Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Clyde Tabor Wilson (1889–1971), British politician
 * Clyde Carol Wilson (1910–1990), American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and radio and TV personality
 * Clyde A. Wilson (1923–2008), American detective and private investigator
 * Clyde N. Wilson (born 1941), American professor of history, political commentator, writer and editor
 * Clyde Wilson (cyclist) (born 1959), Bermudian Olympic cyclist
 * Cody Wilson (born 1988), American 2nd amendment advocate
 * Colin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Colin James Wilson (1922–1993), New Zealand musician, singer, songwriter and railway worker
 * Colin St John Wilson (1922–2007), British architect, lecturer and author
 * Colin Wilson (1931–2013), British writer
 * Colin Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1933), Australian rules footballer
 * Colin Wilson (comics) (born 1949), New Zealand comic book artist
 * Colin Wilson (film producer), American film producer
 * Colin Wilson (rugby league) (born 1969), rugby league footballer for Scotland, and Linlithgow Lions
 * Colin Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1989), American ice hockey player
 * Colin Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1993), Scottish footballer
 * Constance K. Wilson (born 1959), American politician in North Carolina
 * Corey Wilson (born 1985), American military veteran and politician in Maine
 * Cornelius Wilson (born 1952), Anglican bishop of Costa Rica
 * Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., US Marine Corps major general
 * Corri Wilson (born 1965), Scottish Member of Parliament
 * Cosmo Wilson (born 1961), American concert lighting designer and director
 * Craig Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Craig Wilson (water polo) (born 1957), water polo player
 * Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1964), MLB third baseman
 * Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1970), MLB third baseman
 * Craig Wilson (curler) (born 1973), Scottish curler
 * Craig Wilson (first baseman) (born 1976), Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder/first baseman
 * Craig Wilson (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish footballer
 * Craig Wilson (columnist), writer of USA Today column "The Final Word"
 * Crawford Wilson (born 1990), American actor and voice actor
 * Cully Wilson (1892–1962), Canadian ice hockey player

D

 * D. Harlan Wilson (born 1971), American short-story writer, literary critic, editor and novelist
 * D. W. Wilson (born 1985), Canadian author
 * Dale Wilson (politician) (born 1953), Australian politician
 * Dale Wilson (actor) (born 1950), Canadian voice actor
 * Damian Wilson (born 1969), English prog rock singer
 * Damien Wilson (born 1993), American football linebacker
 * Damon Wilson (born c.1974), American foreign policy advisor
 * Dan Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dan Wilson (musician) (born 1961), American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter (Semisonic)
 * Dan Wilson (catcher) (born 1969), American baseball catcher
 * Dan Wilson (playwright) (born 1970), American playwright, director and actor
 * Dana Wilson (born 1946), American composer and jazz pianist
 * Dana Wilson (rugby league) (1983–2011), New Zealand-born Cook Islands rugby league international
 * Daniel, Danny and Dany Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Daniel Wilson (MP) (1680–1754), member of parliament for Westmorland constituency
 * Daniel Wilson (bishop) (1778–1858), bishop of Calcutta
 * Daniel Wilson (academic) (1816–1892), British-Canadian archaeologist, ethnologist and author
 * Daniel Martin Wilson (1862–1932), Irish politician and judge
 * Daniel H. Wilson (born 1978), American writer and robotics engineer
 * Daniel Wilson (musician) (born 1991), American singer, songwriter and producer
 * Danny Wilson (rugby) (born 1955), Welsh rugby league player and father of Ryan Giggs
 * Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English-born Northern Irish footballer and manager
 * Danny Wilson (cricketer) (born 1977), English cricketer
 * Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer
 * Dany Wilson (1982–2011), Jamaican beach volleyball and volleyball player
 * Darleen Wilson, American folk musician and record producer
 * Darnell Wilson (middleweight boxer) (born 1966), American boxer
 * Darnell Wilson (born 1974), American boxer
 * Darrell Wilson (born 1958), American football coach
 * Darren Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Darren Wilson (musician) (born 1986), drummer of The Hush Sound, an American indie rock band
 * Darren Wilson (umpire) (born 1974), Australian rules football boundary umpire
 * Darroll Wilson (born 1966), American boxer
 * Dave, David and Davie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dave Wilson (director) (1933–2002), American television director
 * Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1942), English footballer who played for Preston and Liverpool
 * Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1944), English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest
 * Dave Wilson (American football) (born 1959), American football quarterback
 * Dave Wilson (swimmer) (born 1960), American swimmer & silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics
 * Dave Wilson (Nova Scotia politician) (born 1970), Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
 * Dave Wilson (rugby league) (born 1984), British rugby league footballer
 * Dave Wilson (rugby union) (born 1985), English rugby union footballer
 * Dave Wilson (radio personality), American radio personality based in Indianapolis
 * David Wilson (Calcutta) (1808–1880), hotelier
 * David H. Wilson (politician) (1855–1926), politician in Manitoba, Canada
 * Sir David Wilson, 1st Baronet (1855–1930), Scottish landowner and agriculturalist
 * David Wilson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1927), Irish-born politician in Manitoba, Canada
 * David Wilson (Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin) (1871–1957), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
 * David A. Wilson (1875–?), footballer who played for Liverpool FC
 * David Wilson (barrister) (1879–1965), Australian barrister
 * David Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat
 * Soldier Wilson (David) Soldier Wilson (1883–1906), English footballer who played for Leeds City
 * David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer) (1880–1926), Scottish footballer
 * David Wilson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–?), Scotland international footballer, and football manager
 * David John Wilson (1887–1976), Judge of the United States Customs Court
 * David Wilson (footballer, born c. 1908) (1908–1992), English footballer
 * David Gordon Wilson (1928–2019), British-born American professor of engineering
 * Sir David M. Wilson (born 1931), British archaeologist and Director of the British Museum
 * David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (born 1935), Governor of Hong Kong
 * David Henry Wilson (born 1937), English writer
 * David Wilson (violinist) (born 1945), American violinist
 * David Wilson (born 1948), birth name of Scottish stage and television actor David Rintoul
 * David Wilson (Royal Marines officer) (born 1949), Royal Marine general
 * David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), American evolutionary biologist
 * David Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician, Nova Scotia House of Assembly
 * David Wilson (criminologist) (born 1957), British criminologist
 * David Niall Wilson (born 1959), American writer of horror, science fiction and fantasy fiction
 * David Wilson (cricketer, born 1966) (born 1966), English cricketer
 * David Wilson (figure skater) (born 1966), Canadian figure skating choreographer
 * David Wilson (rugby union, born 1967), Australian rugby union footballer
 * David Wilson (footballer, born 1969), English football player and manager
 * David Wilson (murderer) (died 1998), executed Saint Kitts and Nevis criminal
 * David Wilson (American football) (born 1991), American football running back
 * David Wilson (footballer, born 1994), Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle
 * David Hildebrand Wilson, founder of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
 * David C. Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
 * Davie Wilson (1939–2022), Scottish footballer, played for Rangers, Dundee United, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock
 * Dean Wilson (born 1969), American golfer
 * Debbie Wilson (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer
 * Debra Wilson (born 1962), American actress and comedian
 * Dede Wilson (born 1937), American poet and writer
 * Demetrius Wilson (born 1990/91), American footballer
 * Demond Wilson (born 1946), American actor, author and pastor
 * Denis Wilson (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer
 * Dennis Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dennis Wilson (composer) (1920–1989), British composer of television scores
 * Dennis Wilson (poet) (1921–2022), British poet of World War II
 * Dennis Main Wilson (1924–1997), British television and radio producer
 * Dennis Wilson (1944–1983), American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)
 * Derek Wilson (architect) (1922–2016), New Zealand architect
 * Derek Wilson (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player
 * De'Runnya Wilson (1994–2020), American football wide receiver
 * Des Wilson (born 1941), New Zealand born British activist, sports administrator, author and poker player
 * Desi Wilson (born 1969), American baseball player and coach
 * Desiré Wilson (born 1953), South African racing driver
 * Diane Wilson, American environmental campaigner and author
 * Diarmuid Wilson (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann
 * Dick Wilson (golf course architect) (1904–1965), American golf course architect
 * Dick Wilson (musician) (1911–1941), American saxophonist
 * Dick Wilson (1916–2007), British-born Canadian character actor
 * Dick Wilson (tribal chairman) (1934–1990), president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe 1972–1976
 * No I.D. aka Dion Wilson (born 1971), American hip-hop rapper/producer
 * Divaad Wilson (born 2000), American football player
 * Dolores Wilson (1928–2010), American opera singer and musical theatre actress
 * Dolores Wilson (baseball) (1928–2022), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Don and Donald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Don Wilson (announcer) (1900–1982), American announcer and occasional actor in radio and television
 * Don Wilson (Australian footballer) (1914–2015), Australian footballer
 * Don Wilson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2003), English football player and manager, played for Bury FC
 * Don Wilson (cricketer) (1937–2012), English cricketer
 * Don W. Wilson (born 1942), Archivist of the United States
 * Don Wilson (baseball) (1945–1975), Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros
 * Don M. Wilson III (born 1948), American banker and risk management specialist
 * Don Wilson (pastor) (born 1949), founder and senior pastor of Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria
 * Don "The Dragon" Wilson (born 1954), actor and kickboxer
 * Don Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1961), gridiron football defensive back
 * Donald Wilson (general) (1892–1978), United States Army Air Forces general during World War II
 * Donald Wilson (writer and producer) (1910–2002), British television writer and producer
 * Donald Erwin Wilson (1932–2002), U.S. Navy admiral
 * Donald Roller Wilson (born 1938), American artist
 * Donald Wilson (cyclist) (born 1944), Australian cyclist
 * Donna Wilson, American educational and school psychologist
 * Donovan Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
 * Dooley Wilson (Arthur Wilson, 1886–1953), American actor and singer
 * Dorian Wilson (born 1964), American conductor and musical director
 * Doric Wilson (1939–2011), American playwright, director and producer
 * Dorien Wilson (born 1963), American actor
 * Doug Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Doug Wilson (athlete) (1920–2010), British athlete
 * Doug Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1957), retired Canadian professional hockey player
 * Doug Wilson (racing driver), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
 * Dougal Wilson (born 1971), English director of commercials and music videos
 * Dougie and Douglas Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dougie Wilson (born 1994), Northern Irish footballer
 * Douglas Wilson (bishop) (1903–1980), Anglican bishop in the Caribbean
 * Douglas L. Wilson (born 1935), professor and co-director of Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College
 * Douglas Wilson (activist) (1950–1992), gay activist from Canada
 * Douglas Wilson (theologian) (born 1953), Christian pastor and author
 * Douglas Wilson (interior designer), American designer on the television program Trading Spaces
 * Drusilla Wilson (1815–1908), American temperance leader and Quaker pastor
 * Duane Wilson (American football), American football coach
 * Duane Wilson (1934–2021), American baseball player
 * Duff Wilson (born 1950s), American investigative reporter
 * Dunc Wilson (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey goaltender

E

 * E. J. Wilson (born 1987), American footballer
 * E. O. Wilson Edward Osborne Wilson (1929–2021), American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist and author
 * Earl Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Earl Wilson (politician) (1906–1990), U.S. Representative from Indiana
 * Earl Wilson (columnist) (1907–1987), U.S. journalist
 * Earl Wilson (baseball) (1934–2005), U.S. baseball pitcher
 * Earl Wilson (gridiron football) (born 1958), US American and Canadian football player
 * Earnest Wilson, American football coach
 * Ed and Eddie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ed Wilson (artist) (1925–1996), African American sculptor
 * Ed Wilson (singer) (1945–2010), Brazilian singer-songwriter
 * Ed Wilson, television executive
 * Eddie Wilson (baseball) (1909–1979), Major League Baseball outfielder in the 1930s
 * Eddie Wilson (American football) (born 1940), American Football League quarterback in the 1960s
 * Eddy Wilson (American football) (born 1997), American football player
 * Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872–1961), second wife of Woodrow Wilson
 * Edith Wilson (singer) (1896–1981), American blues singer and vaudeville performer
 * Edmund Wilson (1895–1972), American writer and literary critic
 * Edmund Wilson, Sr. (1863–1923), American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey
 * Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856–1939), American zoologist and geneticist
 * Edward Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Edward Wilson (MP) (c. 1719–1764), English MP for Westmorland
 * Edward Wilson (journalist) (1813–1878), 19th-century Australian journalist
 * Edward Wilson (engineer) (1820–1877), engineer and architect in Worcester, England
 * Edward Livingston Wilson (1838–1903), American photographer, writer and publisher
 * Edward E. Wilson (1867–1952), African American lawyer
 * Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912), English Antarctic explorer
 * Edward L. Wilson (born 1931), American civil engineer and academic
 * Edward Wilson (actor) (1947–2008), English actor and theatre director
 * Edward Junior Wilson (born 1984), Liberian footballer
 * Edward Wilson (novelist), 21st-century British writer of spy novels
 * Edwin Bidwell Wilson (1879–1964), American mathematician and polymath
 * Edwin Osbourne Wilson (born 1943), American; founder of Armadillo World Headquarters
 * Effingham Wilson (1785–1868), radical publisher and bookseller
 * Eileen Wilson (1923–2018), American television star
 * Eleanor Wilson McAdoo (1889-1967), third daughter of Woodrow Wilson
 * Elder Roma Wilson (1910–2018), American gospel harmonica player and singer
 * Elinor Wilson, Canadian civil servant, President of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
 * Ella B. Ensor Wilson (1838-1913), American social reformer and writer
 * Ellen Axson Wilson (1860–1914), first wife of Woodrow Wilson, former First Lady of the United States
 * Ellen Wilson (judoka) (born 1976), American judoka
 * Elliot Wilson (born 1979), English cricketer
 * Elliott Wilson (cricketer) (born 1976), English cricketer
 * Elliott Wilson (journalist) (born 1971), American journalist, television producer and magazine editor
 * Ellis Wilson (1899–1977), American artist
 * Elizabeth (Harriot) Wilson (c.1762–1786), American hanged for murder in Pennsylvania
 * Elizabeth Wilson (1921–2015), American actress
 * Emanuel Wilson (American football) (born 1999), American football player
 * Emily Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Emma Wilson (born 1967), British academic and writer
 * Emma Wilson (sailor) (born 1999), British sailor
 * Emma-Jayne Wilson (born 1981), Canadian jockey
 * Emperatriz Wilson (born 1966), Cuban long-distance runner
 * Enrique Wilson (born 1973), baseball player from the Dominican Republic
 * Ephraim King Wilson (1771–1834), American politician
 * Ephraim King Wilson II (1821–1891), American politician
 * Eric Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Eric Wilson (athlete) (1900–1985), American athlete
 * Eric Charles Twelves Wilson (1912–2008), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Eric Wilson (author) (born 1940), Canadian author
 * Eric Wilson (linebacker, born 1962) (born 1962), US American football player
 * Eric Wilson (linebacker, born 1994) (born 1994), US American football player
 * Eric Wilson (bassist) (born 1970), member of Sublime
 * Eric Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1978), defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes
 * Eric Wilson (keyboardist), member of Wild Cub
 * Erica Wilson (1928–2011), English–born American embroidery designer
 * Erin Cressida Wilson (born 1964), American playwright, screenwriter and author
 * Ernest and Ernie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ernest Henry Wilson (1876–1930), English botanist and explorer
 * Ernest J. Wilson III (born c.1948), U.S. academic and research scholar
 * Ernest Wilson (singer), Jamaican reggae singer
 * Ernest Wilson, American hip hop and R&B producer known as No I.D.
 * Ernie Wilson (1900–1982), Australian rules footballer from Victoria
 * Erv Wilson (1928–2016), Mexican/American music theorist
 * Ethel Wilson (1888–1980), Canadian writer
 * Ethel Sylvia Wilson (1902–1983), Canadian seamstress, labour activist and politician from Alberta
 * Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833–1890), U.S. Representative for Minnesota, 1869–1871
 * Eugene Wilson (English footballer) (1932–2007), English footballer
 * Eugene Wilson (American football) (born 1980), NFL football player

F

 * F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American author
 * Fergal Wilson (born 1979), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Fiammetta Wilson (1864-1920), British astronomer
 * Flip Wilson, born Clerow Wilson Jr. (1933–1998), American comedian and actor
 * Frae Wilson (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * Fran Wilson (born 1991), English cricketer
 * Frances Wilson (writer) (born 1964), British author
 * Frances C. Wilson, American general
 * Francis Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Francis Wilson (lichenologist) (1832–1903), Australian lichenologist
 * Francis H. Wilson (1844–1910), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Francis Wilson (actor) (1854–1935), American actor
 * Francis W. Wilson (1870–1947), American architect
 * Francis Adrian Wilson (1874–1954), British Army officer
 * Francis Wilson (rugby union) (1876–1957), British rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics
 * Francis Wilson (English cricketer) (1876–1964), British Army officer and cricketer
 * Francis Stuart Wilson (1883–1915), Royal Marines officer and pilot; cricketer in Jamaica
 * Francis Gordon Wilson (1900–1959), New Zealand architect
 * Francis Wilson (meteorologist) (born 1949), British weather forecaster
 * Frank Wilson (disambiguation)
 * Fred Wilson (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician
 * Fred Wilson (artist) (born 1954), African American conceptual artist
 * Fred Wilson (financier) (born 1961), New York-based venture capitalist
 * Frederica Wilson (born 1942), American Congresswoman
 * Frederick Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Freya Wilson (born 1999), British actress

G

 * G. Willow Wilson (born 1982), American comics writer, author and journalist
 * Gahan Wilson (1930–2019), American author and cartoonist
 * Garrett Wilson (born 2000), American football wide receiver
 * Garrett Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian professional ice hockey winger
 * Garry and Gary Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Garry Wilson (born 1953), Australian rules footballer (nicknamed "Flea")
 * Garry Wilson (footballer) (born 1963), Scottish footballer
 * Gary Wilson (second baseman) (1879–1969), Major League Baseball second baseman for the Boston Americans
 * Gary L. Wilson, American businessman
 * Gary Wilson (politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician
 * Gary Wilson (musician) (born 1953), American experimental musician
 * Gary Wilson (1970s pitcher) (born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros
 * Gary Wilson (1990s pitcher) (born 1970), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Gary Wilson (snooker player) (born 1985), English snooker player
 * Gary Wilson (cricketer) (born 1986), Irish cricketer
 * Gayle Wilson (born 1942), American businesswoman and First Lady of California
 * Gene Wilson (American football) (1926–2002), NFL football player
 * Geoff and Geoffrey Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Geoff Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1941), member of the Canadian House of Commons
 * Geoff Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1952), member of the Queensland Parliament
 * Geoff Wilson (professor) (1938–2020), Australian nuclear physicist
 * Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson (1878–1934), English amateur footballer
 * Geoffrey Wilson (cricketer) (1895–1960), English cricketer
 * Geoffrey Wilson (British politician) (1903–1975), British Conservative politician
 * George Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * George Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1756–1826), British naval officer
 * George Wilson (racewalker) (1766–1839), Newcastle born character and competitive walker/athlete
 * George Wilson (reformer) (1808–1870), English political activist, chairman of the Anti-Corn Law League
 * George Wilson (mayor) (1816–1902), mayor of Pittsburgh
 * George Wilson (chemist) (1818–1859), Scottish chemist and museum director
 * George Fergusson Wilson (1822–1902), English industrial chemist
 * George Washington Wilson (1823–1893), pioneering Scottish photographer
 * Jurgen Wilson 'George' Jurgen Wilson (1836–1897), German-American Union Army officer
 * George W. Wilson (politician) (1840–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives
 * George P. Wilson (1840–1920), Minnesota lawyer and politician
 * George Grafton Wilson (1863–1951), distinguished professor of international law
 * George Wilson (Australian cricketer) (1868–1920), Australian cricketer
 * George Wilson (pitcher) (1875–1915), American baseball pitcher, Negro leagues career 1895–1905
 * George Wilson (cricketer, born 1887) George Charles Lee Wilson (1887–1917), New Zealand cricketer
 * George Alfred Wilson (1877–1962), English cricketer
 * George Wilson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1960), Scottish professional international footballer
 * George A. Wilson (1884–1953), United States Senator and Governor of Iowa
 * George Wilson (VC) (1886–1926), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * George Wilson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1961), Sheffield Wednesday and England footballer
 * George Wilson (Australian politician) (1895–1942), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
 * George Wilson, known as Wildcat Wilson (1901–1963), US American football player
 * George Clifford Wilson (1902–1957), English cricketer
 * George Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1984), Scottish football midfielder
 * George H. Wilson (1905–1985), member of the United States House of Representatives
 * George Wilson (American football halfback) (1905–1990), American football halfback, U.S. Marine general
 * George Ambler Wilson (1906–1977), British civil engineer
 * George Wilson (American football coach) (1914–1978), US American football player and coach
 * George Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1916–2002), English cricketer
 * George Wilson (Australian footballer) (1920–2014), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and St Kilda
 * George Wilson (1940s rugby player), Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s
 * George Wilson (outfielder) (1925–1975), professional baseball player
 * George Balch Wilson (1927–2021), American composer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan
 * George Wilson (basketball, born 1942) (1942–2023), retired American professional basketball player
 * George Wilson (quarterback) (1943–2011), US American football player
 * George Wilson (actor) (born 1970), British actor
 * George Wilson (safety) (born 1981), US American football player
 * Georges Wilson (1921–2010), French film and TV actor
 * Georgia Wilson (field hockey) (born 1996), Australian field hockey player
 * Georgia Wilson (equestrian) (born 1995), British para-equestrian
 * Georgia Wilson (footballer) (born 2002), English footballer
 * Georgina Wilson (born 1986), Filipina-British model
 * Gerald Wilson (1918–2014), American jazz musician
 * Gerald H. Wilson (1945–2005), American Old Testament scholar
 * Gerry Wilson (ice hockey) (1937–2011), Canadian ice hockey forward
 * Gertrude Wilson (1888 – 1968) American composer and pianist
 * Gibril Wilson (born 1981), Sierra Leonean-born American footballer
 * Gilbert Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Gilbert Livingston Wilson (1869–1930), ethnographer and Presbyterian minister
 * Gilbert Brown Wilson (1907–1991), American painter and muralist
 * Gilbert Wilson (bishop) (1918–1999), Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, 1981–1993
 * Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (born 1947), member of the New Jersey General Assembly
 * Gillis Wilson (born 1977), American football player
 * Gill Robb Wilson (1892–1966), American; founder of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol
 * Gina Wilson (born 1952), Australian intersex activist
 * Giuseppe Wilson (1945–2022), English-born Italian international footballer
 * Glen and Glenn Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Glen P. Wilson (1923–2005), American executive director of the National Space Society
 * Glen Wilson (footballer) (1929–2005), English footballer
 * Glen Wilson (harpsichordist) (born 1952), American classical harpsichordist
 * Glen Wilson (squash) (born 1971), squash coach and squash player from New Zealand
 * Glenn Wilson (psychologist) (born 1942), specialist in personality
 * Glenn Wilson (baseball) (born 1958), Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Glenn Wilson (footballer) (born 1986), Salisbury defender
 * Gord Wilson (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gordon Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Gordon Crooks Wilson (1872–1937), Conservative and Unionist Party member of the Canadian House of Commons
 * Major general Sir Gordon Wilson (British Army doctor) (1887–1971), British Army officer
 * Phat Wilson (Gordon Allan Wilson, 1895–1970), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gordon Wilson (architect) (1900–1959), New Zealand architect
 * Gordon Wilson (American football) (1915–1997), US American football player
 * Gordon Wilson (peace campaigner) (1927–1995), peace campaigner and Irish senator
 * Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician) (1938–2017), leader of the Scottish National Party
 * Gordon Wilson (British Columbia politician) (born 1949), leader of British Columbia Liberal Party
 * Gordon Wilson (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
 * Grace Wilson (1879–1957), Australian high-ranked army nurse during World War I and World War II
 * Grace Wilson (soccer) (born 2005), Australian football player
 * Graeme, Graham and Grahame Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Graeme Wilson (translator) (1919–1992), British academic and translator
 * Graham Wilson (rugby league) (1949–2005), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Graham Wilson (cricketer) (born 1970), English cricketer
 * Graham Malcolm Wilson (1917–1977), British physician
 * Grahame Wilson, Rhodesian Army officer
 * Grant M. Wilson (1931–2012), American thermodynamicist
 * Grant Wilson (born 1974), co-star/co-producer of the TV show Ghost Hunters
 * Greg and Gregory Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Greg Wilson (American football) (born 1990), US American footballer
 * Greg Wilson (DJ) (born 1960), British DJ
 * Gregory Wilson (cricketer) (born 1958), Australian cricket player
 * Gregory Wilson (magician), American magician
 * Gregory D. Wilson, American comedian, actor and voice actor known as The Greg Wilson
 * Grenville Wilson (born 1932), English cricketer
 * Gretchen Wilson (born 1973), American country music singer
 * Gus Wilson (born 1963), English football player and coach
 * Guy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Guy Fleetwood Wilson (1851–1940), British public servant
 * Guy Greville Wilson (1877–1943), British soldier, company director, and politician
 * Guy Wilson (cricketer) (1882–1917), English cricket player
 * Guy Wilson (actor) (born 1985), American actor

H

 * H. Abram Wilson (born 1946), American mayor of San Ramon, California
 * H. Clyde Wilson Jr. (1926–2010), American professor of anthropology
 * Halena Wilson (1897-1975), American activist, educator, and cooperative movement leader
 * Hamish Wilson (1942–2020), Scottish actor
 * Hank Wilson (1947–2008), American LGBT activist
 * Hannah Wilson (born 1989), Hong Kong swimmer
 * Hap Wilson, Canadian naturalist, author, illustrator and photographer
 * Harold Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Harold A. Wilson (physicist) (1874–1964), English physicist
 * Harold A. Wilson (athlete) (1885–1916), British track Olympian, 1500 m silver medalist in 1908
 * Harold Wilson (rower) (1903–1981), American rower
 * Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, British Prime Minister (1964–1970) and (1974–1976)
 * Harold E. Wilson (1921–1998), U.S. Marine, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900), African–American novelist
 * Harriette Wilson (1786–1845), courtesan
 * Harrison Wilson Jr. (1925–2019), American educator and basketball coach
 * Harry Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Harry Leon Wilson (1867–1939), American novelist and dramatist
 * Harry Wilson (American football coach), US American football coach
 * Harry Wilson (Louisiana politician) Harry D. Wilson (1869–1948), American politician
 * Harry Wilson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1873–1906)
 * Harry Wilson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer who played in the early 1900s
 * Harry Wilson (Australian footballer) (1885–1972), Australian rules footballer with South Melbourne
 * Harry Wilson (hurdler) (1896–1979), New Zealand track and field athlete
 * Harry Wilson (Northamptonshire cricketer) (1897–1960)
 * Harry Wilson (actor) (1897–1978), American character actor born in London
 * Harry Wilson (halfback) (1902–1990), US American footballer
 * Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1953), English footballer
 * Harry L. Wilson (born 1957), professor of political science at Roanoke College
 * Harry Wilson (businessman) (born 1971), member of the auto industry task force, financial executive
 * Harry Wilson (footballer, born 1997), Welsh international footballer
 * Hay Wilson (died 1925), British Anglican priest
 * Hayley Wilson (born 2001), Australian skateboarder
 * Heather Wilson (born 1960), American congresswoman
 * Heather Wilson (cyclist) (born 1982), Irish racing cyclist
 * Helen Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Henry Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Henry Wilson (sailor) (1740–1810), English naval captain of the British East India Company
 * Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (1778–1826), United States Congressman
 * Henry J. Wilson (U.S. Army officer) (1795–1872), U.S. Army officer
 * Henry Wilson (Suffolk politician) (1797–1866), Liberal Member of Parliament for West Suffolk 1835–1837
 * Henry Bristow Wilson (1803–1888), theologian and fellow of St John's College, Oxford
 * Henry Wilson (1812–1875), 18th vice-president and senator from Massachusetts
 * Henry Wilson (Yorkshire politician) (1833–1914), Liberal Member of Parliament for Holmfirth 1885–1912
 * Henry Lumpkin Wilson (1839–1917), Atlanta physician and city councilman
 * Henry Lane Wilson (1857–1932), U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
 * Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson (1859–1941), World War I British general
 * Henry Braid Wilson (1861–1954), Admiral of the U.S. Navy
 * Henry Van Peters Wilson (1863–1939), biology professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 * Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet Henry Hughes Wilson (1864–1922), British soldier and politician
 * Henry Wilson (architect) (1864–1934), British architect, jeweller and designer
 * Henry Wilson (baseball) (1876–1929), American baseball player
 * Henry Wilson (bishop) (1876–1961), bishop of Chelmsford and author
 * Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson (1881–1964), British World War II general
 * Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside (1916–1997), Scottish lawyer, Labour politician and life peer
 * Henry Wilson (basketball) (born 1960s), American basketball player
 * Herbert Ward Wilson (1877–1955), Australian educator and naturalist
 * Herbert Wrigley Wilson (1866–1940), British journalist and naval historian
 * Hilda Wilson (1860 – 1918) British contralto and composer
 * Hill H. Wilson (1840-1896), American businessman and politician
 * Hobb Wilson (Harold Wilson) (1904–1977), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Horace Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Horace Hayman Wilson (1786–1860), English Orientalist
 * Horace Wilson (professor) (1843–1927), American professor of English who introduced baseball to Japan
 * Horace Wilson (politician) (1848–?), mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba
 * Horace Wilson (cricketer) (1864–1923), Australian cricketer
 * Horace Wilson (civil servant) (1882–1972), British government official
 * Howard Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Hub Wilson (1909–1999), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Hugh and Hughie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Hugh Irvine Wilson (1879–1925), golf course architect, member and designer of Merion Golf Club
 * Hugh R. Wilson (1885–1946), United States Ambassador to Germany, 1938
 * Hugh E. Wilson (1899–1962), American college sports coach
 * Hugh Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) (1905–1998), Independent Unionist supporter
 * Hugh Wilson (RAF officer) (1908–1990), British Royal Air Force officer
 * Hugh Wilson (director) (1943–2018), American actor/director and television series creator/producer
 * Hugh Wilson (New Zealand botanist) (born 1945), New Zealand botanist
 * Hugh Wilson (cricketer) (born 1958), English cricketer
 * Hugh Wilson (football manager), worked for Alloa Athletic FC and Cowdenbeath FC
 * Hughie Wilson (1869–1940), Scottish international footballer
 * Huntington Wilson (1875–1946), American diplomat and author; Assistant Secretary of State 1909–1913

I

 * Ian Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Ian Wilson (actor) (1901–1987), British actor
 * Ian Wilson (priest) (1920–1988), Dean of Argyll and The Isles
 * Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1989), Scottish football player
 * Ian Wilson (cricketer) (1932–2013), Irish cricketer
 * Ian Wilson (Australian politician) (1932–2013), Australian politician
 * Ian Wilson (cinematographer) (1939–2021), English cinematographer
 * Ian Wilson (author) (born 1941), British writer on Christianity, history & science
 * Ian E. Wilson (born 1943), chief Librarian and Archivist of Canada
 * Ian Wilson (entrepreneur) (1943–2020), British entrepreneur and travel writer
 * Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1958), Scottish international football player
 * Ian Wilson (soccer) (born 1960), American soccer player
 * Ian Wilson (composer) (born 1964), Irish composer
 * Ian Wilson (phonetician) (born 1966), Canadian professor
 * Ian Wilson (swimmer) (born 1970), British swimmer
 * Ian Wilson (biologist) (fl. 2000s), American microbiologist
 * Ibbie McColm Wilson (1834-1908), poet
 * Ira Wilson (1867–1944), American dairy businessman and politician
 * Isaac Wilson (1780–1848), United States Representative from New York
 * Isaac Wilson (English politician) (1822–1899), English industrialist and Liberal Party MP from Middlesbrough
 * Isaac Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1840–1901), New Zealand MP
 * Isabel Wilson (1895–1982), British psychiatrist and civil servant
 * Isaiah Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people

J

 * J. C. Wilson (born 1956), American football cornerback
 * J. Frank Wilson (1941–1991), American singer, the lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
 * J. Keith Wilson, American art curator
 * J. S. Wilson (John Skinner "Belge" Wilson, 1888–1969), Scottish soldier and scouting notable
 * Jack Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jacob Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945), English author
 * Jalen Wilson (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Jamar Wilson (born 1984), American basketball player
 * James Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * James Wilson (1742–1798), signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence
 * James Wilson (Orangeman), founder of the Orange Institution
 * James Wilson (explorer) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti in 1797
 * James Wilson (revolutionary) (1760–1820), Scottish leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
 * James Wilson (globe maker) (1763–1835), Vermont globe maker
 * James Wilson (anatomist) (1765–1821), FRS, British professor of anatomy to RCS
 * James Wilson I (1766–1839), US Representative from New Hampshire
 * James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), farmer and politician in Upper Canada
 * James Wilson (songwriter), 18th-century songwriter from Hexham, Northumberland, UK
 * James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey
 * James Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania
 * James Wilson (bishop) (1780–1857), Bishop of Cork
 * James Wilson (zoologist) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
 * James Wilson II (1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I
 * James Wilson (businessman) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
 * Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), British surgeon
 * James Wilson (Ontario MPP) (1810–1891), member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
 * Sir James Milne Wilson (1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania, 1869–1872
 * James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1814) (1814–1898), New Zealand farmer and politician
 * James Charles Wilson (1816–1861), Wilson County, Texas was named after him
 * James Wilson (architect) (1816–1900), Victorian architect in Bath, and partner in Wilson & Willcox
 * James Wilson (Indiana) (1825–1867), US Representative from Indiana
 * James Keys Wilson (1828–1894), architect in Cincinnati, Ohio
 * James F. Wilson (1828–1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
 * James Grant Wilson (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author
 * James Wilson (U.S. politician) (1835–1920), United States Secretary of Agriculture
 * James Wilson (Irish nationalist) (1836–1921), Fenian involved in the Catalpa rescue of 1876
 * James Wilson (Archdeacon of Manchester) (1836–1931), Canon of Worcester, theologian and science teacher
 * James H. Wilson (1837–1925), general in the United States Army
 * James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), member of the Parliament of Canada from Quebec
 * James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849) (1849–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
 * James Phillips Wilson (1853–1925), South Australian Labor politician sacked by his party
 * James Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (1856–1935), Geelong
 * James Thomas Wilson (1861–1945), FRS, British professor of anatomy, Cambridge
 * James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1862) (1862–1925)
 * James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1865) (1865–1927)
 * James Robert Wilson (1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1866) (c.1866–1900), Scottish footballer (Vale of Leven and Scotland)
 * James Clifton Wilson (1874–1951), US Representative from Texas
 * James Wilson (UK Labour politician) (1879–1943), UK MP, 1921–1922 and 1929–1931
 * James Southall Wilson (1880–1963), author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review
 * James Wilson (athlete) (1891–1973), British athlete
 * James Wilson (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1917), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park)
 * James B. Wilson (1896–1986), American football player and coach
 * James Wilson (cinematographer), British cinematographer
 * James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
 * James H. Wilson (American football) (1940–2013), American football coach
 * James Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
 * James M. Wilson, Jr. (1918–2009), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
 * James Wilson (British Army officer) (1921–2004), British general
 * James Kinnier Wilson (1921–2022), British Assyriologist
 * James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
 * James "Mark" Wilson (1929–2021), American magician
 * James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), professor of public policy at Pepperdine University
 * James A. Wilson, mathematician
 * James Wilson (scientist), gene therapy researcher
 * James Wilson (darts player) (born 1972), English darts player
 * James Daniel Wilson (born 1977), English actor
 * James Wilson (rugby union) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player
 * James Wilson (footballer born 1989), Welsh professional footballer with Oldham Athletic
 * James Wilson (footballer born 1995), English professional footballer with Manchester United
 * Jamie Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jamil Wilson (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Jan Wilson (Australian politician) (1939–2010), Australian politician
 * Jan Wilson (1944–2010), English politician (Sheffield)
 * Jane Wilson (1924–2015), American painter
 * Janet Wilson (born 1948), UK-based New Zealand academic
 * Janet Woodrow Wilson (1826-1888), mother of Woodrow Wilson
 * Jared Wilson (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
 * Jason Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jason Wilson (politician) (born 1968), Democratic member of the Ohio Senate
 * Jason Wilson (musician) (born 1970), Canadian musician and author
 * Jason Wilson (field hockey), Australian national team field hockey player
 * Jason Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Jasper Wilson (basketball) (born 1947), American basketball player
 * Jasper Wilson (politician) (1819–1896), American preacher and politician in Georgia
 * Jean Wilson (speed skater) (1910–1933), Canadian skater
 * Jean Wilson (Pennsylvania politician) (1928–2014), American politician in Pennsylvania
 * Jean Moorcroft Wilson (born 1941), British academic and writer
 * Jeanne Wilson (1926–2018), American Olympic swimmer
 * Jeff and Jeffrey Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Jeff Wilson (footballer) (born 1964), English footballer
 * Jeff Wilson (sportsman) (born 1973), New Zealand rugby and cricket player
 * Jeff Wilson (Canadian politician) (born c. 1978), Canadian politician
 * Jeff Wilson (racing driver), British auto racing driver
 * Jeff Wilson (professor), American professor and academic dumpster diver
 * Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
 * Jeffrey A. Wilson, American professor of geological sciences
 * Jenell Slack-Wilson (born 1984), American voice actress for PB&J Otter
 * Jennie Scott Wilson (1875-1951) American child prodigy as an elocutionist
 * Jennifer and Jenny Wilson, several people
 * Jennifer Wilson (born 1968), American opera singer
 * Jennifer Wilson (field hockey) (born 1979), South African field hockey player
 * Jennifer Wilson, American roller derby skater known as Hydra (skater)
 * Jennifer P. Wilson (born 1975), American federal judge
 * Jenny Wilson (politician) (born 1965), American politician in Salt Lake City
 * Jenny Wilson (singer) (born 1975), Swedish singer-songwriter
 * Jeremy Wilson (1944–2017), British historian and writer
 * Jerome L. Wilson (1931–2019), New York state senator
 * Jeron Wilson (born 1977), American professional skateboarder
 * Jerry Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jessica Wilson, American philosopher
 * Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre (1887–1933), American political activist; daughter of Woodrow Wilson
 * Jez Wilson (born 1979), English boxer
 * Jim and Jimmy Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Jim Wilson (Los Angeles) (1872–1956), banker and City Council member
 * Jim Wilson (soccer) (fl. 1924), Canadian international soccer player
 * Jim Wilson (pitcher) (1922–1986), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1945–1958
 * Jim Wilson (Australian footballer) (born 1930), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne
 * Jim Wilson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1941), member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
 * Jim Wilson (wrestler) (1942–2009), American football player, professional wrestler
 * Jim Wilson (Oklahoma politician) (1947–2018), Oklahoma state senator
 * Jim Wilson (basketball) (born 1948), American professional basketball player
 * Jim Wilson (first baseman) (born 1960), American Major League Baseball player
 * Jim Wilson (Ontario politician) (born 1963), politician in Ontario, Canada
 * Jim Wilson (sports journalist) (born 1968), Australian television sports reporter
 * Jim Wilson (guitar player), guitar player for Mother Superior and the Rollins Band
 * Jim Wilson (producer), American movie producer
 * Jimmy Wilson (baseball) (1900–1947), American baseball player and manager and professional soccer player
 * Jimmy Wilson (laborer) (c.1903–1973), African-American who was sentenced to death for stealing $1.95
 * Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1916) (fl. 1930–1939), English footballer of the 1930s
 * Jimmy Wilson (blues musician) (1921 or 1923–1965), West Coast blues singer of the 1950s
 * Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1924) (1924–1987), aka Tug Wilson, English footballer of the 1940s and 1950s
 * Jimmy Wilson (politician) (1931–1986), Louisiana politician
 * Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1942), Scottish footballer
 * Jimmy Wilson (American football) (born 1986), American football cornerback
 * Joan Dolores Wilson (born 1933), American composer and harpist
 * JoAnn Wilson (1939–1983), wife of Canadian politician, Colin Thatcher who was convicted of her murder
 * Jock Wilson (serviceman) (John Nicholson "Jock" Wilson, 1903–2008), Scottish soldier and centenarian
 * Jock Wilson (police officer) (1922–1993), British police officer
 * Jocky Wilson (1950–2012), Scottish darts player
 * Jody Wilson-Raybould (born 1971), Canadian politician
 * Jorge Wilson, Argentinian Olympic field hockey player
 * Joe Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Joe Wilson (Geordie singer) (1841–1875), Prolific Geordie dialect singer, songwriter
 * Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1861) (1861–1952), footballer for Stoke, Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion
 * Joe Wilson (1920s and 1930s footballer), played for Gillingham and Walsall
 * Joe Wilson (bobsleigh) (1935–2019), American Olympic bobsledder
 * Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2015), played at full back for Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers
 * Joe Wilson (U.S. politician) (born 1947), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
 * Joe Wilson (musician), member of the British band Sneaker Pimps
 * Joel Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Joemy Wilson, American hammered dulcimer player
 * John, Johnnie and Johnny Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * John Wilson (MP for Castle Rising) (fl. 1621), British politician
 * John Wilson (minister) (1591–1667), Puritan minister of the Boston Church in Massachusetts
 * John Wilson (composer) (1595–1674), composer and lutenist
 * John Wilson (playwright) (1626–1696), English playwright
 * John Wilson (mathematician) (1741–1793), English mathematician
 * John Wilson (South Carolina) (1773–1828), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
 * John Wilson (painter) (1774–1855), Scottish painter
 * John Wilson (Massachusetts) (1777–1848), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1813
 * John Wilson (governor) (1780–1856), acting Governor of British Ceylon
 * John Lyde Wilson (1784–1849), governor of South Carolina, 1822–1824
 * John Wilson (Scottish writer) (1785–1854), Scottish writer
 * John Wilson (Lieutenant Governor of Quebec), Canadian viceroy in 1816
 * John Williams Wilson (1798–1857), English sailor
 * John Wilson (historian) (1799–1870), author of Our Israelitish Origin (1840)
 * John Wilson (singer) (1800–1849), Scottish tenor
 * John Mackay Wilson (1804–1835), Scottish writer
 * John Wilson (missionary) (1804–1875), Scottish missionary
 * John Wilson (Ontario politician) (1807–1869), lawyer, judge and political figure in Ontario, Canada
 * John Wilson (bureaucrat) (1807–1876), official in the United States Department of the Treasury
 * John Cracroft Wilson (1808–1881), British-educated civil servant in India, politician in New Zealand
 * John Leighton Wilson (1809–?), missionary to West Africa
 * John Thomas Wilson (1811–1891), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
 * John Bowie Wilson (1820–1883), politician in colonial New South Wales
 * John Nathanial Wilson (1822–1895), Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
 * John Marius Wilson, author of Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
 * John Wilson (philanthropist) (1826–1900), Irish-born pioneer of the American West
 * John Wilson (Govan MP) (1828–1905), member of Parliament for Govan, 1889–1900
 * John Alexander Wilson (1829–1909), New Zealand farmer, soldier, public servant, judge and businessman
 * John Wilson (Edinburgh MP) (1830–?), member of Parliament for Edinburgh
 * John Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1834–1885), British admiral
 * John Henry Wilson (Canadian politician) (1834–1912), physician, professor and political figure in Ontario, Canada
 * John Wilson (1837–1915), British miner, trade unionist and Liberal-Labour politician
 * John Moulder Wilson (1837–1919), Union Army engineer
 * John Wilson (Glasgow St. Rollox MP) (1837–1928), UK politician, member of Parliament for Glasgow St Rollox
 * John Wilson (Caddo) (1840–1901), leader in the Native American Church movement
 * Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet (1844–1918), UK politician, Member of Parliament for Falkirk
 * John Frank Wilson (1846–1911), delegate to the US House of Representatives from Arizona Territory
 * John Henry Wilson (Kentucky) (1846–1923), lawyer and member of the US House of Representatives, 1889–1893
 * John Cook Wilson (1849–1915), English philosopher
 * John Wilson (priest) (1849–1926), Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
 * John L. Wilson (1850–1912), U.S. Senator from Washington State
 * John Wilson (Captain) (1851–1899), Swedish sailor
 * John Appleton Wilson (1851–1927), American architect
 * John Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1857–1931), English cricketer
 * John William Wilson (1858–1932), British politician
 * John Haden Wilson (1867–1946), Pennsylvania politician
 * John H. Wilson (Hawaii) (1871–1956), mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
 * John Wilson (cyclist) (1876–1957), British Olympic road racing cyclist
 * John A. Wilson (sculptor) (1877–1954), Canadian sculptor from Nova Scotia
 * John Wilson (sport shooter) (1879–1940), Dutch sport shooter
 * J. Dover Wilson (John Dover Wilson, 1881–1969), professor and scholar of Renaissance literature
 * John Wilson (1910s pitcher) (1890–1954), American MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators
 * John Wilson (industrial chemist) (1890–1976), British chemist
 * John Charles Wilson (1892–1968), Northern Irish politician (MP [Northern Irish] 1933–1938)
 * John Leonard Wilson (1897–1970), Anglican Bishop of Singapore
 * Sir John Wilson, 2nd Baronet (1898–1975), Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection
 * John C. Wilson (1899–1961), Broadway producer and director
 * John A. Wilson (Egyptologist) (1899–1976), American Egyptologist
 * John Wilson (1920s pitcher) (1903–1980), American MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
 * John Tuzo Wilson (1908–1993), Canadian geophysicist
 * John S. Wilson (music critic) (1913–2002), American music critic and jazz radio host
 * John Wilson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1988), English football (soccer) player
 * John T. Wilson (1914–1990), president of the University of Chicago, 1975–1978
 * John Long Wilson (1914–2001), medical professor and university administrator
 * John "Weenie" Wilson (1914–1968), American football player and multi-sport coach
 * John Burgess Wilson (1917–1993), British author, pen name Anthony Burgess
 * John Wilson (blind activist) (1919–1999), founder, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
 * John David Wilson (1919–2013), English artist, animator and producer
 * John Wilson (trade unionist) (1920–1996), Scottish trade union general secretary
 * John Wilson (Irish politician) (1923–2007), Irish politician
 * John Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran (1924–2014), British soldier and diplomat
 * John E. Wilson (1927–2019), American basketball player known as Jumping Johnny Wilson
 * John Howard Wilson (1930–2015), Scottish rugby union player
 * John Wilson (footballer, born 1934), English football (soccer) player
 * John Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (1940–2019), Australian rules football player for Richmond
 * John Wilson (London politician) (born c.1941), leader, Greater London Council, 1984
 * John A. Wilson (politician) (1943–1993), member of the Council of the District of Columbia
 * John Wilson (angler) (1943–2018), British angler
 * John Wilson (British Columbia politician) (born 1944), Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada
 * John Wilson (drummer) (born 1947), musician from Northern Ireland
 * John Wilson (Canadian writer) (born 1951), children's writer, winner of the Norma Fleck Award
 * John Wilson (New Zealand rugby league), New Zealand rugby league international
 * John J. B. Wilson (born 1954), founder of the Golden Raspberry Awards, 1980
 * John Carl David Wilson (1955–2006) (Back Alley John), Canadian blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player
 * John Wilson (Scottish Green politician) (born 1956), member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)
 * John Wilson (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golfer
 * John Wilson (Garda) (born 1962/63), Irish Garda officer
 * John Wilson (broadcaster) (born 1965), British journalist and broadcaster
 * John Wilson (conductor) (born 1972), orchestral conductor
 * John Wilson (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player
 * John Wilson (Australian rugby league) (born 1978), Australian rugby league player who has represented France
 * John Wilson (Kansas politician) (born 1983), Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives
 * John Wilson (basketball) (born 1985), Filipino basketball player
 * John Parker Wilson (born 1985), US American football player
 * John Wilson (Scottish academic), professor of public policy and management at Glasgow Caledonian University
 * John Wilson Jr. (professor), professor of English in Japan
 * John S. Wilson (economist), economist at the World Bank
 * John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Morehouse College president
 * Johnny Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jomo Wilson (born 1983), American footballer
 * Jonathan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Jonathan Wilson (musician) (born 1974), American psychedelic folk musician
 * Jonathan Wilson (writer) (born 1976), British sports journalist and author
 * Jonathan Wilson (actor) (active since 1990), Canadian actor and playwright
 * Jonathan Wilson (author) (active since 1994), British-born writer and professor
 * José Wilson (born 1931), Brazilian modern pentathlete
 * Joseph Wilson (disambiguation) several people named Joseph or Joe
 * Joseph S. Wilson, U.S. Treasury and Department of the Interior official
 * Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), theologian and father of Woodrow Wilson
 * Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr. (1867-1827), brother of Woodrow Wilson
 * Joseph G. Wilson (1826–1873), U.S. Representative from Oregon
 * Joseph Lapsley Wilson (1844–1928), American railroad executive, author and horticulturalist
 * Joseph Havelock Wilson (1859–1929), British trade union leader and Liberal politician
 * Joseph Vivian Wilson (1894–1977), New Zealand ambassador to France
 * Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901–1968), U.S. Representative from Texas
 * Joseph C. Wilson (entrepreneur) (1909–1971), founder of the Xerox Corporation
 * Joe Lee Wilson (1935–2011), American gospel-influenced jazz singer
 * Joseph Bearwalker Wilson (1942–2004), shamanist and founder of the 1734 tradition of witchcraft
 * Joseph C. Wilson (1949–2019), United States ambassador and husband of Valerie Plame Wilson
 * Joseph Wilson (English cricketer) (born 1965), English cricketer
 * Josh Wilson (baseball) (born 1981), American professional baseball player
 * Josh Wilson (musician) (born 1983), American contemporary Christian musician
 * Josh Wilson (American football) (born 1985), American professional football player
 * Joyce Vincent Wilson (born 1946), American singer
 * Juanita Wilson, Irish film director and writer
 * Jud Wilson (1894–1963), American baseball player and manager
 * Judy McIntosh Wilson (born 1937), New Zealand sculptor and fibre artist
 * Judy Wilson (actress) (1938–2006), English actress
 * Judy Blye Wilson, American casting director
 * Ju Ju Wilson, Australian artist
 * Julia Wilson (born 1978), Australian Olympic rower
 * Julian Wilson (commentator) (1940–2014), English horse racing commentator
 * Julian Wilson (surfer) (born 1988), Australian professional surfer
 * Julie Wilson (1924–2015), American singer and actress
 * Julius Wilson (born 1983), American football offensive tackle
 * Justin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Justin Wilson (chef) (1914–2001), American chef and humorist
 * Justin P. Wilson (born 1945), comptroller and deputy governor of Tennessee
 * Justin Wilson (racing driver) (1978–2015), British Formula One and IndyCar driver
 * Justin Wilson (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball pitcher

K

 * Kaia Wilson (born 1974), American musician
 * Kandace Wilson (born 1984), American soccer player
 * Karl Wilson (born 1964), US American footballer
 * Kate Wilson (scientist), UK–Australian zoologist
 * Kate Wilson-Smith (born 1979), Australian badminton player
 * Katherine Austen née Wilson (1629–c.1683), writer
 * Katherine Sheppard née Wilson (1847–1934), suffragette in New Zealand
 * Kay Wilson (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union player
 * Keith Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
 * Keith Wilson (cricketer) (1894–1977), English cricketer
 * Keith Wilson (South Australian politician) (1900–1987), Senator for South Australia and later federal member for Sturt
 * Keith Wilson (musician) (1916–2013), American clarinetist and Yale University music instructor
 * Keith Wilson (production designer) (1941–2011), British television and film production designer
 * Keith Wilson (shearer), New Zealand shearer
 * Keith M. Wilson, historian and author
 * Kelly-Anne Wilson (born 1975), South African Olympic fencer
 * Kelsey Wilson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Kelvin Wilson (born 1985), English footballer
 * Kenneth Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Ken Wilson (ice hockey) (1923–2008), Canadian minor hockey league general manager and owner
 * Ken Wilson (sportscaster) (born 1947), American sports broadcaster
 * Kenneth L. Wilson (1896–1979), American track athlete
 * Kenneth G. Wilson (author) (1923–2003), American author and editor
 * Kenneth G. Wilson (1936–2013), American theoretical physicist awarded the Nobel Prize
 * Kenneth T. Wilson (born 1936), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly
 * Kenneth Wilson (canoeist) (born 1938), American Olympic canoer
 * Kenneth Robert Wilson (born 1965), American drummer for band Marilyn Manson, aka Kenny, better known as Ginger Fish
 * Kenny Wilson (footballer) (born 1946), Scottish footballer
 * Kenny Gasana (born 1984), American-born Rwandan basketball player, formerly known as Kenny Wilson
 * Kenny Wilson (baseball) (born 1990), American baseball outfielder
 * Keri-Lynn Wilson (born 1967), Canadian conductor
 * Kerrie Wilson, Australian environmental scientist
 * Kerry-Jayne Wilson (late 20th/early 21st c.), New Zealand biologist and professor
 * Kevin Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
 * Kevin Bloody Wilson (born 1947), Australian comedian
 * Kevin Wilson (American football) (born 1961), American football coach
 * Kevin Wilson (footballer, born 1961), Northern Irish footballer
 * Kevin Wilson (footballer born 1976), Jamaican footballer
 * Kevin Wilson (writer), American writer
 * Kevin J. Wilson, Australian actor
 * Kevin Wilson (game designer), American designer of board games and role-playing games
 * Kim Wilson (born 1951), American blues singer and harmonica player
 * Kinsey Wilson (born 1955), American journalist
 * Kion Wilson (born 1986), American football linebacker
 * Kirby Wilson (born 1961), American football coach
 * Kirk Wilson (born 1977), American soccer player
 * Kortney Wilson (born 1979), Canadian country music singer
 * Kris Wilson (American football) (born 1981), American football player
 * Kris Wilson (baseball) (born 1976), American baseball player
 * Kristen Wilson (born 1969), American actress
 * Kristian Wilson (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer
 * Kyle Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey forward
 * Kyle Wilson (English footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
 * Kyle Wilson (cornerback) (born 1987), American football cornerback
 * Kym Wilson (born 1973), Australian actress and TV host
 * Kyren Wilson (born 1991), English snooker player

L

 * Lainey Wilson, American singer
 * Lamayn Wilson (born 1980), American basketball player
 * Lambert Wilson (born 1958), French actor
 * Landon Wilson (born 1975), American ice hockey player
 * Lanford Wilson (1937–2011), American playwright
 * Larissa Wilson (born 1989), English actress
 * Larry Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Larry Wilson (ice hockey) (1930–1979), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Larry Wilson (American football) (1938–2020), American football player
 * Larry Jon Wilson (1940–2010), American country singer, guitarist and musician
 * Larry Wilson (screenwriter) (born 1948), American screenwriter
 * Larry Y. Wilson (born 1949), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Laura Wilson (photographer) (born 1939), American photographer
 * Laura Wilson (writer) (born 1964), London based crime novel writer
 * Laura Wilson (actress) (born 1983), New Zealand actress
 * Lauren Wilson (born 1987), Canadian figure skater
 * Laurence Wilson (born 1986), English footballer
 * Lawrence Wilson (born 1987), American footballer
 * Leanne Wilson (born 1980), British actress
 * Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1972), English football player and manager
 * Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1993), Scottish football goalkeeper for Cowdenbeath
 * Leigh Allison Wilson (born 1957), American novelist
 * Leonard Wilson (1897–1970), Anglican bishop of Singapore (1941–1949)
 * Leonard Gilchrist Wilson (1928–2018), Canadian-American historian of medicine and science
 * Les and Leslie Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Les Wilson (baseball) (1885–1969), American baseball player
 * Les Wilson (soccer) (born 1947), Canadian soccer administrator and professional player
 * Les Wilson (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
 * Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955), British soldier and politician
 * Leslie Wilson (cyclist) (1926–2006), British cyclist
 * Leslie Blackett Wilson (born 1930), chair of computing science at the University of Stirling
 * Leslie Wilson (author), author of novels and short stories
 * Lester Wilson (1942–1993), American dancer, choreographer and actor
 * Lewis Wilson (1920–2000), American actor
 * Lewis Wilson (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
 * Lexi Wilson (born 1991), Bahamian beauty queen and model
 * Liam Wilson (born 1979), American bass player
 * Linda S. Wilson (born 1936), American academic administrator
 * Lindsay Wilson (rower) (born 1948), New Zealand Olympic rower
 * Lindsay Wilson (footballer) (born 1979), Australian international soccer player
 * Lindsay Wilson (minister), Northern Irish Presbyterian minister
 * Lindy Wilson, South African politician
 * Linetta Wilson (born 1967), American Olympic sprinter
 * Lionel Wilson (politician) (1915–1998), mayor of Oakland, California (1977–1991)
 * Lionel Wilson (voice actor) (1924–2003), American voice actor
 * Lisa Wilson-Foley (born 1960), American entrepreneur
 * Logan Wilson (born 1996), American football player
 * Lois W. also known as Lois Wilson (née Burnham) (1891–1988), co-founder of Al-Anon
 * Lois Wilson (actress) (1894–1988), actress in silent films
 * Lois Miriam Wilson (born 1927), Moderator of the United Church of Canada
 * Lori Wilson (1937–2019), American politician
 * Louise Wilson (1962–2014), British professor of fashion design
 * Lucy Wilson (1888–1980), American physicist
 * Luis Wilson (born 1962), Peruvian politician
 * Luisa Wilson (born 2005), Mexican-Canadian ice hockey player
 * Luke Wilson (born 1971), American actor, brother of Andrew and Owen Wilson
 * Lydia Wilson (born 1984), Anglo-American actress and radio personality
 * Lynda Wilson (born 1960), American politician in Washington state
 * Lynton Wilson (born 1940), Canadian business executive

M

 * M. Roy Wilson (born 1953), President of Wayne State University
 * Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–2017), Carlton Australian rules footballer
 * Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1922) (1922–1966), Melbourne Australian rules footballer
 * Mack Wilson (born 1998), American football player
 * Macel Wilson (born 1943), Hawaiian beauty queen, artist and film editor for Danish Broadcasting Corporation
 * Maia Wilson (born 1997), New Zealand netball player
 * Mak Wilson (born 1957), English puppeteer, CG animation director, mocap artist and voice actor
 * Malcolm Wilson (governor) (1914–2000), Governor of New York
 * Malcolm Wilson (rally driver) (born 1956), British rally driver and motorsports personality
 * Mara Wilson (born 1987), American actress
 * Marc Wilson (American football) (born 1957), American football quarterback
 * Marc Wilson (Irish footballer) (born 1987), Irish footballer playing for Stoke
 * Marcus Wilson (American football) (born 1968), American football player
 * Marcus Wilson (baseball) (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Marcus Wilson (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player
 * Margaret Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
 * Margaret Wilson (Scottish martyr) (died 1685), one of the Solway Martyrs
 * Margaret Wilson (novelist) (1882–1973), American novelist
 * Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886–1944), First Lady of the United States, daughter of Woodrow Wilson
 * Margaret Wilson (tennis) (fl.1930s), Australian tennis player
 * Margaret Bush Wilson (1919–2009), American activist
 * Margaret Dauler Wilson (1939–1998), American philosopher and professor of philosophy
 * Margaret Wilson (cricketer) (born 1946), Australian cricket player
 * Margaret Wilson (born 1947), New Zealand politician
 * Margaret Wilson (judge) (born 1953), justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
 * Margaret Nales Wilson (born 1989), British-Filipino model, actress and beauty queen
 * Margaret Wilson (Australian writer), Australian television writer
 * Margo Wilson (1942–2009), Canadian psychologist
 * Marguerite Wilson (1918–1972), English cyclist
 * Mari Wilson (born 1954), British singer
 * Marian Robertson Wilson (1926–2013), American cellist, linguist and teacher
 * Marie Wilson (American actress) (1916–1972), American radio, film, and television actress
 * Marie Wilson (soap opera actress) (born 1974), American-Canadian soap actress
 * Marie C. Wilson, feminist, author and political activist in the United States
 * Marilyn Wilson (swimmer) (born 1943), Australian Olympic swimmer
 * Mário Wilson (1929–2016), Mozambican football player and manager
 * Marion Wilson (boxer) (born 1956), American boxer
 * Marius Wilson, Saint Lucian politician
 * Marjorie Wilson (born 1951), English geologist and petrologist
 * Mark Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Marquess Wilson (born 1992), American footballer
 * Marquise Wilson, American actor
 * Martez Wilson (born 1988), American footballer
 * Martha Loftin Wilson (1834–1919), American missionary worker, journal editor, heroine of the American Civil War
 * Martha Wilson (born 1947), American performance artist
 * Martin Wilson (writer) (born 1973), American writer
 * Martin Wilson (artist), Australian artist
 * Marty Wilson (poker player) (1957–2019), English professional poker player
 * Marty Wilson (basketball) (born 1966), American college basketball coach
 * Marvin Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Mary Wilson (disambiguation)
 * Mary Wilson (broadcaster), Irish broadcaster and journalist
 * Mary Wilson (singer) (1944–2021), American singer, founding member of The Supremes
 * Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (1916–2018), English poet and wife of Harold Wilson
 * Mary Ann Wilson (born 1936), American nurse and TV exercise presenter
 * Mary Ellen Wilson (1864–1956), child abuse victim whose case led to the founding of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
 * Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1889–1962), English serial killer known as "the Merry widow of Windy Nook"
 * Mary Evans Wilson (1866–1928), Boston civil rights activist
 * Mary Jane Wilson (1840-1916), English founder of religious order, named as "Venerable"
 * Mary Louise Wilson (born 1931), American film, musical theatre, stage and television actress
 * Matilda Ellen Wilson (1860 – 1918) British contralto and composer
 * Matt and Matthew Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Matt Wilson (footballer) (1842–1897), Irish international footballer of 1880s
 * Matt Wilson (jazz drummer) (born 1964), American jazz drummer
 * Matt Wilson (singer) (born 1963), American singer-songwriter and drummer
 * Matt Wilson (artist), American artist known for his work on role-playing games
 * Matthew Wilson (cyclist) (born 1977), Australian road cyclist
 * Matthew Wilson (born 1987), English rally driver
 * Maurice Wilson (1898–1934), British soldier, mystic, mountaineer and aviator
 * Maurice Wilson (footballer), Scottish footballer
 * Mavis Wilson (born c.1949), Canadian politician in Ontario
 * Max Wilson (baseball) (1916–1977), American baseball pitcher
 * Max Wilson (born 1972), Brazilian racing driver
 * Maxine Wilson (born 1946), US-born Canadian politician in British Columbia
 * Megan Wilson, American visual artist
 * Mel Wilson (1917–2007), Canadian football player
 * Melanie Wilson (actress) (born 1961), American actress
 * Melanie Wilson (rower) (born 1984), British Olympic rower
 * Melanie D. Wilson, American academic administrator and law professor
 * Meri Wilson (1949–2002), American pop music singer
 * Mervyn Wilson (1922–2022), Irish Anglican priest
 * Micaela Wilson (born 1992), Australian netball player
 * Michael and Mike Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Millie Wilson (born 1948), American artist
 * Mitch Wilson (1962–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Mitchell A. Wilson (1914–1973), American novelist and physicist
 * Monique Wilson (councilwoman), Saban councilwoman
 * Mookie Wilson (born 1956), American baseball player
 * Morland Wilson, Jamaican politician
 * Munira Wilson (born 1978), British Member of Parliament elected 2019
 * Murray Wilson (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Murry Wilson (1917–1973), father of Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys
 * Mutt Wilson (1896–1962), American baseball player
 * Myra Wilson, British computer scientist

N

 * N. D. Wilson (born 1978), American author
 * Nadine Wilson, Canadian politician in Saskatchewan
 * Nairn Wilson (born 1950), British dentist
 * Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) (1937–2018), American jazz singer
 * Nancy Wilson (rock musician) (born 1954), Musician, singer for American rock band Heart, sister of Ann Wilson
 * Naomi Wilson (born 1940), an Australian politician
 * Naomi Kahoilua Wilson (born 1949), American actor best known for the role of Mahana in Johnny Lingo
 * Natalie Wilson (born 1975), American gospel musician and artist
 * Nathan Wilson (1758–1834), American congressman
 * Nathan David Wilson (born 1978), American author
 * Nathan Wilson (footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules footballer from Western Australia
 * Nathaniel S. Wilson (born 1947), American master sailmaker, rigger and sail designer
 * Neal C. Wilson (1920–2010), General Conference president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1979–1990
 * Neil Wilson (figure skater) (born 1978), British figure skater
 * Neil Wilson (baseball) (1935–2013), Major League Baseball player
 * H. Neil Wilson (c.1854–1926), American architect
 * Nemiah Wilson (born 1943), American footballer
 * Niamh Wilson (born 1997), Canadian actress
 * Nicholas or Nick Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Nicholas Wilson (parson) (died 1548), English clergyman
 * Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth (born 1945), British judge
 * Nicholas Wilson better known as Nick Gage (born 1980), professional wrestler
 * Nick Wilson (field hockey) (born 1990), field hockey player
 * Nick Wilson (American football) (born 1996), US American footballer
 * Nickiesha Wilson (born 1986), Jamaican Olympic hurdler
 * Nicola Wilson (née Payne; born 1969), Canadian-born, Dutch and New Zealand international cricketer
 * Nicola Wilson (née Tweddle; born 1976), British equestrian rider
 * Nigel Wilson (businessman) (born 1956), British businessman
 * Nigel Wilson (baseball) (born 1970), Canadian baseball player
 * Nikita Wilson (born 1964), American basketball player
 * Nikki Wilson, British television producer
 * Nile Wilson (born 1996), British artistic gymnast
 * Noel Wilson (born 1979), Indian footballer
 * Norah Wilson (1901–1971), Australian Aboriginal community worker
 * Norma Wilson (1909–2000), New Zealand sprinter
 * Norma Wilson (cricketer) (1929–2022), Australian cricketer
 * Norman Frank Wilson (1876–1956), Canadian farmer and political figure
 * Norman D. Wilson (engineer) (1884–1967), Canadian transportation engineer
 * Norman Wilson (rugby union) (1922–2001), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Norman D. Wilson (actor) (1938–2004), American actor
 * Norries Wilson, American football coach
 * Norro Wilson (1938–2017), American country music singer-songwriter and producer

O

 * O. W. Wilson (1900–1972), American police chief and writer
 * Oliver Wilson (born 1980), English golfer
 * Olly Wilson (1937–2018), American composer
 * Omar Wilson, American R&B artist
 * Ontaria Wilson (born 1999), American football wide receiver
 * O'Neil Wilson (born 1978), Canadian football player
 * Orlando Wilson (television presenter) (born 1947), American TV fishing show presenter and angler
 * Oswald Wilson (1866–1950), Australian architect
 * Othell Wilson (born 1961), American basketball player
 * Otis Wilson (born 1957), US American footballer
 * Owen Wilson (born 1968), American actor, brother of Andrew and Luke Wilson

P

 * P. Wilson (born 1966), Indian lawyer
 * Paddy Wilson (1933–1973), Northern Ireland politician
 * Pat Wilson (born 1948), Australian singer and journalist
 * Patrice Wilson (born 1983), Nigerian-American music producer and singer-songwriter
 * Patricia Wilson (1929–2005), novelist
 * Patrick Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
 * Patrick Wilson (librarian) (1927–2003), librarian, information scientist and philosopher
 * Patrick Wilson (born 1973), U.S. stage, musical theatre, film and television actor
 * Patrick Wilson (drummer) (born 1969), drummer for the band Weezer
 * Patrick Wilson (composer), British musician/composer
 * Paul Wilson one of the following
 * Paul Wilson, Baron Wilson of High Wray (1908–1980), British engineer, Lord Lieutenant, governor of the BBC
 * Paul Wilson (criminologist) (born 1941), Australian criminologist
 * Paul Wilson (translator) (born 1941), Canadian translator and writer
 * F. Paul Wilson (born 1946), American science fiction and horror author
 * Paul Wilson (pole vaulter) (born 1947), American pole vault world record holder
 * Paul Wilson (Scottish footballer) (1950–2017), Scotland international footballer
 * Paul David Wilson (born 1952), songwriter, composer, conductor, and music producer
 * Paul C. Wilson (born 1961), judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
 * Paul Wilson (English footballer) (born 1968), English footballer
 * Paul Wilson (cricketer) (born 1972), Australian cricketer
 * Paul Wilson (baseball) (born 1973), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
 * Paul Wilson (footballer born 1977), English footballer for Gillingham F.C.
 * Paul Wilson (musician) (born 1978), bass guitarist for Snow Patrol
 * Paul Wilson (meditation teacher), author of The Little Book of Calm, The Quiet
 * Paul Wilson (music theorist), American music theorist and professor
 * R. Paul Wilson, sleight of hand expert
 * Paulette Wilson (1956–2020), British immigration activist
 * Pauline Wilson, Hawaiian jazz/pop singer
 * Payton Wilson (born 2000), American football player
 * Peggy Wilson (Alaska politician) (born 1945), Alaska politician
 * Peggy Wilson (golfer) (born 1934), American golfer
 * Peggy Wilson (Louisiana politician) (born 1937), Louisiana politician
 * Penelope Wilson, British Egyptologist
 * Penny Wilson (born 1962), British windsurfer
 * Perce Wilson (1890–1936), NFL player
 * Percy Wilson (footballer) (1889–1941), Australian rules footballer
 * Percy Wilson (aviator) (1895–?), British World War I flying ace
 * Perry Wilson (1916–2009), American actress
 * Perry William Wilson (1902–1981), American microbiologist and biochemist
 * Peta Wilson (born 1970), Australian actress
 * Pete and Peter Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
 * Pete Wilson (baseball) (1885–1957), American baseball pitcher
 * Pete Wilson (born 1933), American politician, US Senator from California and later Governor
 * Pete Wilson (broadcaster) (1945–2007), San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio personality
 * Pete Wilson (historian) (born 1957), British historian specialising in Roman archaeology
 * Pete Wilson (bass guitarist) (born 1966), British bass guitarist
 * Pete Wilson (wrestler) (born 1985), Canadian professional wrestler
 * Peter Wilson (disambiguation), one of several people, including:
 * Peter Wilson (American soccer), Scottish-born American footballer in the 1890s and early 1900s
 * Peter Wilson (bishop) (1883–1956), Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
 * Peter Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1983), Scottish international footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
 * Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945–2022), American political writer, essayist, and poet
 * Peter Wilson (footballer, born 1947), English-born captain of the Australian football team
 * Peter Wilson (architect) (born 1950), Australian architect
 * Peter Wilson (writer) (born 1951), Australian writer and commentator
 * Peter Wilson (Northern Ireland kidnapping and disappearance) (1952–1973), Northern Irish kidnap victim; one of the "Disappeared"
 * Peter Wilson (ski jumper) (born 1952), Canadian ski jumper
 * Peter Wilson (curler) (born 1961), Scottish-Irish curler
 * Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
 * Peter Wilson (musician) (born 1980), Northern Irish musician
 * Peter Wilson (sport shooter) (born 1986), British sports shooter
 * Peter Wilson (record producer), UK record producer
 * Phil, Philip, Phill and Phillip Wilson (disambiguation) one of the following
 * Phil Wilson (trombonist) (born 1937), American jazz trombonist and educator
 * Phil Wilson (hurler) (born 1939), Irish sportsman
 * Phil Wilson (British politician) (born 1959), British Labour MP for Sedgefield
 * Phil Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English footballer
 * Phil Wilson (curler) (born 1965), Scottish curler
 * Phil Wilson (footballer, born 1972), English footballer
 * Philip Wilson (bishop) (1950-2021), Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia
 * Philip D. Wilson Jr. (1920–2016), M.D., orthopedic surgeon
 * Philip Whitwell Wilson (1875–1956), British Liberal politician, writer and journalist
 * Phill Wilson (born 1956), American HIV/AIDS activist
 * Phillip Wilson (drummer) (1941–1992), American jazz drummer
 * Pippa Wilson (born 1986), English professional sailor
 * Precious Wilson (born 1957), Jamaican soul singer
 * Preston Wilson (born 1974), American baseball player

Q

 * Quentin Wilson (1942–2019), American engineer
 * Quincy Wilson (running back) (born 1981), American football running back
 * Quincy Wilson (cornerback) (born 1996), American football cornerback

R

 * R. J. Wilson (born 1971), American politician
 * R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician
 * Rab Wilson (born 1960), Scottish poet
 * Rachel Wilson (born 1977), Canadian actress
 * Rachel Wilson (neurobiologist), American neurobiologist
 * Rainn Wilson (born 1966), American actor
 * Ralph Wilson (1918–2014), American; founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills
 * Ramik Wilson (born 1992), American football linebacker
 * Ranji Wilson (1886–1953), New Zealand rugby union international
 * Ransom Wilson (born 1951), American flautist and conductor
 * Ray and Raymond Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ray Wilson (English footballer) (1934–2018), member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup
 * Ray Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer
 * Ray Wilson (Scottish footballer) (born 1947), Scottish football full-back (West Bromwich Albion)
 * Ray Wilson (speedway rider) (born 1947), English speedway rider
 * Ray Wilson (musician) (born 1968), lead vocalist of Genesis
 * Ray Wilson (American football) (born 1971), US American footballer
 * Raymond Wilson (physicist) (1928–2018), English physicist who developed the concept of active optics
 * Reagan Wilson (born 1947), American model and actress
 * Rebecca Wilson (1961–2016), Australian journalist, radio and TV presenter
 * Rebekah Wilson (born 1991), British Olympic bobsledder
 * Rebel Wilson (born 1980), Australian comedian, actress and writer
 * Red Wilson (1929–2014), American baseball player
 * Reg Wilson (born 1948), English speedway team manager and rider
 * Reginald Wilson (psychologist) (1927-2020), American psychologist
 * Reinard Wilson (born 1973), American footballer
 * Renny Wilson, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
 * Reno Wilson (born 1970), American actor, comedian and voice artist
 * Reuben Wilson (born 1935), American jazz organist
 * Reuben Wilson (cricketer) (born 2006), Irish cricketer
 * Rex Wilson (born 1960), New Zealand long-distance runner
 * Rich, Richard, Rick and Ricky Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Rich Wilson (journalist), contemporary UK based freelance rock writer
 * Richard Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Richard Wilson (painter) (1714–1782), Welsh landscape painter
 * Richard Wilson (Barnstaple MP) (c. 1750 – 1815), British politician; MP for Barnstaple, 1796–1802
 * Richard Wilson (Ipswich MP) (1759–1834), British politician; MP for Ipswich, 1806–1807
 * Richard Thornton Wilson, Jr. (1866–1929), American businessman and prominent figure in horse racing
 * Richard Wilson (Irish politician) (died 1957), Irish Farmers' Party politician, 1922–1936
 * Richard B. Wilson (1904–1991), mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1961–1965
 * Richard L. Wilson (1905–1981), American journalist
 * Richard Wilson (producer) (1915–1991), American film producer
 * Richard Wilson (author) (1920–1987), American science-fiction writer
 * Richard Wilson (physicist) (1926–2018), British-born American physicist
 * Richard G. Wilson (1931–1950), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Richard Wilson (Scottish actor) (born 1936), British actor
 * Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940), architectural historian and University of Virginia faculty member
 * Richard Edward Wilson (born 1941), American composer
 * Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton (born 1942), member of the British House of Lords and Cabinet Secretary
 * R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician (combinatorics), Professor at Caltech
 * Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar
 * Richard Wilson (rugby player) (born 1953), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Richard Wilson (sculptor) (born 1953), British sculptor and musician
 * Richard Wilson (general) (born 1955), Australian general
 * Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1956), New Zealand football goalkeeper
 * Richard K. Wilson (born 1959), American professor of genetics and molecular microbiology
 * Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English football player
 * Richard Wilson (Australian actor) (born 1984), British-born Australian actor
 * Richard F. Wilson, president of Illinois Wesleyan University
 * Richard Wilson (businessman) Australian businessman, notable managing director for Melbourne Victory
 * Rick Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1950), ice hockey player
 * Rick Wilson (racing driver) (born 1953), NASCAR driver
 * Rick Wilson (jockey) (born 1954), American jockey
 * Rick Wilson (basketball) (born 1956), basketball player
 * Rick Wilson (wrestler) (1965–1999), American wrestler best known as The Renegade
 * Rick Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1966), member of the Australian House of Representatives
 * Ricky Wilson (American musician) (1953–1985), guitarist of The B-52's
 * Ricky Wilson (basketball) (born 1964), American basketball player
 * Ricky Wilson (British musician) (born 1978), singer of Kaiser Chiefs
 * Rik Wilson (1962–2016), American ice hockey player
 * Risë Wilson, American community organizer
 * Rita Wilson (born 1956), American actress
 * Rob and Robert Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Rob Wilson (racing driver) (born 1952), racing driver and driver coach
 * Rob Wilson (born 1965), British politician and entrepreneur, MP for Reading East
 * Rob Wilson (born 1973) known as Fresh I.E., Canadian rap artist
 * Robert Wilson (dramatist) (died 1600), English Elizabethan dramatist
 * Robert Wilson (British Army officer, born 1777) (1777–1849), British general and politician
 * Robert Wilson (Missouri politician) (1803–1870), American politician and U.S. Senator from Missouri
 * Robert Wilson (engineer) (1803–1882), Scottish engineer; inventor of the first practical screw propeller
 * Robert L. Wilson (politician) (1805–1880), American politician
 * Robert Wilson (ship captain) (1806–1888), helped escaped slaves to freedom
 * Robert Wilson (physician) (1829–1881), wrote on the conditions and practices in the British mining industry
 * Robert Wilson (merchant) (1832–1899), New Zealand merchant and company director
 * Robert Wilson (architect) (1834–1901), Scottish architect
 * Robert Patterson Clark Wilson (1834–1916), American politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri
 * Robert Wilson (priest, born 1840) (1840–1897), Warden of Keble College, Oxford
 * Robert Burns Wilson (1850–1916), American painter and poet
 * Robert Dick Wilson (1856–1930), American linguist and Presbyterian scholar
 * Robert Wilson (rugby union, born 1861) (1861–1944), rugby union player who represented New Zealand
 * Robert E. Lee Wilson (1865–1933), American cotton planter
 * Robert Wilson (rugby league) (1879–1916), rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s
 * Robert P. Wilson, American football player and coach
 * Robert Richard Wilson (1891–1969), farmer and politician in South Australia
 * Robert O. Wilson (1904–1967), American physician
 * Juice Wilson, Robert "Juice" Wilson (1904–1993), American jazz violinist
 * Robert O. Wilson (1906–1967), American physician noted for his humanitarian work during the Nanking Massacre
 * Robert Wilson (tenor) (1907–1964), Scottish tenor
 * Robert R. Wilson (1914–2000), American physicist
 * Robert Nichol Wilson, Northern Irish politician
 * Robert L. Wilson (1920–1944), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Robert Wilson (astronomer) (1927–2002), British astronomer
 * Robert W. Wilson (philanthropist) (1927–2013), American multimillionaire philanthropist
 * Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007), American author, essayist, occult and science fiction writer
 * Robert Wilson (Manitoba politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician
 * Robert Wilson (Canadian rower) (born 1935), Canadian Olympic rower
 * Robert Wilson (tennis) (1935–2020), tennis player from the 1960s
 * Robert Woodrow Wilson (born 1936), American astronomer and 1978 Nobel laureate in physics
 * Robert B. Wilson (born 1937), American economist and professor at Stanford University
 * Robert Wilson (director) (born 1941), American avant-garde stage director and playwright
 * Robert C. Wilson (born 1951), American novelist and lawyer
 * Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953), Canadian science fiction writer
 * Robert Wilson (crime novelist) (born 1957), British crime novelist
 * Robert Arnott Wilson (born 1958), British mathematician
 * Robert Wilson (footballer, born 1961), English football player for Fulham
 * Robert McLiam Wilson (born 1966), Northern Irish novelist
 * Robert Wilson (running back) (born 1969), American football player
 * Robert Wilson (wide receiver) (1974–2020), American football player
 * Robert Scott Wilson (born 1987), American model and actor
 * R. N. D. Wilson (1899–1953), Irish poet
 * Robin Wilson (author) (1928–2013), science fiction author
 * Robin Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Robin Wilson (mathematician) (born 1943), head of pure mathematics at the Open University, UK
 * Robin Wilson (field hockey) (born 1957), New Zealand field hockey player
 * Robin Wilson (musician) (born 1965), American singer and guitarist, lead vocalist of the Gin Blossoms
 * Robin Wilson (eco-designer) (born 1969), eco-friendly lifestyle expert
 * Robin Wilson (psychologist), Canadian-American psychologist
 * Robley Wilson (1930–2018), American poet, writer and editor
 * Rod Wilson (born 1981), US American footballer
 * Roger Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Roger Wilson (Indian Army officer) (1882–1966), British Indian Army general
 * Roger Wilson (bishop) (1905–2002), Bishop of Wakefield and of Chichester
 * Roger C. Wilson (1912–1988), composer of church music
 * Roger Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian/American professional ice hockey player
 * Roger B. Wilson (born 1948), American Democratic politician, Governor of Missouri
 * Sophie Wilson aka Roger Wilson (born 1957), English computer scientist
 * Roger Wilson (actor) (born 1958), American movie and TV actor
 * Roger Wilson (folk musician), British folk musician
 * Roger Wilson (rugby union) (born 1981), Irish rugby player
 * Roland Wilson (barrister) (1840–1919), British writer on law and India
 * Roland Wilson (economist) (1904–1996), Australian economist
 * Roland Wilson (conductor) (born 1956), British conductor and player of baroque cornet, in Germany
 * Roman Wilson (born 2001), American football player
 * Romer Wilson (1891–1930), British novelist and biographer
 * Ron and Ronald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ron Wilson (Australian footballer) (1915–1984), Australian footballer
 * Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1924) (1924–2007), English footballer with West Ham United
 * Ron Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish footballer with Port Vale
 * Ron Wilson (American politician) (born 1943), leader of Sons of Confederate Veterans
 * Ron Wilson (drummer) (1945–1989), American musician
 * Ron Wilson (newsreader) (born 1952), Irish-born Australian television newsreader
 * Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1955), Canadian NHL coach and player
 * Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1956), Canadian AHL assistant coach and NHL player
 * Ron Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1958), Victorian MP
 * Ron Wilson (CBC radio host) (born 1958), Canadian radio host, host of CBC's Edmonton A.M.
 * Ron Wilson (Clear Channel radio host), American host of the radio program In the Garden with Ron Wilson
 * Ron Wilson (comics), comic book artist
 * Ronald Wilson (1922–2005), Australian lawyer, judge and activist
 * Ronell Wilson (born 1982), American gang leader sentenced to death for the murder of two police officers
 * Ross Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Ross Wilson (ice hockey) (1919–2002), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Ross Wilson (musician) (born 1947), Australian musician, songwriter, and singer
 * Ross Wilson (ambassador) (born 1955), U.S. diplomat and ambassador
 * Ross Wilson (artist) (born 1958), Irish artist and sculptor
 * Ross Wilson (table tennis) (born 1995), British paralympic table tennis player
 * Roxane Wilson (born 1965), Australian actress
 * Roxanne Wilson (born 1979), American TV and radio personality
 * Roy Wilson (British politician) (1876–1942), British Member of Parliament
 * Roy Wilson (baseball) (1896–1969), American Major League Baseball player
 * Roy Wilson (Canadian politician) (born 1932), Canadian provincial politician
 * Russell Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Russell Wilson (Canadian politician) (1864–1936), mayor of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
 * Russell Wilson (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
 * Russell Wilson (born 1988), US American football quarterback
 * Ruth Wilson (actress) (born 1982), English actress
 * Ruth Wilson Epstein, alleged Soviet spy
 * Ryan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Ryan Wilson (athlete) (born 1980), American hurdler
 * Ryan Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Ryan Wilson (rugby union) (born 1989), Scottish rugby union player
 * Ryan Wilson (wrestler), American wrestler

S

 * S. Clay Wilson (1941–2021), American cartoonist
 * S. S. Wilson, American screenwriter
 * Sally-Ann Wilson (born 1959), British media executive
 * Sam, Sammy and Samuel Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Sammy Wilson (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2014), Scottish footballer
 * Sammy Wilson (born 1953), Northern Irish Democratic Unionist politician
 * Samuel Wilson (1766–1854), American meat-packer associated with being the original Uncle Sam
 * Samuel Wilson (footballer) (born 1983), Nicaraguan footballer
 * Samuel Wilson (pastoralist) (1832–1895), Irish-Australian pastoralist and politician
 * Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937), British neurologist who first described Wilson's disease
 * Samuel B. Wilson (1873–1954), American lawyer and judge from Minnesota
 * Samuel Davis Wilson (1881–1939), American mayor of Philadelphia
 * Samuel Franklin Wilson (1845–1923), American state politician and judge
 * Samuel Grayson Wilson (born 1949), U.S. federal judge
 * Samuel Herbert Wilson (1873–1950), British colonial governor
 * Samuel J. Wilson (1828–1883), Presbyterian academic and pastor
 * Samuel Rupert Wilson (1844–1927), mining engineer in Australia
 * Samuel V. Wilson (1923–2017), United States Army, director DIA and intelligence officer
 * Sandin Wilson (born 1959), American bassist and singer
 * Sandy Wilson (1924–2014), English composer
 * Sandy Wilson (director) (born 1947), Canadian film director and screenwriter
 * Sandy Fife Wilson (born 1950), Native American art educator, fashion designer and artist
 * Sarah Wilson (disambiguation), one of the following
 * Sarah Wilson (impostor) (1754?-?), English impostor of the non-existent sister of Queen Charlotte
 * Sarah Wilson (war correspondent) (1865–1929), first woman war correspondent and aunt of Winston Churchill
 * Sarah L. Wilson (born 1959), judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
 * Sarah Wilson (dog trainer) (born 1960), American author and dog trainer
 * Sarah Wilson (journalist) (born 1974), Australian journalist and TV presenter
 * Sarah Wilson (art historian), British art historian
 * Scott Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Scott Barchard Wilson (1865–1923), ornithologist and bird collector
 * Scott Wilson (judge) (1870–1942), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
 * Scott Wilson (actor) (1942–2018), American actor
 * Scott Wilson (bodybuilder) (1950–2018), American bodybuilder
 * Scott Wilson (academic) (born 1962), scholar in media and cultural theory
 * Scott Wilson (composer) (born 1969), Canadian composer
 * Scott Wilson (rugby league born 1970), Australian professional rugby league footballer
 * Scott Wilson (footballer, born 1977), Scottish football player
 * Scott Wilson (footballer, born 1982), Scottish football player (Airdrie, Clyde, Stranraer)
 * Scott Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Scott Wilson (1980s rugby league), rugby league footballer
 * Sean Wilson (actor) (born 1965), English television actor
 * Sean Wilson (speedway rider) (born 1969), English international speedway rider
 * Sean Michael Wilson, Scottish comic book writer
 * Serena Wilson (1933–2007), American belly dancer and TV presenter
 * Seretta Wilson (born 1951), British actress
 * Seth Wilson (1914–2006), American educator
 * Shadow Wilson (1919–1959), American jazz drummer
 * Shane Wilson (racing) (born 1968), American NASCAR crew chief
 * Shane Wilson, Canadian sculptor
 * Shannon Wilson, Canadian fashion designer
 * Shaun Wilson (born 1972), Australian artist and film maker
 * Shaun Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
 * Sheddrick Wilson (born 1973), American football wide receiver
 * Sheldon Wilson, Canadian film director, screenwriter and film producer
 * Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American Olympic wrestler
 * Sheree J. Wilson (born 1958), American actress
 * Sheri-D Wilson, Canadian poet and activist
 * Sherry Wilson, Canadian politician in New Brunswick
 * Shirley Wilson (1925–2021), US American football coach
 * Sid Wilson (born 1977), turntablist of Slipknot
 * Simon Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Simon Wilson (fencer) (born 1958), Paralympic fencer and Team GB coach at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
 * Simon Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1976), New Zealand ice hockey player and coach
 * Simon Wilson (cyclist) (born 1980), in 2011 British National Track Championships
 * Simon Wilson (hurler), Irish hurler
 * Simon Wilson (equestrian) in FEI World Cup Jumping 2008/2009
 * Sir Mawn Wilson (born 1973), American football wide receiver
 * Skip Wilson, American college baseball coach
 * Smokey Wilson (1936–2015), American blues guitarist
 * Sophie Wilson (born 1957), English computer scientist
 * Spanky Wilson, American soul, funk, and jazz singer
 * Staci Wilson (born 1976), American Olympic soccer player
 * Stacy Wilson (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Stan and Stanley Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Stan Wilson (footballer, born 1912) (1912–2004), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
 * Stan Wilson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2002), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
 * Stanley C. Wilson (1879–1967), American politician
 * Stanley Wilson (musician) (1917–1970), American musician and composer
 * Stanley Wilson (running back) (born 1961), American football running back
 * Stanley Wilson (cornerback) (born 1982), American football cornerback
 * Stefan Wilson (born 1989), British racing driver
 * Stephanie Wilson (born 1966), American engineer and astronaut
 * Stephen, Steve and Steven Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Stephen Fowler Wilson (1821–1897), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Stephen Victor Wilson (born 1941), U.S. federal judge
 * Stephen John Wilson (born 1948), Australian politician from Tasmania
 * Stephen Wilson (athlete) (born 1971), Australian track and field athlete
 * Stephen W. Wilson, United States Air Force Lieutenant General
 * Steve Wilson (offensive lineman) (born 1954), American NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * Steve Wilson (defensive back) (born 1957), American NFL player for the Denver Broncos
 * Steve Wilson (jazz musician) (born 1961), American jazz saxophonist & flautist
 * Steve Wilson (baseball) (born 1964), Canadian baseball player
 * Steve Wilson (football commentator) (born 1967), British Match of the Day commentator
 * Steve Wilson (footballer) (born 1974), English goalkeeper
 * Steve Wilson (presenter) (born 1974), English television presenter
 * Steve Wilson (director), American television director
 * Steve Wilson (reporter), American investigative reporter
 * Steve Wilson (drummer), drummer for Against All Will
 * Steven Wilson (born 1967), English musician of Porcupine Tree
 * Steven Wilson (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Steven Dean Wilson (born 1982), Top tier fork lift driver, detail specialist. Hit by two cars on bicycle.
 * Stewart Wilson (born 1942), Scottish rugby union player
 * Stewart Murray Wilson (1946–2021), New Zealand sex offender
 * Stu and Stuart Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Stu Wilson (American football) (1907–1963), American football player
 * Stu Wilson (born 1954), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Stuart Wilson (actor) (born 1946), English actor
 * Stuart Wilson (footballer) (born 1977), English football midfielder
 * Stuart Wilson (archaeologist) (born 1979), English archaeologist
 * Stuart Wilson (Big Brother) (born 1984), contestant in Big Brother UK
 * Stuart Wilson (sound engineer), Academy Award nominated sound engineer
 * Sue and Susan Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Sue Wilson, American politician in Wyoming
 * Susan Wilson (born 1951), American author
 * Susan R. Wilson (1948–2020), Australian statistician
 * Sydney Wilson (born 1990), English snooker player

T

 * T. J. Wilson (boxer) (born 1975), American boxer
 * Tack Wilson (born 1955), American baseball player
 * Talei Qalo Wilson (born 1995), Fijian rugby union player
 * Tammie Wilson (born 1961), American politician in Alaska
 * Tammy Wilson (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Tanya Wilson (born 1950), Hawaiian beauty queen (Miss USA)
 * Tara Lynn Wilson (born 1982), Canadian actress
 * Tara Wilson (pageant titleholder), Miss West Virginia USA
 * Tavon Wilson (born 1990), American football safety
 * Tay Wilson (1925–2014), New Zealand rower and Olympic official
 * Taylor Wilson (born 1994), American nuclear scientist
 * Ted Wilson (footballer) (1855–?), footballer who played for Stoke
 * Ted Wilson (mayor) (born 1939), mayor of Salt Lake City
 * Ted N. C. Wilson (born 1950), president of the Adventist World Church
 * Ted Wilson (American football) (born 1964), American football wide receiver
 * Teddy Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist
 * Teddy Wilson (television personality), TV personality and producer
 * Teresa Wilson, American softball coach
 * Terence Wilson, also known as Astro, former British singer and member of British bandUB40
 * Terry Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Terry Wilson (actor) (1923–1999), American actor
 * Terry Wilson (Canadian football) (born 1942), Canadian football player
 * Terry Wilson (footballer, born 1959), Scottish footballer (Hibernian FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC)
 * Terry Wilson (footballer, born 1969), Scottish footballer (Nottingham Forest FC)
 * Terry Wilson (musician), American musician
 * Tex Wilson (1901–1946), American baseball player
 * Theo Wilson (1917–1997), American journalist
 * Theodore Wilson (1943–1991), American character actor
 * Theodore James Wilson, better known under his stage name Tyson Kidd (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
 * Theodore Percival Wilson (1819–1881), Anglican priest and headmaster in Adelaide, South Australia
 * Thom Wilson, American; punk rock record producer and engineer
 * Thomas Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Thomas Wilson (rhetorician) (1524–1581), English diplomat, judge, and privy councillor
 * Thomas Wilson (Dean of Worcester) (died 1586)
 * Sir Thomas Wilson (record keeper) (1560?–1629), English official and Member of Parliament
 * Thomas Wilson (lexicographer) (1563–1622), English priest, compiler of an early biblical reference work
 * Thomas Wilson (bishop) (1663–1755), Bishop of Sodor and Man
 * Thomas Spencer Wilson (1727–1798), British Army officer and Member of Parliament
 * Thomas Wilson (philanthropist) (1764–1843), English Congregationalist benefactor
 * Thomas Wilson (Virginia politician) (1765–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia
 * Thomas Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1772–1824), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Thomas Wilson (poet) (1773–1858), Tyneside poet, writer of The Pitman's Pay
 * Thomas Wilson (mayor) (1787–1863), mayor of Adelaide, Australia
 * Thomas Braidwood Wilson (1792–1843), Scottish explorer, medical practitioner and settler
 * Thomas Wilson (shipping magnate) (1792–1869), English shipping magnate
 * Thomas Bellerby Wilson (1807–1865), American naturalist
 * Thomas Stokeley Wilson (1813–1894), judge in Iowa
 * Thomas Wilson (industrialist), Scottish–American business magnate
 * Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) (1827–1910), U.S. Representative from Minnesota
 * Thomas Wilson (cricketer, born 1841) (1841–1929)
 * Thomas Wilson (New Zealand cricketer) (1869–1918)
 * Thomas B. Wilson (1852–1929), New York state senator
 * Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th president of the United States
 * Thomas Fleming Wilson (1862–1929), British Member of Parliament for North East Lanarkshire, 1910–1911
 * Thomas E. Wilson (1868–1958), founder of Wilson Sporting Goods and the Wilson & Company meatpacking company
 * Thomas Wilson (Archdeacon of Worcester) (1882–1961)
 * T. Webber Wilson (Thomas Webber Wilson, 1893–1948), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
 * Thomas Wilson (composer) (1927–2001), Scottish composer
 * Thomas D. Wilson (born 1935), information scientist researching information-seeking behaviors
 * Thomas R. Wilson (born 1946), director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
 * Bubba Wilson Thomas "Bubba" Wilson (born 1955), American professional basketball player
 * Thomas J. Wilson (born c. 1958), CEO Allstate
 * Thomas F. Wilson (born 1959), American actor
 * Tim and Timothy Wilson (disambiguation), several people
 * Tim Wilson (American football) (1954–1996), American football running back
 * Tim Wilson (comedian) (1961–2014), American comedian and country music artist
 * Tim Wilson (UK politician) (born 1961), British animator and UKIP member
 * Tim Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1980), Australian politician and commentator
 * Tim Wilson (broadcaster), New Zealand television news reporter and anchor
 * Tim Wilson (filmmaker), American filmmaker known as "Black Magic Tim"
 * Tim Wilson (canoeist), Australian canoeist
 * Timothy Wilson, American psychologist
 * Todd Wilson (director) (1963–2005), American film director
 * Todd Wilson (skier) (born 1965), American Olympic Nordic combined skier
 * Todd Wilson (organist), American musician
 * Tom and Tommy Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tom Wilson (actor) (1880–1965), American actor
 * Tom Wilson (1910s catcher) (1890–1953), Major League Baseball catcher
 * Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1948), England and Huddersfield Town footballer
 * Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1992), English footballer
 * Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2010), English footballer
 * Tom Wilson (record producer) (1931–1978), 1960s music producer
 * Tom Wilson (cartoonist) (1931–2011), US cartoonist, creator of Ziggy
 * Tom Wilson (American football) (1944–2016), Texas A&M University head football coach
 * Tom Wilson (DJ) (1952–2004), Scottish radio/club DJ
 * Tom Wilson (musician) (born 1959), of the band Junkhouse
 * Tom Wilson (New Jersey lobbyist) (born 1967), chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
 * Tom Wilson (2000s catcher) (born 1970), Major League Baseball catcher
 * Tom Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1940), English footballer
 * Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–1992), Nottingham Forest and Walsall footballer
 * Tommy Wilson (American football) (1932–2006), National Football League running back
 * Tommy Wilson (umpire) (born 1937), English cricket umpire
 * Tommy Wilson (footballer, born 1961), head coach of Scotland U-19 national team, as of 2006
 * Tony Wilson (British Army officer) (1935–2019), Brigadier during the Falklands Conflict
 * Tony Wilson (1950–2007), English radio and TV presenter
 * Tony Wilson (radio presenter), Australian author and radio presenter
 * Tony Wilson (snooker player) (born 1964), Manx snooker player
 * Torrie Wilson (born 1975), female professional wrestler
 * Toyelle Wilson (born 1981), American basketball player and coach
 * Tracey Scott Wilson, American playwright and television writer
 * Tracy Wilson (born 1961), Canadian ice dancer
 * Tracy Wilson (American football) (born 1989), American football safety
 * Travis Wilson (softball) (born 1977), New Zealand softball and baseball player
 * Travis Wilson (wide receiver) (born 1984), National Football League player
 * Trevor Wilson (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player
 * Trevor Wilson (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
 * Trey Wilson (1948–1989), American character actor
 * Troy Wilson (defensive lineman) (born 1970), US American footballer
 * Troy Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1972), Australian speedway driver and Australian rules footballer
 * Tug Wilson (baseball) (1860–1914), American baseball player
 * Tug Wilson (footballer) (Thomas Harold "Tom" Wilson, 1917–1959), Gillingham F.C. player of the 1930s and 1940s
 * Tyler Wilson (American football) (born 1989), American football player
 * Tyler Wilson (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
 * Tyler Wilson (footballer) (born 1989), US-born Puerto Rican footballer (soccer)
 * Tyree Wilson (born 2002), American football player

U

 * Ulrica Wilson, African-American mathematician
 * Ulrich Wilson (born 1964), Dutch footballer
 * U.P. Wilson (1934–2004), American blues guitarist and singer

V

 * Valarie Wilson, American politician in Georgia
 * Valerie Plame Wilson (born 1963), CIA operative and figure in political scandal
 * Vance Wilson (born 1973), American baseball player
 * Vaughn Wilson (born 1976), American actor
 * Vic Wilson (cricketer) (1921–2008), English cricketer
 * Vic Wilson (racing driver) (1931–2001), British racing driver
 * Vicki Wilson (born 1965), Australian netball international and coach
 * Victor Wilson (1877–1957), Australian politician
 * Victoria Wilson (born 1949), American publishing executive
 * Viola Wilson (1911–2002), Scottish soprano in Australia

W

 * W. Brett Wilson (born 1957), Canadian entrepreneur and Dragon's Den dragon
 * W. Eugene Wilson (1929–2015), American politician in North Carolina
 * Waddell Wilson (born 1936), American NASCAR crew chief and engine builder
 * Wade Wilson (American football) (1959–2019), US American footballer and coach
 * Wally Wilson (born 1947), American record producer and songwriter
 * Walter Wilson (biographer) (1781?–1847), English biographer of nonconformism
 * Walter Horatio Wilson (1839–1902), lawyer and politician in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
 * Walter Wilson (footballer, fl. 1894) British 19th-century footballer
 * Walter Bartley Wilson (1870–1954), artist; founder and football manager at Cardiff City
 * Walter Gordon Wilson (1874–1957), engineer and member of the British Royal Naval Air Service
 * Walter Wilson (sport wrestler) (1884–?), British Olympic wrestler
 * Walter K. Wilson, Jr. (1906–1985), American soldier
 * Walter Wilson (baseball) (1913–1994), pitcher in Major League Baseball
 * Wayne Wilson (American football) (born 1957), US American footballer and coach
 * Wayne Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * Welcome W. Wilson, Sr. (born 1928), American public servant and businessman
 * Welcome W. Wilson, Jr. (born 1951), American businessman
 * Wendy Wilson (born 1969), American singer (Wilson Phillips); daughter of Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
 * Wes Wilson (1937–2020), American artist
 * Wesley Wilson (1893–1958), American blues and jazz singer-songwriter
 * Weston Wilson (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Wilder Wilson (born 2000), Nicaraguan footballer
 * William Wilson (disambiguation), including Will, William and Willie Wilson
 * Will Wilson
 * Will Wilson (1912–2005), American politician
 * Will Wilson (photographer) (born 1969), Native American photographer
 * William Wilson
 * William Wilson (soccer, born 2001), Australian footballer
 * William Wilson (died 1582), British politician; MP for Southwark
 * William Wilson (priest) (1545–1615), Canon of Windsor
 * William Wilson (architect) (1641–1710), English architect, builder and sculptor
 * William Wilson (1720–1796), British politician; Member of Parliament for Ilchester, 1761–1768
 * William (Amos) Wilson (1762–1821), folklore figure of southeastern and south-central Pennsylvania
 * William Wilson (Ohio politician) (1773–1827), U.S. Representative from Ohio
 * William Wilson (Pennsylvania politician), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1815–1819
 * William Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1789–1847), politician in Upper Canada
 * William Carus Wilson (1791–1859), English churchman and founder and editor of The Children's Friend
 * William Wilson (botanist) (1799–1871), English botanist
 * William Wilson (poet) (1801–1860), Scottish-American poet, bookseller and publisher
 * William Wilson (bishop) (1806–1888), Anglican bishop in Scotland
 * William Wilson (engineer) (1809–1862), first locomotive driver in Germany, railway pioneer
 * William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), English physician and surgeon
 * William Sydney Wilson (1816–1862), prominent Confederate politician
 * William K. Wilson (1817–1898), Wisconsin State Senator
 * William Wilson (mayor) (1819–1897), first mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, 1868
 * William Tecumseh Wilson (1823–1905), American Union brevet brigadier general from Ohio
 * William Wilson (Zouave) (1823–1874), American Union brevet brigadier general from New York
 * William Wilson (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin State Senator
 * William Wilson (Victorian politician) (1834–1891), in Victoria
 * William Wilson (Donegal MP) (1836–1876), MP for Donegal 1876–1879
 * William Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1838–1922), merchant and politician in British Columbia
 * Sir William Deane Wilson (1843–1921), British army surgeon-general
 * William Lyne Wilson (1843–1900), United States Postmaster General
 * William Wilson (aquatics) (1844–1912), Scottish writer on swimming, and the inventor of water polo
 * William Wilson (New Brunswick politician) (1845–1921), Canadian politician in New Brunswick
 * William Wilson (Medal of Honor) (1847–1895), one of only 19 individuals to receive the Medal of Honor twice
 * William Edward Wilson (astronomer) (1851–1908), Irish astronomer
 * William Tyson Wilson (1855–1921), British trade unionist and Member of Parliament for Westhoughton
 * William C. Wilson (New York politician), New York comptroller in 1906
 * William Bauchop Wilson (1862–1934), US (Scottish-born) labor leader and political figure
 * William C. Wilson (minister) (1866–1915), General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene
 * William Lyall Wilson (1866–1914), minister of the Church of Scotland
 * William Othello Wilson (1867–1928), member of the US Army's 9th Cavalry, and recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * William Warfield Wilson (1868–1942), U.S. Representative from Illinois
 * William E. Wilson (Indiana politician) (1870–1948), U.S. Representative from Indiana
 * William Wilson (English academic) (1875–1965), British physicist
 * William Wallace Wilson (1876–1967), Alberta politician
 * William H. Wilson (1877–1937), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1935–1937
 * William Wilson (defender), English footballer for Newcastle United and Bradford City
 * William Hardy Wilson (1881–1955), Australian architect, artist and author
 * William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885–1964), Canadian politician
 * William Wilson (physicist) (1887–1948), English-born physicist
 * William Wilson (footballer, born 1902), English footballer
 * William Llewellyn Wilson, American conductor, musician, teacher and music educator from Baltimore
 * William Wilson (artist) (1905–1972), Scottish stained glass artist, printmaker and watercolour painter
 * William E. Wilson (writer) (1906–1988), American author and professor
 * William Wilson (Australian sportsman) (1909–1976), Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer
 * William Wilson (Labour politician) (1913–2010), British Labour Member of Parliament, 1964–1983
 * William A. Wilson (diplomat) (1914–2009), first U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
 * William A. Wilson (folklorist) (1933–2016), expert in Mormon folklore
 * William Wilson (footballer, born 1915), English footballer
 * William Wilson (footballer, born November 1915), English footballer
 * William George Wilson (1917–2007), sports cinematographer
 * William Proctor Wilson (1921–2010), president of Butterick Publishing Company
 * William Wilson (footballer, born 1921), Scottish football goalkeeper
 * W. Eugene Wilson (1929–2015), Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly
 * William Julius Wilson (born 1935), American sociologist
 * William Robert Wilson, known as W. R. Wilson (c. 1849–1900), Australian mining businessman and racehorse owner
 * William Scott Wilson (born 1944), American author and translator of samurai literature
 * Willie Wilson
 * Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1956), Scottish footballer (Hearts)
 * Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2001), Scottish footballer (Hibs)
 * Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1972), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton)
 * Willie Wilson (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball outfielder
 * Willis Wilson (born 1960), American basketball coach
 * Willy Wilson (baseball) (1884–1925), American baseball player
 * Willy Wilson (born 1980), Filipino basketball player
 * Wilmer Wilson IV (born 1989), American artist
 * Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th president of the United States (1913–21)
 * Woodie Wilson (1925–1994), American racing driver

Y

 * Yvette Wilson (1964–2012), American comedian and actress
 * Yvonne S. Wilson (1929–2019), American politician

Z

 * Zach Wilson (born 1999), American football player
 * Zuleica Wilson (born 1993), Angolan model

Fictional characters

 * Blaire Wilson, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2019
 * Brad Wilson, a character in the 1983 superhero movie Superman III
 * Carrie and Trevor/Bobby Wilson, characters from Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms
 * David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson, title character of Pudd'nhead Wilson novel by Mark Twain
 * Debbie Wilson, character on the TV series 90210
 * Dennis the Menace The Wilsons, Mr. George and Mrs. Martha Wilson (and 7 of their descendants) in US "Dennis the Menace" comics and various media
 * Doug Wilson (Weeds character), fictional character in the television series Weeds
 * Dr. (James) Wilson in House, M.D. television drama
 * Goldie Wilson and Goldie Wilson III, characters from the movies Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II
 * Jade Wilson from the Teen Titans Go! To the Movies film
 * Kip Wilson, one of the two main characters in the American television sitcom Bosom Buddies played by Tom Hanks
 * Liz Wilson, veterinarian and girlfriend of Jon Arbuckle in the Garfield comic strip and related media
 * Norman Wilson (The Wire), fictional character on the television drama The Wire
 * Matt Wilson (Home and Away), fictional character in the Australian soap opera
 * Sam "Snap" Wilson, fictional Marvel Comics superhero known as the Falcon
 * Rodney Wilson, a character in the 2012 American comedy movie Wanderlust
 * Sergeant Arthur Wilson in television comedy Dad's Army
 * Slade Wilson, fictional DC Comics supervillain known as Deathstroke
 * Scotty Wilson, a recurring character in the American fantasy drama television series Highway to Heaven
 * Tara Wilson in the TV series The Practice and its spinoff Boston Legal
 * Wade Winston Wilson, mercenary and anti-hero "Deadpool" in Marvel Comics
 * William Wilson, title character of William Wilson (short story) by Edgar Allan Poe
 * Wilson (Home Improvement) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. in Home Improvement television comedy series