List of people with given name Wilson

Wilson is a male first name. Notable people with the name include:

People

• Koddul Arachchige Wilson Perera (1926–2006), Sri Lankan director, producer, and screenplay writer
• Wilson A. Crockett, Canadian politician
• Wilson A. Head (1914–1993), American-Canadian sociologist, professor, and community planner
• Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil (1944–2012), Ecuadorian Roman Catholic bishop
• Wilson Akakpo (born 1992), Ghanaian-born Togolese professional footballer
• Wilson Alcorro (born 1974), Colombian former professional boxer
• Wilson Alegre (born 1984), Angolan former professional footballer
• Wilson Allen Shoffner (1938–2014), American Army lieutenant general
• Wilson Altamirano (born 1998), Argentine professional footballer
• Wilson Álvarez (born 1970), Venezuelan former MLB pitcher
• Wilson Alvarez (American football) (born 1957), Bolivian former NFL player
• Wilson Antônio (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Wilson Arbogast (1851–?), American co-founder of meat packing plant Arbogast & Bastian
• Wilson Armas (born 1958), Ecuadorian football manager and former player
• Wilson Armistead (1819–1868), English businessman, abolitionist, and writer
• Wilson Asinobi Ake (born 1955), Nigerian former politician
• Wilson Ávila (born 1960), Bolivian footballer
• Wilson Baker (1900–2002), English organic chemist
• Wilson Barrett (1846–1904), English actor, theater manager, and playwright
• Wilson Bell (1897–1947), American politician
• Wilson Benge (1875–1955), English actor
• Wilson Bentley (1865–1931), American photographer and meteorologist
• Wilson Betemit (born 1981), Dominican former MLB player
• Wilson Bethel (born 1984), American actor and producer
• Wilson Bigaud (1931–2010), Haitian painter
• Wilson Bii (born 1986), Kenyan visually-impaired runner
• Wilson Bikram Rai, Nepalese comedian, actor, singer, dancer, and film producer
• Wilson Boit Kipketer (born 1973), Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
• Wilson Bombarda (born 1930), Brazilian former basketball player
• Wilson Borja (1952–2024), Colombian trade unionist and politician
• Wilson Braga (1931–2020), Brazilian politician, lawyer, and businessman
• Wilson Brown, several people
• Wilson Bryan Key (1925–2008), American author
• Wilson Bryant Burtt (1875–1957), American Army brigadier general during World War I
• Wilson Bugembe (born 1984), Ugandan pastor and gospel singer
• Wilson Busienei (born 1981), Ugandan long-distance runner
• Wilson Buzzone (1938–2023), Brazilian professional football
• Wilson C. Edsell (1814–1900), American politician
• Wilson C. Ely (1873–1959), American former co-owner of architectural firm John H. & Wilson C. Ely
• Wilson C. Flake (1906–1977), American diplomat
• Wilson Cain (1887–1969), Canadian politician
• Wilson Caldwell (1841–1898), American university officer
• Wilson Callan (1939–2022), Canadian politician
• Wilson Cañizales (born 1964), Colombian retired sprinter
• Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933–2005), American political scientist
• Wilson Carlile (1847–1942), English priest and Christian evangelist
• Wilson Carvalho (born 1993), Portuguese former professional footballer
• Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761–1820), American politician and governor
• Wilson Cary Swann (1806–1876), American physician, philanthropist, and social reformer
• Wilson Casey (born 1954), American columnist, book author, political humorist, entertainer, speaker, and record holder
• Wilson Cepeda (born 1980), Colombian former professional road racing cyclist
• Wilson Chandler (born 1987), American former NBA player
• Wilson Charlton (1907–1953), British Royal Air Force officer during World War II
• Wilson Chebet (born 1985), Kenyan professional long-distance runner
• Wilson Chimeli (born 1989), Paraguayan footballer
• Wilson Chinn, African-American 19th-century escaped slave
• Wilson Chisala Kalumba (c. 1964–2018), Zambian politician
• Wilson Choperena (1923–2011), Colombian composer and singer
• Wilson Chouest (born 1951), American convicted murderer
• Wilson Cleveland (born 1974), American actor, producer, and writer
• Wilson Clyde (1934–2019), Northern Irish politician
• Wilson Coleman (1873–1940), British actor
• Wilson Collins (1889–1941), American MLB player
• Wilson Collison (1893–1941), American writer and playwright
• Wilson Constantino Novo Estrela (born 1969), Angolan former footballer
• Wilson Contreras (born 1967), Chilean former footballer
• Wilson Cooke (1819–1887), American politician, minister, and businessman
• Wilson Cruz (born 1973), American actor
• Wilson Cuero (born 1992), Colombian footballer
• Wilson D. Gillette (1880–1951), American politician
• Wilson D. Miscamble (born 1953), Australian-born American Catholic priest and professor of history
• Wilson D. Watson (1922–1994), American Marine Corps private during World War II
• Wilson Dallam Wallis (1886–1970), American anthropologist
• Wilson da Silva, Brazilian-born Australian feature writer, science journalist, editor, and documentary filmmaker
• Wilson das Neves (1936–2017), Brazilian percussionist and singer
• Wilson de Freitas (1910–1945), Brazilian rower
• Wilson Delgado (born 1972), Dominican former MLB player
• Wilson del Obre, Dominican politician
• Wilson Deodato da Silva, birth name of Tatico (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
• Wilson Dobie Wilson (1803–1838), Scottish author, editor, and traveler
• Wilson dos Santos (?–1991), Angolan politician and murder victim
• Wilson dos Santos (athlete) (born 1958), Brazilian sprinter
• Wilson Duff (1925–1976), Canadian archaeologist, cultural anthropologist, and museum curator
• Wilson Earnshaw (1867–1941), English cricketer
• Wilson Edgar Terry (1874–1968), American military officer
• Wilson Eduardo (born 1990), Portuguese professional footballer
• Wilson Elso Goñi (1938–2009), Uruguayan politician
• Wilson Enrique Rodríguez (born 1994), Colombian cyclist
• Wilson Escalante (born 1977), Bolivian football manager and former player
• Wilson Eyre (1858–1944), American architect, teacher, and writer
• Wilson Fairweather (1924–1989), Scottish footballer
• Wilson Fallin (born c. 1942), American historian and professor emeritus
• Wilson Faumuina (1954–1986), American NFL player
• Wilson Ferreira Aldunate (1919–1988), Uruguayan politician
• Wilson Filho (born 1989), Brazilian politician
• Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943–2024), Brazilian racing driver
• Wilson Fitts (1915–2005), American NBL player
• Wilson Flagg (1938–2001), American Navy Rear Admiral killed during 9/11
• Wilson Folleco (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer
• Wilson Follett (1887–1963), American writer
• Wilson Fonseca (1912–2002), Brazilian maestro, composer, conductor, and writer
• Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian footballer and manager
• Wilson (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian former footballer
• Wilson (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Wilson (footballer, born 1975), Brazilian soccer player
• Wilson Fox (1831–1887), English physician
• Wilson Frost (1925–2018), American lawyer and politician
• Wilson G. Bradshaw (born 1949), American university president
• Wilson G. Flint (?–1867), American politician
• Wilson G. Sarig (1874–1936), American politician and educator
• Wilson G. Smith (1855–1929), American composer and writer
• Wilson Gaines Richardson (1825–1886), American Classicist, minister, and American Civil War veteran
• Wilson Gale-Braddyll (1756–1818), British Member of Parliament
• Wilson Gaspar (born 1990), Portuguese-born Angolan footballer
• Wilson Godfrey Harvey (1866–1932), American politician and businessman
• Wilson Godoy (born 1987), Guatemalan professional footballer
• Wilson Gómez (born 1995), Argentine professional footballer
• Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht (born 1990), German actor
• Wilson Goode (born 1938), American politician and former mayor
• Wilson Gottardo (born 1963), Brazilian former association footballer and current coach
• Wilson Gouveia (born 1978), Brazilian retired mixed martial artist
• Wilson Gray (1813–1875), Irish-born barrister, Australian politician, and New Zealand district judge
• Wilson Greatbatch (1919–2011), American engineer and inventor
• Wilson Grosset (born 1981), French association footballer
• Wilson Gunaratne (born 1949), Sri Lankan comedian and cinema-, television-, and stage actor
• Wilson Gutiérrez (born 1971), Colombian football manager and former player
• Wilson H. Hamilton (1877–1949), American Supreme Court justice
• Wilson Hall (rugby league) (1900–?), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Wilson Haro (born 1998), Ecuadorian road cyclist
• Wilson Harris (1921–2018), Guyanese writer
• Wilson Harris (journalist) (1883–1955), English editor and non-fiction writer
• Wilson Harris (soccer) (born 1999), American professional soccer player
• Wilson Hart Clark (1820–1887), American lawyer and politician
• Wilson Heredia (born 1972), Dominican former MLB pitcher
• Wilson Hicks (1896/1897–1970), American journalist and author
• Wilson Hicks (politician), African-American 19th-century politician
• Wilson Hirschfeld (1916–1974), American journalist and managing editor
• Wilson Homer Elkins (1908–1994), American educator and university administrator
• Wilson Humphries (1928–1992), Scottish footballer and manager
• Wilson Hungerford (1884–1969), Northern Irish politician
• Wilson Inia (1908–1983), Fijian educator and politician
• Wilson Irvine (1869–1936), American Impressionist landscape painter
• Wilson Isidor (born 2000), French-born English professional footballer
• Wilson Jameson (1885–1962), Scottish medical doctor
• Wilson Jeremiah Moses (1942–2024), African-American historian and professor
• Wilson Jermaine Heredia (born 1971), American actor
• Wilson Jones, several people
• Wilson K. Barnes (1907–1997), American judge
• Wilson Kamavuaka (born 1990), German-born Republic of the Congo professional footballer
• Wilson Kaoma, Zambian boxer
• Wilson Karunaratne (1942–2022), Sri Lankan film actor and stunt director
• Wilson Katiyo (1947–2003), Zimbabwean novelist
• Wilson Kebenei (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Wilson Khumbula (born 1937), Zimbabwean politician and businessman
• Wilson Kipketer (born 1972), Danish former middle-distance runner
• Wilson Kiprop (born 1987), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Wilson Kiprugut (1938–2022), Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner
• Wilson Kiprotich, several people
• Wilson Kirwa (1974), Finnish middle-distance runner, municipal politician, writer, and entrepreneur
• Wilson Kitara (born 1971), Ugandan Anglican bishop
• Wilson Kneeshaw (born 1994), English footballer
• Wilson Ko (1960–2014/2015), American cardiothoracic surgeon and professor
• Wilson Kokalari (1936–2014), Albanian-American aerospace engineer
• Wilson L. Fewster (c. 1926–2014), American college lacrosse player, and college football-, lacrosse-, soccer-, and wrestling coach
• Wilson Lalín (born 1985), Guatemalan professional footballer
• Wilson Lauder (born 1948), Scottish former international rugby union player, and current power plant engineer
• Wilson Law (1806–1876), Irish-American Mormon journalist
• Wilson Lee Flores, Filipino writer, entrepreneur, educator, poet, philanthropist, and political-economic analyst
• Wilson Leite Passos (1926–2016), Brazilian politician
• Wilson Lewis (1873–after 1898), English professional footballer
• Wilson Li (born 1975), Hong Kong politician
• Wilson Lima (born 1976), Brazilian politician and journalist
• Wilson Litole (?–2016), Kenyan politician
• Wilson Livingood (born 1936), American Secret Service veteran
• Wilson Lloyd (1835–1908), English iron founder and politician
• Wilson Lloyd Bevan (1866–1935), American historian
• Wilson Lo (born 1991), Canadian politician
• Wilson Lowry (1762–1824), English engraver
• Wilson Loyanae Erupe, birth name of Oh Joo-han (born 1988), Kenyan-born Korean long-distance runner
• Wilson Lumpkin (1783–1870), American planter, attorney, and politician
• Wilson MacDonald (1880–1967), Canadian poet
• Wilson Macías (born 1965), Ecuadorian footballer
• Wilson Manafá (born 1994), Portuguese professional footballer
• Wilson Mannon (1928–1992), American murder victim
• Wilson Mano (born 1964), Brazilian former footballer
• Wilson Masilingi (born 1956), Tanzanian politician and diplomat
• Wilson Martins, several people
• Wilson Mazarello (born 1946), Indian singer, writer, playwright, and politician
• Wilson Mbadi (born 1962), Ugandan military officer
• Wilson Mbomio (born 2002), English actor
• Wilson McCandless (1810–1882), American district judge
• Wilson McCarthy (1884–1956), American attorney, jurist, and railroad executive
• Wilson McCoy (1902–1961), American illustrator and painter
• Wilson McEwan (1830–1885), Scottish-born Australian cricketer
• Wilson McGhee (1892–1948), Scottish footballer
• Wilson McLean (born 1937), Scottish illustrator and artist
• Wilson Méndez (born 1982), Paraguayan former footballer
• Wilson Meneses (born 1981), Colombian cyclist
• Wilson Messer (1876–1958), American farmer, businessman, and politician
• Wilson Miao (born 1987), Canadian politician
• Wilson Milam, American theatre director
• Wilson Miles Cary (1733–1817), American politician
• Wilson Mills (1882–1955), Canadian farmer and politician
• Wilson Minuci (born 1969), Brazilian former professional basketball player
• Wilson Mizner (1876–1933), American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur
• Wilson Moreira (1936–2018), Brazilian sambista
• Wilson Morelo (born 1987), Colombian footballer
• Wilson Morrison (c. 1851–1882), New Zealand cricketer
• Wilson Moses (1881–1953), Australian politician
• Wilson Mudau (born 1961), South African politician
• Wilson Mukama (born 1949), Tanzanian politician
• Wilson Muñoz (born 1975), Costa Rican former professional footballer
• Wilson Muruli Mukasa (born 1952), Ugandan politician
• Wilson Mutebi (born 1937), Ugandan Anglican bishop
• Wilson Mutekede, Zimbabwean football manager
• Wilson Myers (1906–1992), American jazz double-bassist, baritone- and bass saxophonist, vocalist, bandleader, and arranger
• Wilson Ndolo Ayah (1932–2016), Kenyan politician
• Wilson Nesbitt (1781–1861), American politician
• Wilson Ngcobo, South African politician
• Wilson Noble (1854–1917), English barrister and politician
• Wilson Nqose (born c. 1943), South African former army general
• Wilson Nyabong Ijang (born 1959), Malaysian politician
• Wilson Odobert (born 2004), French professional footballer
• Wilson Omwoyo (born 1965), Kenyan retired long-distance runner
• Wilson Onsare (born 1976), Kenyan former long-distance runner
• Wilson Or (born 1973), Hong Kong politician
• Wilson Oruma (born 1976), Nigerian former professional footballer
• Wilson P. Foss Jr. (c. 1891–1957), American art collector, art dealer, and businessman
• Wilson Palacios (born 1984), Honduran former professional footballer
• Wilson Parasiuk (born 1943), Canadian businessman and former politician
• Wilson Parker (1909–?), English professional footballer
• Wilson Peña (born 1998), Colombian cyclist
• Wilson Pérez (born 1967), Colombian retired footballer
• Wilson Piazza (born 1943), Brazilian former footballer
• Wilson Pickett (1941–2006), American singer and songwriter
• Wilson Pineda (born 1993), Guatemalan professional footballer
• Wilson Pinheiro (?–1980), Brazilian socialist who was assassinated
• Wilson Pires de Carvalho, full name of Liliu (futsal player) (born 1979), Brazilian-born Belgian futsal player
• Wilson Pittoni (born 1985), Paraguayan professional footballer
• Wilson Plumer Mills (1883–1959), American missionary and humanitarian
• Wilson Popenoe (1892–1975), American botanist and agronomist
• Wilson Potter (?–1936), American architect
• Wilson Price Hunt (1783–1842), American pioneer and explorer
• Wilson Quiñonez (born 1988), Paraguayan professional footballer
• Wilson R. Herron (1830–1895), American postmaster and county supervisor
• Wilson R. Lourenço, French-Brazilian arachnologist
• Wilson Raj Perumal (born 1965), Singaporean match-fixer and bookmaker
• Wilson Ramos (born 1987), Venezuelan former MLB player
• Wilson Rathborne (1748–1831), British Royal Navy captain
• Wilson Rawls (1913–1984), American writer of children's novels
• Wilson Redus (1905–1979), American Negro league professional baseball player
• Wilson Reiff Stearly (1869–1941), American Episcopal bishop
• Wilson Reilly (1811–1885), American politician
• Wilson Reis (born 1985), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Wilson Riles (1917–1999), American educator and politician
• Wilson Roosevelt Jerman (1929–2020), American butler; served in the White House
• Wilson Ruffin Abbott (c. 1801–1876), American-born Canadian businessman and landowner
• Wilson S. Bissell (1847–1903), American politician
• Wilson S. Geisler, American vision scientist and neuroscientist
• Wilson S. Hill (1863–1921), American lawyer and politician
• Wilson S. Kennon (1826–1895), American politician
• Wilson Sabiya (1938–2004), Nigerian politician
• Wilson Sanches Leal (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
• Wilson Sánchez (born 1978), Colombian-Salvadoran retired footballer
• Wilson Santamaría (born 1981), Bolivian lawyer, politician, and sociologist
• Wilson Santiago (born 1957), Brazilian politician
• Wilson "Saoko" Manyoma (?–2025), Colombian past member of salsa group Fruko y sus Tesos
• Wilson Savoy (born 1982), American accordionist, keyboard player, fiddler, and singer
• Wilson Sawyer (1917–1979), American composer, arranger, and musician
• Wilson Scheidemantel (born 1949), Brazilian sports shooter
• Wilson Seneme (born 1970), Brazilian football referee
• Wilson Severino (born 1980), Argentine former footballer
• Wilson Seymour Conger (1804–1864), Canadian merchant and political figure
• Wilson Shannon (1802–1877), American attorney and politician
• Wilson Shieh (born 1970), Hong Kong artist
• Wilson Sibbett (1948–2024), Northern Irish physicist and professor
• Wilson Siewari (born 1973), Nigerian freestyle wrestler
• Wilson Simonal (1938–2000), Brazilian singer
• Wilson Sitshebo (1952–2008), Zimbabwean Anglican bishop
• Wilson Small (1810–1886), American tradesman, businessman, politician, and public servant
• Wilson Smith (1897–1965), British physician, virologist, and immunologist
• Wilson Smith (Medal of Honor) (1841–1901), American Army corporal during the American Civil War
• Wilson Smith (musician), American past member of surf band Royale Monarchs
• Wilson Somers, American jazz- and vocal music instructor, composer, and performer
• Wilson Sossion (born 1969), Kenyan legislator and teacher
• Wilson Soto, Puerto Rican politician and former mayor
• Wilson Stone, several people
• Wilson Surubim (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• Wilson Sutherland (1935–2019), British mathematician
• Wilson T. King, English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer
• Wilson Tiago (born 1983), Brazilian former professional footballer
• Wilson Tucker, several people
• Wilson Tuckey (born 1935), Australian politician
• Wilson Ugak Kumbong (born 1962), Malaysian politician
• Wilson V. Eagleson (1920–2006), American Army Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot
• Wilson Valdez (born 1978), Dominican former MLB player
• Wilson Vance (1845–1911), American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War, author, journalist, and editor
• Wilson W. Hoover (c. 1849–1926), American jurist and attorney
• Wilson W. Sorensen (1916–2009), American college president
• Wilson W. Wyatt (1905–1996), American politician
• Wilson Waigwa (born 1949), Kenyan long- and middle-distance runner
• Wilson Wang (1918–1998), Hong Kong businessman and school proprietor- and supervisor
• Wilson Warlick (1892–1978), American district judge
• Wilson Washington (born 1955), American former NBA player and former college assistant coach
• Wilson Waweru (born 2000), Irish footballer
• Wilson Weddington (1847–1923), American postmaster, businessman, and landowner
• Wilson Whineray (1935–2012), New Zealand business executive and rugby union player
• Wilson Whitley (1955–1992), American NFL player
• Wilson Wood, several people
• Wilson Worsdell (1850–1920), English locomotive engineer
• Wilson Yip (born 1964), Hong Kong filmmaker and actor
• Wilson Zhang (born 1979), Chinese-born Canadian table tennis player

Fictional characters

• Wilson Edwards, fictional Swiss biologist
• Wilson Fisk, in the US comic books Marvel Comics
• Wilson Loewen, in the US prison drama TV series Oz, played by Tom Atkins
• Wilson P. Higgsbury, in the survival video game Don't Starve
• Wilson the Volleyball, in the 2000 US survival drama film Cast Away
• Wilson White, in the US comedy-drama TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Edward Asner
• Wilson Wilson Jr., in the US sitcom TV series Home Improvement, played by Earl Hindman

See also

• List of people with surname Wilson
• Wilson (name)
• Wilson (disambiguation)

References