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For information about the name 'Wilson' itself, see
Wilson (name).
Wilson is a male first name. Notable people with the name include:
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Wilson Ruffin Abbott (1801–1876), Canadian businessman
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Wilson Asinobi Ake (born 1955), Nigerian politician
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Wilson Alcorro (born 1973), Colombian boxer
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Wilson Álvarez (born 1970), Venezuelan baseball player
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Wilson Alvarez (American football) (born 1957), Bolivian football player
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Wilson Francisco Alves (1927–1998), Brazilian football player
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Wilson Antônio (born 1982), Brazilian football player
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Wilson Baker (1900–2002), British organic chemist
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Wilson Barrett (1846–1904), British actor and theater manager
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Wilson Bell (1897–1947), American politician
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Wilson Benge (1875–1955), British actor
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Wilson Bentley (1865–1931), American photographer and meteorologist
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Wilson Betemit (born 1981), Dominican baseball player
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Wilson Bigaud (1931–2010), Haitian painter
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Wilson S. Bissell (1847–1903), American politician
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Wilson Brown (admiral) (1882–1957), American admiral
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Wilson Brown (Medal of Honor) (1841–1900), American sailor
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Wilson Busienei (born 1981), Ugandan long-distance runner
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Wilson Buzzone (1938–2023), Brazilian football forward
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Wilson Caldwell (1841–1898), American university officer
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Wilson Carlile (1847–1942), British evangelist
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Wilson Casey (born 1954), American writer
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Wilson Chandler (born 1987), American basketball player
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Wilson Cooke (1819 –1887), American politician and merchant
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Wilson Cruz (born 1973), American actor
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Wilson Delgado (born 1972), Dominican baseball player
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Wilson C. Edsell (1814–1900), American politician
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Wilson Frost (1925–2018), American lawyer and politician
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Wilson Goode (born 1938), Mayor of Philadelphia
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Wilson Gunaratne (born 1949), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema, TV, and stage actor
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Wilson Harris (1921–2018), Guyanese writer
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Wilson A. Head (1914–1993), American sociologist
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Wilson Heredia (born 1972), Dominican baseball player
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Wilson Jermaine Heredia (born 1971), American actor
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Wilson Jameson (1885–1962), British doctor
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Wilson Roosevelt Jerman (1929-2020), American butler; served in the White House
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Wilson Jones (billiards player) (1922–2003), Indian billiards player
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Wilson Jones (footballer) (1914–1986), British football player
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Wilson Karunaratne (1942–2022), Sri Lankan Sinhala film actor and stunt director
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Wilson Bryan Key (1925–2008), American author
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Wilson Kipketer (born 1972), Danish middle-distance runner
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Wilson Boit Kipketer (born 1973), Kenyan athlete
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Wilson Ko (born 1960), American cardiothoracic surgeon
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Wilson MacDonald (1880–1967), Canadian poet
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Wilson Mbomio (born 2002), British actor
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Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933–2005), American political scientist
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Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761–1820), American politician
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Wilson Palacios (born 1984), Honduran footballer
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Koddul Arachchige Wilson Perera (1926-2006), Sri Lankan Sinhala director
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Wilson Raj Perumal (born 1965), Singaporean match-fixer and bookmaker
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Wilson Pickett (1941–2006), American singer and songwriter
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Wilson Riles (1917–1999), American educator
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Wilson Tucker (writer) (1914–2006), American writer
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Wilson Valdez (born 1978), Dominican baseball player
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Wilson Whineray (1935–2012), New Zealand rugby player
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Wilson Yip (born 1963), Hong Kong actor
- Wilson, a character from Phish lore
- Wilson Fisk, a crime lord known as the
Kingpin
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Wilson the Volleyball, from the film Cast Away
- Wilson Wilson Jr, home improvement
- Wilson, a playable character from
Don't Starve.