Namesakes
American First Ladies:
3 first ladies
Ellen Wilson 1913-1914 
Margaret Woodrow Wilson 1914-1915
Edith Wilson 1915-1921
American Presidents:
1 president
Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Harold Wilson 1964-1970; 1974-1976
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Arthur Wilson 1968 Dad's Army
Wilson W. Wilson Jr. 1991 Home Improvement
Tara Wilson 1997; 2004 The Practice; Boston Legal
James Wilson 2004 House
Jo Wilson 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Gabriella "H.E.R." Wilson 2021 I Can't Breathe
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball, 2 football, 2 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Gordon "Phat" Wilson 1962
(football) Larry Wilson 1978
(baseball) Lewis "Hack" Wilson 1979
(baseball) Jud Wilson 2006
(football) Ralph Wilson Jr. 2009
(ice hockey) Doug Wilson 2020
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 physics, 1 economics, 1 peace
(peace) Woodrow Wilson 1919
(physics) Charles Thomson Rees Wilson 1927
(physics) Robert Woodrow Wilson 1978
(physics) Kenneth G. Wilson 1982
(economics) Robert B. Wilson 2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
14 actors, 1 actor/model
Elizabeth Wilson 1921-2015
Scott Wilson 1942-2018
Stuart Wilson 1946-
Richard Karn (a.k.a. Wilson) 1956-
Rita Wilson 1956-
Andrew Wilson 1964-
Owen Wilson 1968-
Chandra Wilson 1969-
Peta Wilson 1970-
Luke Wilson 1971-
Patrick Wilson 1973-
Bridgette Wilson 1973-
Ruth Wilson 1982-
Mara Wilson 1987-
Shaunette Renée Wilson 1990-
Notable Athletes:
2 rugby, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Doug Wilson 1957-
(rugby) David Wilson 1985-
(football) Russell Wilson 1988-
(rugby) Ryan Wilson 1989-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Hugh Wilson 1943-2018
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 1 singer
Jackie Wilson 1934-1984
Brian Wilson 1942-
Cassandra Wilson 1955-
Sid Wilson 1977-
Gabriella "H.E.R." Wilson 1997-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Henry Wilson 1812-1875
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 astronomers, 2 physicists
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson 1869-1959
Olin Chaddock Wilson 1909-1994
Robert Woodrow Wilson 1936-
Kenneth G. Wilson 1936-2013
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 playwright
August Wilson 1945-2005
Jacqueline Wilson 1945-
Olympic Medalists:
6 silver, 4 bronze, 3 gold, 2 bronze/silver
(silver) Harold A. Wilson 1908 1500 m
(bronze/silver) James Wilson 1920 10000 m; cross country team
(bronze/silver) Alex Wilson 1928; 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(bronze) Montgomery Wilson 1932 figure skating
(silver) Marilyn Wilson 1960 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) George Wilson 1964 basketball
(bronze) Deborah Wilson 1976 diving - platform
(silver) Dave Wilson 1984 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(silver) Craig Wilson 1984; 1988 water polo
(bronze) Tracy Wilson 1988 figure skating
(gold) Linetta Wilson 1996 4x400 m relay
(silver) Stacy Wilson 1998 ice hockey
(bronze) Bryon Wilson 2010 freestyle skiing
(silver) Nicola Wilson 2012 equestrian
(gold) Peter Wilson 2012 shooting
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Margaret Wilson 1924 The Able McLaughlins
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
9 musicians
Jackie Wilson 1987
Brian Wilson 1988 The Beach Boys
Mary Wilson 1988 The Supremes
Dennis Wilson 1988 The Beach Boys
Carl Wilson 1988 The Beach Boys
Paul Wilson 2001 The Flamingos
Don Wilson 2008 The Ventures
Ann Wilson 2013 Heart
Nancy Wilson 2013 Heart