John Wilson (disambiguation)
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Politicians
- John Wilson (Scottish politician)John Wilson (Scottish politician)John Wilson is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party , he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Central Scotland at the 2007 election....
, member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) - Sir John Wilson, 1st BaronetSir John Wilson, 1st BaronetSir John Wilson, 1st Baronet was a businessman and Unionist politician in Scotland. He was Chairman of the Wilsons and Clyde Coal Company, and was Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs from 1895 to 1906....
(1844–1918), Member of Parliament for Falkirk - John Wilson (Edinburgh MP)John Wilson (Edinburgh MP)John Wilson was a politician in Scotland. He was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central from 1885 to 1886, having been elected as an "Independent Liberal".- External links :...
, (1830-?) member of Parliament for Edinburgh - John Wilson (Govan MP)John Wilson (Govan MP)John Wilson was a Liberal Party politician in Scotland. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Govan at a by-election in 1889, and held the seat until the 1900 general election.- External links :...
(1828–1905), member of Parliament for Govan, 1889–1900 - John Wilson (Glasgow St. Rollox MP)John Wilson (Glasgow St. Rollox MP)John Wilson was a Unionist politician in Scotland. He was Member of Parliament for Glasgow St. Rollox from 1900 to 1906.- References :...
(1837–1928), member of Parliament for Glasgow St Rollox, 1900–1906 - John Wilson, 2nd Baron MoranJohn Wilson, 2nd Baron MoranRichard John McMoran Moran Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran KCMG , known as John Wilson, is a British soldier and diplomat. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers in the House of Lords, remaining after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999...
(born 1924), British soldier and diplomat - John Wilson (1837–1915), British miner, trade unionist and Liberal-Labour politician
- John Wilson (Lieutenant Governor of Quebec)John Wilson (Lieutenant Governor of Quebec)John Wilson was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada in 1816....
, Canadian viceroy - John Wilson (British politician)John Wilson (British politician)John Wilson was a Labour Party member of the Greater London Council from May 1977 until the council was abolished in 1986. He was Chief Whip of the Labour group in 1984 when Ken Livingstone resigned from the GLC to force a by-election aimed at showing the popularity of the GLC. Wilson acted as...
, leader, Greater London Council, 1984 - John Wilson (British Columbia politician)John Wilson (British Columbia politician)John Wilson is a former Canadian politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2005, representing the riding of Cariboo North. In 2010 he made an appearance in the season one finale of Dan for Mayor, as a representative of the Office of...
(born 1944), member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada - John Wilson (Massachusetts)John Wilson (Massachusetts)John Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Peterboro, New Hampshire, Wilson graduated from Harvard University in 1799.He studied law....
(1777–1848), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1813 - John Wilson (Ontario politician)John Wilson (Ontario politician)John Wilson was an Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure. He shot and killed Robert Lyon in what is believed to have been the last duel fought in Ontario and the last fatal duel in Canada....
(1807–1869), lawyer, judge and political figure in Ontario, Canada - John Wilson (South Carolina)John Wilson (South Carolina)John Wilson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born at Wilson's Ferry , Anderson County, South Carolina, Wilson attended the common schools....
(1773–1828), member of the U.S. House of Representatives - John A. WilsonJohn A. WilsonJohn A. Wilson was an American politician.Wilson served in 1974 as the chairman of the drive to approve the referendum to adopt the Home Rule Charter for the District of Columbia...
(1943–1993), member of the Council of the District of Columbia - John Charles WilsonJohn Charles WilsonJohn Charles Wilson was a Northern Irish politician for the Ulster Unionist Party. In the Parliament of Northern Ireland, he was the Member of Parliament for Iveagh from 1933 to 1938....
, Northern Irish politician - John Frank WilsonJohn Frank WilsonJohn Frank Wilson was a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona.Born near Pulaski, Tennessee, Wilson moved with his parents to Alabama and attended the common schools and Rhuhama College...
(1846–1911), delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Arizona Territory - John Haden WilsonJohn Haden WilsonJohn Haden Wilson was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John H. Wilson was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He moved with his parents to Harmony, Pennsylvania, the same year. He graduated from the Harmony Collegiate Institute, the Zelienople Academy, and...
(1867–1946), Pennsylvania politician - John Henry WilsonJohn Henry WilsonJohn Henry Wilson was a Canadian physician, professor, and parliamentarian. A Liberal, he served two terms as a Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Elgin East in the province of Ontario...
(1834–1912), physician, professor and political figure in Ontario, Canada - John Henry Wilson (Kentucky)John Henry Wilson (Kentucky)John Henry Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, Wilson pursued preparatory studies.He graduated from Tusculum College in June 1870...
(1846–1923), lawyer and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889–1893 - John H. Wilson (judge), American judge from New York; author of Hot House FlowersHot House FlowersHot House Flowers is an illustrated, allegorical children's book written and self-published by Brooklyn criminal court judge John H. Wilson, which compares illegal immigration to dandelions which overrun a greenhouse....
- John H. Wilson (mayor of Honolulu) (1871–1956), mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
- John L. WilsonJohn L. WilsonJohn Lockwood Wilson was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. states of Indiana and Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...
(1850–1912), U.S. Senator from Washington State - John Lyde WilsonJohn Lyde WilsonJohn Lyde Wilson was the 49th Governor of South Carolina from 1822 to 1824 and an ardent supporter of dueling.-Early life and career:...
(1784–1849), governor of South Carolina, 1822–1824 - John P. WilsonJohn P. WilsonJohn Patrick Wilson was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was first elected as a Teachta Dála for Cavan in 1973 and served in Dáil Éireann until 1992...
(1923–2007), Irish politician - John Thomas WilsonJohn Thomas WilsonJohn Thomas Wilson was a soldier, attorney and U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Wilson was born in the village of Bell in rural Highland County, Ohio. As a child, he received a limited schooling and did not have a higher education...
(1811–1891), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio - John William WilsonJohn William WilsonJohn William Wilson, PC was a British politician who served for 27 years as a Member of Parliament , initially as Liberal Unionist and then as a Liberal....
(1858–1932), Member of Parliament for Worcestershire North 1895–1918 and Stourbridge 1918–1922
Sports figures
- John Wilson (Australian rules footballer)John Wilson (Australian rules footballer)John Wilson is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL in 1959 for the Richmond Football Club.He is currently a member of Richmond's Captain's Club.-External links:* *...
(born 1940) - John Wilson (basketball player) (born 1987), Filipino basketball player
- John Wilson (angler) (born 1943), British angler
- John Wilson (cyclist)John Wilson (cyclist)John Wilson was a Scottish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Wilson was born in Muirden, Aberdeenshire....
(1876–1957), British Olympic road racing cyclist - John Wilson (footballer)John Wilson (footballer)John Richard Montague Wilson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilson played for West Bromwich Albion before joining Port Vale in May 1935. He failed to gain a regular first team spot and having made just the three appearances he was transferred to Wigan Athletic in December 1935. Later he...
(1914–1988), English soccer player - John Wilson (rugby league) (born 1978)
- John Wilson (soccer)John Wilson (soccer)John Wilson is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Charleston Battery in the USL Professional Division.-College:...
(born 1977) - John Parker WilsonJohn Parker WilsonJohn Parker Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. college football at the University of Alabama, he went undrafted during the 2009 NFL Draft, before signing with the Falcons as a free agent.-Freshman:After leading Hoover High School to...
(born 1985), American Footballer - John Wilson (1910s pitcher)John Wilson (1910s pitcher)John Nicodemus Wilson was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Washington Senators for three games during the 1913 Washington Senators season....
(1903–1980), former MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators - John Wilson (1920s pitcher), former MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- John Wilson (ice hockey), former head coach of the Colorado Rockies
- John Wilson (sport shooter)John Wilson (sport shooter)John Waterloo Wilson was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bennebroek and died in Amsterdam....
- John Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer)John Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer)John Wilson was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played in four matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1887 and 1888....
(1857–1931), English cricketer - Jack Wilson (cricketer)Jack Wilson (cricketer)John William Wilson was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1956....
(1921–1985), Australian cricketer - John Howard Wilson (born 1930) retired former professional rugby player for Scotland
- Jocky WilsonJocky WilsonJohn Thomas Wilson known as "Jocky" Wilson, is a former Scottish darts champion. He retired from the game in 1995.Wilson was twice World professional Darts Champion in 1982 and 1989...
, nickname for John Thomas Wilson (born 1950), darts player - John "Weenie" Wilson, American football player and multi-sport coach
Literary figures
- John Wilson (historian)John Wilson (historian)John Wilson was one of the ideological architects of British Israelism alongside Richard Brothers....
, author of Our Israelitish Origin (1840), a founding text of British Israelism - John Wilson (Canadian young adults' writer)John Wilson (Canadian young adults' writer)John Wilson is a Canadian author.- Biography : was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 2, 1951. He grew up on the Island of Skye, and in Paisley...
, children's writer, winner of the Norma Fleck Award - John Wilson (playwright)John Wilson (playwright)John Wilson was an English playwright.He was son of Aaron Wilson, a royalist divine, and was born in London in 1627. He matriculated from Exeter College, Oxford, in 1644, and entered Lincoln's Inn two years later, being called to the bar in 1649...
(1627–1696), English playwright - John Wilson (Scottish writer)John Wilson (Scottish writer)John Wilson of Ellerey FRSE was a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author, the writer most frequently identified with the pseudonym Christopher North of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine....
(1785–1854), Scottish writer - John Burgess Wilson (1917–1993), British author, pen name Anthony Burgess
- John Cook WilsonJohn Cook WilsonJohn Cook Wilson was an English philosopher. The only son of a Methodist minister, after Derby School he went up to Balliol College, Oxford in 1868, where he read both Classics and Mathematics, gaining a double First in both. Wilson became a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1873...
(1849–1915), English philosopher - John Marius Wilson, author of The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
- J. Dover WilsonJ. Dover WilsonJohn Dover Wilson CH was a professor and scholar of Renaissance drama, focusing particularly on the work of William Shakespeare...
, John Dover Wilson, (1881–1969), professor and scholar of Renaissance literature - John S. Wilson (music critic)John S. Wilson (music critic)John S. Wilson was an American music critic and jazz radio host. He worked as a music critic for The New York Times for four decades, and was notably that paper's first critic to write regularly on jazz and other genres of popular music.-References:...
(died 2002), American music critic and jazz radio host
Others
- Jock WilsonJock WilsonJohn Nicholson "Jock" Wilson MM was a British serviceman, who was Great Britain's oldest D-Day veteran. Wilson was a soldier in the 79th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery...
(John Nicholson "Jock" Wilson), Scottish soldier and centenarian - Jock Wilson (police officer)Jock Wilson (police officer)John Spark Wilson CBE , known as Jock Wilson, was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police....
(1922–1993), British police officer - John Wilson (broadcaster)John Wilson (broadcaster)John Richard Wilson is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the son of Bob Wilson, former Arsenal goalkeeper and television sports presenter.- Life and career :...
- John Wilson (industrial chemist)John Wilson (industrial chemist)John Wilson CBE, MC & Bar, FRIC was Director of the British Rayon Research Association from 1948 to 1958. He was married to Edith Wilson and had six children.-Early life:...
1890-1976, British chemist - John Wilson (Caddo)John Wilson (Caddo)John Wilson was a Caddo-Delaware-French medicine man and religious leader.John Wilson's Caddo name was Nishkû'ntu, meaning "Moon Head." Though he was of half-Delaware descent, John Wilson spoke only the Caddo language and identified only as a Caddo. In 1890, he became an influential leader in the...
, leader in the Native American Church movement of the late 19th century - John Leonard WilsonJohn Leonard WilsonJohn Leonard Wilson KCMG was an Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Singapore from 1941 to 1949 during the time of Japanese occupation and subsequently Dean of Manchester and Bishop of Birmingham.-Education:...
, former Anglican Bishop of Singapore - John Wilson (Captain)John Wilson (Captain)John Wilson was the Anglicized name of Captain Frederick Walgren, a Swedish sailor and o-yatoi gaikokujin who was active in the development of British-Japanese ties in the late 19th century....
, Swedish sailor - John Wilson (composer)John Wilson (composer)John Wilson , was an English composer, lutenist and teacher. Born in Faversham, Kent, he moved to London by 1614, where he succeeded Robert Johnson as principal composer for the King's Men, and entered the King's Musick in 1635 as a lutenist. He received the degree of D.Mus from Oxford in 1644,...
(1595–1674), composer and lutenist - John Wilson (conductor)John Wilson (conductor)John Wilson is a British conductor, arranger and musicologist and specialises in music for the small and big screens, as well as Big Band jazz and light music...
, orchestral conductor - John Wilson (Golden Raspberry), the founder of the Golden Raspberry Awards, 1980
- John Wilson (mathematician)John Wilson (mathematician)John Wilson was an English mathematician. The theorem, Wilson's Theorem, named after him for its discovery from Ibn al-Haytham, not its proof....
(1741–1793) - John Wilson (scholar) (1804-1875), FRS, Scottish philanthropist and scholar (Bombay)
- John Wilson (numismatist)John Wilson (Numismatist)John Wilson, Jr. grew up on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was President of the American Numismatic Association from 2001 to 2003. In 2007, he was honored with the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award. It was an honor that was also given to his wife, Nancy Opitz Wilson.-Early life:Wilson...
, winner of the 2007 Farran Zerbe Memorial Award - John Wilson (philatelist)John Wilson (philatelist)John Mitchell Harvey Wilson was a British philatelist, Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection from 1938 to 1969...
(1938–1969), Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection - John Wilson (photographer), Australian photojournalist
- John Wilson Jr. (professor)John Wilson Jr. (professor)Youngest son of John Wilson and Sophia Wilson . He was a professor of business and commerce in Tokyo, Japan, before and during World War II. He emigrated with his family to Sweden after World War II with the assistance of Professor Trolle of the Gothenburg University of Sweden. With the...
, professor of English in Japan - John Appleton WilsonJohn Appleton WilsonJohn Appleton Wilson was an American architect.-Personal life:Wilson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the oldest son of Rev. Franklin Wilson, a well-known Baptist minister, and Virginia Appleton Wilson...
, American architect - John C. WilsonJohn C. WilsonJohn C. Wilson was an American theatre director and producer.-Early life:Born in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Wilson started out his working life as a stockbroker.-Career:...
, Broadway producer and director - John Foster WilsonJohn Foster WilsonSir John Foster Wilson CBE was a public health advocate, best known for working to prevent blindness in developing countries in Africa and South and South East Asia....
(1919–1999), founder, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness - John Moulder WilsonJohn Moulder Wilson-External links:* Biographical Sketch...
(1837–1919), Union Army engineer - John Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993), Canadian geophysicist
- John T. WilsonJohn T. WilsonJohn T. Wilson served as president of the University of Chicago from 1975 to 1978.Wilson was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He earned a PhD in psychology from Stanford University in 1948.-References:...
, president of the University of Chicago, 1975–1978 - J. S. Wilson (John Skinner Wilson), early Scouting notable
- John S. Wilson (economist)John S. Wilson (economist)John S. Wilson is a Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank. Wilson manages research on transparency, trade facilitation, regulation, and economic development...
- John Carl David Wilson (1955–2006), known as Back Alley JohnBack Alley JohnBack Alley John , was a Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player.-Beginnings, 1969-1971: Ottawa to Venice, California:...
, Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player - John Wilson, an alias of John Smith (housebreaker)John Smith (housebreaker)John Smith , also known by the alias John Wilson, was a London housebreaker, most notable for his three evasions of execution. His first evasion granted him the nickname of Half-hanged Smith.-Early life and career:...
- John Wilson (Royal Navy officer)John Wilson (Royal Navy officer)Rear Admiral John Crawford Wilson was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station.-Early life:Wilson was born in 1834 to James Wilson and Margret Wilson . He was the tenth of 12 children....
(died 1885), British admiral
Other uses
- John W. Wilson was one of the GWR 3031 ClassGWR 3031 ClassThe Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...
locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915; renamed Walter Robinson in 1901. - John Wilson OrchestraJohn Wilson OrchestraThe John Wilson Orchestra was formed by British orchestral conductor John Wilson in 1994. A lush symphonic orchestra built around a jazz big band, it is renowned for resurrecting the original arrangements, which John Wilson himself has re-created, of MGM musicals and the works of Rodgers and...
See also
- Jonathan Wilson (disambiguation)
- Johnny Wilson (disambiguation)
- Jack Wilson (disambiguation)