William Wilson, or variants, may refer to:
Politicians
American Bill Wilson (activist) (born 1953), small government activist Bill Wilson (Montana politician) (born 1961), Montana state representative W. Eugene Wilson (William Eugene Wilson, 1929–2015), member of the North Carolina General Assembly Will Wilson (Texas politician) (1912–2005), American politician, attorney, and judge in Texas William A. Wilson (diplomat) (1914–2009), first U.S. ambassador to the Holy See William B. Wilson (1862–1934), U.S. (Scottish-born) labor leader and political figure , a Liberty ship William C. Wilson (New York politician) (1866–1943), New York comptroller in 1906 William E. Wilson (Indiana politician) (1870–1948), U.S. representative from Indiana William H. Wilson (New York politician) ( 1873–1901), New York assemblyman William H. Wilson (1877–1937), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1935–1937 William K. Wilson (1817–1898), Wisconsin state senator William Lyne Wilson (1843–1900), US Postmaster General William Sydney Wilson (1816–1862), Confederate politician William T. Wilson (born 1937), member of the Virginia House of Delegates William Warfield Wilson (1868–1942), U.S. representative from Illinois William Wilson (Iowa politician) (1820–1900), Iowa state senator William M. Wilson (politician) (1838–1904), Iowa state senator William Wilson (Ohio politician) (1773–1827), U.S. representative from Ohio William Wilson (Pennsylvania politician), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1815–1819 William Wilson (Wisconsin politician) (1807–1892), Wisconsin state senator Bill Wilson, mayor of Santa Clara, California, founder of the Bill Wilson Center for homeless youth
British William Wilson (died 1582), MP for Southwark William Wilson (1720–1796), British member of parliament for Ilchester, 1761–1768 William Wilson (Donegal MP) (1836–1876), MP for Donegal 1876–1879 William Wilson (Westhoughton MP) (1855–1921), British trade unionist and member of parliament for Westhoughton William Wilson (Coventry MP) (1913–2010), British Labour member of parliament, 1964–1983 Bill Wilson (Scottish politician) (William L. Wilson, born 1963), Scottish nationalist William Wilson, prime minister of the micronation Austenasia
Canadian Bill Wilson (chief) (1944–2025), hereditary chief and politician in British Columbia William Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1838–1922), merchant and politician in British Columbia William Wilson (New Brunswick politician) (1845–1921), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick William Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1789–1847), politician in Upper Canada William Wallace Wilson (1876–1967), Alberta politician William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885–1964), Canadian politician
Australian William Wilson (Queensland politician) (1832–1903), member of the Queensland Legislative Council William Wilson (Victorian politician) (1834–1891), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Council
New Zealand William Wilson (mayor) (1819–1897), first mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, 1868
Sports
Association football William Wilson (defender), English footballer for Newcastle United and Bradford City Billy Willson (footballer, born 1875) (1875-1943), Scottish footballer see List of Bury F.C. players (1–24 appearances) Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1956), Scottish footballer, played for Hearts and Cowdenbeath Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1996), English footballer Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1973), Scottish footballer Billy Wilson (American soccer) ( 1920s–30s), American soccer player William Wilson (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1975), English footballer William Wilson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–?), English footballer William Wilson (footballer, born November 1915) (1915–1998), English footballer William Wilson (footballer, born 1921), Scottish football goalkeeper for Queen of the South and Third Lanark Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2025), Northern Irish football player for Burnley Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2001), Scottish footballer Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1946) (1946–2018), English footballer Billy Wilson (Scottish footballer), played for Airdrieonians FC and managed Albion Rovers F.C. Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1972), Scottish footballer William Wilson (footballer, born 2001), Kenyan footballer
Baseball William Wilson (baseball), American baseball player Will Wilson (baseball) (born 1998), American baseball player Willie Wilson (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball outfielder Willy Wilson (baseball) (1884–1925), baseball player Bill Wilson (catcher) (1867–1924), MLB catcher Bill Wilson (outfielder) (1928–2017), MLB outfielder Bill Wilson (pitcher) (1942–1993), Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Mookie Wilson (William Hayward Wilson, born 1956), MLB outfielder Mutt Wilson (William Clarence Wilson, 1896–1962), MLB pitcher
Australian rules football William Wilson (sportsman, born 1909) (1909–1976), Australian rules footballer for Essendon and cricketer for Victoria Bill Wilson (footballer) (1924–1969), Australian rules footballer for Richmond and Glenelg Billy Wilson (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1957), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy Billy Wilson (footballer, born 2005), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
Cricket William Wilson (cricketer, born 1912) (–death unknown), Australian cricketer William Wilson (South African cricketer) (1925–2005), South African cricketer Billy Wilson (cricketer) (1868–1920), Australian cricketer
Rugby Billy Wilson (Australian rugby league) (1927–1993), Australian rugby league footballer Billy Wilson (New Zealand rugby league) (1889–1976), rugby league footballer of the 1910s, and 1920s for New Zealand, Wellington and Athletic Will Wilson (rugby union) (born 1997), English rugby union and rugby sevens player
Other sports William Wilson (aquatics) (1844–1912), Scottish writer on swimming, and the inventor of water polo Billy Wilson (running back), college football player William Wilson (field hockey) (1917–1984), American Olympic hockey player William George Wilson (1917–2007), sports cinematographer Willie Wilson (speedway rider) (1923–2016), Scottish speedway rider Billy Wilson (wide receiver) (1927–2009), NFL wide receiver William Wilson (swimmer) (born 1964), Filipino swimmer Willy Wilson (born 1980), Filipino basketball player William Wilson (wrestler), (1887–1955), British Olympic wrestler
Arts and entertainment William Wilson (architect) (1641–1710), English architect, builder and sculptor William Wilson (poet) (1801–1860), Scottish-American poet, bookseller and publisher W. J. Wilson (William John Wilson, 1833–1909), actor, scene painter and stage manager William J. Wilson (1874–1936), Scottish theatre director, choreographer, stage manager, and actor William Hardy Wilson (1881–1955), Australian architect, artist and author William Wilson (artist) (1905–1972), Scottish stained glass artist, printmaker and watercolours William E. Wilson (photographer) (1853–1905), English portrait photographer William E. Wilson (writer) (1906–1988), American author and professor, son of the Indiana politician William Scott Wilson (born 1944), author and translator of samurai literature Will Wilson (artist) (born 1957), American painter of portraits, illustrations and trompe-l'œil works Will Wilson (photographer) (born 1969), Native American photographer William Wilson (vocalist), lead singer of Legion Within William Llewellyn Wilson, conductor, musician, teacher and music educator from Baltimore Willie Wilson (drummer) (born 1947), member of Quiver; worked with Pink Floyd, Al Stewart
Business William Proctor Wilson (1921–2010), president of Buttrick Publishing Company Willie Wilson (businessman) (born 1948), Chicago businessman, musician, philanthropist, and political candidate W. R. Wilson ( 1849–1900), an Australian businessman with extensive interests in mining and a racehorse owner and breeder William Wilson, businessman, founder of Price's Candles Bill Wilson, founder of US firearms manufacturer Wilson Combat
Law and crime Billy Wilson (outlaw) (1862–1918), American outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid Bill Wilson (convict) (1880–19??), convicted of murdering two individuals who were later found alive Billy Roy Wilson (William Roy Wilson Jr., 1939–2025), US federal judge William Wilson (Illinois judge) (1794–1857), chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court Bill Wilson (judge), New Zealand judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal William C. Wilson (judge) (1812–1882), Vermont lawyer and judge William Adam Wilson (1928–1994), professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh University William Rae Wilson (1772–1849), Scottish lawyer and travel writer William Robert Wilson (born c. 1940), Australian murderer involved in the 1976 Spring Hill shooting
Military Sir William Deane Wilson (1843–1921), British army surgeon-general William Wilson (soldier, born 1847) (1847–1895), one of nineteen people to receive the Medal of Honor twice William Othello Wilson (1867–1928), member of the US Army's 9th Cavalry, and recipient of the Medal of Honor 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 (Bombay Marine officer) (1715–1795), commodore of the East India Company
Religion William Wilson (canon of Windsor) (1545–1615), canon of Windsor William Wilson (Secession minister) (1690–1741), co-founder of the Secession Church William Carus Wilson (1791–1859), English churchman and founder and editor of The Children's Friend William Wilson (bishop) (1806–1888), Anglican bishop in Scotland William Wilson (Dundee minister) (1808–1888) Presbyterian minister, moderator of the Free Church William Hay Wilson (1864–1935), Anglican priest 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 Bill Wilson (pastor) (born 1948), president and founder of Metro Ministries International William Wilson (American academic) (born 1958), theologian affiliated with Oral Roberts University William Wilson (dean of Cloyne), 1908–1934 William Croft Wilson (1931–1963), American Congregational minister
Science William Wilson (botanist) (1799–1871), English botanist William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), physician and surgeon William Edward Wilson (astronomer) (1851–1908), Irish astronomer William Parkinson Wilson (1826–1874), English astronomer and professor of mathematics William Wilson (English academic) (1875–1965), English physicist William Wilson (physicist) (1887–1948), English-born physicist William Hawkins Wilson (1866–1956), British physiologist William L. Wilson (nanoscientist), American scientist
Others William "Amos" Wilson (1762–1821), folklore figure of southern Pennsylvania, referred to as "The Pennsylvania Hermit" William A. Wilson (folklorist) (1933–2016), studied and taught Mormon folklore Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson, 1895–1971), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous Edward Wilson (explorer) (1872–1912), known as Uncle Bill, Antarctic explorer William Wilson (engineer) (1809–1862), English railway pioneer in Germany William Chisholm Wilson (1810–1876), newspaper proprietor in Auckland, New Zealand William E. Wilson, British railway civil engineer, first employer of John Harry Grainger William Julius Wilson (born 1935), sociologist William L. Wilson (Rice University), professor of electrical engineering
In fiction "William Wilson" (short story), 1839, by Edgar Allan Poe "William Wilson" (Boardwalk Empire), an episode of the American television series Boardwalk Empire "William Wilson", a song from The Smithereens' 1989 album 11