Alexander or Alex Wilson may refer to:

Literature

Alexander Wilson (English writer) Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson (24 October 18934 April 1963) was an English writer, spy and MI6 officer. He wrote under the names Alexander Wilson, Geoffrey Spencer, Gregory Wilson, and Michael Chesney. After his death, his family discovered ...

(1893–1963), MI6 officer and writer of a series of spy novels *

L. Alex Wilson L. Alex Wilson (1909–1960) was an American journalist and editor who rose to prominence during the civil rights movement. He covered the Emmett Till murder for the African-American oriented, ''Chicago Defender'' chain, while serving as the edit ...

(1909–1960), African-American journalist * Alexander Wilson (Canadian writer) (1953–1993), American-born Canadian writer, landscape designer, and community activist

Military

Alexander Wilson (Royal Navy officer) Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rear-Admiral Alexander Wilson (12 January 1760 – June 1834) was a Royal Navy officer most notable for his rise to flag rank from his position as a common seaman. Wilson joined the navy in 1777 and soon after became c ...

(1760–1834), Royal Navy rear-admiral * Sir Alexander Wilson (British Army officer) (1858–1937), British Army major-general and Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey * Sir James Wilson (British Army officer) (Alexander James Wilson, 1921–2004), British Army lieutenant-general

Politics

* Alexander Wilson (Virginia politician), United States Representative from Virginia, 1803–1809 *

Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician) Alexander Wilson (August 16, 1833March 4, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the 12th Attorney General of Wisconsin, serving from 1878 through 1882, and served several years as a district attorney and county judge in I ...

(1833–1888), attorney general of Wisconsin, 1878–1882 * Alexander Wilson (New South Wales politician) (1849–1927), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

Alexander Wilson (Australian politician) Alexander Wilson (7 June 1889 – 26 January 1954) was an Australian wheat farmer and federal politician who played a key role in the downfall of the Fadden Government in 1941. Biography Born in County Down, Ulster, Ireland (now in North ...

(1889–1954), Member of the Australian House of Representatives * Alexander Wilson (Scottish politician) (1917–1978), Labour Member of Parliament for Hamilton * Alex Wilson (Australian politician) (1920–2004), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Sports

Alexander Wilson (cricketer) Alexander Wilson (5 March 1840 – 5 January 1911) was a New Zealand cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each co ...

(1840–1911), New Zealand cricketer *

Alex Wilson (rugby union) Alexander Wilson (28 July 1874 – 6 October 1932) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, Wilson represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side on their 1897 tour of Australia. He played ...

(1874–1932), New Zealand rugby union player *

Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter) Alexander S. Wilson (December 1, 1907 – December 9, 1994) was a Canadian sprinter who competed in both the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Montreal and died in Mission, Texas, United States. In 1928 he won a ...

(1907–1994) *

Alex Wilson (footballer, born 1908) Alexander Adams Wilson (29 October 1908 – 16 March 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mainly for Greenock Morton and Arsenal. Career Wilson was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire. After starting at Overtown Athletic as a ...

(1908–1971), Scottish football goalkeeper * Alex Wilson (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2010), Scottish football defender *

Alex Wilson (skier) Alex Wilson (born July 15, 1974) was an Olympic athlete on the U.S. Ski Team who competed in the freestyle skiing events of moguls and dual moguls. In 55 World Cup starts, Wilson was on the podium twice, one of those a win in Moguls in Heavenl ...

(born 1974), American skier *

Alex Wilson (baseball) William Alexander Wilson (born November 3, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. Early life Wilson was born in Dhahran ...

(born 1986), baseball pitcher *

Alex Wilson (Swiss sprinter) Alex Wilson (born 19 September 1990 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Swiss people, Swiss Sprint running, sprinter of Jamaican origin. He finished third at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, 2018 European Championships in the 200 metres event. ...

(born 1990) *

Alex Wilson (basketball) Alex Wilson (born 21 March 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player. Career WNBL After gaining national attention as a 16-year-old, Wilson signed as a development player with the Adelaide Lightning for the 2010–11 season, wher ...

(born 1994), Australian basketball player

Other people

* Alexander Wilson (astronomer) (1714–1786), Scottish type-maker, meteorologist and astronomer * Alexander Wilson (ornithologist) (1766–1813), Scottish-American poet and ornithologist *

Alexander Stoddart Wilson Alexander Stoddart Wilson (1854–1909) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who was also a scientist, serving as interim Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. Life He was born in Glasgow in 1853. He was the son of Alex ...

(1854–1909), Scottish minister and botanist * Alexander Wilson (photographer) (died 1922), Scottish amateur photographer of Dundee *

Alexander Brown Wilson Alexander Brown Wilson (5 June 1857, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland – 5 May 1938, in Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia) was an architect in Queensland, Australia. A number of his works are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. L ...

(1857–1938), Australian architect based in Queensland *

Alexander Wilson (British architect) Alexander Wilson LRIBA (26 December 1888 - 30 April 1969) was an architect based in Nottingham. Some of his most significant work include the 900 houses built on the Beeston Rylands estate in the late 1930s. Architectural career He entered into ...

(1888–1969), English architect based in Nottingham * Alex Wilson (musician) (born 1971), English salsa and Latin jazz pianist

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