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) Major-General Sir Alexander Andrew Wilson KCB (29 October 1858 – 7 July 1937) was a senior British Army officer, Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey between the years 1916 and 1920. Military ca ...

(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) Alexander Wilson (1849 – 3 December 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born in County Antrim to William Watson and Jane Smyth. He attended the Royal Academical Institution of Belfast before arriving in New South Wales in ...

(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) Alexander Wilson (5 June 1917 – 23 March 1978) was a British Labour Party politician. Wilson was educated at the Forth Grammar School, before becoming a coal miner. He joined the Labour Party, and served on the Third District Council of Lana ...

(1917–1978), Labour Member of Parliament for Hamilton *

Alex Wilson (Australian politician) Alexander McLachlan Wilson (11 December 1920 – 29 February 2004) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Wilson was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, the son of Robert Wilson and his wife Jane McWilliam (née McLachlan ...

(1920–2004), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Sports

* Alexander Wilson (cricketer) (1840–1911), New Zealand cricketer * Alex Wilson (rugby union) (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) Alexander Wilson (29 October 1933 – 29 July 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender (left or right full-back), mainly for Portsmouth. Career Having signed for his local junior club Buckie Rovers (based in Banffshire, nort ...

(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) Alexander Wilson (171416 October 1786) was a Scottish surgeon, type-founder, astronomer, mathematician and meteorologist. He was the first scientist to use kites in meteorological investigations. In 1784, his son Patrick Wilson succeeded him ...

(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) Alexander Wilson (born in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland; died 1922) was a noted amateur photographer who worked as supervisor in a Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-popul ...

(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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