George Wilson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

George Balch Wilson George Balch Wilson (January 28, 1927 – October 12, 2021) was an American composer who is known for his contributions to electronic music. In 1955 he won the Prix de Rome for composition. He taught for more than 30 years on the faculty of the U ...

(born 1927), American composer, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan *

George Washington Wilson George Washington Wilson (7 February 1823 – 9 March 1893) was a pioneering Scottish photographer. In 1849, he began a career as a portrait miniaturist, switching to portrait photography in 1852. He received a contract to photograph ...

(1823–1893), Scottish photographer *

George Christopher (actor) George Christopher (born George Wilson, 5 March 1970) is a British actor. He is best known for his teenage role as Liverpudlian scamp Ziggy Greaves in Grange Hill, a role he played from 1986 to 1989. The character was a hit with viewers, and Wil ...

(George Wilson, born 1970), British actor

Law and politics

George Wilson (Chief Colonial Secretary of Uganda) George Wilson CB (of the civil division) (13 May 1862 - 12 December 1943) also known as ''bwana tayari'' - "Mr ready", amongst natives in the East Africa protectorate region, was a general African staff employee of the Imperial British East Af ...

, 1862–1943, colonial administrator in Uganda *

George Wilson (reformer) George Wilson (1808–1870) was an English political activist, known as chairman of the Anti-Cornlaw League. Life Born at Hathersage, Derbyshire, on 24 April 1808, he was the son of John Wilson, a corn miller, who moved in 1819 to Manchester, a ...

(1808–1870), English political activist, known as chairman of the Anti-Cornlaw League *

George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson (April 1, 1884 – September 8, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States Senate, United States Senator and List of Governors of Iowa, 28th Governor of Iowa. Personal background Born on a farm near ...

(1884–1953), United States Senator and Governor of Iowa * George Grafton Wilson (1863–1951), distinguished professor of international law * George H. Wilson (1905–1985), member of the United States House of Representatives * George M. Wilson (1913–?), politician in Newfoundland, Canada * George W. Wilson (politician) (1840–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives * George W. Wilson (IRS commissioner) (1843–1900), Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1899-1900 * George Wilson (mayor) (1816–1902), mayor of Pittsburgh * George P. Wilson (1840–1920), Minnesota lawyer and politician *

George Wilson (Australian politician) George Alan Lachlan Wilson (28 March 1895 – 24 April 1942) was an Australian politician. He was born at Balmain in Sydney to grazier Samuel Wilson and Mary Elizabeth, ''née'' Maclean. He was educated at Scotch College in Melbourne befo ...

(1895–1942), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

George Henry Wilson George Henry Wilson (December 12, 1893 – October 17, 1988) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1950 to 1963. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative P ...

(1893–1988), Canadian politician

Military

George Wilson (Royal Navy officer) Admiral George Wilson (4 March 1756 – 6 March 1826) was an officer in the Royal Navy who saw service in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary War. The son of a Chief Justice of Dominica, he joined the navy as a follo ...

(1756–1826), naval officer * George Wilson (major) (1836–1897), German-American Union Army officer *

George Wilson (VC) George Wilson VC (29 April 1886 – 22 April 1926) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details ...

(1886–1926), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross

Science and engineering

George Wilson (chemist) George Wilson PRSSA FRSE (21 February 1818 – 22 November 1859) was a 19th-century Scottish chemist and author. He was Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh, and the first Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotlan ...

(1818–1859), Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh *

George Ambler Wilson George Ambler Wilson, CBE, MICE (1906–1977) was a British civil engineer.. Wilson was born in Wellington, Shropshire in 1906.. He was the chief engineer of the Port of London Authority from 1953 to 1967. In 1958 he was elected a member ...

(1906–1977), British civil engineer *

George Fergusson Wilson George Fergusson Wilson (25 March 1822 – 28 March 1902) was an English industrial chemist. Life Born at Wandsworth Common on 25 March 1822, he was the sixth son in a family of thirteen children of William Wilson, at one time a merchant in Russia ...

(1822–1902), English industrial chemist

Sports

American football

George Wilson (safety) George Eugene Wilson, Jr. (born March 14, 1981) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Arkansas. Wilson was a longtime player for the Buffalo ...

(born 1981), American football player *

George Wilson (American football coach) George William Wilson, Sr. (February 3, 1914 – November 23, 1978) was a professional football end and later a coach for the National Football League (NFL)'s Detroit Lions and the American Football League (AFL)'s Miami Dolphins. Wilson attended ...

(1914–1978), professional football player and coach *

George Wilson (American football halfback) George Bowman Wilson, Jr. (July 18, 1905 – May 3, 1990) was an American football player who played at Lafayette College. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. During the Second World War, he joined the United States ...

(1905–1990), American football halfback at Lafayette College, College Football Hall of Fame inductee, World War II U.S. Marine general *

George Wilson (quarterback) George William Wilson, Jr. (May 29, 1943 – August 6, 2011) was an American football player. He played college football at Xavier University and professionally for the American Football League's (AFL) 1966 expansion team, the Miami Dolphins. In ...

(1943–2011), American football player *

Wildcat Wilson George Schly "Wildcat" Wilson (September 6, 1901 – December 27, 1963) was an American football player. After earning All-American honors in 1925 as a halfback for the University of Washington, he played professionally, including three season ...

(George Wilson, 1901–1963), American football player for the University of Washington and the Los Angeles Wildcats of the first American Football League

Baseball

George Wilson (outfielder) George Washington Wilson (August 30, 1924 – October 29, 1974), nicknamed "Teddy", was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at and , he batted left handed and threw right handed. Basically a corner outfielder, Wilson was mos ...

(1925–1975), American professional baseball outfielder *

George Wilson (pitcher) George H. Wilson (July 1875 – November 26, 1915) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played for major teams from 1895 to 1905 and pitched for Havana in the Cuban winter league of 1907. Baseball career Wilson lived in ...

(1875–1915), American baseball pitcher, Negro leagues career 1895–1905 * George F. Wilson (1889–1967), American professional baseball catcher

Basketball

George Wilson (basketball, born 1942) George Wilson (born May 9, 1942) is a retired American professional basketball player. Early life A 6'8" (2.03 m), 225 lb (102 kg) center, Wilson starred at Marshall High School in Chicago, Illinois. He led the Commandos to four straig ...

, retired American professional basketball player *

(1914–1978), American professional basketball player

Association football

George Wilson (footballer, born 1883) George Williamson Wilson (8 September 1883 – 31 May 1960) was a Scottish professional footballer, who spent the greatest part of his career with Newcastle United and also played for Heart of Midlothian and Everton. Playing career An outsid ...

(1883–1960), Scottish footballer (Newcastle, Hearts, Everton, Scotland) * George Wilson (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1970), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen) *

George Wilson (footballer, born 1892) George Wilson (14 January 1892 – 25 November 1961) was an English footballer who played in his club career at Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday between 1912 and 1925. He made twelve appearances for England, seven as captain. __TOC__ Career Wi ...

(1892–1961), English footballer (Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Nelson) *

George Wilson (footballer, born 1905) George McIntyre Wilson (23 May 1905 – 22 May 1984) was a Scottish professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder for Clydebank F.C. (1914), Clydebank, Alloa Athletic F.C., Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Hu ...

(1905–1984), Scottish footballer (Clydebank, Leeds United) * George Wilson (footballer, born 1912) English football goalkeeper (Ayr United, York City)

Cricket

* George Alfred Wilson (1877–1962), English cricketer, played for Worcestershire 1899–1906 *

George Wilson (New Zealand cricketer) George Charles Lee Wilson (1 May 1887 – 14 December 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1913-14 season and died in World War I. Club career A short, slightly-built right-arm leg-break and goo ...

(George Charles Lee Wilson, 1887–1917), New Zealand cricketer * George Clifford Wilson (1902–1957), English cricketer, played for Worcestershire 1924–26, son of George Alfred Wilson * Billy Wilson (cricketer) (George Lindsay Wilson, 1868–1920), Australian cricketer, played for Sussex 1887–95 and Victoria 1898–99 *

George Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) George Arthur Wilson (2 February 1916 – 24 September 2002) was an English Amateur status in first-class cricket, amateur first-class cricketer, who played fifteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1936 and 1939. Born in W ...

(George Arthur Wilson, 1916–2002), English first class cricketer, played for Yorkshire 1936–39 * George Wilson (Irish cricketer) (1916–1995), Irish cricketer

Other sports

George Wilson (Australian footballer) George Patterson Wilson (28 May 1920 – 3 January 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football le ...

(1920–2014), Australian footballer for Collingwood and St Kilda *

George Wilson (rugby) George Wilson (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Happy", was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for ...

, rugby union, and rugby league player of the 1940s and 1950s *

George Wilson (rugby league) George Wilson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Balch Wilson (born 1927), American composer, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan * George Washington Wilson (1823–1893), Scottish photographer * George Christopher (actor) ...

(born 1975), Australian rugby league player * George Wilson (rugby union) (1866-1908), Scottish rugby union player *

George Wilson (racewalker) George Wilson (24 June 1766 – 14 April 1839), known also as the Blackheath Pedestrian, was a Newcastle-born competitive walker. Life George Wilson was born in Newcastle on 24 June 1766 to a shipbuilder named Robert Wilson and Mary Finlay. He ...

(1766–1839), Newcastle born competitive walker * George Wilson (bowls) (1903–?), South African lawn bowler

Other

George Wilson of Glenluce George Wilson of Glenluce FSAS (31 October 1823–18 February 1899) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who was also an antiquarian and archaeologist, remembered for his investigations at Old Luce. Life He was born on 31 O ...

(1823–1899), Scottish archaeologist * George Everett Wilson, fictional character in the comic strip ''Dennis the Menace'' * George Wilson (''Coronation Street''), fictional character in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * George Wilson (''The Great Gatsby''), fictional character in the novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * George Wilson (businessman) (1869–1939), New Zealand philanthropist knighted in the

1934 Birthday Honours The King's Birthday Honours 1934 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the o ...

* George Wilson, convicted of robbing the US Mail and sentenced to death, subject of ''

United States v. Wilson ''United States v. Wilson'', 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) 150 (1833), was a case in the United States in which the defendant, George Wilson, was convicted of robbing the US Mail, and putting the life of the carrier in danger, in Pennsylvania and sentenced t ...