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People

Wilson (name) Wilson is an English, Scottish, and Northern Irish surname, common in the English-speaking world, with several distinct origins. The name is derived from a patronymic form of ''Will'', a popular medieval name. The medieval ''Will'' is derived fro ...

List of people with given name Wilson Wilson is a male first name. Notable people with the name include: People *Wilson Ruffin Abbott (1801–1876), Canadian businessman * Wilson Asinobi Ake (born 1955), Nigerian politician * Wilson Alcorro (born 1973), Colombian boxer *Wilson Álvar ...

** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *

Wilson (footballer, born 1984) Wilson Rodrigues de Moura Júnior (born 31 January 1984 in Santo André), known simply as Wilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Early years After almost ten years in Flamengo's junior team, he began profession ...

, full name Wilson Rodrigues de Moura Júnior, Brazilian goalkeeper *

Wilson (footballer, born 1985) Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca (born 21 March 1985), or simply Wilson, is a Brazilian Forward (association football)#Striker, striker, currently playing for Mirassol Futebol Clube, Mirassol. Biography Born in Araras, São Paulo state, Wilson started ...

, full name Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca, Brazilian forward *

Wilson (footballer, born 1975) Wilson Roberto dos Santos or simply Wilson (born August 4, 1975) is a Brazilian soccer player, a central-defender. He currently plays for Corinthians (AL). Wilson has played in the Campeonato Brasileiro for Atlético-PR, São Paulo and Inter ...

, full name Wilson Roberto dos Santos, Brazilian centre-back

Places

Australia

* Wilson, South Australia * Wilson, Western Australia * Wilson Inlet, Western Australia *

Wilson Reef Wilson Reef is a small (4.5 ha) coral reef within the Great Barrier Reef complex of Queensland, Australia. It lies about 30 km north of Cape Melville on the Cape York Peninsula in the habitat protection zone of the Great Barrier Reef ...

, Queensland * Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia, and hence: :* Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area :*

Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse is situated on South East Point, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. From its point on the peninsula, it commands almost 360° views of Bass Strait, Australia, Bass Strait. The Wilson's P ...

:* Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park :* Wilsons Promontory National Park

Canada

* Wilson Avenue (Toronto), Ontario **

Wilson (TTC) Wilson is a List of Toronto subway stations, subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the median of Allen Road at Wilson Avenue. Wi-Fi service is available at this station. History Wilson Station ...

subway station **

Wilson Subway Yard Wilson Yard (also known as the Wilson Complex) is the largest of the Toronto Transit Commission's subway yards and bus garages. The subway yard services subway trains on Line 1 Yonge–University. The facility is located on Transit Road north o ...

Poland

Wilson Square ''Plac Wilsona'' ("Wilson Square") is the chief square of northern Warsaw's Żoliborz district. It is also one of the Polish capital's main transport hubs, with several bus and streetcars stops (opened to the public June 1, 1934). Wilson Square w ...

(''Plac Wilsona''), in Warsaw

United Kingdom

Wilson, Leicestershire Wilson, in the English county of Leicestershire, is a small hamlet just outside Melbourne, Derbyshire. Close to East Midlands Airport, Wilson retains many 'village-like' features. It has one pub, the Bulls Head. Wilson has no amenities other th ...

The Wilson (Cheltenham) The Wilson, formerly known as Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions. It was renamed The Wilson in honour of polar explorer Edwa ...

, Gloucestershire

United States

Wilson, Arkansas Wilson is a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located in the Arkansas Delta and is surrounded by fertile cropland historically used to produce cotton. Wilson started as a company town in 1886 by Robert E. Lee Wi ...

Wilson, Indiana Wilson is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana, Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana, Clark County, Indiana, United States. Geography Wilson is located at . References

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The Wilson (Indianapolis, Indiana) The Wilson is a historic Renaissance Revival apartment building located at 643 Fort Wayne Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1905 amid an apartment-building boom; more than fifty such apartment buildings were completed ...

, listed on the NRHP in Indiana *

Wilson, Kansas Wilson is a city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. The community promotes itself as the "Czech Capital of Kansas" due to the role of Czech immigrant settlers in its early history. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city w ...

Wilson, Louisiana Wilson is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 595 at the 2010 census, down from 668 in 2000. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Wilson is located in northwestern E ...

Wilson (town), New York Wilson is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,993 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early settler, Reuben Wilson, who built and dwelt in a log cabin on the shore of Lake Ontario at the site of wh ...

Wilson (village), New York Wilson is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 1,264 at the 2010 census. The village is said to be named after Luther Wilson. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The V ...

, in the town *

Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. Located approximately east of the capital city of Raleigh, it is served by the interchange of Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 264. Wilson had an estimated p ...

Wilson, Ohio Wilson is a village in Belmont and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 125 at the 2010 census. Geography Wilson is located at (39.862506, -81.07 ...

* Wilson, Oklahoma * Wilson, Pennsylvania *

Wilson, South Carolina Wilson, formerly Wilson's Mill, is an unincorporated community in Clarendon County, South Carolina United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 521 between Manning and Greeleyville, South Carolina. Wilson formerly had its own post of ...

* Wilson, Texas *

Wilson, Comanche County, Texas Wilson is an unincorporated community located in Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Texas. History Wilson was named for George Wilson, the community's first postmaster who operated the post office at his house in 1880. The community is home ...

, an unincorporated community * Wilson, Kaufman County, Texas, an unincorporated community *

Wilson, Utah West Haven is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,272 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated on July 1, 1991, combining the unincorporated communities of Kanesville and Wilson. West Haven is located approximatel ...

, a former unincorporated community * Wilson, Wisconsin (disambiguation), several places * Wilson, Wyoming *

Wilson Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line) The Wilson Avenue station is a metro station, station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Moffat Street in Brooklyn, it is served by the L (New York City Subway service), L train ...

subway station in New York City * Mouth of Wilson, Virginia * Mount Wilson, California

Lists of places with Wilson in the name

Lake Wilson (disambiguation) Lake Wilson may refer to one of these locations: *Lake Wilson (Arkansas County, Arkansas), a lake in Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA *Lake Wilson (Washington County, Arkansas), a lake in Washington County, Arkansas, USA *Lake Wilson, Minnesota, a to ...

List of peaks named Mount Wilson Several peaks are named Mount Wilson or similar: Antarctica * Mount Wilson (Antarctica) Australia * Wilsons Peak Wilsons Peak ( Aboriginal: ''Jirramen'') is a mountain on the border of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Much of whic ...

Wilson County (disambiguation) Wilson County is the name of four counties in the United States: *Wilson County, Kansas *Wilson County, North Carolina *Wilson County, Tennessee *Wilson County, Texas {{Geodis, uscounty ...

Wilson Township (disambiguation) Wilson Township may refer to the following places in the United States: Arkansas * Wilson Township, Clay County, Arkansas * Wilson Township, Faulkner County, Arkansas * Wilson Township, Fulton County, Arkansas * Wilson Township, Pope County, Arka ...

Science

Botany and zoology

* Wilson's bird-of-paradise * Wilson's magnolia (''Magnolia wilsonii'') * Wilson's phalarope * Wilson's plover * Wilson's snipe *

Wilson's spiny mouse Wilson's spiny mouse (''Acomys wilsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland T ...

* Wilson's storm petrel * Wilson's warbler

Medicine

* Wilson's disease, a hereditary disease characterized by the accumulation of copper in tissue * Wilson's temperature syndrome, a contested form of thyroid deficiency in alternative medicine circles

Physics

* Wilson action, lattice discretization of gauge fields * Wilson loop, loop operator in quantum field theory

Companies

Wilson (company) Wilson ASA is a shortsea liner shipping company that operates about 100 vessels, of which 64 are owned. The ships are bulk carriers in the range of to . The company is controlled by Kristian Eidesvik who owns about 80% of the company. Headquar ...

, Norwegian shipping company * Wilson Combat, American firearms company *

Wilson's (Mint Cake) Kendal Mint Cake is a sugar-based confection flavoured with peppermint. It originates from Kendal in Cumbria, England. Kendal Mint Cake is popular among Climbing, climbers and Mountaineering, mountaineers, especially those from the United King ...

, one of three companies that manufacture Kendal mint cake * Wilson Parking, Hong Kong-based car parking management company * Wilson Security, Australian private security company * Wilson Sporting Goods, American sports equipment manufacturer *

H. J. Wilson Co. H. J. Wilson Co., also known as Wilson's, was an American catalog showroom chain based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded in 1947 as a jewelry store, it was acquired in 1985 by Service Merchandise. History The store was begun by Huey John Wilson i ...

, aka Wilson's, a defunct catalog showroom chain * O. G. Wilson, a defunct catalog showroom chain owned by Zale Corporation *

Wilson's (department store) Wilson's was a full line department store, based in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It first opened in 1882, and closed in 2020. The original business, known as the Boston Store, was owned and operated by the White Brothers from 1882 to 1896. Its origin ...

, a department store in Massachusetts *

Wilson's Leather Wilsons Leather is a U.S. leather retailer, selling products such as leather jackets, belts, shoes, handbags, and gloves. At its peak in 2002, the Minneapolis-based retailer had 763 stores in 46 states and Canada. The company currently operates 1 ...

Fictional characters

* Sergeant Arthur Wilson, from the TV show ''Dad's Army'' * Wilson (''Home Improvement''), from the TV show ''Home Improvement'' * James Wilson (''House''), from the TV show ''House'' *

George Everett Wilson ''Dennis the Menace'' is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written, and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. The comic strip made its debut on March 12, 1951, in 16 newspapers and was originally distributed by Post-Hall Sy ...

, from the comic strip ''Dennis the Menace'' *

Wilson the Wonder Athlete Wilson the Wonder Athlete was a British comic strip, first published in 1943 in the British illustrated story paper ''The Wizard'' published by D. C. Thomson & Co. It follows the sporting adventures of a heroic character named William Wilson. T ...

, from the British story papers and comics published by D.C. Thomson & Co. *

Wilson the Volleyball ''Cast Away'' is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes ...

, from the film ''Cast Away'' * Wilson, king in the Gamehendge saga by the rock band Phish * Wilson, a red diesel engine from the TV series '' Chuggington'' * Wilson, the main character from the video game '' Don't Starve'' * Wilson, the dog of Jim in ''

Friday Night Dinner ''Friday Night Dinner'' is a British television sitcom written by Robert Popper and starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap. The comedy is focused on the regular dinner experience of the middle-class Briti ...

Other uses

* ''Wilson'' (1944 film), a biographical film about Woodrow Wilson * ''Wilson'' (2017 film), a film directed by Craig Johnson, based on Daniel Clowes's graphic novel * Wilson (band), an American rock band * ''Wilson'' (book), a 2013 biography of Woodrow Wilson by A. Scott Berg * ''Wilson'' (comics), a 2010 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes * Wilson (crater), a lunar crater * "Wilson" (''House'' episode), a television episode * "

Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on January 11, 2018, through Island Records and DCD2. It was released as the fifth single from their seventh studio album, '' Mania''. A music video was release ...

", a song by Fall Out Boy *

Wilson gearbox A preselector gearbox is a type of manual transmission mostly used on passenger cars and racing cars in the 1930s, in buses from 1940-1960 and in armoured vehicles from the 1930s to the 1970s. The defining characteristic of a preselector gearbox ...

, or preselector gearbox * Wilson Ornithological Society * Wilson's School, boys' grammar school in Wallington, London, UK * Wilson, the nickname of the first deployment of The Ocean Cleanup *

Wilson score In statistics, a binomial proportion confidence interval is a confidence interval for the probability of success calculated from the outcome of a series of success–failure experiments (Bernoulli trial, Bernoulli trials). In other words, a binomia ...