George Wilson
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Arts and entertainment
- George Wilson (actor) (born 1970), British actor
- George Balch WilsonGeorge Balch WilsonGeorge Balch Wilson is an American composer who is particularly 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 University of Michigan where he notably founded and directed the school's...
(born 1927), American composer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan - George Washington WilsonGeorge Washington WilsonGeorge Washington Wilson was a pioneering Scottish photographer.After studying art in Edinburgh and London, Wilson returned to his native city of Aberdeen in 1849 and established a business as a portrait miniaturist catering to the wealthy families of the North East of Scotland...
(1823–1893), pioneering Scottish photographer
Law and politics
- George A. WilsonGeorge A. WilsonGeorge Allison Wilson was a United States Senator and 28th Governor of Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Menlo, Iowa, Wilson attended rural schools, and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City in 1907, and was admitted to...
(1884–1953), United States Senator and Governor of Iowa - George Grafton WilsonGeorge Grafton WilsonGeorge Grafton Wilson was distinguished professor of International Law during the first half of the 20th century, serving on the faculties of Brown University, Harvard University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the U.S...
(1863–1951), distinguished professor of international law - George H. WilsonGeorge H. WilsonGeorge Howard Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born in Mattoon, Illinois, Wilson moved with his parents in 1910 to Enid. There he attended Enid Public Schools. He graduated from Phillips University in 1926...
(1905–1985), member of the United States House of Representatives - George W. WilsonGeorge W. WilsonGeorge Washington Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Wilson was born in Brighton, Ohio and attended the common schools and Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio....
(1840–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives - George Wilson (mayor)George Wilson (mayor)George Wilson , served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1860 to 1862.Wilson was born in Baltimore. He worked in a Tobacco plant and eventually went into business for himself. Wilson served as a City Councilman and as the Director of the Public School System...
(1816–1902), Mayor of Pittsburgh - George P. WilsonGeorge P. WilsonGeorge Potter Wilson was an American lawyer and politician.Wilson was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in 1840. He studied at Bucknell University and Ohio Wesleyan University before moving to Minnesota in 1860...
(1840–1920), Minnesota
Science and engineering
- Albert George WilsonAlbert George WilsonAlbert George Wilson is an American astronomer.He was born in Houston, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Caltech in 1947; his thesis title was Axially Symmetric Thermal Stresses in a Semi-Infinite Solid....
(born 1918), American astronomer - George Wilson (architect) (died 1912), partner in Scottish firm Sydney MitchellSydney MitchellArthur George Sydney Mitchell was a Scottish architect. He designed a large number of bank branches, country houses, churches and church halls...
& Wilson - George Wilson (chemist)George Wilson (chemist)George Wilson was Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh, and the first Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland....
(1818–1859), Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh - George Ambler WilsonGeorge Ambler WilsonGeorge Ambler Wilson MICE 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 of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers. He also served as president of the...
(1906–1977), British civil engineer
American football
- George Wilson (safety) (born 1981), American football player
- George Wilson (American football coach) (1914–1978), professional football player and coach
- George Wilson (American football halfback) (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 Wilson (quarterback)George William Wilson, Jr. was an American Professional Football player. He played collegiately for Xavier University, and professionally for the American Football League's 1966 expansion team, the Miami Dolphins. At the time, the Dolphins' head coach was his father, George Wilson, Sr.- External...
(born 1943), American football player - George Wilson, known as Wildcat WilsonWildcat WilsonGeorge "Wildcat" Wilson was an American football player, earning All-American honors as a halfback for the University of Washington Huskies.-Collegiate career:...
(1901–1963), American football player for the University of Washington and the Los Angeles Wildcats of the first American Football League
Baseball
- George Wilson (baseball) (1925–1975), professional baseball player
- George Wilson (pitcher)George Wilson (pitcher)George H. Wilson was an African-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....
(born 1875 or 1876), American baseball pitcher, Negro Leagues career 1895–1905
Basketball
- George Wilson (basketball, born 1942), retired American professional basketball player
- George Wilson (basketball, born 1914) (1914–1978), American professional basketball player
Cricket, football, rugby
- George Alfred WilsonGeorge Alfred WilsonGeorge Alfred Wilson was an English cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman who was the first man to take a wicket for Worcestershire County Cricket Club after they attained first-class status for the 1899 season.Born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Wilson opened the bowling in...
(1877–1962), English cricketer - George Clifford WilsonGeorge Clifford WilsonGeorge Clifford Wilson was an English cricketer who followed his father, the more accomplished George Alfred Wilson, into a career as a right-arm fast bowler with Worcestershire....
(1902–1957), English cricketer - George Wilson (footballer born 1884) (1884–1960), Scottish professional international footballer
- George Wilson (footballer born 1905) (1905–1984), Scottish football midfielder
- George Wilson (English footballer)George Wilson (English footballer)George Wilson was an English footballer who played in his club career at Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday between 1912 and 1925...
(1892–1961), Sheffield Wednesday and England footballer - George Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer)George Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer)George Arthur Wilson was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played fifteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1936 and 1939....
(1916–2002), first class cricketer - George Wilson (rugby)George Wilson (rugby)George 'Happy' Wilson is a Scottish former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played rugby union for South of Scotland, at club level for Kelso RFC, playing at Wing, i.e...
, rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s
Other
- George Everett Wilson, fictional character in the comic strip Dennis the Menace
- George Wilson (Coronation Street), fictional character in British soap opera Coronation Street
- George Wilson (Gatsby), fictional character in the novel The Great Gatsby
- Jurgen WilsonJurgen WilsonJurgen Wilson [George Wilson] was a German-American Union Army officer during the American Civil War, serving with the Scandinavian Regiment.-Early life:...
(born 1836), German-American Union Army officer known as "George" - George Wilson (VC)George Wilson (VC)George Wilson VC 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 - George Wilson BectonGeorge Wilson BectonGeorge Wilson Becton was the "first of the colorful cult leaders in Harlem." He began charismatic preaching in about 1930, after the decline of Marcus Garvey, and continued until he was mysteriously murdered in 1933....
(died 1933), American Christian minister