George Wilson
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George Wilson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- George Wilson (actor) (born 1970), British actor
- George Balch Wilson (born 1927), American composer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan
- George Washington Wilson (1823–1893), pioneering Scottish photographer
Law and politics
- George A. Wilson (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 W. Wilson (1840–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives
- George Wilson (mayor) (1816–1902), mayor of Pittsburgh
- George P. Wilson (1840–1920), Minnesota lawyer and politician
- George Wilson (Australian politician) (1895–1942), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Military
- George Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1756–1826), naval officer
- Jurgen Wilson (1836–?), German-American Union Army officer known as "George"
- George Wilson (VC) (1886–1926), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Science and engineering
- Albert George Wilson (1918–2012), American astronomer
- George Wilson (architect) (died 1912), partner in Scottish firm Sydney Mitchell & Wilson
- George Wilson (chemist) (1818–1859), Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh
- George Ambler Wilson (1906–1977), British civil engineer
Sports
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) (1943–2011), American football player
- George Wilson, known as Wildcat 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 (baseball) (1925–1975), professional baseball player
- George Wilson (pitcher) (1875/6–?), 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
Association football
- 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) (1892–1961), Sheffield Wednesday and England footballer
Cricket
- George Alfred Wilson (1877–1962), English cricketer
- George Clifford Wilson (1902–1957), English cricketer
- George Wilson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1916–2002), first class cricketer
Other
- George Wilson (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s
- George Wilson, the Blackheath pedestrian, Newcastle born character and competitive walker/athlete
Other
- 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 Becton (died 1933), American Christian minister
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