James Wilson (disambiguation)
James Wilson (1742–1798) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.
James Wilson may also refer to:
Politicians and government officials
- James Wilson (businessman) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
- James Wilson (U.S. politician) (1835–1920), former United States Secretary of Agriculture and US Representative from Iowa
- James Wilson (Indiana) (1825–1867), US Representative from Indiana
- James Wilson I (New Hampshire) (1766–1839), US Representative from New Hampshire
- James Wilson II (New Hampshire) (1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I
- James Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania
- James Wilson (Ontario MPP) (1810–1891), member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
- James Wilson (Orangeman), founder of the Orange Institution
- James Wilson (UK Labour politician) (1879–1943), UK MP, 1921–1922 and 1929–1931
- James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), farmer and politician in Upper Canada
- James Charles Wilson (1816–1861), Wilson County, Texas was named after him
- James Clifton Wilson (1874–1951), US Representative from Texas
- James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), member of the Parliament of Canada from Quebec
- James F. Wilson (1828–1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
- Sir James Wilson (New Zealand politician born 1849) (1849–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
- James Wilson (New Zealand politician born 1814) (1814–1898), New Zealand farmer and politician
- James Wilson (New South Wales politician) (1865–1927)
- James Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
- James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey
- Sir James Milne Wilson (1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania, 1869–1872
- James Phillips Wilson (1853–1925) South Australian Labor politician sacked by his party
- James Robert Wilson (1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
- James M. Wilson, Jr. (1918–2009), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
Military and revolutionary figures
- James Wilson (explorer) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti on ship Duff in 1797
- James Wilson (Irish nationalist) (1836–1921), Fenian involved in the Catalpa rescue of 1876
- James Wilson (revolutionary) (1760–1820), leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
- James H. Wilson (1837–1925), general in the United States Army
- James Wilson (British Army officer) (1921–2004), British general
Sportsmen
- James B. Wilson (1896–1986), American football player and coach
- James Wilson (athlete) (1891–1973), British athlete
- James Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (c.1855–1935), Geelong
- James Wilson (darts player) (born 1972), English darts player
- James Wilson (footballer born 1989), Welsh professional footballer with Oldham Athletic
- James Wilson (footballer born 1995), English professional footballer with Manchester United
- James Wilson (rugby union) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player
- James Wilson (Scottish footballer) (c.1866–1900), Scottish footballer (Vale of Leven and Scotland)
Science and medicine
- James Wilson (anatomist) (1765–1821), FRS, British professor of anatomy to RCS
- James Thomas Wilson (1861–1945), FRS, British professor of anatomy, Cambridge
- James A. Wilson, mathematician
- James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
- Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), British surgeon
- James Wilson (zoologist) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
- Dr. James M. Wilson, gene therapy researcher
Music and the arts
- James Wilson (songwriter), 18th century songwriter from Hexham, Northumberland, U.K.
- James Daniel Wilson (born 1977), English actor
- James Wilson (architect) (1816–1900), Victorian architect in Bath and partner in Wilson & Willcox
- James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
- James Wilson (globe maker) (1763–1835), Vermont globe maker
- James Keys Wilson (1828–1894), architect in Cincinnati, Ohio
- James Wilson (cinematographer), British cinematographer
- James "Mark" Wilson, American magician
Academics
- James Wilson (priest) (1836–1931), Canon of Worcester, theologian and science teacher
- James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), professor of public policy at Pepperdine University
- James Kinnier Wilson (born 1921), British Assyriologist
- James Southall Wilson (1880–1963), author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review
Other
- James Wilson (bishop) (died 1857), Bishop of Cork
- James Grant Wilson (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author
Fictional
- James Wilson (House), head of oncology on the television show House
See also
- Jim Wilson (disambiguation)