Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson may refer to:
Government and politics
Australia
- Charles Wilson (Australian politician) (1842–1926), member of the New South Wales Parliament
Canada
- Charles Wilson (Canadian politician) (1808–1877), member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, Canadian Senator
- Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1841–1924), first leader of the B.C. Conservative Party
New Zealand
- Charles Wilson (librarian) (1857–1932), Member of Parliament and parliamentary librarian
- Charles Wilson (New Zealand Reform Party politician) (1862–1934), Member of Parliament
United Kingdom
- Charles Rivers Wilson (1831–1916), British civil servant and financier
- Charles Henry Wilson (Conservative politician) (1859–1930), MP for Leeds Central
- Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (1875–1924), Liberal MP for Hull West, son of the 1st Baron
- Charles William Wilson (1836–1905), British military officer and geographer
United States
- Charles Burnett Wilson (1850–1926), Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii
- Charles Edward Wilson (General Electric executive) (1886–1972), CEO of GE and member of the Truman Administration
- Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and head of General Motors
- (Charles) Malcolm Wilson (1914–2000), Governor of New York
- Charles H. Wilson (1917–1984), U.S. Congressman from California and State Assemblyman
- Charlie Wilson (Texas politician) (1933–2010), U.S. Congressman from Texas, 1973–1997; previously State Representative, then State Senator
- Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) (1943–2013), U.S. Congressman, previously State Representative, then State Senator
Arts and entertainment
Music
- Charles Wilson (composer) (born 1931), Canadian composer and choral conductor
- Chuck Wilson (jazz musician) (born 1948), American jazz musician
- Charlie Wilson (singer) (born 1953), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer and lead singer of The Gap Band
- Ricky Wilson (British musician) (Charles Richard Wilson, born 1978), lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs and judge on The Voice
Painters
- Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882), Anglo-Scottish painter, art teacher and author
- Charles Banks Wilson (1918–2013), American artist
Actor
Charles C. Wilson (1894-1948), American film actor
Sports
- Charles Plumpton Wilson (1859–1938), England footballer
- Charles Wilson (fencer) (1865–1950), British Olympic fencer
- Charles Wilson (cricketer) (1869–1952), Australian cricketer who played mainly in New Zealand
- Charles Wilson (rugby player) (born 1931), Australian rugby union player and manager
- Charles Wilson (American football) (born 1968), former National Football League wide receiver
- Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), played for Liverpool and Stockport County
- Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1971), played for Spurs, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City
- Charlie Wilson (baseball) (1905–1970), Major League Baseball player
- Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1985), played for West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday
- Chuck Wilson (athlete) (born 1968), American former sprinter
Science
- Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869–1959), Scottish physicist awarded the Nobel Prize
- Charles Branch Wilson (1861–1941), American marine biologist
Architecture
- Charles Wilson (Scottish architect) (1810–1861), Scottish architect
- Charles Coker Wilson (1864–1933), American architect
Academics
- Charles Wilson (historian) (1914-1991), English business historian and Cambridge University professor
- Charles Wilson (political scientist) (1909–2002), Scottish political scientist and university administrator
- Charles Robert Wilson (1863–1904), English academic and historian of British India
Business
- Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme (1833–1907), English shipowner, Liberal Member of Parliament (MP)
- Charles Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels
- Chuck Wilson (multimedia executive) (born 1968), multimedia executive
In the military
- Charles Wilson (sailor) (1836–?), Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War
- Charles William Wilson (1836–1905), British geographer and major general
- Charles Edward Wilson (rugby player and soldier) (1871–1914), British military officer and rugby union player
- Charles E. Wilson (Medal of Honor), American Civil War sergeant - see List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: T–Z
Others
- Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran (1882–1977), British physician
- Charlie Wilson (criminal) (1932–1990), English career criminal, one of the Great Train Robbery gang
- Charles Wilson (journalist) (born 1940), Scottish-born newspaper editor
- Charles M. Wilson, Catholic activist who works in San Antonio, Texas
- Chuck Wilson (sports journalist) (born 1954), regular host of GameNight on ESPN Radio
- Charles R. Wilson (judge) (born 1954), U.S. Court of Appeals judge
See also
- Charles-Avila Wilson (1869–1936), Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge
- Charles Wilsonn (1752–1829), Member of Parliament for Bewdley, 1814–1818
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