# Wilson

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{{wiktionary|Wilson}}
'''Wilson''' may refer to:

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== People ==
*[Wilson (name)](/source/Wilson_(name))
** [List of people with given name Wilson](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Wilson)
** [List of people with surname Wilson](/source/List_of_people_with_surname_Wilson)
*[Wilson (footballer, born 1927)](/source/Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1927)), Brazilian manager and defender Wilson Francisco Alves (1927–1998)
*[Wilson (footballer, born 1975)](/source/Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1975)), Brazilian centre-back Wilson Roberto dos Santos
*[Wilson (footballer, born 1984)](/source/Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1984)), Brazilian goalkeeper Wilson Rodrigues de Moura Júnior
*[Wilson (footballer, born 1985)](/source/Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1985)), Brazilian forward Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca

== Places ==
=== Australia ===
*[Wilson, South Australia](/source/Wilson%2C_South_Australia)
* [Wilson, Western Australia](/source/Wilson%2C_Western_Australia)
* [Wilson Inlet](/source/Wilson_Inlet), Western Australia
* [Wilson Reef](/source/Wilson_Reef), Queensland
* [Wilsons Promontory](/source/Wilsons_Promontory), Victoria, Australia, and hence:
:*[Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area](/source/Wilsons_Promontory_Islands_Important_Bird_Area)
:*[Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse](/source/Wilsons_Promontory_Lighthouse)
:*[Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park](/source/Wilsons_Promontory_Marine_National_Park)
:*[Wilsons Promontory National Park](/source/Wilsons_Promontory_National_Park)

=== Canada ===
* [Wilson Avenue (Toronto)](/source/Wilson_Avenue_(Toronto)), Ontario
** [Wilson (TTC)](/source/Wilson_(TTC)) subway station
** [Wilson Subway Yard](/source/Wilson_Subway_Yard)

=== Poland ===
* [Wilson Square](/source/Wilson_Square) (''Plac Wilsona''), in Warsaw

=== United Kingdom ===
* [Wilson, Leicestershire](/source/Wilson%2C_Leicestershire)
* [The Wilson (Cheltenham)](/source/The_Wilson_(Cheltenham)), Gloucestershire

=== United States ===
* [Wilson, Arkansas](/source/Wilson%2C_Arkansas)
* [Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas](/source/Wilson%2C_Pope_County%2C_Arkansas), an unincorporated community
* [The Wilson (Indianapolis, Indiana)](/source/The_Wilson_(Indianapolis%2C_Indiana)), listed on the NRHP in Indiana
* [Wilson, Kansas](/source/Wilson%2C_Kansas)
* [Wilson, Louisiana](/source/Wilson%2C_Louisiana)
* [Wilson (town), New York](/source/Wilson_(town)%2C_New_York)
** [Wilson (village), New York](/source/Wilson_(village)%2C_New_York), in the town
*[Wilson, Garrett County, Maryland](/source/Wilson%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland)
*[Wilson, North Carolina](/source/Wilson%2C_North_Carolina)
* [Wilson, Ohio](/source/Wilson%2C_Ohio)
* [Wilson, Oklahoma](/source/Wilson%2C_Oklahoma)
* [Wilson, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma](/source/Wilson%2C_Okmulgee_County%2C_Oklahoma), an unincorporated community
* [Wilson, Pennsylvania](/source/Wilson%2C_Pennsylvania)
* [Wilson, South Carolina](/source/Wilson%2C_South_Carolina)
* [Wilson, Texas](/source/Wilson%2C_Texas)
* [Wilson, Comanche County, Texas](/source/Wilson%2C_Comanche_County%2C_Texas), an unincorporated community
* [Wilson, Kaufman County, Texas](/source/Wilson%2C_Kaufman_County%2C_Texas), an unincorporated community
* [Wilson, Utah](/source/Wilson%2C_Utah), a former unincorporated community
* [Wilson, Wisconsin (disambiguation)](/source/Wilson%2C_Wisconsin_(disambiguation)), several places
* [Wilson, Wyoming](/source/Wilson%2C_Wyoming)
* [Wilson Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)](/source/Wilson_Avenue_(BMT_Canarsie_Line)) subway station in New York City
* [Mouth of Wilson, Virginia](/source/Mouth_of_Wilson%2C_Virginia)
* [Mount Wilson, California](/source/Mount_Wilson%2C_California)

=== Lists of places with Wilson in the name ===
* [Lake Wilson (disambiguation)](/source/Lake_Wilson_(disambiguation))
* [List of peaks named Mount Wilson](/source/List_of_peaks_named_Mount_Wilson)
* [Wilson County (disambiguation)](/source/Wilson_County_(disambiguation))
* [Wilson Township (disambiguation)](/source/Wilson_Township_(disambiguation))

== Science ==

=== Botany and zoology ===
* [Wilson's bird-of-paradise](/source/Wilson's_bird-of-paradise)
* [Wilson's magnolia](/source/Wilson's_magnolia) (''Magnolia wilsonii'')
* [Wilson's phalarope](/source/Wilson's_phalarope)
* [Wilson's plover](/source/Wilson's_plover)
* [Wilson's snipe](/source/Wilson's_snipe)
* [Wilson's spiny mouse](/source/Wilson's_spiny_mouse)
* [Wilson's storm petrel](/source/Wilson's_storm_petrel)
* [Wilson's warbler](/source/Wilson's_warbler)

=== Medicine ===
* [Wilson's disease](/source/Wilson's_disease), a hereditary disease characterized by the accumulation of copper in tissue
* [Wilson's temperature syndrome](/source/Wilson's_temperature_syndrome), a contested form of thyroid deficiency in alternative medicine circles

=== Physics ===
* [Wilson action](/source/Wilson_action), lattice discretization of gauge fields
* [Wilson loop](/source/Wilson_loop), loop operator in quantum field theory

=== Geology ===

* [Wilson Cycle](/source/Wilson_Cycle), Geophysical model of the opening and closing of rifts

== Companies ==
* [Wilson (company)](/source/Wilson_(company)), Norwegian shipping company
* [Wilson Combat](/source/Wilson_Combat), American firearms company
* [Wilson's (Mint Cake)](/source/Wilson's_(Mint_Cake)), one of three companies that manufacture Kendal mint cake
* [Wilson Parking](/source/Wilson_Parking), Hong Kong–based car parking management company
* [Wilson Security](/source/Wilson_Security), Australian private security company
* [Wilson Sporting Goods](/source/Wilson_Sporting_Goods), American sports equipment manufacturer
* [H. J. Wilson Co.](/source/H._J._Wilson_Co.), aka Wilson's, a defunct catalog showroom chain
* O. G. Wilson, a defunct catalog showroom chain owned by [Zale Corporation](/source/Zale_Corporation)
*[Wilson's (department store)](/source/Wilson's_(department_store)), a department store in Massachusetts
* [Wilson's Leather](/source/Wilson's_Leather)

== Fictional characters ==
* David "Pudd'nhead" Wilson, from the novel ''[Pudd'nhead Wilson](/source/Pudd'nhead_Wilson)'' by Mark Twain
* [Sergeant Arthur Wilson](/source/Sergeant_Arthur_Wilson), from the TV show ''Dad's Army''
* [Wilson (''Home Improvement'')](/source/List_of_Home_Improvement_characters), from the TV show ''Home Improvement''
* [James Wilson (''House'')](/source/James_Wilson_(House)), from the TV show ''House''
* [George Everett Wilson](/source/Dennis_the_Menace_(U.S._comics)), from the comic strip ''Dennis the Menace''
* [Wilson the Wonder Athlete](/source/Wilson_the_Wonder_Athlete), from the British story papers and comics published by D.C. Thomson & Co.
* [Wilson the Volleyball](/source/Wilson_the_Volleyball), from the film ''Cast Away''
* Wilson, king in the [Gamehendge](/source/Gamehendge) saga by the rock band Phish
* Wilson, a red diesel engine from the TV series  ''[Chuggington](/source/Chuggington)''
* Wilson, the main character from the video game ''[Don't Starve](/source/Don't_Starve)''
* Wilson, the dog of Jim in ''[Friday Night Dinner](/source/Friday_Night_Dinner)''
*The Wilson family in ''[The Amazing World of Gumball](/source/The_Amazing_World_of_Gumball)''

== Other uses ==
* [''Wilson'' (1944 film)](/source/Wilson_(1944_film)), a biographical film about Woodrow Wilson
* [''Wilson'' (2017 film)](/source/Wilson_(2017_film)), a film directed by Craig Johnson, based on Daniel Clowes's graphic novel
* [Wilson (band)](/source/Wilson_(band)), an American rock band
* [''Wilson'' (book)](/source/Wilson_(book)), a 2013 biography of Woodrow Wilson by A. Scott Berg
* [''Wilson'' (comics)](/source/Wilson_(comics)), a 2010 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes
* [Wilson (crater)](/source/Wilson_(crater)), a lunar crater
* ["Wilson" (''House'' episode)](/source/Wilson_(House_episode)), a television episode
* "[Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)](/source/Wilson_(Expensive_Mistakes))", a song by Fall Out Boy
* [Wilson gearbox](/source/Wilson_gearbox), or preselector gearbox
* [Wilson Ornithological Society](/source/Wilson_Ornithological_Society), Michigan, United States 
* [Wilson's Hospital School](/source/Wilson's_Hospital_School), a boarding school in County Westmeath, Ireland 
* [Wilson's School](/source/Wilson's_School), boys' grammar school in Wallington, London, UK
* Wilson, the nickname of the first deployment of [The Ocean Cleanup](/source/The_Ocean_Cleanup)
* [Wilson score](/source/Wilson_score)

==See also==
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*[Justice Wilson (disambiguation)](/source/Justice_Wilson_(disambiguation))
*[Willson (disambiguation)](/source/Willson_(disambiguation))
*[Wilson Building (disambiguation)](/source/Wilson_Building_(disambiguation))
*[Wilson College (disambiguation)](/source/Wilson_College_(disambiguation))
*[Wilson Creek (disambiguation)](/source/Wilson_Creek_(disambiguation))
*[Wilson Lake (disambiguation)](/source/Wilson_Lake_(disambiguation))
*[Wilsonville (disambiguation)](/source/Wilsonville_(disambiguation))
*[Wilson's theorem](/source/Wilson's_theorem) in mathematics
*[Wilsun](/source/Wilsun), 1927 German passenger ferry

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