Noun
- 1. Wilson, Harriet Wilson
- usage: author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
- 2. Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
- usage: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
- 3. Wilson, Alexander Wilson
- usage: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
- 4. Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson
- usage: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)
- 5. Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson
- usage: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
- 6. Wilson, James Wilson
- usage: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)
- 7. Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson
- usage: United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
- 8. Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
- usage: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
- 9. Wilson, Edmund Wilson
- usage: United States literary critic (1895-1972)
- 10. Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson
- usage: 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
- 11. Wilson, Mount Wilson
- usage: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
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