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Wilson is a variant of the name William. Many People, places, things and culture are named Wilson.
Biographical film
Wilson is a 1944 biographical film about President Woodrow Wilson. It stars Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Cedric Hardwicke, Matt Moore and Vincent Price.
The movie was written by Lamar Trotti and directed by Henry King.
It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alexander Knox), Best Director, Best Effects, Special Effects, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and Best Picture.
Name
Wilson is also the name of many well-known personalities:
- Alexander Wilson, US ornithologist
- A. N. Wilson, British author
- Angus Wilson, British author
- August Wilson, US playwright
- Brian Wilson, US pop musician
- Dennis Wilson, US rock and roll musician
- Edmund Wilson, US writer
- Edward Adrian Wilson, British polar explorer
- Edward Osborne Wilson, US scientist
- Frank Wilson, US musician
- Frank Wilson, Australian politician
- Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister
- Henry Wilson, US politician
- Jackie Wilson, US singer
- James Wilson, contributor to the US constitution
- Kenneth G. Wilson, US physicist
- Lanford Wilson, US playwright
- Mary Wilson several
- Patrick Wilson US actor
- Pete Wilson, US politician
- Robert Anton Wilson, US writer
- Robert R. Wilson, US physicist, director of Fermilab
- Robert Woodrow Wilson, US physicist
- Sandy Wilson, British composer
- William Griffith Wilson, US founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Woodrow Wilson, US president
Place
Wilson is also the name of several places in the United States of America. See:
- Village of Wilson, New York
- Town of Wilson, New York
- Wilson, North Carolina
- Wilson, Wisconsin
- Wilson Township, Michigan
- Wilson Township, Minnesota
- Wilson, Western Australia
- (There are also Lake Wilson, Minnesota and Wilsonville, Alabama.)
Fictional character
Wilson (full name Wilson Wilson, Jr.) is a character on the television sitcom Home Improvement, played by Earl Hindman. Wilson was the neighbor of Tim and Jill Taylor, whose obscured face was the subject of a running gag.
Sporting goods company
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Wilson is the name of a popular sporting goods company, officially called Wilson Sporting Goods. They mostly make balls and such. A Wilson volleyball is a notable character in the movie, Cast Away.
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