James Wilson
James Wilson may refer to:
Politicians and government officials
Canada
- James Wilson (Upper Canada politician), English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada
- James Crocket Wilson, Canadian MP from Quebec
- James Robert Wilson, mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
- James Wilson (Ontario MPP), Canadian politician
- James Frederick Wilson, Ontario MPP
Oceania
- James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1862), English-born Australian politician
- James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1865), New Zealand-born Australian politician
- Sir James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849), New Zealand politician and farmer
- James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1814)
- Sir James Milne Wilson, Australian politician in Tasmania
- James Phillips Wilson, South Australian Labor politician
United Kingdom
- James Wilson (MP for York) between 1826 and 1830.
- James Wilson (Labour politician), British MP for Dudley and Oldham
- James Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
- James Wilson (businessman), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
- James Wilson (Orangeman), North Irish politician, founder of the Orange Institution
United States
- James Wilson (Founding Father), Founding Father of the United States
- James Wilson (Colorado politician), former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
- James Wilson (Indiana politician), US representative
- James Wilson I (New Hampshire politician), US representative
- James Wilson II, US representative, son of James Wilson I
- James Wilson (Pennsylvania politician), US representative
- James Wilson (Secretary of Agriculture), United States secretary of agriculture and US representative from Iowa
- James Charles Wilson, American politician in Texas
- James Clifton Wilson, US representative from Texas
- James F. Wilson, US senator and representative from Iowa
- James J. Wilson, US senator from New Jersey
- James M. Wilson Jr., assistant secretary of state
- James Wilson (journalist), Irish-American journalist, politician, and judge
Military and revolutionary figures
- James Wilson (British Army officer), British general
- James Wilson (explorer), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti
- James Wilson (Irish nationalist), Irish republican convicted of desertion
- James Wilson (revolutionary), Scottish leader of the Radical War
- James H. Wilson, general in the United States Army
Sportsmen
- James Wilson (athlete), British athlete
- James Wilson (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
- James Wilson (basketball), American basketball player
- James Wilson (cricketer), South African cricketer
- James Wilson (darts player), English darts player
- James Wilson (footballer, born 1866), Scottish footballer
- James Wilson (footballer, born 1882), Scottish footballer
- James Wilson (footballer, born 1884), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
- James Wilson (footballer, born 1890), Scottish footballer
- James Wilson (1910s footballer), English footballer
- James Wilson (footballer, born 1989), Welsh professional footballer for Bristol Rovers
- James Wilson (footballer, born 1995), English professional footballer
- James Wilson (footballer, born 2007), Scottish footballer
- James Wilson (rugby union, born 1983), New Zealand rugby player
- James Wilson (rugby union, born 1909), Royal Air Force officer and Scottish rugby union player
- James Wilson (trainer), founder of St. Albans Stud, Victoria, Australia
- James B. Wilson, American football player and coach
- James H. Wilson (American football), American football coach
Science and medicine
- James Wilson (anatomist), Scottish anatomist
- James Wilson (scientist), American gene therapist
- James Wilson (zoologist), Scottish zoologist
- James Wilson (mathematician), Irish mathematician
- James A. Wilson, American mathematician
- James Arthur Wilson, English physician
- James G. Wilson, embryologist and anatomist
- James George Wilson, Scottish surgeon and professor of midwifery
- James Ricker Wilson, American theoretical physicist
- James Thomas Wilson, British professor of anatomy
Arts and craftspersons
- James Wilson (architect), British architect in Bath
- James Wilson (cinematographer), British cinematographer
- James Wilson (composer), Irish composer
- James Wilson (producer), British film producer
- James Wilson (globe maker), American globe maker
- James Wilson (songwriter), 18th-century English songwriter
- James Daniel Wilson, English actor
- James Keys Wilson, American architect in Ohio
- Mark Wilson (magician) or James Wilson, American magician
- James Perry Wilson, American painter, designer, and architect
Academics
- James Kinnier Wilson, British Assyriologist
- James Q. Wilson, American professor of public policy
- James Southall Wilson, American author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review
- James Wilson (philosopher), British philosopher
Clergy
- James Wilson (Archdeacon of Manchester), British theologian and science teacher
- James Wilson (bishop), Irish bishop of Cork
- James Wilson (Dean of Elphin and Ardagh), Irish Anglican clergyman
- James Wilson (Dean of Tuam), Irish Anglican clergyman
- James Hood Wilson, moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1895
Other
- James Wilson (civil servant), British civil servant in British India
- James Wilson (unionist), American labor union leader
- James Wilson (House), a character on medical drama House
- James Grant Wilson, American soldier, editor, and author
- James Wilson (motorcyclist), long-distance motorcyclist and author
- James William Wilson, Jr., American murderer and perpetrator of the Oakland Elementary School shooting
- James Wilson, nicknamed "Daft Jamie", victim of Burke and Hare