wilson
Nouns
- (n) author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870) Harriet Wilson,
- (n) English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson,
- (n) Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) Alexander Wilson,
- (n) United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918) Robert Woodrow Wilson,
- (n) Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993) John Tuzo Wilson,
- (n) American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) James Wilson,
- (n) United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) Edward Osborne Wilson, E. O. Wilson,
- (n) Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959) Charles Thomson Rees Wilson,
- (n) United States literary critic (1895-1972) Edmund Wilson,
- (n) 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) President Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson,
- (n) a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) Mount Wilson,