David Wilson
Wikimedia disambiguation page
David or Dave Wilson may refer to:
Arts and literature
David Wilson (artist) (1873–1935), Irish illustrator and painter
Sir David M. Wilson (born 1931), British archaeologist and director of the British Museum
David Henry Wilson (born 1937), English writer
David Niall Wilson (born 1959), American writer of horror, science fiction and fantasy fiction
David Hildebrand Wilson, founder of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
David C. Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
David Fenwick Wilson (born 1929), musicologist and organist
Business
David Wilson Homes, a Wilson Bowden company
Entertainment
David Wilson (violinist) (born 1945), American violinist
David Wilson (director), British music video director
David Wilson (born 1948), birth name of Scottish stage and television actor David Rintoul
Dave Wilson (director) (1933–2002), American television director
Dave Wilson (radio personality), American radio personality based in Indianapolis
David S. F. Wilson, American director; see Bloodshot
David Wilson (criminologist) (born 1957), British criminologist
Politics
David Wilson (parliamentary official) (born 1970), clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Dave Wilson (Cape Breton politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician and former member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
David Wilson (Connecticut politician), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Dave Wilson (Sackville politician) (born 1970), Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
David Wilson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1927), Irish-born politician in Manitoba, Canada
David Wilson (New York politician) (1818–1870), New York assemblyman 1852, editor of Twelve Years a Slave
David Wilson (New Zealand Labour Party politician) (1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat
David Wilson (New Zealand First politician), New Zealand politician
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (born 1935), British administrator, governor of Hong Kong (1987–1992), diplomat and Sinologist
David H. Wilson (politician) (1855–1926), politician in Manitoba, Canada
David John Wilson (1887–1976), judge of the United States Customs Court
David C. Wilson (businessman) (1789–1865), banker railroad executive and mayor of Wilmington, Delaware
David L. Wilson (born 1950), member of the Delaware House of Representatives
David S. Wilson (born 1981), American politician
Sir David Wilson (governor), British colonial administrator and military officer
Science
David Gordon Wilson (1928–2019), British-born American professor of engineering
David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), American evolutionary biologist
Sports
American football
David Wilson (defensive back) (born 1970), American football defensive back
David Wilson (running back) (born 1991), American football running back
Dave Wilson (American football) (born 1959), American football quarterback
Association football
David A. Wilson (1875–?), English footballer
David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer) (1880–1926), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park FC and Scotland)
David Wilson (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer, played for Hearts, Everton, Portsmouth
Soldier Wilson (David Wilson, 1883–1906), Scottish footballer who played for Leeds City
David Wilson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1959), Scotland international footballer; after retiring he was manager for Nelson and Exeter City in England
David Wilson (footballer, born c.
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