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Wil·​son ˈwil-sən How to pronounce Wilson (audio)
August 1945–2005 originally Frederick August Kittel American playwright

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Charles Thomson Rees 1869–1959 Scottish physicist

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Edmund 1895–1972 American writer

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Edward Osborne 1929–2021 American biologist

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Sir (James) Harold 1916–1995 British prime minister (1964–70; 1974–76)

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Henry 1812–1875 originally Jeremiah Jones Colbath American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1873–75)

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Robert Woodrow 1936–     American physicist

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(Thomas) Wood*row ˈwu̇-ˌdrō How to pronounce Wilson (audio) 1856–1924 28th president of the U.S. (1913–21)
Wilsonian adjective

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Wil·​son ˈwil-sən How to pronounce Wilson (audio)
city in east central North Carolina east of Raleigh population 49,167

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“Wilson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wilson. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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