Wilson
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Wil·son
ˈwil-sən 
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
1856–1924 28th president of the U.S. (1913–21)
1856–1924 28th president of the U.S. (1913–21)
Wilson
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Wil·son
ˈwil-sən
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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