There have been various people called
James Wilson of significance:
Politicians
- James Wilson (1742–1798), signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
- James Wilson (UK politician) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
- James Wilson (U.S. politician) (1835–1920), former United States Secretary of Agriculture and US Representative from Iowa
- James Wilson I (New Hampshire) (1766–1839), US Representative from New Hampshire
- James Wilson II (New Hampshire) (1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I
- James Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania
- James Wilson (Indiana) (1825–1867), US Representative from Indiana
- James Wilson (UK Labour politician) (1879–1943), UK MP, 1921–1922 and 1929–1931
- James Wilson (Ontario MPP), member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
- James Charles Wilson (1818–1861), Wilson County, Texas was named after him
- James Clifton Wilson (1874–1951), US Representative from Texas
- James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), member of the Parliament of Canada from Quebec
- James Falconer Wilson (1828–1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
- Sir James Glenny Wilson (1848–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
- Harold Wilson (1916–1995), born James Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
- James J. Wilson (1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey
- Sir James Milne Wilson (1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania, 1869–1872
- James Robert Wilson, mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
- James Wilson (Orangeman), founder of the Orange Institution
Military and revolutionary figures
Scientists, academics, and artists
- James Wilson (globe maker), Vermont globe maker
- James Wilson (composer) (1922–2005), Irish composer
- James Wilson (architect), Victorian architect in Bath and partner in Wilson & Willcox
- James French Wilson (1892–1974), professor of animal husbandry
- James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
- James Grant Wilson (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author
- James Maurice Wilson (1836–1931), Canon of Worcester, theologian and science teacher
- James Q. Wilson (born 1931), professor of public policy at Pepperdine Univ
- Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884) British surgeon
Sportsmen
Fictional characters
See also