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