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Synonyms for wilson

Noun

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