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Entertainment

Authors

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American author, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilso ...

(1932–2007), American writer, futurist, and mystic *

Robert Burns Wilson Robert Burns Wilson (October 30, 1850 – March 31, 1916) was an American painter and poet. Biography Wilson was born in Parker, Pennsylvania in 1850. In his teens, he moved to Pittsburgh and, with little formal training, he became a sel ...

(1850–1916), American painter and poet *

Robert C. Wilson Robert Charles Wilson (born 1951) is an American novelist and a lawyer. Wilson's novels characteristically are works of horror involving the supernatural. Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan. His first novel, ''Crooked Tree'', about terror ...

(born 1951), American novelist and lawyer *

Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953 ) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. Career Wilson was born in the United States in California, but grew up near Toronto, Ontario. Apart from another short period in the early 1970s ...

(born 1953), Canadian science fiction writer *

Robert McLiam Wilson Robert McLiam Wilson (born Robert Wilson, 24 February 1964) is a Northern Irish novelist. Biography He was born in the New Lodge district of Belfast and then moved to Turf Lodge and other places in the city. He attended St Malachy's College ...

(born 1966), Northern Irish novelist * Robert McNair Wilson (1882–1963), British surgeon, fiction writer, and politician *

Robert Wilson (crime novelist) Robert Wilson (born 1957) is a British crime writer currently resident in Portugal. He is the son of an RAF fighter pilot, and has a degree in English from Oxford. Wilson is the author of the Bruce Medway series, set in and around Benin, West A ...

(born 1957), British crime novelist *

Robert Wilson (dramatist) Robert Wilson (flourished 15721600), was an Elizabethan dramatist who worked primarily in the 1580s and 1590s. He is also believed to have been an actor who specialized in clown roles. He was connected with sixteen plays intended for Philip He ...

(died 1600), English Elizabethan dramatist *

Robert Wilson (editor) Robert S. Wilson (born 1951
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Fresh I.E. Rob Wilson, better known by his stage name Fresh I.E., is a Christian rap artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Biography Fresh I.E. is an ordained minister and used to run the Joshua House drop-in centre and Education Direction Inspiration ...

, Canadian rapper *

Robert Wilson (tenor) Robert Wilson (2 January 1907 – 25 September 1964) was a Scottish tenor. After beginning his career with the Rothesay Entertainers in Scotland, Wilson joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, with whom he performed from 1931 to 1937. He then b ...

(1907–1964), Scottish tenor *

Robert Wilson (American singer) The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and ...

(1957–2010), American R&B and funk musician in The Gap Band *

Robert Wilson (music entrepreneur) Robert Allan David Wilson, MBE, born in 1951 in the Scottish Borders, is an entrepreneurial business leader, musician and philanthropist. He lives in Knebworth, Hertfordshire. He was awarded an MBE in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours for serv ...

(born 1951), British musician and charity founder *

Juice Wilson Robert "Juice" Wilson (January 21, 1904 – May 22, 1993) was an American jazz violinist. Biography Wilson grew up an orphan and was raised by his uncle from age three in Chicago. He began playing drums in the Chicago Militia Boys Band, then sw ...

(Robert Wilson, 1904–1993), American jazz violinist * Robert Wilson (born 1980),

Bobby V Bobby Marcel Wilson (born February 27, 1980), better known by his stage name Bobby V (also known as Bobby Valentino), is an American R&B singer. He was first a member of the R&B group Mista in 1994, before signing to rapper Ludacris through h ...

, American R&B singer formerly known as Bobby Valentino

Other entertainment

Robert Scott Wilson Robert Scott Wilson (born November 9, 1987) is an American model and actor. He is known for portraying the roles of Ben Weston and Alexander "Alex" Kiriakis on ''Days of Our Lives''. He is also known for being the first male model of '' The Pri ...

(born 1987), American model and actor *

Robert Wilson (director) Robert Wilson (born October 4, 1941) is an American experimental theater stage director and playwright who has been described by ''The New York Times'' as "mericas – or even the world's – foremost vanguard 'theater artist. He has also worked ...

(born 1941), American avant-garde stage director and playwright

Military

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Robert Wilson (British Army officer, born 1777) General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (17 August 1777 – 9 May 1849) was a British general and politician who served in Flanders, Egypt, the Iberian Peninsula, Prussia, and was seconded to the Imperial Russian Army in 1812. He sat as the Whig Memb ...

(1777–1849), British Army general *

Robert Wilson (British Army officer, born 1911) Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Wilson (4 November 1911 – April 2002) was a British Army officer of the Second World War. He escaped twice from captivity, having been taken and becoming a prisoner of war. Military career Wilson worked as a draug ...

(1911–2002), British Army special operations officer *

Robert L. Wilson Robert Lee Wilson (May 21, 1920 – August 3, 1944) was a United States Marine Corps, United States Marine who Posthumous recognition, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the cost of his life on August 3, 1944, in the Mariana ...

(1920–1944), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient

Politics

Robert A. Wilson (Virginia politician) Robert Archer Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1913 – March 31, 2003) was an American business and civic leader from Richmond, Virginia (Thus do we reach the stars) , image_map = , mapsize = 250 px , map_caption ...

(1913–2003), vice mayor of Richmond, Virginia *

Robert Wilson (Missouri politician) Robert Wilson (November 1803May 10, 1870) was a United States senator from Missouri. Biography Born near Staunton, Virginia, he moved to Howard County, Missouri in 1820 and taught school. In 1825 he was probate judge of Howard County and was ...

(1803–1870), U.S. Senator from Missouri *

Robert L. Wilson (politician) Robert L. Wilson (September 11, 1805 – March 7, 1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. Coming to Ohio at a young age, Wilson attended Franklin College then studied law. After he was admitted to the bar, he moved to Athens, Illin ...

(1805–1880), American politician *

Robert Patterson Clark Wilson Robert Patterson Clark Wilson (August 8, 1834 – December 21, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Boonville, Missouri, Wilson moved with his parents to Platte County. He attended William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, a ...

(1834–1916), U.S. Representative from Missouri *

Robert D. Wilson Robert Dick Wilson (February 3, 1839 – December 4, 1930) was an American farmer and politician. Born in Falkirk, Scotland, Wilson emigrated to the United States in 1854 and settled in the Town of Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin. Wilso ...

(1839–1930), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *

Robert Richard Wilson Robert Richard Wilson (29 May 1891 – 26 Apr 1969) was a farmer and politician in South Australia. History Born at Ardrossan, South Australia, he was for many years a successful farmer, grazier and dairyman of Yeelanna, South Australia. He was ...

(1891–1969), farmer and politician in South Australia *

Robert Wilson (Australian politician) Sir Robert Christian Wilson (11 November 1896 – 21 August 1973) was an Australian politician. He was born in Mudgee to grazier Henry Christian Wilson and Mary Hales. He attended Fort Street High School and served during World War I with t ...

(1896–1973), New South Wales politician *

Robert John Wilson Robert John Wilson (14 July 1865 – 5 November 1946) was Labour MP for Jarrow. Born in Gateshead, Wilson was privately educated before becoming the manager of a drapers' shop. He joined the Labour Party and was elected to Sunderland Borough C ...

, Member of Parliament in 1922 for Jarrow *

Robert Wilson (Manitoba politician) Robert George "Bob" Wilson (born November 2, 1934) is a former politician in Manitoba. He represented Wolseley in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1975 to 1981 as a Progressive Conservative and then independent member. He was first el ...

(born 1934), Manitoba politician *

Robert J. Wilson The Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation existed from 1933 to 1961, and was the dominant socialist party in the province during its existence. The party nominated 25 candidates in the 1953 provincial election, five of whom were elected. ...

, candidate in the 1953 Manitoba provincial election *

Rob Wilson Robert Owen Biggs Wilson (born 4 January 1965) is an English politician and political author. He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for the Reading East parliamentary constituency in the 2005 general election, being re-elected in ...

(born 1965), British politician and entrepreneur, MP for Reading East *

Robert Nichol Wilson Robert Nichol Wilson, known as R. N. Wilson, was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Wilson studied at Malvern College and served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. After the war, he became a director of a textile company and jo ...

, Northern Irish politician *

Robert Wilson (Texas politician) Robert "Honest Bob" Wilson (1793 1856) was a land speculator and politician in Texas. Early life Robert Wilson was born in Talbot County, Maryland, on December 7, 1792, to James and Elizabeth (Hardcastle) Wilson. Robert received some schooling ...

(1793–1856), land speculator and politician in Texas *

Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician) Robert Gordon Wilson (16 April 1938 – 25 June 2017) was a Scottish politician and solicitor. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1979 to 1990, and was SNP Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East from 1974 to 1987 ...

(Robert Gordon Wilson), Scottish politician and solicitor

Science

Robert Wilson (physician) Robert Wilson (1829?–1881) was a British physician. From Castle Eden, County Durham, he graduated M.D. from the University of Glasgow in 1848. He practiced in Alnwick, Northumberland, and died aged 52. He produced a paper entitled "The Coal Mi ...

(1829–1881), wrote about the British mining industry * Robert O. Wilson (1906–1967), American physician *

Robert R. Wilson Robert Rathbun Wilson (March 4, 1914 – January 16, 2000) was an American physicist known for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II, as a sculptor, and as an architect of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), ...

(1914–2000), American physicist *

Robert Wilson (astronomer) Sir Robert Wilson (16 April 1927 – 2 September 2002) was the son of a Durham miner. He studied physics at King's College, Durham and obtained his PhD in Edinburgh, where he worked at the Royal Observatory on stellar spectra. He was an a ...

(1927–2002), British astronomer *

Robert Woodrow Wilson Robert Woodrow Wilson (born January 10, 1936) is an American astronomer who, along with Arno Allan Penzias, discovered cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) in 1964. The pair won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery. Whil ...

(born 1936), American astronomer and physicist * Robert B. Wilson (born 1937), Nobel Prize-winning American economist and professor at Stanford University

Sports

American football

Robert Wilson (running back) Robert Eugene Wilson (born January 13, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He wa ...

(born 1969), American football player *

Robert Wilson (wide receiver) Robert Wilson (June 23, 1974 – September 9, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints. He played college ...

(1974–2020), American football player *

Robert P. Wilson Robert P. "Bert" Wilson was an American college football player and coach. He played football for Wesleyan University and was captain of the school's football team in 1896. After graduating, he served as Wesleyan's first head football coach from ...

, American football player and coach

Rugby

Robert Wilson (rugby league) Robert James Wilson ( 1878 – 6 February 1916) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton Rangers. Background Bob ...

(1879–1916), rugby league footballer for England and Broughton Ranchers *

Robert Wilson (rugby union, born 1854) Robert Wilson (4 February 1854 – 6 July 1911) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great B ...

(1854–1911), Scottish rugby union player *

Robert Wilson (rugby union, born 1861) Robert "Bob" James Wilson (15 April 1861 – 14 May 1944) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented New Zealand national side, the All Blacks in 1884, playing in the forward position. Career Known by the nickname "baby" (lik ...

(1861–1944), rugby union player for New Zealand in 1884

Other sports

Robert Wilson (bobsleigh) Robert Wilson (born 13 September 1954) is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games ( Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ...

(born 1954), Canadian Olympic bobsledder *

Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1916) Robert Wilson (8 April 1916 — 10 November 2004) was a Scottish first-class cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, ea ...

(1916–2004), Scottish cricketer *

Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1922) Robert Greenwood Wilson (20 November 1922 – 6 March 1980) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. Having served during World War II, Wilson's career with the Royal Air Force spanned over two decades, for which he ...

(1922–1980), English cricketer *

Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1934) Robert Warley Wilson (born 15 July 1934) is a former first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University in 1956 and 1957. Robert Wilson was educated at Warwick School before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College ( ...

, English cricketer *

Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1935) Robert Wilson (12 February 1935 — April 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer. Wilson was born at Edinburgh in April 1916 and was educated at Paisley Grammar School. A club cricketer for Kelburne Cricket Club, Wilson made his debut f ...

(1935–1987), Scottish cricketer *

Robert Wilson (Canadian rower) Robert Andrew Wilson (born October 14, 1935) is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melb ...

(born 1935), Canadian Olympic rower *

Robert Wilson (tennis) Robert Keith Wilson (22 November 1935 – 21 September 2020) was an English tennis player. Wilson reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon four times, Forest Hills twice, and Roland Garros once during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was als ...

(1935-2020), tennis player in the 1960s *

Robert Wilson (American rower) Robert Wilson (born October 9, 1939) is an American rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ...

(born 1939), American Olympic rower *

Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1948) Robert Stanley Wilson (born 1 October 1948) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administ ...

, New Zealand cricketer *

Rob Wilson (racing driver) Rob Wilson (born 6 September 1952, in Auckland) is a former racing driver from New Zealand. Wilson raced in various formula racing and endurance racing series. Career history Formula racing Rob Wilson won a scholarship to race in the 1975 ...

(born 1952), racing driver from New Zealand *

Robert Wilson (footballer, born 1961) Robert James Wilson (born 5 June 1961 in Kensington, Greater London) is a former professional footballer. He played for Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Char ...

, English football player for Fulham *

Rob Wilson (ice hockey) Robert "Rob" Wilson (born July 18, 1968) is a Canadian- British professional ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is head coach of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. He is a member of the Brit ...

(born 1968), Canadian-British professional ice hockey coach *

Robert Wilson (Scottish footballer) Robert Wilson was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, mainly as a right half A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, an ...

, Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle}

Other

Robert Arnott Wilson Robert Arnott Wilson (born 1958) is a retired mathematician in London, England, who is best known for his work on classifying the maximal subgroups of finite simple groups and for the work in the Monster group. He is also an accomplished violi ...

(born 1958), British mathematician *

Robert Dick Wilson Robert Dick Wilson, PhD, DD (February 4, 1856 – October 11, 1930) was an American linguist and Presbyterian Old Testament scholar who devoted his life to prove the reliability of the Hebrew Bible. In his quest to determine the accuracy o ...

(1856–1930), American linguist and Presbyterian scholar * Robert E. Lee Wilson (1865–1933), American cotton plantation owner *

Robert W. Wilson (philanthropist) Robert Warne Wilson (November 3, 1926 – December 23, 2013) was an American hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and art collector. Early life and education Born in Detroit, Wilson gained his undergraduate degree at Amherst College and his ma ...

(1926–2013), American hedge fund manager and philanthropist *

Robert Wilson (architect) Robert Wilson (9 September 1834 – 1 July 1901) was architect for the Edinburgh Board of Education and responsible for a high percentage of the city's schools. He is also noteworthy for involvement in several institutions aimed at improving th ...

(1834–1901), Scottish architect *

Robert Gordon Wilson (architect) Robert Gordon Wilson (1844–1931) was a 19th/20th century Scottish architect based in Aberdeen. He was from a strong United Presbyterian background and specialised in churches for the United Presbyterian Church and Free Church of Scotl ...

(1844–1931), Scottish architect *

Robert Wilson (businessman) Sir Robert Wilson (born 1942/1943) is a British businessman. He has been the chairman of Rio Tinto Group and of BG Group. Wilson started his career with Mobil, and then Dunlop Tyres, before joining the mining company Rio Tinto in 1970. He ros ...

(born 1942/1943), British businessman *

Robert Wilson (engineer) Robert Wilson FRSE FRSSA (10 September 1803 – 28 July 1882) was a Scottish engineer, remembered as inventor of a special kind of a screw propeller, which he demonstrated in 1827 (although the first patent was awarded to another inventor in 1836 ...

(1803–1882), Scottish engineer and inventor *

Robert Wilson (philosopher) Robert Andrew Wilson (born 1964) is an Australian philosopher who has worked in Canada, the United States, and Australia. He has been professor of philosophy at the University of Western Australia since November 2019, after teaching previously ...

(born 1964), philosophy professor * Robert Wilson (priest, born 1840) (1840–1897), English Anglican priest and academic, warden of Keble College, Oxford *

Robert Wilson (dean of Ferns) Robert Wilson was a 17th-century Anglican Dean in Ireland. Wilson was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was appointed a prebendary of Ferns Cathedral in 1626, a post he held until 1643. He was a prebendary of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin ...

, 17th-century Anglican dean in Ireland *

Robert Wilson (ship captain) Robert Wilson (1806 – 1888) was a Great Lakes ship captain operating out of Oakville, Province of Canada who helped black slaves from the United States escape to freedom as part of the Underground Railroad. Wilson was born in Ireland. H ...

(1806–1888), Great Lakes captain who helped slaves escape *

Robert Wilson (merchant) Robert Wilson (1832–1899) was a New Zealand merchant and company director. He was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland in 1832. Wilson had married Eliza Jane Thomson at Upper Derriwell, Victoria, on 15 July 1862; they had three daughters a ...

(1832–1899), New Zealand merchant and company director *

Robert M. Wilson Jr. Robert M. Wilson Jr. (April 28, 1952 – August 3, 2012) was an Arkansas lawyer. Biography Early life and education Robert M. Wilson Jr. (Robby Wilson) was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 28, 1952. His father, now deceased, Bob Wils ...

(1952–2012), Arkansas lawyer * Robert & William Wilson, American silversmith in Philadelphia *

Robert Kenneth Wilson Robert Kenneth Wilson Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MB BChir, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, FRCSEd (26 January 1899 – 6 June 1969) was a general surgeon and gynaecologist in London, who in 1934 supposedly took a photogra ...

, surgeon who in 1934 supposedly took a photograph purporting to show the Loch Ness Monster