Wilson as First Name

Wilson Rawls            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Wilson Rawls: was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.He was born in Scraper, Oklahoma, in the Oklahoma Ozarks. There were no public schools in Scraper, so Rawls was home schooled on the family farm. He had little interest in reading until his mother bought him a copy of Call of the Wild by Jack London when he was ten. Rawls thus became a voracious reader and dreamed of writing a book.

Wilson Harris            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek
Wilson Harris: is a Guyanese writer. He first wrote poetry, but since has become a well-known novelist and essayist. His writing style is often said to be quite abstract and densely metaphorical, and his subject matter very wide-ranging.He came to England in 1959 and published his first novel Palace of the Peacock in 1960. This became the first of a quartet of novels, The Guyana Quartet, which also includes The Far Journey of Oudin (1961), The Whole Armour (1962), and The Secret Ladder (1963). He later wrote the Carnival trilogy consisting of Carnival (1985), The Infinite Rehearsal (1987), and The Four Banks of the River of Space (1990).

Wilson Cruz            Origin/Culture/Country: New York
Wilson Cruz: Cruz has in both his acting roles and community work served as a model and mentor to gay youth, especially gay youth of color. He is best known for playing a character in My So-Called Life and a recurring character in Noah's Arc.While playing numerous roles on television, film, and the stage, Cruz devotes more and more of his time to LGBT youth. He is especially concerned with LGBT youth of color. Most recently he has volunteered his time as host for the Youth Zone, an online community at Gay.com for LGBT youth.Cruz was the 2005 Grand Marshall of the Chicago Pride Parade and the 1998 West Hollywood Gay Pride parade.

Wilson Kipchumba Kirwa            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish
Wilson Kipchumba Kirwa: a Finnish middle-distance runner, representing Lahden Ahkera. Kirwa belongs to the Kalenjin tribe.The Kenyan-born Wilson Kirwa moved to Finland in 1997, and in the same year, he started his career as a runner, with his main distance being 800 metres. He originally intended to only tour the country for a few weeks, invited by his Finnish friends. He was 17th in the "Hunajah÷lkkS" in Pori, even though he was wearing sneakers that were too large. Porin Tarmo requested a year's residence permit for Kirwa. He was also admitted into the SeinSjoki applied crafts school, which encouraged him to stay in Finland.

Wilson Pickett            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Wilson Pickett: was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the pop charts as well. Among his best known hits are "In The Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]

Easy Pronunciation for Easy Retention For many years now, there has been a trend among parents to make up a name to further enhance their baby’s unique identity. This is not an unwise idea. Many of the names used today were made up hundreds of years ago and did not necessarily have a specific meaning. The only problem ....More..

Wilson as Last Name

Claude William Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: English
Claude William Wilson: was an English amateur footballer who played in the 1880 FA Cup Final for Oxford University and made two appearances for England.Wilson was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire and educated at Brighton College, where he played for the college football team in 1876 and 1877, being captain in the latter year. He then went up to Exeter College, Oxford where he won blues for football in 1879, 1880 and 1881.

Che Christian Aaron Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: English
Che Christian Aaron Wilson: is an English professional footballer currently without a club, following his release from Southend.Wilson, a right footed left back, started his career with Norwich City for whom he made 25 appearances. He joined Bristol Rovers in 2000. He remained with for 2 seasons before joining Cambridge City, where he remained for under month before joining Southend United.

Charles "Charlie" Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: English
Charles "Charlie" Wilson: was a former professional footballer, who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City.

Charlie Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: English
Charlie Wilson: was an English footballer who played for Liverpool and Stockport County. He won the League Title with Liverpool in 1901, but was forced to retire through injury four years later. He remained at Anfield in various scouting and coaching roles up until the start of World War II.

Charles Plumpton Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: English
Charles Plumpton Wilson: was an English amateur footballer who played at wing-half. He made two appearances for England in 1884. He was also capped for the England national rugby union team in 1881, and was one of only three players to be capped for England at both Association football and Rugby football.