| John Wilson | |
| Birth Date: | 1741 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Applethwaite, Westmorland, England |
| Death Place: | Kendal, Westmorland, England |
| Nationality: | British |
Sir John Wilson (6 August 1741, Applethwaite, Westmorland - 18 October 1793, Kendal, Westmorland)[1] was an English mathematician and judge. Wilson's theorem is named after him.
Wilson attended school in Staveley, Cumbria before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1757, where he was a student of Edward Waring. He was Senior Wrangler in 1761. He was later knighted, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1782. He was Judge of Common Pleas from 1786 until his death in 1793.