Joseph Wilson Explained

Joseph or Joe Wilson may refer to:

Politicians and government officials

United States

• Joe Wilson (American politician) (born 1947), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• Joseph C. Wilson (1949–2019), United States ambassador and husband of Valerie Plame Wilson
• Joseph G. Wilson (1826–1873), U.S. Representative from Oregon
• Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901–1968), U.S. Representative from Texas
• Joe N. Wilson (1922–2015), American politician from Iowa
• Joseph Harvey Wilson (1810–1884), American politician from North Carolina
• Joseph S. Wilson, U.S. Treasury and Department of the Interior official
• Joseph T. Wilson (died 1891), American politician, journalist, and author

United Kingdom

• Joe Wilson (British politician) (born 1937), Member of the European Parliament for North Wales (1989–99)
• Joseph Havelock Wilson (1859–1929), British trade union leader and politician

New Zealand

• Joseph Vivian Wilson (1894–1977), New Zealand ambassador to France

Sportsmen

Football

• Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1861) (1861–1952), played at outside left for Stoke, Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion
• Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1945), played at centre half for Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Millwall
• Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1984), played at inside right for Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion
• Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1996), played at right back for Southend United, Brentford, Barnsley and others
• Joe Wilson (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2015), played at full back for Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Joe Wilson (1920s and 1930s footballer), played for Gillingham and Walsall
• Joseph Wilson (football manager), known as "Bill" Wilson, a Guyanese professional football manager
• Joe Wilson (Australian footballer) (1870–1912), Australian rules footballer and cricketer
• Joseph Wilson (footballer) (born 1939), Ghanaian footballer
• Joe Wilson (American football) (born 1950), American football running back

Other sports

• Joseph Peter Wilson (1935–2019), American Olympic cross-country skier
• Joseph Wilson (Australian cricketer) (1869–1938), Australian cricketer
• Joseph Wilson (English cricketer) (born 1965), English cricketer
• Joe Wilson (sportscaster) (1911–1983), American sports announcer

Arts

• Joe Wilson (Geordie singer) (1841–1875), Geordie dialect singer, songwriter
• Joe Wilson (musician), member of the British band Sneaker Pimps
• Joe Lee Wilson (1935–2011), American gospel-influenced jazz singer
• Joe Wilson (director) (born 1964), American film director and producer

Religion

• Joseph Bearwalker Wilson (1942–2004), shamanist and founder of the 1734 tradition of witchcraft
• Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), theologian and father of Woodrow Wilson

Business

• Joseph C. Wilson (entrepreneur) (1909–1971), founder of the Xerox Corporation
• Joseph Lapsley Wilson (1844–1928), American railroad executive, author and horticulturalist
• J. W. Wilson (Joseph William Wilson, 1829–1898), English engineer

Fiction

• Joe Wilson (character), a fictional character appearing in numerous Henry Lawson short stories
  • Joe Wilson (miniseries), a 1988 mini series about the character
• Jericho (DC Comics), also known as Joseph William Wilson, a fictional comic book superhero