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