Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson may refer to:

Academia

• Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar
• Richard Wilson (physicist) (born 1926), British born American physicist
• Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940), architectural historian and University of Virginia faculty member
• Richard K. Wilson (born 1959), American professor of genetics and molecular microbiology
• Richard L. Wilson (1905–1981), American journalist
• Richard F. Wilson, president of Illinois Wesleyan University
• R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician (combinatorics), professor at Caltech
• Rick Wilson (attorney), American defense attorney and academic

Arts and music

• Richard Wilson (author) (1920–1987), American science-fiction writer
• Rich Wilson (journalist), contemporary UK based freelance rock writer
• Richard Edward Wilson (born 1941), American composer
• Richard Wilson (sculptor) (born 1953), British sculptor and musician
• Richard Wilson (painter) (1714–1782), Welsh landscape painter

Businessmen

• Richard Thornton Wilson, Jr. (1866–1929), American businessman and prominent figure in horse racing
• Richard Wilson (businessman) Australian businessman, notable managing director for Melbourne Victory

Film and television

• Richard Wilson (Australian actor) (born 1984), British-born Australian actor
• Richard Wilson (director) (1915–1991), American director and producer involved with Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre and other Hollywood films
• Richard Wilson (Scottish actor) (born 1936), British actor who played Victor Meldrew in the sitcom One Foot in the Grave

Military

• Richard G. Wilson (1931–1950), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Richard Wilson (general) (born 1955), Australian general

Politics

• Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton (born 1942), member of the British House of Lords and former Cabinet secretary
• Richard Wilson (Irish politician) (died 1957), Irish Farmers' Party politician, 1922–1936
• Richard Wilson (Barnstaple MP) (c. 1750 – 1815), Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, 1796–1802
• Richard Wilson (Ipswich MP) (1759–1834), Member of Parliament for Ipswich, 1806–1807
• Richard B. Wilson (1904–1991), Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1961–1965
• Rick Wilson (Australian politician) (born 1966), member of the Australian House of Representatives
• Rick Wilson, candidate in the United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2010

Sports

• Rick Wilson (basketball) (born 1956), basketball player
• Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1956), New Zealand football goalkeeper
• Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English football player
• Rick Wilson (racing driver) (born 1953), NASCAR driver
• Rick Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1950), ice–hockey player
• Rick Wilson (jockey) (born 1954), American jockey
• Rick Wilson (wrestler) (1965–1999), American professional wrestler best known as "the Renegade" in World Championship Wrestling
• Richard Wilson (rugby player) (born 1953), New Zealand rugby union player