Richard Wilson may refer to:

Academia

  • Richard C. Willson, American chemical and biomolecular engineer, professor at University of Houston
  • Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar
  • Richard Wilson (physicist) (1926–2018), 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
  • Richard Ashby Wilson, American-British social anthropologist

Arts and music

  • Richard Wilson (sculptor) (born 1953), British sculptor and musician
  • 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 (painter) (1714–1782), Welsh landscape painter

Business

  • Richard Thornton Wilson Jr. (1866–1929), American businessman and prominent figure in horse racing
  • Richard Wilson (Australian businessman), Australian businessman, managing director of Melbourne Victory
  • Richard Wilson (British businessman) (born 1968), British businessman, CEO of TIGA
  • Richard Thornton Wilson (1829–1910), American investment banker

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 the character 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 (Canadian politician) (born 1950s), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
  • Rick Wilson, candidate in the United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2010
  • Rick Wilson (political consultant) (born 1963), American Republican political strategist and media consultant known as one of the co-founders of The Lincoln Project

Sports

  • Rick Wilson (basketball) (born 1956), basketball player
  • Richard Wilson (cricketer) (1869–?), Australian cricketer
  • 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 1953), American jockey
  • Rick Wilson (wrestler) (1965–1999), American professional wrestler best known as "the Renegade" in World Championship Wrestling
  • Richard Wilson (rugby union) (born 1953), New Zealand rugby union player
  • Richard Wilson (sailor) (born 1950), Round the World Sailor

See also

  • Dick Wilson (disambiguation)
  • Ricky Wilson (disambiguation)