Sports
- Alan Wilson (cricketer born in 1920) (1920–2015), English cricketer
- Alan Wilson (cricketer born in 1936), English cricketer
- Alan Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born in 1939), Australian rules football player for Fitzroy
- Allan Wilson (Australian footballer) (1916–1984), Australian rules football player for North Melbourne
- Allan Wilson (footballer born in 1945), Scottish professional footballer
- Alan Wilson (cricketer born in 1942), English cricketer
- Alan Wilson (motorsport) (born in 1946), American race track designer
- Alan Wilson (rugby league) (born in 1967), Australian rugby league player
- Allen Wilson (American football) (born in 1951/2), American high school football coach
- Allan Wilson (ice hockey) (1894–1940), Canadian ice hockey player
- Allan J. Wilson (1886–1963), Canadian-born American horse racing executive
Politicians
- Alan Wilson (born 1973) is a politician and the chief legal officer of South Carolina.
- Allan Wilson (born 1954) is a politician and a member of the Scottish Parliament from the Labour Party.
Musicians
- Alan Wilson (musician) (1943–1970), also called Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, was an American blues singer and the lead singer of the band Canned Heat.
- Alan Wilson (composer) (born 1947) is a British composer who writes music for churches.
- Allan Wilson was a musician who played with the American band !!!.
Academics
- Alan Herries Wilson (1906–1995), British mathematician and business executive
- Sir Alan Wilson (academic) (born 1939), British scientist and social scientist, UCL
- Allan Wilson (biologist) (1934–1991), New Zealand evolutionary biologist and molecular anthropologist
- Allen B. Wilson (1824–1888), American inventor who created the sewing machine shuttle
Others
- Alan Doric Wilson (1939–2011), American writer, director, and producer
- Alan Wilson (bishop) (1955–2024), bishop of Buckingham
- Allan Wilson (army officer) (1856–1893), British major in the First Matabele War, leader of the Shangani Patrol, and the main character in the London play Wilson's Last Stand
- Alan R. Wilson, Canadian novelist and poet
- Alan Wilson (judge) (born 1950), judge in the Supreme Court of Queensland
- Alan Wilson (Irish criminal), known for criminal activities in Ireland