Charlie Wilson

There are at least three people named "Charlie Wilson" who have had major effects on United States industrial, military and political history:

Charles Edward Wilson

 * aka Charlie Wilson, Charles E. Wilson, "Electric Charlie"
 * lived 1886-1972
 * General Electric president, 1940-1942, 1944-1950
 * Executive vice chairman, War Production Board, 1942-1944
 * Director, Office of Defense Mobilization, 1950-1952
 * http://www.ge.com/en/company/companyinfo/at_a_glance/bio_wilson.htm
 * http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/830/
 * Letter Accepting Resignation of Charles E. Wilson as Director of Defense Mobilization

Charles Erwin Wilson

 * aka Charlie Wilson, Charles E. Wilson, "Engine Charlie"
 * lived 1890-1961
 * General Motors president, 1941-1953
 * Secretary of Defense, 1953-1957
 * "For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa."
 * http://www.crwws.com/Genealogy/Photos/Wilson/CEWilson.htm
 * http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/831/
 * http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/secdef_histories/bios/wilson.htm
 * Letter Accepting Resignation of Charles E. Wilson as Secretary of Defense

Charles Nesbitt Wilson

 * aka Charlie Wilson, "Good Time Charlie"
 * living 1933-
 * US House of Representatives, 1973-1996
 * "Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History", by George Crile, ISBN 0871138549