He has a statue in his home town.
And now there is a new accolade for Huddersfield’s most famous son.
The first set of stamps dedicated to British prime ministers is being launched by the Royal Mail to mark the 200th anniversary of the office.
And among those being honoured is Huddersfield-born Harold Wilson.
The four first-class and four 97p stamps feature portraits of leaders ranging from William Pitt the Younger (1783-1801) to Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990).
Other prime ministers included in the new stamps are Charles Grey (1830-1834), Robert Peel (1841-1846), William Ewart Gladstone (1868-1874), Clement Attlee (1945-1951), Winston Churchill (1951-1955) and Harold Wilson (1974-1976).
Royal Mail spokesman Andrew Hammond said: “As the UK is the one of the oldest parliamentary democracies in the world, it is fitting that we mark eight individuals who have held the role over the centuries.”
Paul Lay, editor of History Today magazine, said: “This is an intriguing selection of prime ministers, reaching back to the 18th century.
“Some - Winston Churchill, William Gladstone - need little introduction, yet figures such as Charles Grey, the 2nd Earl Grey, though little known today, played crucial roles in some of British history’s most important events, including the Great Reform Act of 1832, which set the country on the path to mass democracy, and the abolition of slavery.”
Wilson was born in Warneford Road, Cowlersley,, on May 11, 1916. His dad James was a works chemist and heavily involved with local politics as a member of the Liberal Party, before joining the Labour Party later. His mum Ethel was a teacher.
There is a famous photograph taken when Wilson was eight, on the steps of 10 Downing Street.
He became an MP in 1945 and rose rapidly through the Westminster ranks.
He was Prime Minister from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976 and won four general elections.
Wilson, who later became Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, was a keen Huddersfield Town supporter.
He died in 1995.
