Watson (surname)
Watson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin. It means "son of Walter": the popular Old English given names "Wat" or "Watt" were diminutive forms of the name "Walter". "Watson" is the 46th most common surname in England and the nineteenth most common in Scotland.[1]
A
- Aaron Watson (born 1977), American singer
- Adam Watson (1914–2007), British international relations theorist and researcher
- Adam Watson (scientist) (born 1930), Scottish scientist
- A. J. Watson (1924–2014), American automotive engineer
- Alana Watson, English musician
- Albert Watson (disambiguation)
- Alberta Watson (born 1955), Canadian actress
- Alex Watson (disambiguation)
- Alexander Watson (disambiguation)
- Allen Watson (born 1970), American baseball player
- Alonzo Watson (1893–1937), African American Communist; died in the Spanish Civil War
- Andrew Watson (disambiguation)
- Andy Watson (disambiguation)
- Angela Watson (born 1975), American actress
- Anthony Watson (disambiguation)
- Art Watson (1884–1950), American baseball catcher
- Arthur Watson (disambiguation)
- Austin Watson (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Xavier Woods or Consequences Creed
- Austin Watson (born 1992), American ice hockey player
B
- B. B. Watson (born 1953), American country music singer
- Barrington Watson (1931–2016), Jamaican painter
- Barry Watson (disambiguation)
- Ben Watson (disambiguation)
- Brad Watson (disambiguation)
- Brandon Watson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Brook Watson (1735–1807), British merchant, soldier, and Lord Mayor of London
- Bruce Watson (disambiguation)
- Bryan Watson (disambiguation)
- Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer
C
- Carol Stuart Watson (1931–1986), American illustrator and publisher
- Chandra Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Charles Watson (disambiguation)
- Chris Watson (disambiguation)
- Clarence Wayland Watson (1864–1940), United States Senator and coal company executive
- Cliff Watson (speedway rider), motorcycle speedway rider of the 1940s and 1950s
- Cliff Watson, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Great Britain, St Helens, and Cronulla-Sutherland
- Clifford Watson, ice hockey player of the 2010s for the Sioux City Musketeers, and the San Jose Sharks
- Clifford Watson, rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Keighley and Hunslet
- Colin Watson (disambiguation)
- Craig Watson (disambiguation)
D
- David Watson (disambiguation)
- Debbie Watson (disambiguation)
- Deshaun Watson (born 1995), American football player
- Doc Watson (1923–2012), American musician
- Don Watson, Australian author
- Donald Watson, pioneer vegan
E
- E. L. Grant Watson (1885–1970), writer, anthropologist and biologist
- Earl Watson (born 1979), American basketball player and coach
- Ed Watson (disambiguation)
- Edith Watson (1861–1943), Canadian photographer
- Edith Watson (police officer) (1888–1966), British suffragist and police officer
- Edward Watson (disambiguation)
- Elizabeth Watson (disambiguation)
- Ellen Watson (1861–1889), American pioneer of Wyoming
- Elmo Scott Watson (1892–1951), American journalist and university professor who specialized in the American West
- Emily Watson (born 1967), English actress
- Emma Watson (born 1990), English actress
- Eric Watson (disambiguation)
- Eva Auld Watson (died 1948), American artist
F
- Frank Watson (disambiguation)
- Fred Watson (born 1944), British astronomer
- Fred Watson (Australian footballer) (1882–1968), Australian rules footballer
- Fred Watson (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
G
- G. N. Watson, English mathematician
- Gary Watson (born 1930), British actor
- Gary Watson (cricketer) (born 1944), South African cricketer
- George Watson (disambiguation)
- Graeme Watson (disambiguation)
- Gregory Watson, reviver of the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
H
- Hamish Watson (rugby union) (born 1991), Scottish rugby union player
- Hannah Bunce Watson (1749–1807), American newspaper publisher
- Harold Watson (disambiguation)
- Harry Watson (disambiguation)
- Heather Watson (born 1992), British tennis player
- Helen Watson (disambiguation)
- Henry Watson (disambiguation)
- Homer Watson (1855–1936), Canadian landscape painter
I
- Ian Watson (disambiguation)
- Indica Watson, English actress
J
- Jack Watson (disambiguation)
- James Watson (disambiguation)
- Jamie Watson (disambiguation)
- Jasmine Watson, New Zealand artist
- Jeffrey Watson (disambiguation)
- Jenny Watson (artist) (born 1951), Australian artist
- Jessica Watson (born 1993), Australian sailor
- Jim Watson (disambiguation)
- Jobe Watson, Australian rules footballer
- Joel Watson (born 1986), New Zealand figure skater
- John Watson (disambiguation)
- Dr. John Watson (fictional character)
- Jordan Watson (born 1987), English kickboxer
- Joseph Watson (disambiguation)
- Josh Watson (American football) (born 1996), American football player
- Joshua Watson, settler
- Justin Watson (wide receiver) (born 1995), American football player
K
- Keith Watson (disambiguation)
- Kenneth Watson (1931–1998), British actor
- Kenneth M. Watson (born 1921), American theoretical physicist and physical oceanographer
L
- Lachlan Watson, American actor
- Larry Watson (disambiguation)
- Lewis Watson (disambiguation)
- Liam Watson (disambiguation)
- Lisa Watson (born 1969), Falkland Islands journalist
- Louis H. Watson (1907–1936), American bridge player
- Lyall Watson (1935–2008), writer, botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist.
- Leigh Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Luman Watson (1790–1834), Cincinnati clockmaker
M
- Mark Watson (disambiguation)
- Marvin Watson, better known by his stage name Messy Marv
- Mary Spencer Watson (1913–2006), English sculptor
- Matthew Watson (disambiguation), Youtube personality
- Maureen Thelma Watson (1925–1994), Rhodesian politician
- Michael Watson (disambiguation)
- Moray Watson (1928–2017), English actor
- Megan Watson (1991-), South African Lawyer
N
- Niall Watson (born 2000), English professional footballer
- Nicholas Watson (born 1977), writer and filmmaker
- Nicholas Watson (academic), English-Canadian medievalist
- Nolan Watson (born 1979), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
P
- Patrick Watson (disambiguation)
- Paul Watson (disambiguation)
- Paula Watson (1927–2003), American singer
- Percival Watson (1881–1959), Congregationalist minister in South Australia and Queensland
- Peter Watson (disambiguation)
- Phebe Watson (1876–1964), South Australian educator and union activist
R
- Ralph Watson (born 1936), English actor
- Raymond Watson (disambiguation)
- Reatha Dale Watson, birth name of Barbara La Marr, American actress
- Rebecca Watson, a skeptical blogger and podcast host who founded the Skepchick blog
- Reg Watson, Australian television producer
- Richard Watson (disambiguation)
- Robert Watson (disambiguation)
- Rodney Watson, Scottish (born 1959) founded THMOB President
- Rory Watson (born 1996), English footballer
- Russell Watson, English tenor
- Ruth Watson, English hotelier, broadcaster and food writer
- Ruth Watson, New Zealand artist
- Ryan Watson (disambiguation)
S
- Sam Watson (disambiguation)
- Scott Watson, New Zealander convicted of murder
- Sereno Watson, American botanist
- Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
- Shayne Watson (born 1982), Australian professional baseball player, coach
- Sheila Watson (disambiguation)
- Steve Watson (disambiguation)
- Summer Watson, singer
- Sydney Watson (1903–1991), English church musician
- Susan Kelechi Watson, American Actress of Jamaican parents
T
- Terrell Watson (born 1993), American football player
- Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player
- Thomas Watson (disambiguation)
- Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
- Tom Watson (1932–2001), Scottish actor
- Toni Watson (born 2000), Australian singer known professionally as Tones and I
- Travis Watson (born 1981), American professional basketball player
W
- Walter Mother Watson (1865–1898), Major League Baseball pitcher
- William Watson (disambiguation)
- Wingfield W. Watson, (1828–1922), religious leader
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