John Watson
John, Johnny, or Johnie Watson may refer to:
Government and politics
- John Watson (16th-century MP), Member of Parliament for Morpeth, Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Sir John Watson (advocate), Scottish advocate and sheriff, Solicitor General for Scotland 1929–31
- John Watson (Australian politician), Australian senator
- John Watson (Queensland politician), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- John Watson (Skipton MP), British Member of Parliament for Skipton, 1979–1989
- John Watson (Virginia politician), African-American politician in Virginia
- John A. Watson, member of the California State Assembly
- Sir John Bertrand Watson, British Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees, 1917–1923
- John C. Watson (judge), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
- Chris Watson, Australia's third prime minister
- John H. Watson (Vermont judge), Vermont attorney and judge
- John Hampton Watson, American judge
- John S. Watson (New Jersey politician), African-American Democratic Party politician in New Jersey
- John T. Watson, justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
- J. W. Watson Sr., Mayor of Miami and speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- John William Clark Watson, Confederate politician and judge
Military
- Sir John Watson (Indian Army officer), English recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1857
- John C. Watson (admiral), admiral of the United States Navy
- John Watson Tadwell Watson, British Army general
Music
- Daddy Stovepipe, real name Johnny Watson, African-American blues singer
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American blues guitarist
- John M. Watson Sr., American actor and musician
- John L. Watson (singer), American singer who fronted English rock band The Web
Art
- John Watson (American painter), American portrait artist
- John Watson, later Sir John Watson Gordon, Scottish painter
- John Watson (English artist), English artist and comicbook artist
- John Dawson Watson, British painter, watercolorist, and illustrator
Sports
- John Watson (American football), former NFL offensive lineman
- John Watson (bowls), former Scottish lawn and indoor bowler
- John Watson (boxer), British lightweight boxer
- John Watson (cricketer, born 1828), Australian cricketer who made one appearance for Tasmania
- John Watson (Somerset cricketer), English cricketer who made 19 appearances for Somerset
- John Watson (curler), Canadian curler
- John Watson (cyclist), British Olympic cyclist
- John Watson (equestrian), Irish Olympic equestrian
- John Watson (footballer, born 1877), Scottish football player
- John Watson (footballer, born 1942), football player
- John Watson (footballer, born 1959), football player
- John Watson (golfer), American golfer
- Sir John Watson (polo), British polo player
- John Watson (racing driver), British Formula One driver
- John Fox Watson, believed to be the only Scottish football player in Real Madrid's history
- Johnny Watson (baseball), American baseball player
- Johnie Watson, American baseball player
- John L. Watson, American chess master
Fiction
- Dr. Watson, fictional associate and biographer of detective Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories
- John Watson, known as Minor characters from [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy#Wonko the Sane|Wonko the Sane], character from the novel So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Other
- John Watson (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge), priest, academic, and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University
- John Watson (bishop), Bishop of Winchester
- John Watson (officer of arms), English 17th century Bluemantle Pursuivant
- John Watson (antiquary), English clergyman and antiquary
- John Boles Watson, English theatre builder
- John Watson (priest), English clergyman
- John Watson (Dean of Ferns), Irish Anglican priest
- John Watson (college president), first president of Jefferson College, Pennsylvania
- John Fanning Watson, American antiquarian
- John Kippen Watson, improver of Edinburgh's gas lighting
- John Selby Watson, British classical translator and murderer
- John Forbes Watson, Scottish physician and writer on India
- John Watson (philosopher), Canadian philosopher and academic
- John Watson, Scottish theologian and author who wrote under the pseudonym Ian Maclaren
- John Duncan Watson, British civil engineer
- John B. Watson, American psychologist; pioneer of behaviorism
- John Watson, known as Adam Watson, British international relations theorist and researcher, and ambassador
- John S. Watson (Chevron CEO), American businessman and former CEO of Chevron Corporation
- John Watson (activist), American black activist and editor
- John Watson (film producer), English film producer
- John Boyd Watson, Australian mining magnate and investor
- John Michael Watson, English botanist
- John Steven Watson, English historian and principal of the University of St Andrews
- Jack Watson (cattle station manager), cattle station manager in Australia