Watson (surname)
Watson is a patronymic surname. In 2015, Watson was the 46th most common surname in England and the 19th most common in Scotland. See also Clan Watson.
A
- Aaron Watson, American singer
- Abigail Watson, Irish Quaker minister
- Adam Watson, British international relations theorist and researcher
- Adam Watson (scientist), Scottish scientist
- A. J. Watson, American automotive engineer
- Alana Watson, English musician
- Albert Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alberta Watson, Canadian actress
- Alex Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alan Watson, Allen Watson or Allan Watson, multiple people
- Almyra Maynard Watson, American military nurse
- Alonzo Watson, African American Communist and Spanish Civil War volunteer
- Andrew Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Andy Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Angela Watson, American actress
- Angus Watson (entrepreneur), British businessman, grocer, and philanthropist
- Anthony Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Arnold Watson Hutton, Argentine footballer
- Art Watson, American baseball catcher
- Arthur Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Austin Watson, American professional wrestler better known as Xavier Woods or Consequences Creed
- Austin Watson, American ice hockey player
B
- B. B. Watson, American country music singer
- Barrington Watson, Jamaican painter
- Barry Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ben Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Blake Watson, American football player
- Brad Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brandon Watson (American football), American football player
- Brook Watson, British merchant, soldier, and Lord Mayor of London
- Bruce Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bryan Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bubba Watson, American golfer
C
- Carol Stuart Watson, American illustrator and publisher
- Cecelia Watson, American author and historian
- Chandra Watson of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Charles Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chloe Watson, English professional boxer
- Chris Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christian Watson, American football player
- Clarence Wayland Watson, United States Senator and coal company executive
- Cleo Watson, British political adviser
- Cliff Watson, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Great Britain, St Helens, and Cronulla-Sutherland
- Cliff Watson (speedway rider), motorcycle speedway rider of the 1940s and 1950s
- Clifford Watson, rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Keighley and Hunslet
- Colin Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Craig Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
D
- David Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Debbie Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dennis Wallace Watson, Canadian-American microbiologist
- Deshaun Watson, American football player
- Desmond Watson, American football player
- Doc Watson, American musician
- Don Watson, Australian author
- Donald Watson, pioneer vegan
E
- E. L. Grant Watson, writer, anthropologist and biologist
- Earl Watson, American basketball player and coach
- Ed Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edith Watson, Canadian photographer
- Edith Watson (police officer), British suffragist and police officer
- Edward Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edwin Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elizabeth Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ellen Watson, American pioneer of Wyoming
- Emily Watson, English actress
- Emma Watson, English actress and activist
- Eric Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eva Auld Watson, American artist
F
- Floyd R. Watson, American physicist and acoustician
- Franco Watson, Argentine footballer
- Frank Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Watson, British astronomer
- Fred Watson (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Fred Watson (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
G
- G. N. Watson, English mathematician
- Gary Watson, British actor
- Gary Watson (cricketer), South African cricketer
- George Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gracie Watson, American folk figure
- Graeme Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gregory Watson, reviver of the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
H
- Hamish Watson (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player
- Hannah Bunce Watson, American newspaper publisher
- Harold Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Heather Watson, British tennis player
- Helen Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henry Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herbert Watson, multiple people
- Homer Watson, Canadian landscape painter
I
- Ian Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Indica Watson, English actress
J
- Jack Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jamie Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jasmine Watson, New Zealand artist
- Jaylen Watson, American football player
- Jeffrey Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jenny Watson (artist), Australian artist
- Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
- Jim Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joan Thelma Watson, Canadian French Horn musician and teacher
- Jobe Watson, Australian rules footballer
- John Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jordan Watson, English kickboxer
- Joseph Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josh Watson (American football), American football player
- Joshua Watson, settler
- Justin Watson (wide receiver), American football player
K
- Kaetaeta Watson, master weaver from Kiribati
- Katy Watson, English footballer
- Keith Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kenneth Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
L
- Lachlan Watson, American actor
- Larry Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Leigh Watson of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Leroy Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lewis Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Liam Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lisa Watson, Falkland Islands journalist
- Louis H. Watson, American bridge player
- Lucy Watson (journalist), English journalist
- Lucy Watson (footballer), English footballer
- Luman Watson, Cincinnati clockmaker
- Lyall Watson, South African writer, botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist and ethologist
M
- Mabel Madison Watson, American composer
- Mark Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marvin Watson, American rapper better known by his stage name Messy Marv
- Mary Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Matthew Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Maureen Thelma Watson, Rhodesian politician
- Maurice Watson, American basketball player
- Max Watson, Swedish footballer
- Michael Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Moray Watson, English actor
N
- Nathaniel Watson, American football player
- Niall Watson, English professional footballer
- Nicholas Watson, writer and filmmaker
- Nicholas Watson (academic), English-Canadian medievalist
- Nicolás Watson, Argentine footballer
- Nolan Watson, Canadian businessman and philanthropist
P
- Patrick Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paula Watson, American singer
- Percival Watson, Australian Congregationalist minister
- Peter Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Peyton Watson, American basketball player
- Phebe Watson, South Australian educator and union activist
Q
- Quintus et Ultimus Watson, Texas politician
R
- Ralph Watson, English actor
- Raymond Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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
- Regina Watson German-American composer, pianist and teacher
- Richard Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rodney Watson, American basketball coach
- Rory Watson, English footballer
- Russell Watson, English tenor
- Ruth Watson, English hotelier, broadcaster and food writer
- Ruth Watson, New Zealand artist
- Ryan Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
S
- Sam Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Scott Watson, New Zealander convicted of murder
- Sereno Watson, American botanist
- Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
- Shayne Watson, Australian professional baseball player and coach
- Sheila Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Steve Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Summer Watson, singer
- Susan Kelechi Watson, American Actress of Jamaican parents
- Sydney Watson, English church musician
T
- Terrell Watson, American football player
- Terrence Watson, American-Israeli basketball player
- Thomas Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
- Tom Watson, Scottish actor
- Toni Watson, Australian singer known professionally as Tones and I
- Travis Watson, American professional basketball player
- Tre Watson, American football player
W
- Walter L. "Mother" Watson, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Wayde Watson, Bahamian politician
- Wesley Watson, American boxer
- Willard Watson, African-American folk artist from Caddo Parish, Louisiana
- William Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Wingfield W. Watson,, religious leader
Fictional characters
- Randy Watson, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film Coming to America
- Winker Watson, titular character of a British comic strip
- Dr. John Watson (fictional character), known as Dr. Watson, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.