Watson (surname)
Watson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin. Meaning "son of Walter", the popular Middle English given names Wat or Watt were pet forms of the name Walter. Watson is the 46th-most common surname in England and 19th most common in Scotland.[1]
Names listed on further disambiguation pages
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A
- A. J. Watson (born 1924), automotive engineer
- Alana Watson, English musician
- Alberta Watson (born 1955), Canadian actress
- Allen Watson (born 1970), American baseball player
- Alonzo Watson (1893–1937), African American Communist; died in the Spanish Civil War
- Angela Watson (born 1975), American actress
- Art Watson (1884–1950), American baseball catcher
- Austin Watson (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Xavier Woods or Consequences Creed
B
- B. B. Watson (born 1953), American country music singer
- Brook Watson (1735–1807), British merchant, soldier, and Lord Mayor of London
- Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer
C
- Chandra Watson of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Clarence Wayland Watson (1864–1940), United States Senator and coal company executive
D
- David Watson English musician
- Doc Watson (born 1923), American musician
- Don Watson, Australian author
- Donald Watson, pioneer vegan
E
- E. L. Grant Watson (1885–1970), writer, anthropologist and biologist
- Ellen Watson (1861–1889), American pioneer of Wyoming
- Elmo Scott Watson (1892–1951), American journalist and university professor who specialized in the American West
- Emma Watson (born on April 15, 1990), British actress known for playing Hermione Granger in Harry Potter Film series.
- Emily Watson (born 1967), English actress
G
- G. N. Watson, English mathematician
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935–1996), American musician
H
- Hannah Bunce Watson (1749–1807), American newspaper publisher
- Heather Watson (born 1992), British tennis player
- Homer Watson (1855–1936), Canadian landscape painter
J
- James Watson, American molecular biologist, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
- Jessica Watson (sailing)
- Jobe Watson, Australian rules footballer
- Jordan Watson (born 1987), English kickboxer
L
- Louis H. Watson (1907-1936), American bridge player
- Lyall Watson (1935–2008), writer, botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist.
- Leigh Watson of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Luman Watson, Cincinnati clockmaker (1790–1834)
M
- Marvin Watson, better known by his stage name Messy Marv
- Moray Watson, English actor
- Mother Watson (1865–1898), Major League Baseball pitcher
P
- Philip Watson, Australian Biologist (1998-Present)
R
- Reatha Dale Watson, birth name of Barbara La Marr, American actress
- Russell Watson, English tenor
- Rebecca Watson, a skeptical blogger and podcast host who founded the Skepchick blog
S
- Sereno Watson, American botanist
- Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
- Summer Watson, Classical, Crossover singer
- Sydney Watson, 19th century English author
- Sydney Watson (1903–1991), English church musician
T
- Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
- Travis Watson (born 1981), American professional basketball player
W
- Wingfield W. Watson, (1828–1922), religious leader
See also
- Watson (disambiguation)