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 (born 1977), American singer
- Abigail Watson (1685âÂÂ1752), Irish Quaker minister
- Adam Watson (1914âÂÂ2007), British international relations theorist and researcher
- Adam Watson (scientist) (1930âÂÂ2019), Scottish scientist
- A. J. Watson (1924âÂÂ2014), American automotive engineer
- Alana Watson, English musician
- Albert Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alberta Watson (1955âÂÂ2015), Canadian actress
- Alex Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alan Watson, Allen Watson or Allan Watson, multiple people
- Almyra Maynard Watson (1917âÂÂ2018), American military nurse
- Alonzo Watson (1893âÂÂ1937), African American Communist and Spanish Civil War volunteer
- Andrew Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Andy Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Angela Watson (born 1975), American actress
- Angus Watson (entrepreneur) (1874âÂÂ1961), British businessman, grocer, and philanthropist
- Anthony Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Arnold Watson Hutton (1886âÂÂ1951), Argentine footballer
- Art Watson (1884âÂÂ1950), American baseball catcher
- Arthur Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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 (1953âÂÂ2013), American country music singer
- Barrington Watson (1931âÂÂ2016), Jamaican painter
- Barry Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ben Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Blake Watson (born 1999), American football player
- Brad Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brandon Watson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Brook Watson (1735âÂÂ1807), British merchant, soldier, and Lord Mayor of London
- Bruce Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bryan Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer
C
- Carol Stuart Watson (1931âÂÂ1986), American illustrator and publisher
- Cecelia Watson (fl. 2010sâÂÂ2020s), American author and historian
- Chandra Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Charles Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chloe Watson (born 2000), English professional boxer
- Chris Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christian Watson (born 1999), American football player
- Clarence Wayland Watson (1864âÂÂ1940), 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
E
- E. L. Grant Watson (1885âÂÂ1970), writer, anthropologist and biologist
- Earl Watson (born 1979), American basketball player and coach
- Ed Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edith Watson (1861âÂÂ1943), Canadian photographer
- Edith Watson (police officer) (1888âÂÂ1966), British suffragist and police officer
- Edward Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edwin Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elizabeth Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ellen Watson (1861âÂÂ1889), American pioneer of Wyoming
- Emily Watson (born 1967), English actress
- Emma Watson (born 1990), English actress and activist
- Eric Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eva Auld Watson (died 1948), American artist
F
G
H
I
J
- Jack Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jamie Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jasmine Watson (born 1991), New Zealand artist
- Jaylen Watson (born 1998), American football player
- Jeffrey Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jenny Watson (artist) (born 1951), Australian artist
- Jessica Watson (born 1993), Australian sailor
- Jim Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joan Thelma Watson (1953âÂÂ2015), Canadian French Horn musician and teacher
- Jobe Watson (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
- John Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jordan Watson (born 1987), English kickboxer
- Joseph Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josh Watson (American football) (born 1996), American football player
- Joshua Watson (1771âÂÂ1855), settler
- Justin Watson (wide receiver) (born 1995), American football player
K
L
- Lachlan Watson, American actor
- Larry Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Leigh Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
- Leroy Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lewis Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Liam Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lisa Watson (born 1969), Falkland Islands journalist
- Louis H. Watson (1907âÂÂ1936), American bridge player
- Lucy Watson (journalist) (born 2005), English journalist
- Lucy Watson (footballer) (born 2003), English footballer
- Luman Watson (1790âÂÂ1834), Cincinnati clockmaker
- Lyall Watson (1935âÂÂ2008), South African writer, botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist and ethologist
M
- Mabel Madison Watson (1872âÂÂ1952), American composer
- Mark Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marvin Watson (born 1976), American rapper better known by his stage name Messy Marv
- Mary Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Matthew Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Maureen Thelma Watson (1925âÂÂ1994), Rhodesian politician
- Maurice Watson (born 1993), American basketball player
- Max Watson (born 1996), Swedish footballer
- Michael Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Moray Watson (1928âÂÂ2017), English actor
N
P
Q
R
- Ralph Watson (1936âÂÂ2021), 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 (1845âÂÂ1913) German-American composer, pianist and teacher
- Richard Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rodney Watson, American basketball coach
- 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), 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 (born 1982), 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 (1903âÂÂ1991), English church musician
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