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William Watson
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William Watson

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William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to:

The arts

  • Willie Watson (musician) (born 1979), American old-time and folk musician
  • Billy Watson (actor) (born 1923), actor
  • William Watson (actor) (1938–1997), American actor
  • William Watson (poet) (1858–1935), English poet
  • William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), Tyneside concert hall singer and songwriter
  • William Watson (writer) (1930–2005), also known as Bill Watson, Scottish writer

Government

  • W. Marvin Watson (born 1924), U.S. Postmaster General
  • William Watson (16th century MP), MP for the City of York
  • William Watson (Australian politician) (1864–1938), Australian politician
  • William Watson, Mayor of Rockford, Illinois, 1878–79
  • Sir William Henry Watson (1796–1860), Baron of the Exchequer
  • William John Watson (1839–1886), New South Wales politician
  • William Watson (New South Wales politician) (1815–1877), New South Wales politician
  • William McLean Watson (1874–1962), MP for Dunfermline Burghs, 1922–1931 and 1935–1950
  • William T. Watson (1849–1917), American banker and Governor of Delaware

Law

  • William Watson, Baron Thankerton (1873–1948), Scottish judge
  • William Watson, Baron Watson (1827–1899), Scottish judge

Military

  • William Watson (sergeant) (1826–1906), author and soldier in the Confederate States Army
  • William Watson (surgeon) (1837–1879), surgeon in the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers during the American Civil War
  • William E. Watson, military historian
  • William H. Watson (1815–1846), Mexican–American War soldier from Maryland
  • William Walker Russell Watson (1875–1924), decorated Australian Colonel of World War I
  • William Thornton Watson (1887–1961), New Zealand officer in the Australian Imperial Force

Sciences

  • William Watson (botanist) (1858–1925), British botanist and horticulturalist
  • William Watson (scientist) (1715–1787), English physician and scientist
  • William Watson (physician) (1744–1824), English physician and naturalist, son of William Watson (1715–1787)
  • William Watson (surveyor and scientist) (1784–1857), cartographer and sundial-maker from Seaton Ross
  • William Weldon Watson (1899–1992), American nuclear physicist

Sports

Association football

  • Bill Watson (footballer) (1899–1969), English footballer in the 1920s–30s
  • Billy Watson (footballer, born 1890) (1890–1955), English international footballer with Burnley, 1908–1925
  • Billy Watson (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1962), English footballer with Huddersfield Town, 1912–1927
  • Billy Watson (Scottish footballer) (died 1950), Bradford City A.F.C. footballer, 1921–1931
  • Billy Watson (soccer), Scottish-American footballer in the 1920s–30s
  • Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1979), aka Bill Watson (William James Boyd Watson), English footballer in the 1930s
  • William Watson (footballer) (fl. 1903–1909), Lincoln City footballer active in the 1900s
  • William Watson (footballer, born 1900), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton FC)
  • William Watson (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1898), Scottish footballer (Falkirk FC and Scotland)
  • Willie Watson (England cricketer) (1920–2004), English cricketer and footballer
  • Willie Watson (footballer, born 1910), Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Ayr United)
  • Willie Watson (footballer, born 1949), Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Motherwell)
  • Graham Watson (footballer, born 1949), English footballer, aka "Willie" Watson

Cricket

  • Bill Watson (cricketer) (born 1931), Australian cricketer
  • Willie Watson (England cricketer) (1920–2004), English cricketer and footballer
  • Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer

Rugby

  • Billy Watson (rugby union) (1869–1953), member of the 1893 New Zealand rugby union team
  • William Watson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for England, and Keighley
  • William Watson (rugby player) (1887–1961)

Other sports

  • Bill Watson (ice hockey) (born 1964), ice hockey player in Minnesota
  • Whipper Billy Watson (1915–1990), Canadian wrestler
  • William Watson (basketball), African-American basketball player
  • William Watson (chess player) (born 1962), English chess grandmaster
  • William Watson (track and field athlete) (1916–1973), aka "Big Bill" Watson, American track and field athlete

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