Joseph or Joe Watson may refer to: *

Joseph Watson (mayor) Joseph Watson was an American merchant and politician. He was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1824 to 1828. Watson was known for his efforts to free free blacks who had been kidnapped in Philadelphia and transported to southern plantations as ...

(1784–1841), American local political figure who served as mayor of Philadelphia, 1824–1828 * Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton (1873–1922), English industrialist; chairman of soap firm Joseph Watson and Sons Ltd. *

Joseph Watson (academic) Joseph Watson (Seosamh) is emeritus professor of Modern Irish at University College Dublin, a Celtic Faculty chair which dates from the foundation of the National University He was Dean of Faculty 1995–2001. Professor Watson was head boy at th ...

, Irish scholar; professor of Modern Irish at University College, Dublin *

Joe Watson (American football) Joseph LaVernie Watson (August 19, 1925 – November 2, 2006) was an American football player who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Lions with the fifth overall pick of the 1950 ...

(1925–2006), American football player *

Joe Watson (soccer) Joseph Watson (1 January 1952 – 30 September 2000) was an Australian footballer who played as a winger in a 24-year career extending from 1968 to 1992. Playing career A native of Fife, Joe Watson had been playing with Nottingham Forest sinc ...

(1952–2000), Scottish-born Australian international footballer *

Joe Watson (English footballer) Joseph Watson (1907 – after 1928) was an English footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Darlington. He played non-league football for White-le-Head Rangers and Lintz Colliery, from where he signed professionally with ...

(1906/1907 – after 1928), English footballer for Darlington *

Joe Watson (folklorist) Joe Watson was an Australian folklorist Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This te ...

(1881–after 1975), Australian folk singer, songwriter and traveling musician * Joseph Watson (footballer), Australian rules footballer *

Joe Watson (ice hockey) Joseph John Watson (born July 6, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Colorado Rockies during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. With the Flyers, he played ...

(born 1943), Canadian hockey player *

Joseph Watson (teacher) Joseph Watson ( – 23 November 1829) was an English teacher of deaf children, and writer on teaching the deaf. Life Watson was educated in Hackney, London at the school of his uncle, Thomas Braidwood, and from 1784 he worked at the school.

(1765–1829), English teacher of the deaf, and writer on teaching the deaf

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