Richard Watson may refer to:
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Richard Watson (author) (born 1961), English writer and lecturer known for his books on the future
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Richard Watson (bishop of Burnley)
Richard Charles Challinor Watson (16 February 1923 – 1 March 1998) was an Anglican clergyman who was the seventh Bishop of Burnley from 1970 to 1988.
Born in Watford, Hertfordshire,''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–20 ...
(1923–1998), Bishop of Burnley
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Richard Watson (bishop of Llandaff)
Richard Watson (1737–1816) was an Anglican bishop and academic, who served as the Bishop of Llandaff from 1782 to 1816. He wrote some notable political pamphlets. In theology, he belonged to an influential group of followers of Edmund Law tha ...
(1737–1816), Anglican clergyman and academic
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Richard Watson (cricketer)
Richard Martin Watson (31 December 1921 – 1 October 1987) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1947.
Watson was born at Bakewell, Derbyshire. He was educated at Denstone College where he was in the cricke ...
(1921–1987), English cricketer
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Billy Watson (footballer, born 1890)
William Watson (born Richard Watson, 11 September 1890 – 1 September 1955) was an English international association footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League either side of World War I.
He made over 340 league appearances fo ...
, born Richard Watson, English footballer with Burnley and England
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Richard Watson (Methodist)
Richard Watson (1781–1833) was a British Methodist theologian, a leading figure of Wesleyan Methodism in the early 19th century.
Biography Early life and education
Watson was born on 22 February 1781, at Barton-upon-Humber, in Lincolnshir ...
(1781–1833), British Methodist theologian
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Richard Watson (philosopher)
Richard Allan Watson (23 February 1931 – 18 September 2019) was an American philosopher, speleologist and author.
Biography
Watson taught philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis for forty years. He was considered one of the foremost ...
(1931–2019), American philosopher, speleologist and author
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Richard Watson (politician)
The Honourable Richard Watson (6 January 1800 – 24 July 1852) was a British Whig politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury from 1830 to 1835 and briefly in 1852 for Peterborough.
Watson was the fourth and youngest s ...
(1800–1852), British Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Peterborough
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Richard Watson (singer)
Richard Charles Watson (1903 – 2 August 1968) was an Australian bass opera and concert singer and actor. He is probably best remembered for his performances and recordings of the comic bass-baritone roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with ...
(1903–1968), actor and singer, especially with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
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Richard S. Watson (1902–1987), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah
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Richard J. Watson
Richard J. Watson (born 1946) is an American artist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In the 1970s, he collaborated with Walter Edmonds to create murals for the Church of the Advocate ...
(born 1946), American artist
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Richard Millar Watson
Richard Millar Thomson (19 March 1860 – 1925) was a Scottish tennis player. He won the Scottish Championships in 1894, and was a quarter finalist at the Irish Championships in 1890. He was active from 1882 to 1907 and won 8 career singles ti ...
, Scottish tennis player
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