Watterson may refer to:
People
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Bill Watterson
William Boyd Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is a retired American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes'', which was Print syndication, syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing ''Calvin and Hobbes'' at ...
, American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes''
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Henry Watterson
Henry Watterson (February 16, 1840 – December 22, 1921), the son of a U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, became a prominent journalist in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as a Confederate soldier, author and partial term U.S. Congressman. A Demo ...
(1840–1921), American journalist
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John Ambrose Watterson (1844–1899), American Roman Catholic bishop
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Juan Watterson
Juan Paul Watterson FCA CMgr FCMI FRSA SHK (born 1980) is a Manx politician, who is Speaker of the House of Keys, and a member for Rushen, in the Isle of Man.
Early life
Born in 1980 to John and Alison Watterson, he was educated at Rush ...
, Isle of Man politician
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Mike Watterson
George Michael Edwin Watterson (26 August 1942 – 8 March 2019) was an English professional snooker player, businessman, entrepreneur and television commentator. He was an England Amateur international for two years before turning professiona ...
(1942–2019), English snooker player
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Peter Watterson (1927–1996), American Catholic priest
Places
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Watterson Corners, Ontario, Canada
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Watterson Park, Kentucky
Watterson Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 976 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Watterson Park is located in central Jefferson County at (38.194819, -85.689506). Interstate 264 runs ...
, United States
Other
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Watterson estimator In population genetics, the Watterson estimator is a method for describing the genetic diversity in a population. It was developed by Margaret Wu and G. A. Watterson in the 1970s. It is estimated by counting the number of polymorphic sites. It is a ...
, in population genetics
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Bishop Watterson High School
Bishop Watterson High School is a parochial, college preparatory high school located in Columbus, Ohio.
History
Bishop Watterson High School, founded in 1954 under the auspices of the Diocese of Columbus, is a co-educational college preparator ...
, Columbus, Ohio, US
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Henry Watterson Expressway (I-264), a highway in Louisville, Kentucky, US
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Watterson Towers
Watterson Towers is a student residence hall at Illinois State University, and is one of the tallest dormitory buildings in the world at 298.5 feet. Located in Normal, Illinois
Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of ...
, a student residence hall complex at Illinois State University, US
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The Watterson family from the animated show ''
The Amazing World of Gumball
''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...
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See also
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Waterson (disambiguation)
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