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

Entertainment

William Watson (songwriter) William Watson (1796–1840) was a Tyneside concert hall singer and songwriter in the early 19th century. His most famous song is "When the Boat Comes In (song), Dance To Thy Daddy". Early life ‘'’William Watson'’’ was born in 1796. He ...

(1794–1840), English concert hall singer and songwriter *

William Watson (poet) Sir William Watson (2 August 185811 August 1935) was an English poet, popular in his time for the celebratory content, and famous for the controversial political content, of his verse. Initially popularly recognised, he was then neglected becau ...

(1858–1935), English poet *

Billy Watson (actor) The Watson Family are an American family of nine sibling actors who are known as "the first family of Hollywood." They were initially active as child actors in silent motion picture films. Since August 2022, Garry Watson (b. 1928) has been the onl ...

(1923–2022), American actor * William Watson (writer) (1930–2005), also known as Bill Watson, Scottish writer * William C. Watson (1938–1997), American actor * Willie Watson (musician) (born 1979), American folk musician

Military

* William H. Watson (1815–1846), Mexican–American War soldier from Maryland, U.S. * William Watson (sergeant) (1826–1906), in the Confederate States Army * William Watson (surgeon) (1837–1879), in Pennsylvania Volunteers during the American Civil War * William Thornton Watson (1887–1961), New Zealand officer in the Australian Imperial Force * William E. Watson, military historian

Politics

* William Watson (16th century MP), MP for the

City of York The City of York is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The district's main settlement is York, and it extends to the surrounding area including the town of Haxby and the villages of E ...

William Henry Watson Sir William Henry Watson QC (1 July 1796 – 13 March 1860), was a British politician and judge. Life Early life Watson was born at Nottingham, the son of John Watson, captain in the 76th Foot, by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Grey of Bamburg ...

(1796–1860), British politician and judge *

William Watson (New South Wales politician) William Watson (30 June 1815 – 15 May 1877) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Winchelsea in Sussex, the illegitimate son of Bourn Russell and Elizabeth Watson. He migrated to New South Wales around 1829. He was a so ...

(1815–1877), Australian politician *

William John Watson William John Watson (1839 – 18 August 1886) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Stone Bridge in County Armagh to farmer James Watson and Sarah McLean. He was a wine merchant and pastoralist before entering politics. A ...

(1839–1886), Australian politician *

William T. Watson William Tharp Watson (June 22, 1849 – April 14, 1917) was an American banker and politician from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General A ...

(1849–1917), American banker and governor of Delaware * William W. Watson Sr., 19th century North Carolina politician *

William Watson (Australian politician) William Watson (22 October 1864 – 21 December 1938) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was an independent member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Fremantle as an independent from 1922 to 1928 and 193 ...

(1864–1938), Australian politician *

William McLean Watson William McLean Watson (1874–1962) became Labour MP for Dunfermline Burghs, Scotland, in 1922. He lost his seat in the National Government landslide of 1931, but won it back in 1935 and retained it until 1950. Before his career in politics ...

(1874–1962), Scottish politician * W. Marvin Watson (1924–2017), U.S. Postmaster General * William Watson, mayor of Rockford, Illinois, U.S., 1878–79

Science

William Watson (scientist) Sir William Watson, FRS (3 April 1715 – 10 May 1787) was a British physician and scientist who was born and died in London. His early work was in botany, and he helped to introduce the work of Carolus Linnaeus into England. He became a Fe ...

(1715–1787), English physician and scientist *

William Watson (physician) Sir William Watson (1744–1824) was an English physician and naturalist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767 and knighted in 1796. He was mayor of Bath in 1801. He was the son of Sir William Watson the physicist, educated at Charter ...

(1744–1824), English physician and naturalist *

William Watson (surveyor and scientist) William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to: Entertainment * William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), English concert hall singer and songwriter * William Watson (poet) (1858–1935), English poet * Billy Watson (actor) (1923–2022), Ame ...

(1784–1857), cartographer and sundial-maker from

Seaton Ross Seaton Ross is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the market town of Market Weighton and north-west of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. I ...

William Livingstone Watson William Livingstone Watson (Kinross, Scotland, 1835-Ayton, Perthshire, Scotland, May 1903) was a Scottish people, Scottish East India merchant and an astronomer. Early life Watson was originally intended for a career in the church but turned in ...

(1835–1903), Scottish East India merchant and astronomer *

Watson Cheyne Rear admiral Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet, (14 December 1852 – 19 April 1932) was a Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist, who pioneered the use of antiseptic surgical methods in the United Kingdom. Early life and education Cheyne was ...

or Sir William Watson (1852–1932), 1st Baronet Cheyne, Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist *

William Watson (botanist) William Watson (1858–1925) was a British botanist and horticulturist. He was a gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1879, Assistant Curator 1886–1901 and Curator 1901–1922. Watson was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal in 1892 and ...

(1858–1925), British botanist and horticulturalist *

William Watson (physicist) William Watson CMG, FRS (4 August 1868 – 3 March 1919) was a British physicist and Lieutenant-Colonel in World War I. After education at King's College School, Watson studied under Arthur William Rucker and C. V. Boys at the Royal College of ...

(1868–1919), British physicist *

William Watson (Scottish physicist) William Watson FRSE (15 June 1884 – 28 June 1952) was a 20th-century Scottish physicist and mathematician. Life He was born on 15 June 1884 in Musselburgh just east of Edinburgh, the son of Janet Watson of Tranent and her husband, William Wat ...

(1884–1952), FRSE Scottish physicist and mathematician *

William Weldon Watson William Weldon Watson IV (14 September 1899 in Eveleth, Minnesota – 3 August 1992 in Hamden, Connecticut) was a physicist specializing in isotope separation and a contributor to the development of the atomic bomb. Biography Watson grew up in L ...

(1899–1992), American nuclear physicist

Sports

Association football

* William Watson (Scottish footballer) ( fl. 1898), Scottish footballer (Falkirk FC and Scotland) *

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 ...

(1890–1955), English international footballer with Burnley, 1908–1925 * Billy Watson (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1962), English footballer with Huddersfield Town, 1912–1927 * William Watson (footballer) ( fl. 1903–1909), Lincoln City footballer active in the 1900s *

Bill Watson (footballer, born 1899) William Thomas Watson (16 March 1899 – 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-sided forward. He made 405 appearances and scored 89 goals in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of p ...

(1899–1969), English footballer in the 1920s–30s *

Bill Watson (footballer, born 1916) William Watson (29 May 1916 – 1986) was an English footballer who played as a full back for Lincoln City, Chesterfield and Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Penn ...

(1916-1986), English footballer, fullback for Lincoln City, Chesterfield and Rochdale *

William Watson (footballer, born 1900) William Watson (born 4 June 1900) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven f ...

(1900–?), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton FC) *

Willie Watson (footballer, born 1910) William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to: Entertainment * William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), English concert hall singer and songwriter * William Watson (poet) (1858–1935), English poet * Billy Watson (actor) (1923–2022), Ame ...

, Scottish footballer ( Hibernian, Ayr United) * Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1979), aka Bill Watson (William James Boyd Watson), English footballer in the 1930s * Billy Watson (soccer), Scottish-American footballer in the 1920s–30s *

Billy Watson (Scottish footballer) William Watson was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth ...

(died 1950), Bradford City A.F.C. footballer, 1921–1931 * Willie Watson (English cricketer) (1920–2004), English cricketer and footballer *

Willie Watson (footballer, born 1949) William Watson (born 4 December 1949) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender. Watson signed with Manchester United in 1970. He played sparingly for United, going on loan to the Miami Toros The Miami Toros was a professio ...

, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Motherwell) *

Graham Watson (footballer, born 1949) Graham Sidney "Willie" Watson (born 31 August 1949) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City, and Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The ...

, English footballer, aka "Willie" Watson

Cricket

William Watson (cricketer, born 1881) William Watson (10 November 1881 – 12 February 1926) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket, first-class matches for New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales in 1910/11. See also * List of New South Wales rep ...

(1881–1926), Australian cricketer * Willie Watson (English cricketer) (1920–2004), English cricketer and footballer *

Bill Watson (cricketer) William James Watson (31 January 1931 – 29 December 2018) was an Australian cricketer who played in four Test matches in 1955.Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer) William Watson (born 31 August 1965) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Watson played 15 Tests and 61 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1986 and 1994. He took his best Test bowling figures of 6 for ...

(born 1965), New Zealand cricketer

Rugby

* Billy Watson (rugby union) (1869–1953), member of the 1893 New Zealand rugby union team * Bill Watson (rugby union), born 1949, Scotland international rugby union player * Billy Watson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for England, and Keighley

Other sports

* William Watson (motoring pioneer) (1873–1961), British racing driver and motoring pioneer * William Watson (weightlifter), British Olympic weightlifter *

Whipper Billy Watson William John Potts, (June 25, 1915 to February 4, 1990) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name "Whipper" Billy Watson. He was a two-time world champion, having held both the National Wrestling Association title and the ...

(1915–1990), Canadian wrestler *

William Watson (decathlete) William Delouis Watson (December 18, 1916 – 1973), also known as Big Bill Watson, was an American track and field athlete. Watson was the Amateur Athletic Union (A.A.U.) decathlon champion in 1940 and 1943. He was the first African-American to ...

(1916–1973), aka "Big Bill" Watson, American track and field athlete * William Watson (basketball) ( fl. 1920s), African-American basketball player * Bill Watson (baseball), American baseball player * Bill Watson (ice hockey) (born 1964), ice hockey player in Minnesota * Willie Watson (bowls), Irish international lawn bowler * William Poss Watson (1868–1950), Australian rules footballer *

Willie Watson (American Football Player) William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to: Entertainment * William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), English concert hall singer and songwriter * William Watson (poet) (1858–1935), English poet * Billy Watson (actor) (1923–2022), Ame ...

Bowling Green State University OL/DL 1994-1999, Chicago Rush Arena Football 2003, NFL 2003

Other people

* William Watson (bow maker) (1930–?), British bow maker * William Watson (chess player) (born 1962), English chess grandmaster * William Watson (economist), Canadian economist, member of the research advisory board for Macdonald–Laurier Institute *

William Watson (merchant) William Watson (died 20 November 1559) was an English merchant and shipowner living in London in the reign of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He was the royal purchasing agent in the Baltic from 1538 to 1559, chiefly tasked with ...

(died 20 November 1559), English merchant and shipowner *

William Watson (priest) William Watson (c. 23 April 15599 December 1603) was an English Roman Catholic priest and conspirator, executed for treason. Life In 1586 Watson became a Roman Catholic priest in France, and during the concluding years of Elizabeth's reign he pa ...

(1559–1603), English Roman Catholic priest and conspirator *

William Watson (sinologist) William Watson ( – ) was a British art historian who was Professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of London. He was a leading member of the teams that organised the ''Genius of China'' exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1973 ...

(1917–2007), professor of Chinese art and archaeology at London University *

William Watson, Baron Watson William Watson, Baron Watson, (25 August 1827 – 14 September 1899) was a Scottish lawyer and Conservative Party politician. He was Lord Advocate, the most senior Law Officer in Scotland, from 1876 to 1880, and was then appointed a Lord of ...

(1827–1899), Scottish judge *

William Watson, Baron Thankerton William Watson, Baron Thankerton, PC (8 December 1873 – 13 June 1948), was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and judge. Life Born in Edinburgh, Watson was the third son of Margaret Bannatyne (1846–1898) and William Watson, Baron Watso ...

(1873–1948), Scottish judge *

William J. Watson William John Watson FRSE LLD (1865 – 9 March 1948) was a toponymist, one of the greatest Scottish scholars of the 20th century, and was the first scholar to place the study of Scottish place names on a firm linguistic basis. Life Watson ...

(1865–1948), Scottish teacher and scholar of place names *

William R. Watson William Robinson Watson (1887March 6, 1973) was an English-born Canadian art dealer who, through his staunch friendships with artists and his energetic enthusiasm for their work, helped establish the market for Canadian art. By the second half o ...

(1887–1973), Canadian art dealer {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, William