Waterson may refer to:
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Alan Waterson
Alan Norman Waterson (18 October 1915 – 1 May 2003) was an Australian amateur golfer. In 1946 he was runner-up in the Australian Open and the winner of the Australian Amateur. He won the New South Wales Amateur Championship four times, and r ...
(1915–2003), Australian amateur golfer
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Alfred Waterson
Alfred Edward Waterson (5 August 1880, Derby – 25 November 1964) was a Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He was the first Co-operative Party MP.
Born in Derby, Waterson was a railwayman and activist in his tra ...
(1880–1964), Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Chris Waterson (footballer, born 1969) (born 1969), Australian footballer for Fitzroy
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Chris Waterson (footballer, born 1961) (born 1961), Australian footballer for Essendon and Brisbane
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Colin Waterson (footballer)
Colin Waterson (born 14 July 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In 1982 he moved to Western Australia where he continued to play football for East Fremantle in th ...
(born 1959), Australian footballer for Richmond and East Fremantle
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Colin Waterson (born 1980), Scottish musician.
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Edward Waterson (died 1594), English Catholic priest and martyr
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Fred Waterson (1877–1918), English footballer
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Lal Waterson
Elaine "Lal" Waterson (15 February 1943 – 4 September 1998) was an English folksinger and songwriter. She sang with, among others, The Watersons, The Waterdaughters and Blue Murder. She was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1998, s ...
(1943–1998), English folksinger and songwriter
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Michelle Waterson
Michelle Eileen Waterson (born January 6, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and model who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Between 2013 and 2014, she was ranked the ...
(born 1986), American fighter
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Mike Waterson
Michael Waterson (17 January 1941 – 22 June 2011) was an English writer, songwriter and folk singer.
Biography
Waterson was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. After being orphaned at an early age, he was brought up there, wit ...
(1941–2011), singer and songwriter
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Nigel Waterson
Nigel Christopher Waterson (born 12 October 1950) is a British former politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Eastbourne from 1992 until 2010. Waterson was a junior minister in the government of John Major. He has been the ...
(born 1950), Member of Parliament for Eastbourne
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James Waterson (fl. 1993–1996), Scottish footballer
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John Waterson
John Waterson (died 10 February 1656) was a London publisher and bookseller of the Jacobean and Caroline eras; he published significant works in English Renaissance drama, including plays by William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, John Webster, an ...
(died 1656), London publisher
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John James Waterston
John James Waterston (1811 – 18 June 1883) was a Scotland, Scottish physicist and a neglected pioneer of the kinetic theory of gases.
Early life
Waterston's father, George, was an Edinburgh sealing wax manufacturer and stationer, a relative of ...
(1811–1883?), Scottish physicist
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Norma Waterson
Norma Christine Waterson (15 August 1939 – 30 January 2022) was an English singer and songwriter, best known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional folk group. Other members of the group included h ...
(1939-2022), English musician
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Tim Waterson
Tim Waterson is a Canadian drummer who holds the world record for the fastest number of double strokes on a bass drum using a double pedal, with a record of 1,407 in one minute (January 22, 2002).Bathroom Readers' Institute. Uncle John's InfoMani ...
, Canadian drummer
Music groups
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The Watersons
The Watersons were an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. They performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their closely woven harmonies. They have been called the "most famous fam ...
, an English folk group
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Waterson–Carthy
Waterson:Carthy were an English folk group originally comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar and vocals and their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and vocals.
They have a repertoire of predominantly British trad ...
, an English folk group
Other uses
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Waterson Point State Park
Waterson Point State Park is a state park located on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. It is near Wellesley Island State Park.
The park was established in 1898 as part of the St ...
, New York, U.S.
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Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Inc., a music publishing firm from the early 20th century
See also
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Watterson (disambiguation)
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