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) (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 foremo ...
(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) (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 (born 1946), American artist
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Richard Millar Watson, Scottish tennis player
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