William Watson
William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to:
The arts
- Willie Watson (musician) (born 1979), American old-time and folk musician
- Billy Watson (actor) (born 1923), actor
- William Watson (actor) (1938–1997), American actor
- William Watson (poet) (1858–1935), English poet
- William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), Tyneside concert hall singer and songwriter
- William Watson (writer) (1930–2005), also known as Bill Watson, Scottish writer
Government
- W. Marvin Watson (born 1924), U.S. Postmaster General
- William Watson (16th century MP), MP for the City of York
- William Watson (Australian politician) (1864–1938), Australian politician
- William Watson, Mayor of Rockford, Illinois, 1878–79
- Sir William Henry Watson (1796–1860), Baron of the Exchequer
- William John Watson (1839–1886), New South Wales politician
- William Watson (New South Wales politician) (1815–1877), New South Wales politician
- William McLean Watson (1874–1962), MP for Dunfermline Burghs, 1922–1931 and 1935–1950
- William T. Watson (1849–1917), American banker and Governor of Delaware
Law
- William Watson, Baron Thankerton (1873–1948), Scottish judge
- William Watson, Baron Watson (1827–1899), Scottish judge
Military
- William Watson (sergeant) (1826–1906), author and soldier in the Confederate States Army
- William Watson (surgeon) (1837–1879), surgeon in the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers during the American Civil War
- William E. Watson, military historian
- William H. Watson (1815–1846), Mexican–American War soldier from Maryland
- William Walker Russell Watson (1875–1924), decorated Australian Colonel of World War I
- William Thornton Watson (1887–1961), New Zealand officer in the Australian Imperial Force
Sciences
- William Watson (botanist) (1858–1925), British botanist and horticulturalist
- William Watson (scientist) (1715–1787), English physician and scientist
- William Watson (physician) (1744–1824), English physician and naturalist, son of William Watson (1715–1787)
- William Watson (surveyor and scientist) (1784–1857), cartographer and sundial-maker from Seaton Ross
- William Weldon Watson (1899–1992), American nuclear physicist
Sports
Association football
- Bill Watson (footballer) (1899–1969), English footballer in the 1920s–30s
- Billy Watson (footballer, born 1890) (1890–1955), English international footballer with Burnley, 1908–1925
- Billy Watson (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1962), English footballer with Huddersfield Town, 1912–1927
- Billy Watson (Scottish footballer) (died 1950), Bradford City A.F.C. footballer, 1921–1931
- Billy Watson (soccer), Scottish-American footballer in the 1920s–30s
- Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1979), aka Bill Watson (William James Boyd Watson), English footballer in the 1930s
- William Watson (footballer) (fl. 1903–1909), Lincoln City footballer active in the 1900s
- William Watson (footballer, born 1900), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton FC)
- William Watson (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1898), Scottish footballer (Falkirk FC and Scotland)
- Willie Watson (England cricketer) (1920–2004), English cricketer and footballer
- Willie Watson (footballer, born 1910), Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Ayr United)
- Willie Watson (footballer, born 1949), Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Motherwell)
- Graham Watson (footballer, born 1949), English footballer, aka "Willie" Watson
Cricket
- Bill Watson (cricketer) (born 1931), Australian cricketer
- Willie Watson (England cricketer) (1920–2004), English cricketer and footballer
- Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
Rugby
- Billy Watson (rugby union) (1869–1953), member of the 1893 New Zealand rugby union team
- William Watson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for England, and Keighley
- William Watson (rugby player) (1887–1961)
Other sports
- Bill Watson (ice hockey) (born 1964), ice hockey player in Minnesota
- Whipper Billy Watson (1915–1990), Canadian wrestler
- William Watson (basketball), African-American basketball player
- William Watson (chess player) (born 1962), English chess grandmaster
- William Watson (track and field athlete) (1916–1973), aka "Big Bill" Watson, American track and field athlete
Other
- William Watson (bow maker) (born 1930), British bow maker
- William Watson (economist), Canadian economist and Financial Post columnist
- William Watson (priest) (1559–1603), English Roman Catholic priest and conspirator, executed for treason
- William Watson (sinologist) (1917–2007), professor of Chinese art and archaeology at London University
- William J. Watson (1865–1948), toponymist
- William Watson (motoring pioneer) (1873–1961), Liverpool-born racing driver and motoring pioneer
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