# John Watson

John, Johnny, or Johnie Watson may refer to:

## Government and politics

* John Watson (16th-century MP) (fl. 1547–1554), Member of Parliament for Morpeth, Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed
* Sir John Watson (advocate) (John Charles Watson, 1883–1944), Scottish advocate and sheriff, Solicitor General for Scotland 1929–31
* John Watson (Australian politician) (born 1937), former Australian senator
* John Watson (Queensland politician) (1833–?), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* John Watson (Skipton MP) (born 1943), British Member of Parliament for Skipton, 1979–1989
* John Watson (Virginia politician) (died 1870), African-American politician in Virginia
* John A. Watson, member of the California State Assembly
* Sir John Bertrand Watson (1878–1948), British Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees, 1917–1923
* John C. Watson (judge) (1878–1970), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
* Chris Watson (John Christian Watson, 1867–1941), Australia's third prime minister
* John H. Watson (Vermont judge) (1851–1929), Vermont attorney and judge
* John Hampton Watson (1804–1883), American judge
* John S. Watson (New Jersey politician) (1924–1996), African-American Democratic Party politician in New Jersey
* John T. Watson (1908–2007), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
* J. W. Watson Sr. (1859–1942), Mayor of Miami and speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
* John William Clark Watson (1808–1890), Confederate politician and judge

## Military

* Sir John Watson (Indian Army officer) (1829–1919), English recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1857
* John C. Watson (admiral) (1842–1923), admiral of the United States Navy
* John Watson Tadwell Watson, British Army general

## Music

* Daddy Stovepipe (1867–1963), real name Johnny Watson, African-American blues singer
* Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935–1996), American blues guitarist
* John M. Watson Sr. (1937–2006), American actor and musician
* John L. Watson (singer) (1941–2014), American singer who fronted English rock band The Web

## Art

* John Watson (American painter) (1685–1768), American portrait artist
* John Watson, later Sir John Watson Gordon (1788–1864), Scottish painter
* John Watson (English artist) (born 1971), English artist and comicbook artist
* John Dawson Watson (1832–1892), British painter, watercolorist, and illustrator

## Sports

* John Watson (American football) (born 1949), former NFL offensive lineman
* John Watson (bowls) (born 1945), former Scottish lawn and indoor bowler
* John Watson (boxer) (born 1983), British lightweight boxer
* John Watson (cricketer, born 1828) (1828–1920), Australian cricketer who made one appearance for Tasmania
* John Watson (Somerset cricketer) (1910–1980), English cricketer who made 19 appearances for Somerset
* John Watson (curler) (c. 1914–1974), Canadian curler
* John Watson (cyclist) (born 1947), British Olympic cyclist
* John Watson (equestrian) (born 1952), Irish Olympic equestrian
* John Watson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), Scottish football player (Everton)
* John Watson (footballer, born 1942), football player (Chester City)
* John Watson (footballer, born 1959), football player (Fulham)
* John Watson (golfer), American golfer
* Sir John Watson (polo), British polo player
* John Watson (racing driver) (born 1946), British Formula One driver
* John Fox Watson (1917–1976), believed to be the only Scottish football player in Real Madrid's history
* Johnny Watson (baseball) (1908–1965), American baseball player
* Johnie Watson (1896–1958), American baseball player
* John L. Watson, American chess master

## Fiction

* Dr. Watson, fictional associate and biographer of detective Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories
* John Watson, known as Wonko the Sane, character from the novel So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish by Douglas Adams

## Other

* John Watson (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (died 1537), priest, academic, and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University
* John Watson (bishop) (1520–c.1584), Bishop of Winchester
* John Watson (officer of arms), English 17th century Bluemantle Pursuivant
* John Watson (antiquary) (1725–1783), English clergyman and antiquary
* John Boles Watson (c.1748–1813), English theatre builder
* John Watson (priest) (1767–1839), English clergyman
* John Watson (Dean of Ferns), Irish Anglican priest
* John Watson (college president) (1771–1802), first president of Jefferson College, Pennsylvania
* John Fanning Watson (1779–1860), American antiquarian
* John Kippen Watson (1816–1891), improver of Edinburgh's gas lighting
* John Selby Watson (1804–1884), British classical translator and murderer
* John Forbes Watson (1827–1892), Scottish physician and writer on India
* John Watson (philosopher) (1847–1939), Canadian philosopher and academic
* John Watson (1850–1907), Scottish theologian and author who wrote under the pseudonym Ian Maclaren
* John Duncan Watson (1860–1946), British civil engineer
* John B. Watson (1878–1958), American psychologist; pioneer of behaviorism
* John Watson (1914–2007), known as Adam Watson, British international relations theorist and researcher, and ambassador
* John L. Watson (born 1951), American chess player and author
* John S. Watson (Chevron CEO) (born 1956), American businessman and former CEO of Chevron Corporation
* John Watson (activist) (died 2001), American black activist and editor
* John Watson (film producer), English film producer
* John Boyd Watson (1828–1889), Australian mining magnate and investor
* John Michael Watson, English botanist
* John Steven Watson (1916–1986), English historian and principal of the University of St Andrews
* Jack Watson (cattle station manager) (John Watson, 1852–1896), cattle station manager in Australia