# Watts (surname)

Watts is a surname, and may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* Alaric Alexander Watts, British poet and journalist
* Caroline Watts, British artist
* Danièle Watts, American actress
* David G. Watts, British game designer
* George Frederic Watts, British painter and sculptor
* Heather Watts, American ballerina and dancer
* Jon Watts, American filmmaker
* Julia Watts, American author
* Julie Watts (born 1950), Australian author and publisher
* Julie Watts, West Australian poet, winner of the Blake Poetry Prize in 2017
* Mary Stanbery Watts (1868–1958), American novelist
* Naomi Watts, British actress
* Peter Watts (author), Canadian author and biologist
* Richard Watts, Jr., American theater critic
* Robert Watts, British film producer
* Robert Watts (artist), American artist
* Rolonda Watts, American actress and talk show host
* Stanley J. Watts, American artist
* Theodore Watts-Dunton, British poet and critic
* Tim Watts (filmmaker), British filmmaker
* Walter Henry Watts (1776–1842), British artist and journalist

### Music

* André Watts, German-American pianist
* Charlie Watts (1941–2021), British drummer of The Rolling Stones
* Clem Watts, pseudonym of Al Trace, a prolific American songwriter and orchestra leader
* Elizabeth Watts, British soprano
* Ernie Watts, American jazz saxophonist
* Helen Watts, Welsh singer
* Isaac Watts (1674–1748), English hymn-writer, theologian, and logician
* Ivo Watts-Russell, indie music entrepreneur
* Jeff "Tain" Watts, American jazz drummer
* John Watts (composer)
* Lou Watts, British musician in the band Chumbawamba
* Lyndon Watts, Australian bassoonist
* Nathan Watts, American bass guitar player
* Pete Overend Watts (1947–2017), English rock bassist, founding member of Mott the Hoople
* Raymond Watts, American musician and member of the band PIG
* Reggie Watts, American comedian and musician

## Crime

* Christopher Lee Watts (born 1985), perpetrator of the Watts family murders (2018)
* Coral Eugene Watts (1953–2007), American murderer
* Joe Watts, American mobster

## Law

* Richard C. Watts (1853–1930), an Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
* Shirley M. Watts (born 1959), a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals

## Military and naval

* John Watts (sailor) (c. 1778–1823), U.S. merchant captain from Virginia
* John Cliffe Watts (1786–1873), British military officer and colonial architect in New South Wales
* John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907), author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard
* John Watts de Peyster Jr. (1841–1873), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
* Philip Watts (naval architect), British naval architect

## Politics

* Alfred Watts (South Australian politician) (1815–1884), South Australian businessman and politician
* Alfred Watts (Western Australian politician) (1873–1954), Australian politician
* Arthur Watts (politician) (1897–1970), Australian politician
* David Watts (politician), British politician
* J. C. Watts, American politician
* John Watts, postmaster of Oregon and disputed elector in the 1876 United States presidential election
* John Watts (Cherokee chief)
* John Watts (New York politician) (1749–1836), U.S. Representative from New York
* John Arthur Watts (1947–2016), British MP for Slough
* John C. Watts (1902–1971), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
* John Sebrie Watts (1816–1876), U.S. House Delegate from New Mexico Territory
* Lala Fay Watts (1881–1971), American suffragette, temperance advocate, and labor activist
* Thomas H. Watts, American politician, 18th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama

## Science, medicine, and academia

* Becky Watts, British college student who was murdered by her family
* David P. Watts, American anthropologist
* Duncan J. Watts, American sociologist
* Frederick Watts, the "Father of Penn State"
* James W. Watts, American neurosurgeon and early pioneer of lobotomy
* Michael Watts, American geographer
* Ronald Lampman Watts, Canadian academic
* Susan Watts, British science journalist
* Victor Watts (1938–2002), British toponymist, medievalist, translator, and academic

## Sports

* Armani Watts (born 1996), American football player
* Armon Watts (born 1996), American football player
* Bill Watts, American professional wrestler
* Bobby 'Boogaloo' Watts, American boxer
* Brandon Watts, American football player
* Darius Watts, American football player
* Duece Watts (born 1999), American football player
* Eric Watts (born 2000), American football player
* Erik Watts, American professional wrestler
* Fergus Watts, Australian footballer
* Fraser Watts, Scottish cricketer
* John Watts, Australian sportsman and broadcaster
* Johnny Watts (English footballer), English football player for Birmingham City F.C.
* Markees Watts (born 1999), American football player
* Phat Watts (born 1999), American football player
* Quincy Watts, American athlete
* R. N. Watts, American college sports coach
* Rocket Watts (born 2000), American basketball player
* Slick Watts (1951–2025), American basketball player
* Stan Watts, American basketball coach
* Vanessa Watts, West Indian cricketer
* Wallace Watts, Wales rugby union international
* Wally Watts, Australian footballer
* Xavier Watts (born 2001), American football player

## Other

* Alan Watts, English philosopher
* Anthony Watts (blogger), American blogger and former television weatherman
* C. C. Watts (pastor) Charles Cameron Watts (1895–1965), Australian Congregationalist pastor
* Daniel Watts, multiple people
* Franklin Watts, an imprint of U.S. publisher Grolier
* George Washington Watts, financier and manufacturer
* Graham Clive Watts, British construction administrator
* Henry Watts, multiple people
* Hugh Watts (bell-founder) (1582/3 – 1643), English bell-founder
* John Watts of the Leake and Watt's Children's Home
* Peter Watts, multiple people
* Philip Watts, British businessman
* Richard Watts, British businessman and philanthropist
* Sara Virginia Ecker Watts, First Lady of North Carolina
* William Watts (East India Company official) of the British East India Company
* Watts family murders