John Watson

John Watson or Johnny Watson is the name of:

Politics

John Watson (16th-century MP), Member of Parliament for Morpeth, Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed
Chris Watson (John Christian Watson, 1867–1941), Australia's third Prime Minister
Sir John Bertrand Watson (1878–1948), British Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees, 1917–1923
John Watson (solicitor general) (John Charles Watson, 1883–1944), Scottish advocate and sheriff, Solicitor General for Scotland 1929–31
John S. Watson (U.S. politician) (1924–1996), African-American Democratic Party politician in New Jersey
John Watson (Australian politician) (born 1937), former Australian Senator
John Watson (Skipton MP) (born 1943), British Member of Parliament for Skipton, 1979–1989
John William Clark Watson (1808–1890), Confederate politician and judge

Sir John Watson (VC) (1829–1919), English recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1857
John C. Watson (1842–1923), admiral of the United States Navy

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 Watson (American football) (born 1949), former NFL offensive lineman
John Watson (bowls), former Scottish lawn and indoor bowler
John Watson (boxer) (born 1983), British lightweight boxer
John Watson (cricketer) (1828–1920), Australian cricketer who made one appearance for Tasmania
John Watson (curler), (c. 1914-1974), Canadian curler
John Watson (cyclist) (born 1947), British Olympic cyclist
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)
Sir John Watson (polo), British polo player
John Watson (racing driver) (born 1946), British Formula One driver
John Watson (Somerset cricketer) (1910–1980), English cricketer who made 19 appearances for Somerset
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

John H. Watson, known as Dr. Watson, fictional sidekick 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

John Watson (Vice-Chancellor), Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University 1518–1519 and 1530–1531
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 (college president) (1771–1802), first president of Jefferson College, Pennsylvania
John Fanning Watson (1779–1860), American antiquarian
John Selby Watson (1804–1884), British classical translator and murderer
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) (born 1956), American chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation from 2010
John Watson (activist) (died 2001), American black activist and editor
John Watson (film producer), English film producer