Watson may refer to:

Companies

Actavis Actavis Generics (formerly known as Watson Pharmaceuticals and Actavis plc, prior to the acquisition of Irish-based Allergan Inc) is a global pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing, manufacturing and marketing branded pharmaceuti ...

, a pharmaceutical company formerly known as Watson Pharmaceuticals * A.S. Watson Group, retail division of Hutchison Whampoa *

Thomas J. Watson Research Center The Thomas J. Watson Research Center is the headquarters for IBM Research. The center comprises three sites, with its main laboratory in Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S., 38 miles (61 km) north of New York City, Albany, New York and wit ...

, IBM research center *

Watson Systems Watson Systems AG, established in Switzerland, founded by media developer and investor Norbert Schulz, Hamburg, produces "talking" shopping carts. The company developed and produced a worldwide database- and Internet-based audio advertising system ...

, maker of shopping trolleys * A. J. Watson, IndyCar roadster chassis constructor * Watsons Water, a bottled water company in Hong Kong

Computing

Watson (computer) IBM Watson is a question-answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language, developed in IBM's DeepQA project by a research team led by principal investigator David Ferrucci. Watson was named after IBM's founder ...

, an IBM supercomputer which won the game show ''Jeopardy!'' *

Dr. Watson (debugger) Dr. Watson is an application debugger included with the Microsoft Windows operating system. It may be named drwatson.exe, drwtsn32.exe or dwwin.exe, depending on the version of Windows. Overview The tool is named after Doctor Watson of Sherlock ...

, the internal debugger for the Windows platform * Intellext Watson, an application for the Windows platform *

Karelia Watson Watson was a software program released by Karelia Software for the Macintosh on November 27, 2001, which provided Internet content through a familiar Mac OS X-like interface through the use of plug-ins. Plug-ins were programmed in the Objective-C ...

, an application for the Macintosh platform

Name

Watson (surname) Watson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin. It means "son of Walter": the popular Old English given names "Wat" or "Watt" were diminutive forms of the name "Walter". In 2015, Watson was the 46th most common surname in England and ...

* Watson (given name)

Fictional characters

Dr. Watson John H. Watson, known as Dr. Watson, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel ''A Study in Scarlet'' (1887). The last work by Doyle f ...

, a character in ''Sherlock Holmes'' stories *

Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and made her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man' ...

, a Spider-Man character * Esme Watson, a character in Australian television program '' A Country Practice''

Places

;Antarctica * Watson Peninsula, South Orkney Islands ;Australia *

Watson, Australian Capital Territory Watson is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Watson is named after the third Prime Minister of Australia, John Christian Watson. The suburb name was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Aus ...

Division of Watson The Division of Watson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Watson is an urban electorate and extends from the Hume Highway, Canterbury Road and the M5 as far west as Stacey Street and Joseph Street in Sydne ...

, an electoral district of the Australian House of Representatives * Watson, South Australia, a stop on the

Trans-Australian Railway The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. As the only rail freight corridor between Western Australia and the east ...

Watson Island (Queensland) Watson Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the southernmost island in the Howick Group National Park and is about 100 km south-east of Cape Melville Cape Melville is a headland on the eastern coast of the Cape York ...

, an island in Howick Group National Park, Queensland, Australia ;Canada *

Watson, Saskatchewan Watson is a town of 777 residents in the rural municipality of Lakeside, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Watson is located on the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 6, the Canam Highway. Watson is approximately the same distance ...

Watson Island (British Columbia) Watson Island is an island in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located to the north of North Broughton Island in the entrance to Mackenzie Sound. It is named for Alexander Watson colonial treasure ...

, an island in the Queen Charlotte Strait in British Columbia, Canada *

Watson Lake, Yukon Watson Lake is a town in Yukon, Canada, located at mile 635 on the Alaska Highway close to the British Columbia border. It has a population of 790 in 2016. The town is named for Frank Watson, an American-born trapper and prospector, who settled in ...

;United States *

Watson, Alabama Watson, also known as Mineral Springs, is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. The community is bordered by Brookside on the north and west, by Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan boroug ...

* Watson, Arkansas *

Watson Island Watson Island is a neighborhood and man-made island in Biscayne Bay, in Miami, Florida. It is located Immediately east of the Central Business District and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods of downtown Miami and is connected to the ma ...

, a neighborhood in Miami, Florida *

Watson, Illinois Watson is a village in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 668 at the 2020 census. Watson is part of the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was named after George Watson, a railroad official. Geogr ...

Watson, Indiana Watson is an unincorporated community in Utica Township, Clark County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and lar ...

Watson, Iowa Watson is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bo ...

Watson, Louisiana Watson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Watson Post Office was established on February 20, ...

Watson, Minnesota Watson is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 205 at the 2010 census. Lac Qui Parle State Park is nearby. History Watson was platted in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city took its n ...

Watson, Missouri Watson is a village in Nishnabotna Township, Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 61 at the 2020 census. It is the westernmost settlement in the state of Missouri, about 120 miles northwest of Kansas City. History Watso ...

Watson, New York Watson is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,881 at the 2010 census. The town is named after early landowner James Watson. The town is at the eastern border of the county and is east of Lowville, the county sea ...

Watson, Ohio Watson is an unincorporated community in Seneca County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11. ...

Watson, Oklahoma Watson is an unincorporated community in McCurtain County McCurtain County is in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,151. Its county seat is Idabel. It was formed at statehood f ...

Watson, Virginia Watson is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appal ...

* Watson, West Virginia * Watson House (Chincoteague Island, Virginia) *

Watson Township (disambiguation) Watson Township may refer to the following places: ;In Canada: * Watson Township, Cochrane District, Ontario ;In the United States: * Watson Township, Effingham County, Illinois * Watson Township, Allegan County, Michigan * Watson Township, Cas ...

Other

* Watson, an American singer and songwriter * Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, internship grant * Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, travel grant *

The Watson Twins The Watson Twins are an American alternative country band based in Los Angeles, formed by identical twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson. Biography Chandra and Leigh were born on March 28, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Louisville, Ke ...

, an indie country-rock group *

George Watson's College George Watson's College is a co-educational independent day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a hospital school in 1741, became a day school in 1871, and was merg ...

, a school in Edinburgh, Scotland * USS ''Watson'' (DD-482), a proposed United States Navy destroyer canceled in 1946 *

Watson (crater) Watson is a lunar impact crater that is located in the low southern latitudes on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the larger crater Lippmann and southeast of Fizeau Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau FRS FRSE MIF (; 23 Septemb ...