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Politics

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Robert Spence Watson Robert Spence Watson (8 June 1837 – 2 March 1911) was an English people, English solicitor, reformer, politician and writer. He became noted for pioneering labour arbitrations. While refusing invitations to stand for Parliament, he was an infl ...
(1837–1911), English solicitor, reformer, politician and writer * Robert James Watson (1846–1931), Canadian parliamentarian * Robert Watson (Canadian politician) (1853–1929), Canadian parliamentarian * Robert Watson (Newfoundland politician) (1863–1906) * Bob Watson (Australian politician) (1896–1959), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *
Robert Watson Pomeroy Robert Watson Pomeroy (June 21, 1902 – January 4, 1989) was an American businessman and politician from New York (state), New York. Early life He was born on June 21, 1902, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Robert Watson Pomeroy, Sr. (1868–19 ...
(1902–1989), American businessman and politician * Robert A. Watson (born 1960), Rhode Island politician * Robert P. Watson (born 1962), American political commentator, former candidate in Florida


Science

* Robert Watson (engineer) (1822–1891), English and Australian civil engineer, surveyor, railway engineer *
Robert Boog Watson Robert Boog Watson Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (26 September 1823 – 23 June 1910) was a Scottish malacology, malacologist and Minister (Christianity), minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), Free Church of Sco ...
(1823–1910), Scottish malacologist * Sir
Robert Watson (chemist) Sir Robert Tony Watson CMG FRS (born 21 March 1948) is a British chemist who has worked on atmospheric science issues including ozone depletion, global warming and paleoclimatology since the 1980s. Most recently, he is lead author of the Feb ...
(born 1948), British chemist and atmosphere scientist *
Robert Watson (computer scientist) Robert Nicholas Maxwell Watson (born 3 May 1977) is a FreeBSD developer, and founder of the TrustedBSD Project. He is currently employed as a Professor of Systems, Security, and Architecture in the Security Research Group at the University of ...
(born 1977), British FreeBSD developer


Sports

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Robert Watson (footballer) Robert Watson (1866after 1889) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Everton. Robert Watson was born in Liverpool in 1866. Signed by Everton in August 1887 he scored ten goals in 14 games in his first season with th ...
(1866 – after 1889), English footballer for Everton * Robert B. Watson (1913–1997), Canadian Hall of Fame jockey * Robert B. Watson (administrator) (1914–2000), American college athletic director and dean * Bobby Watson (basketball player) (1930–2017), American basketball player *
Bobby Watson (basketball coach) Robert Lee Watson (August 8, 1942 – December 13, 1977) was an American basketball coach. He was in his first season as a head coach for the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team when he and his team were killed in the 1977 Air Indiana ...
(1942–1977), American basketball coach *
Bob Watson Robert José Watson (April 10, 1946May 14, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, Coach (baseball), coach and General manager (baseball), general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from ...
(1946–2020), American sports executive and pro baseball player * Bobby Watson (footballer) (born 1946), Scottish football player and manager *
Bob Watson (lacrosse) Bob "Whipper" Watson (born April 6, 1970) is a former goaltender for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and is regarded as one of the best goaltenders ever to play indoor lacrosse. Watson won six NLL Championships with the Rock, and ...
(born 1970), Canadian lacrosse goaltender * Bob Watson (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1947), English footballer


Other people

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Robert Watson (historian) Robert Watson (c.1730–1781) was a Scottish minister and academic, known as a historian. Life The son of an apothecary and brewer in St Andrews, Watson was born there about 1730. After studying at St Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, he was licens ...
(1730–1781), Scottish professor and historian *
Robert Watson (harbourmaster) Robert Watson (c. 1756–November 1, 1819) was a British sailor who arrived in Australia with the First Fleet as quartermaster of the ship . Robert Watson was born in Northumberland. In 1801 Watson was granted land at South Head in Sydney Ha ...
(1756–1819), British sailor, settler in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *
Bobby Watson (actor) Bobby Watson (born Robert Watson Knucher; November 28, 1888 – May 22, 1965) was an American theater and film actor, playing a variety of character roles, including, after 1942, Adolf Hitler. Life and career Born in Springfield, Illinois ...
(1888–1965), American actor * Robert Watson (artist) (1923–2004), American landscape painter * Robert W. Watson (1925–2012), English and creative writing professor at UNC Greensboro *
Bobby Watson (American musician) Robert Michael Watson Jr. (born August 23, 1953), known professionally as Bobby Watson, is an American saxophonist, composer, and educator. Early life Watson was born in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. He ha ...
(born 1953), American jazz saxophonist * Bobby Watson (Canadian musician), Canadian blues singer and guitarist *
Robert K. Watson Robert "Rob" Watson is an international leader and expert in business and market transformation, circular economy, and green buildings. Working globally to solve large infrastructure and systems problems at scale, he founded the LEED Green Bui ...
(born 1961), American businessman, pioneer of green building * Robert Watson (Scrabble player), American National Scrabble Championship winner, 1988


See also

* Rob Watson (disambiguation) *
Robert Watson-Watt Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt (13 April 1892 – 5 December 1973) was a Scottish radio engineer and pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology. Watt began his career in radio physics with a job at the Met Office, where he be ...
(1892–1973), Scottish radar pioneer {{hndis, name = Watson, Robert