Thomas Watson may refer to:

Bishops

Thomas Watson (bishop of Lincoln) Thomas Watson (1515 – 27 September 1584) was a Catholic Bishop, notable among Catholics for his descriptions of the Protestant Reformation. Historian Albert Pollard described Watson as "one of the chief Catholic controversialists" of Mary Tud ...

(1515–1584), Catholic bishop *

Thomas Watson (bishop of St Davids) Thomas Watson (1 March 1637 – 3 June 1717) was an England, English Church of England Bishop of St. David's (consecrated 1687; suspended 1694; deprived 1699). A supporter of King James II of England, King James II, he opposed the Glorious Revol ...

(1637–1717), English clergyman

Writers

Thomas Watson (poet) Thomas Watson (1555–1592) was an English poet and translator, and the pioneer of the English madrigal. His lyrics aside, he wrote largely in Latin, also being the first to translate Sophocles's ''Antigone'' from Greek. His incorporation of It ...

(c. 1557–1592), English poet and translator *

Thomas Watson (Puritan) Thomas Watson (c. 1620–1686) was an English Puritan preacher and author. He was ejected from his London parish after the English Restoration, Restoration, but continued to preach privately. Watson was affiliated with the Cavalier faction in ...

(c. 1620–1686), nonconformist preacher and writer * Tom Watson (journalist) (born 1962), journalist and author

Sportsmen

Tom Watson (football manager) Tom Watson (April 1859 – 6 May 1915) was an English football manager who managed Sunderland and Liverpool around the turn of the 20th century. In winning the league title with both clubs—the first title for both—he was the first manager ...

(1859–1915), English football manager *

Tom Watson (footballer, born 1860s) Thomas Watson (born 1868 or 1869; died 10 April 1902) was an English footballer who played for Small Heath in the Football League as a goalkeeper. Life and career Thomas Watson was born in 1868 or 1869 in Birmingham, He was a son of John Watso ...

(1868 or 1869 – 1902), English football goalkeeper for Small Heath * Tom Watson (Australian footballer) (1874–1920), Australian rules footballer * Thomas Watson (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1944), English clergyman and cricketer * Thomas Watson (Scottish cricketer) (1896–1974) *

Tom Watson (footballer, born 1900) Thomas Houston Watson (4 October 1900 – 13 May 1978) was an Irish professional footballer. He began his career with Irish Intermediate League side Crusaders as a half back before joining Cardiff City in 1925 where he converted to defence. He ...

(1900–1978), Ireland international football player * Tom Watson (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1979), footballer for Rochdale *

Tommy Watson (boxer) Thomas Watson (2 June 1908 – 27 January 1971), better known as Tommy Watson or Seaman Watson, was an English boxer who was British featherweight champion between 1932 and 1934. Career Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Watson served in the Royal Na ...

(1908–1971), English boxer * Thomas Watson (cricketer, born 1913) (1913–1994), English cricketer and educator *

Gordon Watson (footballer, born 1914) Thomas Gordon Watson (1 March 1914 – 29 April 2001) was an English association football, football player and coach. Career Born in Wolsingham, Watson began his career with Blyth Spartans A.F.C., Blyth Spartans. He played for Everton F.C., Eve ...

(Thomas Gordon Watson, 1914–2001), English footballer for Everton *

Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American golfer. In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading golfers in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was the numbe ...

(born 1949), American golfer * Tommy Watson (footballer, born 1943), Scottish football winger *

Tommy Watson (footballer, born 1969) Thomas Watson may refer to: Bishops *Thomas Watson (bishop of Lincoln) (1515–1584), Catholic bishop * Thomas Watson (bishop of St Davids) (1637–1717), English clergyman Writers *Thomas Watson (poet) (c. 1557–1592), English poet and translat ...

, English football player *

Tom Watson (fighter) Tom Watson (born 13 July 1982) is an English mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight division of Cage Warriors. A professional competitor since 2006, he is the former BAMMA#World Titl ...

(born 1982), mixed martial artist * Tom Watson (footballer, born 2006), footballer for Sunderland

Politicians

* Thomas Watson (silk spinner) (1823–1887), British politician; MP for Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1885–1887 * Thomas E. Watson (1856–1922), American politician; Populist leader; U.S. senator from Georgia *

Thomas Philip Watson Thomas Philip "Phil" Watson (August 31, 1933 – March 1, 2015) was an American politician and minister of the Church of Christ. Born in Nashville, Arkansas, Watson served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He also went to ...

(1933–2015), American politician; Oklahoma state senator * Thomas R. Watson (born 1947), American politician; Maine state representative *

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(1715–1746), English nobleman and politician; MP for Canterbury *

Thomas Watson (Berwick-upon-Tweed MP) Thomas Watson (ca. 1701 – 7 January 1766) of Grindon Bridge, Northumberland, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1740 to 1765. Watson was the son of Thomas Watson of Berwick and his wife Margaret Clerk. He married ...

(c. 1701–1766), British politician; MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1754–1765 * J. Thomas Watson (1885–1954), Florida attorney general *

Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest Thomas Anthony Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest (born 8 January 1967) is a British politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019. A member of the House of Lords since 2022, he was the member of Parliament (MP) ...

(born 1967), British politician; former deputy leader of the Labour Party; and former MP for West Bromwich East *

Thomas Watson (died before 1621) Thomas Watson (died 1621 buried St Margaret's, Halstead Kent), of Westminster and Halstead Court, Halstead, Kent; formerly of Monkwell Street, London, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Rye ...

English member of parliament

Businesspeople

Thomas J. Watson Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management sty ...

(1874–1956), first president of IBM * Thomas J. Watson Jr. (1914–1993), second president of IBM and son of Thomas J. Watson

Artists

Thomas Watson (engraver) Thomas Watson (1750–1781) was a fine engraver in mezzotint and in stipple. His early prints were published in alliance with the book and printsellers Samuel Hooper and Walter Shropshire. Between 1773 and 1776, he exhibited with the Society of ...

(1750–1781), fine engraver *

T. H. Watson Thomas Henry Watson (1 November 1839 – 13 January 1913) was a British architect. Early life He was born on 1 November 1839, the son of John Burges Watson (1803–1881), architect of the picturesque landmark, Duck Island Cottage in St James's ...

(Thomas Henry Watson, 1839–1913), British architect *

Thomas Lennox Watson Thomas Lennox Watson (21 August 1850 – 12 October 1920), FRIBA, was a Scottish architect and interior designer. Born in Glasgow, he submitted designs for the city's City Chambers (1880) and Kelvingrove Art Gallery (1892) competitions, but w ...

(1850–1920), Scottish architect and interior designer *

Tom Watson (actor) Thomas Welsh Watson (21 March 1932 – 18 August 2001) was a Scottish-born stage, television and film actor. Early life Watson was born on 21 March 1932 at Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. His family later moved to Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, ...

(1932–2001), Scottish-born stage, television and film actor * Yannima Tommy Watson (c. 1935–2017), Australian artist

Others

Thomas A. Watson Thomas Augustus Watson (January 18, 1854 – December 13, 1934) was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone in 1876. Life and work Born in Salem, Massachusetts, United States, Watson was a bookkeeper and ...

(1854–1934), inventor and assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone * Tom Watson (musician) (born 1962), American guitarist * Thomas E. Watson (USMC) (1892–1966), U.S. Marine Corps general * Thomas Watson (surveyor), early Western Australian surveyor * Thomas Watson (trade unionist) (1860–1921), British trade union leader * Thomas Colclough Watson (1867–1917), British recipient of the Victoria Cross * Sir Thomas Watson, 1st Baronet (1792–1882), British physician and president of the Royal College of Physicians, 1862–66 * Thomas Watson (Royal Navy officer) (died 1744), British navy captain {{hndis, Watson, Thomas