Watson may refer to:

People

Watson (surname) Watson is a patronymic surname. In 2015, Watson was the 46th most common surname in England and the 19th most common in Scotland. See also Clan Watson. A *Aaron Watson (born 1977), American singer *Abigail Watson (1685–1752), Irish Quaker m ...

* Watson (given name)

Fictional characters

Dr. Watson Dr. John H. Watson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel ''A Study in Scarlet'' (1887). "The Adventure of Shosc ...

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

Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, making her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965), and subsequent ...

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

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 ...

Computing and technology

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

, an IBM supercomputer which won the game show ''Jeopardy!'' * Dr. Watson (debugger), the internal debugger for the Windows platform * Intellext Watson, an application for the Windows platform * Karelia Watson, an application for the Macintosh platform * WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and Engineering), a component of the Mars 2020 SHERLOC spectrometer

Companies

A. J. Watson Abraham Jacob Watson (May 8, 1924 – May 12, 2014) was an American race car builder and chief mechanic. Competing from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, he won the race six times as a car builder. Rodger Ward won 18 races driving Watso ...

, IndyCar roadster chassis constructor *

AS Watson AS Watson Group (or AS Watson or ASW) is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer by number of stores, with over 16,500 stores in 28 markets, primarily in Asia and Europe. A member of CK Hutchison Holdings, ASW operates the ...

, retail division of Hutchison Whampoa **

Watsons Watsons () is a Hong Kong health care and beauty care chain store in Asia and Europe. It is the flagship health and beauty brand of AS Watson, which is majority owned by CK Hutchison Holdings. It operates 8,000 stores and 1,500 pharmacies ...

, a health and beauty care retail chain in Asia and Europe ** Watsons Water, a bottled water company in Hong Kong **

Watson's Wine Watson's Wine is a wine retailer in Hong Kong and a member of the A.S. Watson Group (ASW), a wholly owned subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison). They offer a comprehensive selection of fine wine, spirits, accessories and ...

, a wine retailer in Hong Kong *

Thomas J. Watson Research Center The Thomas J. Watson Research Center is the headquarters for IBM Research. Its main laboratory is in Yorktown Heights, New York, 38 miles (61 km) north of New York City. It also operates facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Albany, ...

, IBM research center * Watson Pharmaceuticals, now Actavis, an Ireland- and U.S.-based pharmaceutical company * Watson Systems, a Swiss maker of shopping trolleys * Watson's (United States), a defunct department store chain based in Knoxville, Tennessee

Places

Antarctica * Watson Peninsula, South Orkney Islands Australia *

Watson, Australian Capital Territory Watson is a suburb of Canberra Canberra ( ; ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the Federation of Australia, federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's lis ...

Division of Watson The Division of Watson is an Electorates of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales. Watson is an Urbanization, urban electorate in Sydney and ...

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

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 Yor ...

, 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 No. 338, 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 ...

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 tre ...

, 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 had a population of 1,133 in 2021. The town is named for Frank Watson, an American-born trapper and prospector, who settled ...

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 status in the United K ...

Watson, Arkansas Watson is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 211 at the 2010 census. History The Desha County seat was moved to Watson in October 1874 after bank erosion along the Mississippi River undermined Napoleon, which wo ...

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 m ...

, 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. Geog ...

Watson, Indiana Watson is an unincorporated community in Utica Township, Clark County, Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michiga ...

Watson, Iowa Watson is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri Rive ...

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 2 ...

* Watson, Minnesota * Watson, Missouri *

Watson, New York Watson is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,802 at the 2020 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 U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania t ...

* Watson, Oklahoma * Watson, Virginia * Watson, West Virginia * Watson House (Chincoteague Island, Virginia) * Watson Township (disambiguation)

Other

* Watson (musician), an American singer and songwriter * Clan Watson, a Scottish clan * Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, internship grant * Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, travel grant *

The Watson Twins The Watson Twins are an Americana band based in Nashville, TN formed by identical twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson. Biography Chandra and Leigh were born on March 17, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. They atten ...

, an indie country-rock group *

George Watson's College George Watson's College is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a Scottish education in the eighteenth ...

, a school in Edinburgh, Scotland * USS ''Watson'' (DD-482), a proposed United States Navy destroyer canceled in 1946 * Watson (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon * ''Watson'' (film), a 2019 documentary film * ''Watson'' (newspaper), a Swiss online newspaper * ''Watson'' (TV series), an American TV series