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 A.S. Watson Group (or A.S. Watson or ASW) is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, with over 16,000 stores in 27 markets worldwide serving over 5.3 billion customers every year, and over 137 million loyalty programme mem ...

, 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 with ...

, IBM research center * Watson Systems, maker of shopping trolleys *

A. J. Watson A. J. Watson (May 8, 1924 – May 12, 2014) was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race six times as a car builder. Rodger Ward won 18 races driving Watson cars. A native of southern ...

, IndyCar roadster chassis constructor *

Watsons Water Watsons Water () is a producer and distributor of bottled distilled water based in Tai Po Industrial Estate New Territories East Hong Kong. The company has production plants in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Their product is c ...

, a bottled water company in Hong Kong

Computing

Watson (computer) IBM Watson is a question answering, 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 a ...

, 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 An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common daemon (computing), services for c ...

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

Name

* Watson (surname) *

Watson (given name) Watson is a patronymic forename of English and Scottish origin. Meaning "Son of Walter" or "Son of Water", the name originated in Old English because in medieval times the usual pronunciation of Walter was Water. Notable people with the name includ ...

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 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'' #25 (June 1965). ...

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

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were p ...

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 Austral ...

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 Sydn ...

, 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 easter ...

* Watson Island (Queensland), 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 f ...

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 treasu ...

, 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 is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 211 at the 2010 census. Delta Heritage Trail In 1992, the Union Pacific Railroad discontinued service on a rail line which ran directly through Watson, and a right-of ...

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 t ...

, 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. Geo ...

Watson, Indiana Watson is an unincorporated community in Utica Township, Clark County, Indiana. History A post office was established at Watson in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928. Watson was laid out as a town in 1876. Geog ...

Watson, Iowa Watson is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader Elkader is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,209 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,465 in 20 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. History A former variant name was Watsons Station. A post office called Watsons Station was established in 1854, the name was changed to Watson in 1882, and the ...

Watson, Oklahoma Watson is an unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the Uni ...

* Watson, Virginia * Watson, West Virginia *

Watson House (Chincoteague Island, Virginia) The Watson House is a historic U.S. home located at 4240 Main Street, Chincoteague, Virginia. The house represents a notable example of the Chincoteague architectural style. The Watson family lived in Chincoteague for many generations and Rober ...

* Watson Township (disambiguation)

Other

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