Watts (surname)

Watts is a surname, and may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * Alaric Alexander Watts, British poet and journalist
 * Caroline Watts, British artist
 * Danièle Watts, American actress
 * David G. Watts, British game designer
 * George Frederic Watts, British painter and sculptor
 * Heather Watts, American ballerina and dancer
 * Jon Watts, American filmmaker
 * Julia Watts, American author
 * Julie Watts (born 1950), Australian author and publisher
 * Julie Watts, West Australian poet, winner of the Blake Poetry Prize in 2017
 * Mary Stanbery Watts (1868–1958), American novelist
 * Naomi Watts, British actress
 * Peter Watts (author), Canadian author and biologist
 * Richard Watts, Jr., American theater critic
 * Robert Watts, British film producer
 * Robert Watts (artist), American artist
 * Rolonda Watts, American actress and talk show host
 * Stanley J. Watts, American artist
 * Theodore Watts-Dunton, British poet and critic
 * Tim Watts (filmmaker), British filmmaker
 * Walter Henry Watts (1776–1842), British artist and journalist

Music

 * André Watts, German-American pianist
 * Charlie Watts (1941–2021), British drummer of The Rolling Stones
 * Clem Watts, pseudonym of Al Trace, a prolific American songwriter and orchestra leader
 * Elizabeth Watts, British soprano
 * Ernie Watts, American jazz saxophonist
 * Helen Watts, Welsh singer
 * Isaac Watts (1674–1748), English hymn-writer, theologian, and logician
 * Ivo Watts-Russell, indie music entrepreneur
 * Jeff "Tain" Watts, American jazz drummer
 * John Watts (composer)
 * Lou Watts, British musician in the band Chumbawamba
 * Lyndon Watts, Australian bassoonist
 * Nathan Watts, American bass guitar player
 * Pete Overend Watts (1947–2017), English rock bassist, founding member of Mott the Hoople
 * Raymond Watts, American musician and member of the band PIG
 * Reggie Watts, American comedian and musician

Crime

 * Christopher Lee Watts (born 1985), perpetrator of the Watts family murders (2018)
 * Coral Eugene Watts (1953–2007), American murderer
 * Joe Watts, American mobster

Law

 * Richard C. Watts (1853–1930), an Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
 * Shirley M. Watts (born 1959), a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals

Military and naval

 * John Watts (sailor) (c. 1778–1823), U.S. merchant captain from Virginia
 * John Cliffe Watts (1786–1873), British military officer and colonial architect in New South Wales
 * John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907), author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard
 * John Watts de Peyster Jr. (1841–1873), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
 * Philip Watts (naval architect), British naval architect

Politics

 * Alfred Watts (South Australian politician) (1815–1884), South Australian businessman and politician
 * Alfred Watts (Western Australian politician) (1873–1954), Australian politician
 * Arthur Watts (politician) (1897–1970), Australian politician
 * David Watts (politician), British politician
 * J. C. Watts, American politician
 * John Watts, postmaster of Oregon and disputed elector in the 1876 United States presidential election
 * John Watts (Cherokee chief)
 * John Watts (New York politician) (1749–1836), U.S. Representative from New York
 * John Arthur Watts (1947–2016), British MP for Slough
 * John C. Watts (1902–1971), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
 * John Sebrie Watts (1816–1876), U.S. House Delegate from New Mexico Territory
 * Lala Fay Watts (1881–1971), American suffragette, temperance advocate, and labor activist
 * Thomas H. Watts, American politician, 18th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama

Science, medicine, and academia

 * Becky Watts, British college student who was murdered by her family
 * David P. Watts, American anthropologist
 * Duncan J. Watts, American sociologist
 * Frederick Watts, the "Father of Penn State"
 * Henry Watts (disambiguation), multiple people
 * James W. Watts, American neurosurgeon and early pioneer of lobotomy
 * Michael Watts, American geographer
 * Ronald Lampman Watts, Canadian academic
 * Susan Watts, British science journalist
 * Victor Watts (1938–2002), British toponymist, medievalist, translator, and academic

Sports

 * Armani Watts, American football player
 * Armon Watts (born 1996), American football player
 * Bill Watts, American professional wrestler
 * Bobby 'Boogaloo' Watts, American boxer
 * Brandon Watts, American football player
 * Darius Watts, American football player
 * Duece Watts (born 1999), American football player
 * Eric Watts, American football player
 * Erik Watts, American professional wrestler
 * Fergus Watts, Australian footballer
 * Fraser Watts, Scottish cricketer
 * John Watts, Australian sportsman and broadcaster
 * Johnny Watts (English footballer), English football player for Birmingham City F.C.
 * Markees Watts (born 1999), American football player
 * Phat Watts (born 1999), American football player
 * Quincy Watts, American athlete
 * R. N. Watts, American college sports coach
 * Rocket Watts (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Slick Watts, American streetball player
 * Stan Watts, American basketball coach
 * Vanessa Watts, West Indian cricketer
 * Wallace Watts, Wales rugby union international
 * Wally Watts, Australian footballer

Other

 * Alan Watts, English philosopher
 * Anthony Watts (blogger), American blogger and former television weatherman
 * C. C. Watts (pastor) Charles Cameron Watts (1895–1965), Australian Congregationalist pastor
 * Daniel Watts (disambiguation)
 * Franklin Watts, an imprint of U.S. publisher Grolier
 * George Washington Watts, financier and manufacturer
 * Graham Clive Watts, British construction administrator
 * Hugh Watts (bell-founder) (1582/3 – 1643), English bell-founder
 * John Watts of the Leake and Watt's Children's Home
 * Philip Watts, British businessman
 * Richard Watts, British businessman and philanthropist
 * Sara Virginia Ecker Watts, First Lady of North Carolina
 * William Watts (East India Company official) of the British East India Company
 * Watts family murders