Watts (surname)

Arts and entertainment

• Alaric Alexander Watts, British poet and journalist
• Danièle Watts, American actress
• David G. Watts, British game designer
• George Frederic Watts, British painter and sculptor
• Heather Watts, American ballerina and dancer
• Julia Watts, American author
• Mary Stanbery Watts, American novelist
• Naomi Watts, British actress
• Peter Watts, Canadian author and biologist
• Richard Watts, Jr., American theater critic
• Robert Watts, British film producer
• Robert Watts, American artist
• Rolonda Watts, American actress and talk show host
• Stanley J. Watts, American artist
• Theodore Watts-Dunton, British poet and critic
• Tim Watts, British filmmaker
• Walter Henry Watts, British artist and journalist

  Music

• André Watts, German-American pianist
• Charlie Watts, 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 musician
• Helen Watts, Welsh singer
• Ivo Watts-Russell, indie music entrepreneur
• Isaac Watts, English hymn-writer, theologian, and logician
• Jeff "Tain" Watts, American jazz drummer
• John Watts
• Lou Watts, British musician in the band Chumbawamba
• Lyndon Watts, Australian bassoonist
• Nathan Watts, American bass guitar player
• Peter Watts, British bass guitar player
• Raymond Watts, American musician and member of the band PIG
• Reggie Watts, American comedian and musician

  Crime

• Christopher Lee Watts, perpetrator of the Watts family homicides
• Coral Eugene Watts, American murderer
• Joe Watts, American mobster

  Law

• Richard C. Watts, an Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
• Shirley M. Watts, a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals

  Military and naval

• John Watts , U.S. merchant captain from Virginia
• John Cliffe Watts, British military officer and colonial architect in New South Wales
• John Watts de Peyster , author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard
• John Watts de Peyster Jr., Union Army officer during the American Civil War
• Philip Watts, British naval architect

  Politics

• Alfred Watts , South Australian businessman and politician
• Alfred Watts , Australian politician
• Arthur Watts , Australian politician
• David Watts, British politician
• J.C. Watts, American politician
• John Watts, postmaster of Oregon and disputed elector in the U.S. presidential election, 1876
• John Watts
• John Watts , U.S. Representative from New York
• John C. Watts, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• John Arthur Watts, British MP for Slough
• John Sebrie Watts, U.S. House Delegate from New Mexico Territory
• Lala Fay Watts, American suffragette, temperance advocate, and labor activist
• Thomas H. Watts, American politician

  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, 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, British toponymist, medievalist, translator, and academic

  Sports

• Armani Watts, American football player
• Armon Watts, American football player
• Bill Watts, American professional wrestler
• Bobby 'Boogaloo' Watts, American boxer
• Brandon Watts, American football player
• Darius 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 football player for Birmingham City F.C.
• Quincy Watts, American athlete
• R. N. Watts, American college sports coach
• Rocket Watts, 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, American blogger and former television weatherman
• C. C. Watts Charles Cameron Watts, Australian Congregationalist pastor
• Daniel Watts
• Franklin Watts, an imprint of U.S. publisher Grolier
• Graham Clive Watts, British construction administrator
• Hugh Watts , English bell-founder
• John Watts of the Leake and Watt's Children's Home
• Philip Watts, British businessman
• Richard Watts, British businessman and philanthropist
• William Watts of the British East India Company