Watt (surname)
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The surname Watt may refer to:
- Watt of SussexWatt of SussexWatt was a South Saxon whose existence is attested by three charters that he witnessed, in the reign of Noðhelm, as Wattus Rex. He probably would have ruled between about AD 692 and 725 and there is some suggestion that he may have been King of the Hæstingas.-Charter evidence:He witnessed a charter...
, Anglo-Saxon king - Adam WattAdam WattAdam Watt is an Australian former boxer and kickboxer. He has studied kickboxing, Seido-kaikan karate, and boxing. He has been called the "Aussie Sniper" and later "Lights Out" because of his high level karate and boxing skills, and one punch knock out power...
, Australian boxer - Alexander WattAlexander WattAlexander Stuart Watt was a Scottish botanist and plant ecologist.-Life:Watt was born on an Aberdeenshire farm and went to school at Turriff Secondary School and Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen. He graduated as M.A. and B.Sc. from the University of Aberdeen in 1913...
, British plant ecologist - Ben WattBen WattBenjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...
, British musician and music producer - Davey WattDavey WattDavid John Watt is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Poole Pirates in England where his is currently the team captain, WTS Wrocław in Poland and Lejonen in Sweden...
, Australian speedway rider - David Watt (computer scientist), British computer scientist
- David Gibson-WattDavid Gibson-WattDavid Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt MC & Two Bars was a British Conservative politician.Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, Gibson-Watt served in the Welsh Guards from 1939 to 1946, seeing action in the North African campaign and the Italian campaign. He was awarded the...
, British politician - Douglas Watt, Canadian politician
- Eddie WattEddie WattEddie Dean Watt is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The 5'10", 197 lb. right-hander was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent on September 5, 1961...
, Major League Baseball pitcher - Geoff WattGeoff WattGeoff Watt was a local distance runner from Warragul, Victoria of some international note who died from exposure in 1969 while training on Mount Erica in Baw Baw National Park.* Major force behind Warragul Amateur Athletics Club....
, Australian runner - George Watt (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hamish WattHamish WattHamish Watt is a Scottish politician, farmer and writer. The son of William Watt and Caroline Allan, he was educated at Keith Grammar School and at the University of St Andrews, and was involved in dairy and sheep farming and other business interests.He contested Caithness and Sutherland as the...
, Scottish politician - Ian WattIan WattIan Watt was a literary critic, literary historian and professor of English at Stanford University. His Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding is an important work in the history of the genre...
, literary historian - Jaime WattJaime WattJaime Watt is a Canadian political strategist who was most notable for playing an important role in the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario's two election victories under the leadership of Mike Harris....
, Canadian political consultant - James WattJames WattJames Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.While working as an instrument maker at the...
, Scottish engineer, for whom is named the watt, the SI-derived unit of power - James G. WattJames G. WattJames Gaius Watt served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior for President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983.-Early life and career:...
, US Secretary of the Interior - Jim Watt (boxer), Scottish boxer
- Joachim von Watt, the birth name of Swiss scholar Joachim VadianJoachim VadianJoachim Vadian , born as Joachim von Watt, was a Swiss Humanist and scholar and also mayor and reformer in St. Gallen.-Biography:...
- Joseph WattJoseph WattJoseph Watt, VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
, Scottish VC recipient - Joseph M. WattJoseph M. WattJoseph M. Watt , is currently a justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, assuming that post in 1992, and was retained by the voters in 1994, 1996, and 2002. From 2003 to 2007, he served two terms as chief justice...
, American judge - Kathy WattKathy WattKathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain ....
, Australian cyclist - Lawrence Watt-EvansLawrence Watt-EvansLawrence Watt-Evans is one of the pseudonyms of American science fiction and fantasy author Lawrence Watt Evans...
, American fantasy writer - Leslie WattLeslie WattLeslie Watt was a New Zealand cricketer who played one Test for New Zealand, against England in March 1955. Playing as a specialist batsman, Watt made two runs in two innings, as he was twice bowled by England's bowlers...
, New Zealand cricketer - Mel WattMel WattMelvin Luther Watt is the United States House of Representatives for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...
, American politician - Mike WattMike WattMichael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...
, American musician - Mike Watt (ice hockey)Mike Watt (ice hockey)Michael Watt is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for four different National Hockey League teams.-Playing career:...
, Canadian professional ice hockey player - Nicole WattNicole WattNicole Watt is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2001 Canadian silver medalist. She suffers from Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Her medical condition caused her to stop competitive figure skating for health reasons in 2003...
, Canadian skater - Norman Watt-RoyNorman Watt-RoyNorman Watt-Roy is the bassist for The Blockheads, previously known as Ian Dury & the Blockheads.In November 1954 the Watt-Roy family, including Norman, his older brother Garth and his sister, moved to England...
Bassist of Ian DuryIan DuryIan Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
& The BlockheadsThe BlockheadsThe Blockheads are an English rock and roll band. Originally fronted by vocalist Ian Dury as Ian Dury and the Blockheads, the band has continued to perform since Dury's death in 2000. Current members include Chaz Jankel , Norman Watt-Roy , Mick Gallagher , John Turnbull and Davey Payne... - Phil WattPhil WattPhil Watt is an English footballer defender who is currently plays for Grantham Town .-Career:Watt joined Lincoln in 2004 having trained as a youth player with Rotherham United. He moved to Grantham Town on loan in early 2006, before being promoted to the first team squad in July 2006...
, English footballer - Robert WattRobert WattRobert Douglas Watt, LVO, FRHSC was the first Chief Herald of Canada. He was appointed at the foundation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, and was succeeded by Claire Boudreau in 2007....
, Canadian herald - Robert Watson-WattRobert Watson-WattSir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, KCB, FRS, FRAeS is considered by many to be the "inventor of radar". Development of radar, initially nameless, was first started elsewhere but greatly expanded on 1 September 1936 when Watson-Watt became...
, British developer of radar - Sanchez WattSanchez WattHerschel Oulio Sanchez Watt , more commonly known as Sanchez Watt, is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Arsenal, currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday...
, English footballer - Sheila Watt-CloutierSheila Watt-CloutierSheila Watt-Cloutier, OC is a Canadian Inuit activist. She has been a political representative for Inuit at the regional, national and international levels, most recently as International Chair for Inuit Circumpolar Council...
, Canadian activist - Steven Watt, a professional soccer player, formerly of Chelsea F.C.
- Tom WattTom WattTom Watt is a pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the leafs, Tom worked with the Florida Panthers on August 16, 2005, as Pro Scout. He previously worked in Player Development for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He originally joined the Mighty Ducks on January 5, 2001 as Special...
, Canadian hockey coach - Tom Watt (actor)Tom Watt (actor)Thomas Erickson "Tom" Watt is an English radio presenter, journalist and actor, who is best known for playing the role of Lofty Holloway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.-Acting career:...
, British actor, journalist and radio DJ - William WattWilliam WattWilliam Alexander Watt PC was an Australian politician who was the 24th Premier of Victoria, and later a leading federal politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives....
, Australian politician - William Montgomery WattWilliam Montgomery WattWilliam Montgomery Watt was a Scottish historian, an Emeritus Professor in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh...
, Islamic studies scholar
See also
- Watt (disambiguation)Watt (disambiguation)Watt may refer to:*Watt, the SI unit of power, named for James Watt, which has several associated measures or quantities:**Watt-hour**Watt balance**Nominal watt*Watt , a book by Samuel Beckett...
- Watts (surname)Watts (surname)-Arts and entertainment:* Alaric Alexander Watts, British poet and journalist* David G. Watts, British game designer* George Frederic Watts, British painter and sculptor* Heather Watts, an American ballerina and dancer* Julia Watts, American author...
- John Watt BeattieJohn Watt BeattieJohn Watt Beattie was an Australian photographer.Beattie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Tasmania in 1890...
, Scottish-Australian photographer - Boulton and WattBoulton and WattThe firm of Boulton & Watt was initially a partnership between Matthew Boulton and James Watt.-The engine partnership:The partnership was formed in 1775 to exploit Watt's patent for a steam engine with a separate condenser. This made much more efficient use of its fuel than the older Newcomen engine...
, manufacturers of steam engines - "Boulton, Watt and MurdochBoulton, Watt and MurdochThe gilded bronze statue of Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch by William Bloye and Raymond Forbes-Kings stands on a plinth of Portland stone, outside the old Register Office on Broad Street in Birmingham, England....
", statue - "James Watt's Mad MachineJames Watt's Mad MachineJames Watt's Mad Machine is a set of sculptural railings and gates at Winson Green Metro station, Winson Green, Birmingham, England, designed by Tim Tolkien, supported by Eric Klein Velderman, Paula Woof and pupils at James Watt Infants and Junior Schools, with whose site it forms a boundary.It is...
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