John Watts may refer to:

Politics

  • John Watts (1715–1789), Member of the New York General Assembly
  • John Watts (New York politician) (1749–1836), U.S. Representative from New York
  • Statue of John Watts, an 1893 outdoor bronze sculpture
  • John Watts (Australian politician) (1821–1902), Queensland politician
  • John Watts (British politician) (1947–2016), British MP from Slough
  • John Watts (Stoke politician) (1864–1951), British political activist and mine rescue hero
  • John Watts (Grenadian politician) (1921/22-2015), Grenada MP
  • John C. Watts (1902–1971), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • John Sebrie Watts (1816–1876), U.S. House Delegate from New Mexico Territory

Sports

  • John Watts (athlete) (born 1939), British Olympic athlete
  • John Watts (jockey) (1860–1902), British jockey
  • Johnny Watts (English footballer) (1931–2006), English football player for Birmingham City F.C.
  • Johnny Watts (Australian footballer) (1883–1952), Australian rules footballer
  • John K. Watts (1937–2017), Australian sportsman and broadcaster
  • John Watts (judoka) (born 1944), British judoka

Military

  • John Watts (military architect) (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; early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard
  • John Watts de Peyster Jr. (1841–1873), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
  • John Watts (British Army officer) (1930–2003), British general

Others

  • John Watts (merchant) (died 1616), English merchant and shipowner
  • John Watts (Royal Navy officer) (1755–1801), midshipman on James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific
  • John Watts (Cherokee chief) (died 1802), also known as "Young Tassel"
  • John Watts (sailor) (c. 1778–1823), U.S. merchant captain from Virginia
  • John Watts (reformer) (1818–1887), English educational and social reformer
  • John Watts (composer) (1929–1982), American composer
  • John Watts (singer) (born 1954), British singer/guitarist and member of Fischer-Z
  • John Watts (historian), late medieval historian
  • John D. W. Watts, Baptist theologian and Old Testament scholar
  • John W.H. Watts, curator and architect

See also

  • Jon Watts (born 1981), American filmmaker
  • Jack Watts (disambiguation)
  • John Watt (disambiguation)