Watts
Encyclopedia
People
- 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...
, the surname of several people - Watts S. Humphrey (1927–2010), American software engineer often called the father of software quality
- Watts (producer)Watts (producer)Austin Garrick, better known as Watts, is a Canadian record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists such as Redman, Method Man, and Joe Budden.-Early life and career:...
, a Canadian record producer
Fictional characters
- Watts familyWatts familyThe Watts are a fictional family in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The family consists of Den, Sharon, Dennis, Chrissie, Angie, and Vicki. Most recently, Dennis Jr was born in 2006, but has yet to be seen onscreen....
in EastEnders- Angie WattsAngie WattsAngela "Angie" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Anita Dobson from the first episode of the show until 1988 when the actress decided to quit and the character was written out....
- Den WattsDen WattsDennis Alan "Den" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Leslie Grantham. He became well known for his tabloid nickname, "Dirty Den"....
- Sharon Watts
- Chrissie WattsChrissie WattsChristine "Chrissie" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. She first appeared in April 2004 as the second wife of the show's "most enduring character", Den Watts, becoming a prominent regular for the next 18 months...
- Angie Watts
- Curly Watts in Coronation Street
- Raquel WattsRaquel WattsRaquel Catherine Watts is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Sarah Lancashire.-Storylines:...
in Coronation Street - Peter Watts (Millennium) in Millennium
- Watts, in the film Some Kind of Wonderful
United States
- Watts, Los Angeles, California, a city district
- Watts, OklahomaWatts, OklahomaWatts is a town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Watts is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, a town - Watts Community, OklahomaWatts Community, OklahomaWatts Community is a census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 500 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Watts Community is located at ....
, a census-designated place - Watts Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Watts, VirginiaWatts, VirginiaWatts is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia....
, an unincorporated community - Watts Branch (Anacostia River)Watts Branch (Anacostia River)Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Anacostia River in Prince George's County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. The headwaters of the stream originate in the Capitol Heights area of Prince George's County, and the branch flows roughly...
, a tributary stream of the Anacostia River in Maryland and the District of Columbia - Watts Branch (Potomac River)Watts Branch (Potomac River)Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream originate in the city of Rockville, and the branch flows southwest for , under the C&O Canal near Swain's Lock, to the Potomac River, which drains to the Chesapeake Bay...
, a tributary of the Potomac in Maryland - Watts Island, Chesapeake Bay (see Watts Island LightWatts Island LightThe Watts Island Light was a historic lighthouse located near Watts Island in the Chesapeake Bay. It was the only lighthouse built by John Donahoo outside of Maryland.-History:...
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Other
- Watts RiverWatts RiverThe Watts River is a tributary of the Yarra River. It rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, north east of Healesville, Victoria, Australia and joins the Yarra River near Healesville...
, Victoria, Australia - Watts PointWatts PointWatts Point is a point in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on the eastern side of Howe Sound northwest of Britannia Beach....
, British Columbia, Canada - Watts (crater)Watts (crater)Watts is a small lunar crater that is located at the extreme northern edge of the Mare Fecunditatis. Just one crater diameter to the northwest is the irregular da Vinci. Farther to the south is the larger crater Taruntius....
, on the Moon - 1798 Watts1798 Watts1798 Watts is the name of an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program....
, an asteroid
Buildings
- Watts TowersWatts TowersThe Watts Towers or Towers of Simon Rodia in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet . The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time over a period of...
, 17 interconnected structures in the Watts district of Los Angeles - Watts StationWatts StationWatts Station is a train station built in 1904 in Watts, Los Angeles, California. It was one of the first buildings in Watts and, for many years, it was a major stop for the Pacific Electric Railway's "Red Car" service between Los Angeles and Long Beach. It was the only structure that remained...
, a train station in the Watts district - Watts HospitalWatts HospitalWatts Hospital, located in Durham, North Carolina was the city's first hospital, operating between 1895 and 1976.The hospital opened in 1895, funded entirely by George W. Watts, as a private, 22-bed, modern hospital dedicated to the care of Durham's white citizens and offered free care to those...
, the first hospital in Durham, North Carolina - Watts Building (Birmingham, Alabama)Watts Building (Birmingham, Alabama)Watts Building in Birmingham, Alabama is an Art Deco building built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.It may be located within the Downtown Birmingham Historic District, also NRHP-listed....
, on the National Register of Historic Places - Watts WarehouseWatts WarehouseWatts Warehouse is a large, ornate Victorian Grade II* listed building which stands on Portland Street in the centre of Manchester, United Kingdom. It opened in 1856 as a textile warehouse for the wholesale drapery business S & J Watts, and at the time it was the largest single-occupancy textile...
, Manchester, England - Watts Mortuary ChapelWatts Mortuary ChapelThe Watts Mortuary Chapel is a Gothic Revival chapel and mortuary located in the village of Compton in Surrey.As a follower of the Home Arts and Industries Association, set up by Earl Brownlow in 1885 to encourage handicrafts among the lower classes, when Compton Parish Council created a new...
, Surrey, England
Businesses
- Watts & CoWatts & CoWatts & Co. is a prominent architecture and interior design company. It is one of the most remarkable survivals of the Gothic Revival of the nineteenth century: a firm founded in 1874 by three leading late-Victorian church architects, George Frederick Bodley, Thomas Garner and Gilbert Scott the...
, an architecture and interior design company founded in 1874 - Watts GalleryWatts GalleryWatts Gallery is an art gallery in the village of Compton, near Guildford in Surrey. It is dedicated to the work of Victorian era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts....
, an art gallery in Surrey, England - Watts CommunicationsWatts CommunicationsWatts Communications is an Emmy Award winning multimedia company located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States....
, a multimedia company in Wisconsin
Other uses
- USS Watts (DD-567)USS Watts (DD-567)USS Watts was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. It was named for Captain John Watts , who fought French privateers during the Quasi-War with France....
, a U.S. Navy destroyer - Watts Naval SchoolWatts Naval SchoolWatts Naval School was originally the Norfolk County School, a public school set up to serve the educational needs of the 'sons of farmers and artisans'...
, Norfolk, England - Watts (Pacific Electric)Watts (Pacific Electric)The Watts Line performed local service along the route of the Long Beach Line from 6th & Main Station to Watts, 7.45 miles.WThis local service was established at an unknown date, probably 1904. It was the primary local district service for the Southern District, which also included the Long Beach,...
, a light rail line - Watts drill, a drill bit that is a type of mortiserMortiserA mortiser or morticer is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber, such as a mortise in a mortise and tenon joint.-Square chisel mortiser:...
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...
- WATS (disambiguation)
- WAT (disambiguation)WAT (disambiguation)Wat or WAT may refer to:* IAAF World Athletics Tour, a tour of international track and field meeting* Wat, a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand or Laos* Wat , an Eritrean and Ethiopian stew* Wat Tyler, leader of the English Peasants' Revolt...