Waters (name)
Waters is a surname, derived from "Wat", or "Wa'ter", an old pronunciation of Gaultier or Walter, and similarly derived from the surname Watson ("Wat's son").[1] The name is common from an early date in Wales and Yorkshire.[2][3]
People surnamed Waters
Military people
- Daniel Waters (Minutemen) (1731–1816), officer in the United States Navy.
- John K. Waters (1906–1989), former U.S. General, prisoner of war, and son-in-law of George S. Patton
- Terence Edward Waters (1929–1951), British soldier awarded the George Cross
Performers
- Crystal Waters (born 1964), American singer and songwriter
- David Waters (actor) (born 1975), Australian actor
- Derek Waters (born 1979), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director
- Dina Waters (born 1965), American actress
- Doris Ethel Waters, better known as half of the comedy duo Gert and Daisy
- Ethel Waters (1896–1977), American singer and actress
- Florence Elsie Waters, better known as half of the comedy duo Gert and Daisy
- Horace John Waters, the birth name of actor Jack Warner
- Jeff Waters (born 1966), Canadian guitarist
- John Waters (actor) (born 1948), Australian actor
- Latanza Waters, house music singer
- Roger Waters (born 1943), English rock bassist and lyricist, most notably of Pink Floyd
- Russell Waters (1908–1982), Scottish film actor
- Zac Waters (born 1994), Music producer
Politicians
- Anne Marie Waters, founder of the far-right For Britain party.
- Dan Waters, politician in Ontario, Canada
- Maxine Waters (born 1938), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Stanley Waters (1920–1991), Canadian Senator
Sportspeople
- Anthony Waters (born 1985), American football linebacker
- Beau Waters (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
- Ben Waters (1904–1962), New Zealand rower
- Brian Waters (born 1977), American football guard
- Carole Waters, retired Australian basketball player
- Drew Waters (born 1998), American professional baseball player
- Fraser Waters (born 1976), South African footballer
- Guy Waters, Australian boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s
- Harry Waters (s. 1976), British piano and Hammond organ player
- Huw Waters (born 1986), Welsh cricketer
- Joseph Waters (rugby union)
- Katarina Waters (born 1980), English wrestler
- Tremont Waters (born 1998), American basketball player
- Lauren Waters (born 1998), 3x American Handball National Champion
Others
- Alice Waters (born 1944), American chef
- Allan Waters (1921–2005), Canadian businessman
- Billie Waters (1896–1979), English artist
- Craig Waters (born 1956), public information officer of the Florida Supreme Court
- Daniel Waters (screenwriter) (born 1962), American screenwriter and film director, brother of Mark S. Waters
- David Roland Waters, the killer of the American activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair
- James Waters, Chairman of CHUM Limited
- John Waters (disambiguation)
- John Waters (columnist), Irish columnist
- John S. Waters (1893–1965), American filmmaker who directed films from 1916 until 1958
- John Samuel Waters, Jr. (born 1946), American filmmaker
- Joseph Waters, composer
- Keith Waters (born 1962), pioneer in facial animation
- Lesley Waters (born 1961), English celebrity chef
- Lou Waters, CNN anchor
- Margaret Waters (1835–1870), English murderer
- Mark Waters (director) (born 1964), American film director
- Mark AJ Waters (Irish Director)
- Miriam Van Waters (1887–1974), American feminist social worker
- Ralph M. Waters (1883–1979), American anesthesiologist
- Richard Waters (1935–2013), American artist, inventor of Waterphone
- Ron Waters, director and Vice President of CHUM Limited
- Sarah Waters (born 1966), British novelist
- T.A. Waters, American writer fl. 1960s
People with the given name Waters
- Waters W. Braman (1840–1893), New York politician
See also
References
- ^ J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps Life of William Shakespeare 1912 Page 110 "Gaultier or Walter, which it is, I care not: Never did base dishonor blur our name, But with our sword we wiped away the blot; 40 Therefore, when ... “Walter,” pronounced Water; a pronunciation still traceable in the surname Waters.—"
- ^ Zimmerman, Waters and allied families - Page 45 Dorothy Edmonstone Zimmerman Allen - 19?? - The name Waters is found at an early period both in Wales and in Yorkshire Eng.,
- ^ One Waters family: some descendants of James Waters Jeanne Waters Strong - 1980 "... name Waters is found early in Wales and Yorkshire."
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