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词条 Waters (name)
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  1. People surnamed Waters

     Military people  Performers  Politicians  Sportspeople  Others 

  2. People with the given name Waters

  3. See also

  4. References

{{other uses|Waters (disambiguation)}}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/songwriter
  • David Waters (Australian actor)
  • Dina Waters (born 1965), American actress, also known as Dina Spybey
  • Doris Ethel Waters, better known as half of the comedy duo Gert and Daisy
  • Ethel Waters (1896–1977, American blues vocalist 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

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
  • 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

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
  • 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

  • Walters (surname)
  • Watters (disambiguation)
  • Water (disambiguation)

References

1. ^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.—"
2. ^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.,
3. ^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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