- Michael Watford
Michael Watford is an African American dance music singer who was born in Virginia and raised in New Jersey. His music is examplarary of the fact that the best dance music is most often vocal with warm, funky, deep grooved music. Much like the other big voiced belters, Watford never fades into or behind a backing track. He rules a song with his lively and passionate vocal delivery.
- Gwen Watford
Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 - 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married the actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. Made her film debut playing Lady Usher in "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1949). Other films include "Never Take Sweets From a Stranger" (1960), "The Very Edge" (1962), "Cleopatra" (1963), and "Cry Freedom" (1987).
- Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson (born December 14 1978 in Watford) is an English football player. He currently plays for West Bromwich Albion F.C.. He is a left-sided defender who can also play at centre back. Robinson, a product of Watford's youth system, made his debut against Watford's arch-rivals Luton Town on 29th October 1996, aged just 17. He went on to make 12 more appearances that season.
- Marlon King
Marlon Francis King (born 26 April 1980 in Dulwich, England) is an English-born Jamaican professional football player who plays as a striker for Watford.
- Kevin Phillips
Kevin Mark Phillips (born July 25 1973 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He holds the Sunderland record for most post-war goals, breaking a record previously set by Gary Rowell. He has also had spells at Watford, Southampton and Aston Villa. His favoured position is centre forward alongside a target man, which was the basis for his success at Sunderland, …
- Anton Ferdinand
Anton Ferdinand (born February 18, 1985 in Peckham, London) is an English football player, currently playing for West Ham United. He plays as a central defender.
- Ben Foster
Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Foster (born 3 April 1983 in Leamington Spa) is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper who joined Manchester United from Stoke City on 19 July 2005. Since the beginning of the 2005-06 season, he has been on loan to Watford.
- Danny Shittu
Daniel Olusola "Danny" Shittu is a Nigerian footballer, currently playing for English Premier League side Watford after signing from Queens Park Rangers for £1.6 million on 6 August 2006. After two years at Charlton Athletic mainly spent on loan (first at Blackpool then QPR), QPR acquired his services permanently for £350,000. He was bought by a fan (Alex Winton) who also paid Shittu's wages during his first season at QPR.
- Gareth Southgate
Gareth Harold Southgate (born 3 September 1970 in Watford, Herts) is a former English footballer, currently manager of Middlesbrough in the English Premiership.
- Darius Henderson
Darius Alexis Henderson (born 7 September 1981 in Doncaster) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Watford. Henderson started his career at Reading, making his debut as a substitute on 18 March 2000 in a 3-0 loss to Burnley. After a further two substitiute appearances he made his first start, in a 2-1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers on 24 April 2000, although he was substituted at half-time. He made a further two appearances that season.
- John Barnes
John Charles Bryan Barnes (born November 7, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a hugely successful and well known Jamaican-born English football player of the 1980s and 1990s with both Watford and Liverpool, and was once the manager of Celtic.
- Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially in the 1970s. John has sold more than 250 million albums plus hundreds of millions of singles, making him one of the most successful artists of all time.
- Adrian Boothroyd
Adrian "Aidy" Boothroyd (born February 8, 1971) is the current manager of Watford Football Club of the Championship, and is the youngest manager in the division.
- Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant (born January 15 1983 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who signed for Liverpool in July 2006. A pacy right-sided midfielder with fine dribbling skills, he has previously played for Notts County, Arsenal, Watford, Leeds United and Birmingham City.
- Jay Demerit
Jay Michael DeMerit (born 4 December, 1979 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is an American soccer player, currently playing for Watford in the Championship. He was a three-sport high school athlete in Wisconsin, where he participated in basketball and track in addition to soccer. He attended Bay Port High School and graduated in 1998. DeMerit played NCAA soccer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he moved from playing forward to defender.
- Richard Lee
Richard Lee (born 5 October 1982) is an English goalkeeper who plays for Watford. Lee came through Watford's academy, and became second choice 'keeper after Ray Lewington's appointment as manager at the beginning of the 2002-03 season. He made his debut in February 2003 against Preston, after first choice Alec Chamberlain was rested before an FA Cup quarter final. He went on to make four more appearances that season.
- Hameur Bouazza
Hameur Bouazza (born 22 February 1985 in Evry, France) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Watford as a striker. Although French, he plays for the Algerian national side as it is the birthplace of both his parents.
- Gabriel Agbonlahor
Gabriel Agbonlahor (born October 131986 in Birmingham) is an English footballer of half Nigerian and half Scottish descent due to his Nigerian father and Scottish mother. Agbonlahor currently plays for English football club Aston Villa Although Agbonlahor, is eligible to play international football for both Nigeria and Scotland, he has stated that playing for England was always his first choice. He currently represents England at under 21 level.
- Chris Powell
Christopher George Robin Powell (born 8 September 1969 in Lambeth, London), is an English footballer, who has had a long career as a left back, crowned by five caps for the English national team. Since November 2005 he has been chairman of the Professional Footballers Association.
- Steve Kabba
Stephen "Steve" Kabba (born 7 March, 1981 in Lambeth, U.K.) is a professional football player of Sierra Leonean origin who currently plays for Watford. His main attributes as a striker are his speed and quality of finishing.
- Gavin Mahon
Gavin Mahon (born 2 January, 1977 in Birmingham) is a professional English football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Watford. He is a defensive midfielder. Mahon was a trainee with Wolves but did not do enough to secure a professional deal with the club. He was signed on a free transfer by Hereford United in 1996 and spent two and a half seasons at Edgar Street.In all he made 83 competitive appearances and scored 4 goals for the Bulls, …
- Jordan Stewart
Jordan Stewart (born 3 March, 1982) is an English footballer, currently playing for Watford. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger. Stewart started his career at Leicester City, signing professional terms in the summer of 1999. He made his debut for the club against West Ham on 22 January 2000. He made one more appearance for Leicester that season before being loaned to Second Division Bristol Rovers, for whom he made 4 appearances.
- Jobi McAnuff
Joel Joshua Frederick "Jobi" McAnuff (born November 9, 1981 in Edmonton, England) is an Anglo-Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for Watford, in the Championship.
- Damien Francis
Damien Jerome Francis (born 27 February, 1979 in Wandsworth, England) is a Jamaican international footballer. He is a midfielder who plays for Watford. After several successful seasons with Wimbledon, powerful midfielder Francis moved to Norwich City and made a good impression including helping them reach the Premiership by winning the Championship in season 2003-2004. Norwich were relegated at the end of their first season in the Premiership after a disappointing campaign.
- John Ward
John Patrick Ward (born 7 April 1951 in Lincoln, England) is an English former footballer and is the current manager of League One club Cheltenham Town, having been appointed in 2003. As a player, Ward spent the bulk of his career as a forward at Lincoln City where he scored more than 100 goals between 1970 and 1979. He also had spells at Watford, Grimsby and Workington.
- Chris Eagles
Christopher Eagles (born 19 November 1985 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer whose most favoured position is as an attacking right-sided midfielder. He currently plays for Manchester United. Originally coming through the youth system at Watford, he left when he was 14 to join the Manchester United academy. The compensation owed to Watford for this move would later form part of the package which took Danny Webber in the opposite direction.
- Stephen Hughes
Stephen John Hughes is an English footballer. He currently plays for Coventry City. Hughes started out at Arsenal, where he made 79 appearances (42 of them as substitute) between 1995 and 2000. Unable to break into the first team under Arsène Wenger, he went on loan to Fulham in 1999, where he only played four games. He returned to Arsenal but was sold to Everton for £3 million on March 7 2000.
- Claire Ward
Claire Margaret Ward (born 9 May 1972) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour Party Member of Parliament for Watford. She is currently a Government Whip and Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury. Although born in North Shields, Ward was brought up in Elstree and studied at the University of Hertfordshire. She was an active member of Young Labour and took the Young Labour place on the Labour Party National Executive Committee in 1995.
- Lee Cook
Lee Cook (born 3 August 1982 in Hammersmith) is a footballer who plays in midfield for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. Cook began his career at non-league Aylesbury United where he made 19 appearances, scoring twice, having progressed from the club's youth team. In 1999, after impressing in a trial period, Cook moved on to Watford. His transfer was the subject of an unsuccessful lawsuit from his former club.
- Darren Ward
Darren Philip Ward (born September 13, 1978 in Kenton, Harrow) is an English footballer who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in The Championship as a defender.
- Lloyd Doyley
Lloyd Colin Doyley (born 1 December 1982 in Whitechapel, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Watford. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a centre-back. He is now the second-longest serving player for the Hornets. A graduate of the Watford Academy, Doyley made his debut at home to Birmingham in a 3-3 draw on 26 September 2001. In total he made 22 appearances during2001-02 as Gianluca Vialli blooded several youngsters.
- Danny Webber
Daniel Vaughn Webber (born December 28, 1981 in Manchester) is an English football player. He is a striker for Sheffield United in the Coca Cola Championship although he has started the season playing on the right wing.
- Mart Poom
Mart Poom is an Estonian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Watford, whom he joined on May 26, 2007 from Arsenal.
- Michael Chopra
Michael Chopra (born 23 December 1983 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer playing professionally for the Premier League side Sunderland. A striker, he has previously played for Newcatle United and Cardiff City and has spent loan spells at Watford, Nottingham Forest and Barnsley. He has represented England at the Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels. The son of an English mother and an Indian father, …
- Gareth Williams
Gareth John Williams (born December 16, 1981) is a Scottish professional footballer of Welsh descent, who currently plays for Watford.
- Clarke Carlisle
Clarke James Carlisle (born 14 October, 1979 in Preston, Lancashire) is a professional English football player who currently plays for Watford. Carlisle is a defender. Carlisle began his career as a trainee at Blackpool and eventually signed professional terms with the club. Carlisle's strong defensive performances during his three years at Blackpool attracted the attentions of Queens Park Rangers. After 8 goals in 101 appearances in all competitions with Blackpool, …
- Graham Simpson
Graham Simpson is the chairman of Watford FC. He joined the Watford board in November 1999. He became Executive Chairman of Watford and Watford Leisure plc in September 2002.
- Malky Mackay
Malcolm George Mackay (born 19 February, 1972 in Bellshill) is a professional Scottish football currently playing for Watford. He is also a member of their first team coaching staff.
- Adrian Mariappa
Adrian Joseph Mariappa (born 3 October 1986 in Harrow, England) is an English central defender, currently playing for Watford. A former Academy side captain and reserve team regular, Mariappa made his first team debut in a League Cup match against Notts County on August 23 2005. He made another cup start against Wigan Athletic in the 3rd round. During the 2005-06 season he made three league appearances, …
- Zat Knight
Zatyiah "Zat" Knight (born May 2 1980 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer currently playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. He is a very imposing figure, standing at 6 ft 6 in and was signed from Rushall Olympic in exchange for 30 tracksuits. As Knight was not a professionally contracted player to Olympic, Fulham were not obliged to pay a fee for him and sent the clothing as a gesture of thanks.