People
- Al Watrous, a United States professional golfer
- Ansel Watrous, a United States newspaper editor and historian
- Bill Watrous, a United States jazz trombonist
- Harry W. Watrous, an American painter
- Jerome Anthony Watrous, a United States author, soldier, newspaper editor, and politician
- John Charles Watrous, a United States federal judge
- John S. Watrous, a politician from the Minnesota territory
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