| William Watts | |
| Order: | 41st |
| Office: | Provost of Trinity College Dublin |
| Term Start: | 1 August 1981 |
| Term End: | 29 July 1991 |
| Predecessor: | F. S. L. Lyons |
| Successor: | Thomas Noel Mitchell |
| Birth Name: | William Arthur Watts |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Oxford, England |
| Spouse: | Geraldine Watts |
| Children: | 3 |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College Dublin (B.A. 1952; B.Sc. 1953) |
William Arthur Watts (26 May 1930 – 26 April 2010) was an Irish academic who served as the 41st Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1981 to 1991. He was Professor of Botany at Trinity College.[1]
He was born in Dublin's docklands and studied Modern Languages at Trinity, where he was elected a Scholar in 1950, graduating in 1952 and in Natural Sciences the following year.[2]
He became a fellow of Trinity in 1960, Reader in Botany in 1964, Professor in 1966 and Provost from 1981 to 1991.[3]
He was President of the Royal Irish Academy from 1982 to 1986.[4]