List of people from Watertown, New York
The following is a list of notable people from Watertown, New York .
Samuel Beardsley .
Allen Dulles .
Eric Anzalone , singer, actor, author, member of the Village People [1]
Samuel Beardsley , New York State Attorney General (1836–1839) and U.S. congressman[2]
Antonio Blakeney (born 1996), current professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Albert Bouchard , drummer for and co-founding member of rock band Blue Öyster Cult [3]
Joe Bouchard , bassist for and co-founding member Blue Öyster Cult; brother of Albert Bouchard[3]
John Calhoun , founding publisher of the Chicago Democrat [4]
Rocco Canale , NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles (1944–1949)[5]
Emma Kerr-Carpenter , member of the Montana House of Representatives
Reginald Case , artist[6]
Allen Welsh Dulles , director of the Central Intelligence Agency [7]
John Foster Dulles , U.S. Secretary of State[8]
Frederick Exley , author of A Fan's Notes , 1968, and other works[9]
Leonard J. Farwell , businessman and Wisconsin governor[10]
Moses W. Field , U.S. congressman, one of the founders of the Independent Greenback Party [11]
Paul Finkelman , Chancellor of Gratz College, author, historian[12]
Roswell P. Flower , U.S. congressman and governor of New York (1892–1895)[13]
John Gary , singer
Oscar S. Gifford , lawyer and South Dakota politician[14]
Eric Greif , lawyer and heavy metal music figure[15]
Richard Grieco , actor, model, singer, former college football player[16]
Robert Guinan , painter[17]
Vic Hanson , athlete, enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame (1960) and the College Football Hall of Fame (1973)[18]
Fred Harvey Harrington , educator and president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison , born in Watertown.[19]
Serranus Clinton Hastings , U.S. congressman and founder of the Hastings College of the Law at the University of California [20]
Charles B. Hoard , businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives [21]
Mary-Margaret Humes , actress[22]
Orville Hungerford , U.S. congressman, banker, and railroad president[23]
Robert Lansing , U.S. Secretary of State[24]
Donald Lutz , baseball player for Cincinnati Reds [25]
Dick May , NASCAR Sprint Cup driver[26]
Tim McCreadie , NASCAR Xfinity and ARCA series driver, and multiple national Late Model Dirt Series Champion.[27] [28] [29]
John M. McHugh , US Secretary of the Army[30]
Viggo Mortensen , actor and author, star of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, A History of Violence , and The Road [26]
Mark Neveldine , actor, writer, producer, director (Crank , Crank: High Voltage , Gamer , Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance & The Vatican Tapes )[31]
Denis O'Brien , New York State Attorney General (1883–1887)[32]
Natalie Oliveros , wine expert, vineyard owner, model and adult actress known as Savanna Samson, raised in Watertown .[33]
Charles Pierce , female impersonator, particularly noted for his impersonation of Bette Davis .
Kyle Puccia , Billboard -charting singer/songwriter[34]
Matt Puccia , NASCAR Sprint Cup series crew chief[35]
Maggie Rizer , supermodel and AIDS activist[26]
Gary M. Rose , former United States Army officer, Vietnam War veteran, and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Virgil Ross , animator, born in Watertown[36]
Elwyn E. Royce , Wisconsin State Assemblyman[37]
Charles H. Sawyer , governor of New Hampshire [38]
Mary Gay Scanlon , congresswomen from PA 5
Arthur Shawcross , serial killer[39]
Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton (1824–1908), educator, lecturer, writer, and suffragist
Frank Winfield Woolworth , founder of F. W. Woolworth Company /Five and Dime stores, worked at a store in Watertown at his start[26]
Charles W. Yost , U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[26]
Zina D. H. Young , leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and social activist[40]
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^ "Virgil Ross Art" . Heritage Auctions . Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
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