#1Film, TV & Stage
Allen Dulles
1893–1969First civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
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Famous people · Watertown
31 famous people were born in Watertown, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
With articles in 48 languages, Allen Dulles is the most widely known. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 17 in all. Only 39 of the 1,283 towns in New York with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Allen Dulles
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
George Taylor
Youngest
1989
Donald Lutz
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Watertown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Watertown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Watertown
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Richard Grieco
born 1965Full name: Richard John Grieco, Jr.; b. 3/23/65; TV actor
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Through the years
When Watertown’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableMilitaryScience & MedicineBusiness
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Everyone else born in Watertown
The other 28 span the years 1830 to 1989.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watertown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Allen Dulles: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lansing: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Grieco: Angel Schatz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neveldine: My_New_BFFs_Mark_Neveldine_&_Alison_Lohman.jpg: Gerald Geronimo derivative work: CennoxX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Giblyn: Fox Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane S. Richards: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Gates, Susa Young, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons