Famous people · Watch Hill
Born near Watch Hill: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Ruth Buzzi, born in Westerly, 2 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Watch Hill as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 44 of the towns in Rhode Island. The longest list of any town in Rhode Island belongs to Newport, with 49.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Ruth Buzzi
Best known
Ruth Buzzi
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Watch Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Watch Hill
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leslie Holdridge
1907–1999American botanist and climatologist
Cassie Ventura
born 1986American singer, dancer, actress, and model
Ann Haven Morgan
1882–1966American zoologist and ecologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watch Hill and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (13)
- Ruth Buzzi: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Brenneman: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenne Headly: AnnaYanKSA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Kostova: Darldarl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Gilman: TenPoundHammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Dunn: Ken Jancef, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Lee Greene: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre J. Thuot: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas Deane: William Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Haven Morgan: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ledyard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Prentiss: Cornish, Lamport & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons