#1Famous people · Watertown
25 famous people were born in Watertown, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
The best known is the American politician Kristi Noem, with articles in 50 languages. Patrick Spencer Johnson is second and Dennis Koslowski third. The largest group, 18, was born between 1920 and 1969. Born in 1892, Marley G. Kelly is the first name on record, and Neil Tapio, born in 2000, the most recent.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Kristi Noem
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Marley G. Kelly
Youngest
2000
Neil Tapio
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 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 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
Kristi Noem, Patrick Spencer Johnson and Dennis Koslowski are written about in 50, 24 and 14 languages.
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Through the years
When Watertown’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMilitaryBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Watertown
Here are 22 more, born from 1892 to 2000.
Bruce Cordell
born 1968Novelist and author of roleplaying games from the United States
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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 (7)
- Kristi Noem: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Raymond: Union20, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hamre: Scott Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cordell: Carlos A. Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Mather: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. A. Jance: DrMel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Tapio: Koncurrentkat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons