#1Science & Medicine
Daniel Brandenstein
born 1943Retired American astronaut and test pilot
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Famous people · Watertown
Most of the 14 famous people born in Watertown came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Daniel Brandenstein, the retired American astronaut and test pilot, with articles in 23 languages. Joseph Edward Davies, the American diplomat, comes second, with Mary Lasker third. Over 98 years of births, the list goes from Peter McGovern (1845) to Daniel Brandenstein (1943). More are leaders than anything else, 4 in all.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Daniel Brandenstein
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Peter McGovern
Youngest
1943
Daniel Brandenstein
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Watertown
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Politics & Law
Mary Lasker
1900–1994American health activist, art collector and founder of Lasker Awards
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Watertown’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Watertown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Watertown
The other 11 span the years 1845 to 1934.
Billy Breakenridge
1846–1931American lawman, teamster, railroader, soldier and author
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Of the towns around it, Emmet has the most on record.
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 (8)
- Daniel Brandenstein: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Davies: Terveuren, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Lasker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Merkle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meinhardt Raabe: The Oscar Mayer company., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Kasten: Kotabatubara at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Breakenridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. D. Blumenfeld: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons