List of people from Watertown, New York explained

The following is a list of notable people from Watertown, New York.

• 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
• 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
• Mark Neveldine, actor, writer, producer, director (Crank, , Gamer, & 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
• 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
• Charles W. Yost, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Zina D. H. Young, leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and social activist^[40]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric Anzalone. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141124182342/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6eb4bf06-46a2-4ffd-afdb-9a3f9791ad60. November 24, 2014. March 5, 2014. BBC.
2. Web site: BEARDSLEY, Samuel, (1790 - 1860). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140804023502/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000281. August 4, 2014. March 5, 2014. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
3. Book: Strong, Martin Charles. The Great Rock Discography. Canongate U.S.. 2004. 9781841956152. 158. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829053811/https://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&q=Albert+Bouchard+watertown+ny&pg=PA158. August 29, 2021. live.
4. Web site: John Calhoun. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204050918/http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/ppld01/id/923. February 4, 2019. September 22, 2014. Plainfield Public Library District.
5. Web site: The Rocco P. Canale Education Memorial Scholarship. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306024039/http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/node/563. March 6, 2014. March 5, 2014. State University of New York Jefferson.
6. Web site: Survivor. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724142235/http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=3815. July 24, 2014. March 5, 2014. Smithsonian Institution.
7. Web site: Allen W. Dulles. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403203158/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/173365/Allen-W-Dulles. April 3, 2014. March 5, 2014. Encyclopædia Britannica.
8. Web site: John Foster Dulles always remembered Watertown roots. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140804000614/http://centralny.twcnews.com/content/news/557498/john-foster-dulles-always-remembered-watertown-roots/. August 4, 2014. March 5, 2014. Time warner Cable News.
9. News: Lambert. Bruce. June 18, 1992. Frederick E. Exley, 63, Author Who Told of His Own Trouble. The New York Times. live. March 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211052004/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/18/arts/frederick-e-exley-63-author-who-told-of-his-own-troubles.html. February 11, 2015.
10. Book: Encyclopedia of Wisconsin. Somerset Publishers. 1990. New York. 94. Chapter 6: Wisconsin Governors. .
11. Web site: FIELD, Moses Whelock, (1828 - 1889). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140804083147/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000105. August 4, 2014. March 5, 2014. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
12. Web site: Paul Finkelman. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306050735/http://us.macmillan.com/author/paulfinkelman. March 6, 2014. March 5, 2014. Macmillan Publishers.
13. Web site: BEARDSLEY, Samuel, (1790 - 1860). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140804022851/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000217. August 4, 2014. March 5, 2014. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
14. Book: Kingsbury, George Washington Kingsbury. History of Dakota Territory, Volume 2. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1915. 1360. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830204734/https://books.google.com/books?id=I1Y0AQAAMAAJ&q=Oscar+S.+Gifford+watertown+ny&pg=PA1360. August 30, 2021. live.
15. Web site: Watertown Daily Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809061152/http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201965%20Nov%20Grayscale.pdf/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201965%20Nov%20Grayscale%20-%200115.pdf. August 9, 2014.
16. Web site: Overview for Richard Grieco. Turner Classic Movies.
17. Web site: Robert Guinan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306030935/http://artworldchicago.com/robert-guinan/. March 6, 2014. March 5, 2014. Art World Chicago.
18. Book: Porter, David L.. Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2005. 9780313309526. 188. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830204735/https://books.google.com/books?id=DDO3sdV6ytsC&q=Vic+Hanson+watertown+ny. August 30, 2021. live.
19. Web site: Presidents and Chancellors of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011213515/http://archives.library.wisc.edu/uw-archives/chancellors/chancellors.htm. October 11, 2013. wisc.edu.
20. Web site: HASTINGS, Serranus Clinton, (1813 - 1893). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20070608014233/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000330. June 8, 2007. March 5, 2014. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
21. Web site: Charles B. Hoard. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185210/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000658. October 29, 2013. Congressional Biography Directory.
22. Web site: Mary-Margaret Humes. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810131422/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0401799/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm. August 10, 2014. March 24, 2014. IMDb.
23. Web site: HUNGERFORD, Orville, (1790 - 1851). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221356/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000968. June 28, 2011. March 5, 2014. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
24. Web site: BIOGRAPHIES OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE: ROBERT LANSING. March 6, 2014. U. S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
25. Web site: Donald Lutz Stats, Video Highlights, Photo, Bio. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140303153544/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=544371. March 3, 2014. April 16, 2014.
26. Web site: Newcomers Guide: People. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306190112/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/section/wdt_guide0301. March 6, 2014. March 6, 2014. Watertown Daily Times.
27. Web site: Tim McCreadie Hurt in a Nasty Car Flip at the Chili Bowl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024171724/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/111828-tim-mccreadie-hurt-in-a-nasty-car-flip-at-the-chili-bowl. October 24, 2021. October 13, 2021. Bleacher Report.
28. Web site: J.D.'s home state Lucas Oil sweep. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206014234/https://www.dirtondirt.com/racewire.php?id=6749. December 6, 2021. October 13, 2021. Dirt on Dirt.
29. Web site: January 25, 2019. DIRTcar Late Models kick off week two of DIRTcar Nationals. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024173140/https://dirtcar.com/divisions/late-models/dirtcar-late-models-kick-off-week-two-of-dirtcar-nationals-to-set-stage-for-world-of-outlaws/. October 24, 2021. October 13, 2021. Dirtcar Racing.
30. Web site: John M. McHugh Secretary of the U.S. Army. March 6, 2014. U.S. Department of the Defense.
31. News: Weiner. Jonah. August 27, 2009. The Fast and Furiously Lampooned. The New York Times. live. March 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130131170329/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/movies/30wein.html. January 31, 2013.
32. Web site: DENIS O'BRIEN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306215904/https://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-court-appeals/obrien-denis.html. March 6, 2014. March 6, 2014. New York Courts.
33. News: John. Warren St. February 26, 2006. Naked Came the Vintner. en-US. The New York Times. live. November 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20201105162118/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/fashion/sundaystyles/naked-came-the-vintner.html. November 5, 2020. 0362-4331.
34. Web site: Coming Home- Recording Artist Kyle Puccia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306203641/http://www.wwnytv.com/features/craigs-to-do-list/Coming-Home--Recording-Artist-Kyle-Puccia-100518634.html?s=mp. March 6, 2014. March 6, 2014. 2001-2012 WWNY TV 7 United Communications Corp., Watertown, NY.
35. Web site: Watertown native Puccia acknowledges NASCAR crew chief award. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150232/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20121207/SPORTS01/712079945. April 2, 2015. March 7, 2015. Watertown Daily Times.
36. Web site: Virgil Ross Art. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229172306/https://fineart.ha.com/artist-index/virgil-ross.s?id=500202058. December 29, 2017. December 28, 2017. Heritage Auctions. en.
37. Book: Wisconsin Blue Book. 1925. 682. Biographical Sketch of Elywn E. Royce.
38. Book: Metcalf, Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris. The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 9. H.H. Metcalf. 1886. 243. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829131320/https://books.google.com/books?id=07QVAAAAYAAJ&q=Charles+H.+Sawyer+watertown+ny&pg=PA243. August 29, 2021. live.
39. News: October 11, 2008. Upstate New York Serial Killer Dies. AP. dead. March 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719062622/http://www.cnycentral.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=220323. July 19, 2011.
40. Web site: Young, Zina D. H.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821023025/http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Young,_Zina_D._H.. August 21, 2014. March 6, 2014. Brigham Young University.