Bob McCreadie
Bob McCreadie (1951-2024) Racing driver, author. Bob McCreadie was born in and died in Watertown, New York. He was a well-known dirt racer in northern New York State.
County: Jefferson
Frederick Exley
(1929-1992) Novelist. Frederick Exley was born in Watertown, New York.
George Wilbur Peck
Writer. “Peck’s Bad Boy.” Was born in Henderson.
Chard Powers Smith
Writer. “Along the Wind.” Was born in Watertown; he practiced law there and later lived in Sackets Harbor. Practiced law in Rochester from 1921 to 1922.