Watertown, South Dakota

==Notable people==
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* [[Cleveland Abbott]] ([[Tuskegee Institute]]) Multiple hall of fame coach and educator
* [[Sylvia Bacon]] (born 1931), Judge of the Superior Court, District of Columbia
* [[Nancy Turbak Berry]], trial attorney and South Dakota state senator
* [[Stephen Foster Briggs]] (1885-1976), founder [[Briggs & Stratton]] Corporation
* [[John Hamre]] (born 1950), Deputy Secretary of Defense and international studies specialist
* [[Fred H. Hildebrandt]], U.S. Representative from South Dakota
* [[Wendell "Bud" Hurlbut|Wendell Hurlbut]] (1918-2011), amusement park designer
* [[J. A. Jance]] (born 1944), writer
* [[Charles B. Kornmann]] (born 1937), federal judge on [[United States District Court for the District of South Dakota]]
* [[Jake Krull]] (1938-2016), U.S. General and South Dakota state senator
* [[George R. Mather]], General in the [[U.S. Army]], Commander in Chief, [[United States Southern Command]] (USCINCSO) from 1969 to 1971
* [[Arthur C. Mellette]], (1842-1896), last Dakota Territorial Governor and first Governor of the State of South Dakota.
* [[Kristi Noem]], (born 1971), current Governor of the State of South Dakota.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retro Member details |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=N000184 |website=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress |access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NOEM, Kristi |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/19064 |website=US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Hope A. Olson]], author and professor in the field of information studies
*[[Henry Roberts Pease]] (1837-1907) Civil War veteran and United States Senator from Mississippi
* [[Lee Raymond]], (born 1938), chemical engineer and long-time Chairman and CEO, [[Exxon Corporation]] and [[ExxonMobil]], born and attended primary and secondary school in Watertown
* [[Terry Redlin]] (1937-2016), wildlife artist whose paintings are displayed at [[Redlin Art Center]]
* [[Bob Scholtz]] (born 1937), American football player
* [[Joseph Schull]] (6 February 1906 – 19 May 1980), Canadian playwright and historian
* [[Ramona Solberg]] (1921-2005), jeweler
* [[Lee Schoenbeck]] (born 1958), lawyer and current President Pro Tempore of the State Senate
* [[Neal Tapio]] (born 1970), businessman and former Trump presidential campaign director for South Dakota
* [[Timmy Williams]] (born 1981), American comedian of ''[[The Whitest Kids U' Know]]''
* [[Roger Zwieg]] (1942-2015), [[NASA]] test pilot and flight instructor
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