HJ#1
Famous people · Centreville
4 famous people were born in Centreville from 1858 to 1991
The best known is the American basketball player Henry James, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Zac Stacy and Franklin Potts Glass Sr.. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.6 on the list, well above the typical Alabama town’s 3. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Henry James
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Franklin Potts Glass Sr.
Youngest
1991
Zac Stacy
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Centreville
Henry James has articles in 5 languages, Zac Stacy in 5 and Franklin Potts Glass Sr. in 3.
#2
#3Business
Franklin Potts Glass Sr.
1858–1934American newspaper publisher
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Centreville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Centreville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 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 Centreville
1 more, best known first.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Centreville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Centreville’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Brent has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centreville 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 (3)
- Zac Stacy: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Potts Glass Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fresco Thompson: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons