#17 famous people were born in Centennial, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American actress Madisen Beaty, with articles in 22 languages. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. Births span 1989 to 1998, from Michael Garrity to Ryan Sailor. For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.6, while at least half the towns in Colorado list nobody born there.
What stands out about Centennial’s famous people
When Centennial’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 6.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Centennial is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Centennial
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone else born in Centennial
A further 4 follow, born between 1989 and 1996.


No one matches both filters.
Also called Centennial home
One more notable person made the town home: Sue Klebold.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Centennial.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centennial 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 (7)
- Madisen Beaty: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gausman: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Sailor: TheSoccerBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Tribbett: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Williams: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kerry: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Lynch: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

