#1Politics & Law
Roland Burris
born 1937American politician and attorney
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Famous people · Centralia
19 famous people were born in Centralia, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American politician and attorney Roland Burris, covered in 24 languages. The next two names are James Brady and David Blackwell. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1869 to 1988, from Ferdinand Ellerman to Adrian Moss.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Roland Burris
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Ferdinand Ellerman
Youngest
1988
Adrian Moss
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Centralia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Centralia is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Centralia’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Centralia
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
James Brady
1940–2014White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan
23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Centralia
Of the other 16, 12 are athletes.
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Around it, only Central City has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centralia 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)
- Roland Burris: U.S. Senate Photo/Jeff McEvoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brady: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Blackwell: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Eversgerd: Joel Dinda: flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand Ellerman: Credit Line: Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Moss: John Skinner from Windsor, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Wilson: U.S. Marine Corps photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons