#16 famous people from Centreville Township, many of them athletes
The best known is the American filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, with articles in 19 languages. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. From Reginald Hudlin to Jordan Goodwin, the births on the list run from 1961 to 1998. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
What stands out about Centreville Township’s famous people
When Centreville Township’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Centreville Township is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Centreville Township
Reginald Hudlin has articles in 19 languages, Jordan Goodwin in 11 and Byron Gettis in 2.
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#2Everyone else born in Centreville Township
3 more, from 1961 to 1994.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, East St. Louis lists the most people: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centreville Township 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 (6)
- Reginald Hudlin: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Goodwin: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Staci Michelle Yandle: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Connors: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Magnus: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. S. Eliot: Thomas Stearns Eliot with his sister and his cousin by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg: Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938) derivative work: Octave.H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


