Famous people · Centertown
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Centertown
No entry yet names Centertown as a birthplace. The nearest, Harry Smith, was born in Russellville, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Jack Kilby, with articles in 79 languages. The Missouri lists hold names for 390 towns.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Jack Kilby
Best known
Jack Kilby
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Centertown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Centertown
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Howard Williams
1871–1963American politician, Missouri
Joseph L. Epps
1870–1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Cedric the Entertainer
born 1964American actor and comedian
Chester Himes
1909–1984Fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri
Gene Clark
1941–1991American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist
Midian Othello Bousfield
1885–1948American physician and businessperson
Norbert Wiener
1894–1964American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence
Carlos PenaVega
born 1989American film and TV actor, singer-songwriter, dancer and television show host
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centertown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Jack Kilby: James R. Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norbert Wiener: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric the Entertainer: Alexander Vaughn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koechner: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos PenaVega: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Cantwell: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maya Moore: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Himes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Clark: KRLA Beat Publications-page 10 (PDF file), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Benedict: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Kroenke: Fox Sports, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Howard Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Nelson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leopold Seyffert: Robert Seyffert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons