CS#1
Famous people · Centralia
6 famous people call Centralia their birthplace
Chester Starr, the American historian, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Josephine Conger-Kaneko and Cheryl Burnett. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Only 59 of the 390 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Chester Starr
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
John Augustus Hulen
Youngest
1958
Cheryl Burnett
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Centralia
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#2Writing & Arts
Josephine Conger-Kaneko
1875–1934American journalist, writer, activist
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CB#3
Through the years
When Centralia’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsSportsMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Centralia is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
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 Centralia
Here are 3 more, born from 1871 to 1909.
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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 (2)
- Josephine Conger-Kaneko: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Augustus Hulen: US Army photo. Unknown photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons