Famous people · Centerville
Born near Centerville: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Braxton Bragg, from Warrenton, 14 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Centerville is on record yet. Thelonious Monk is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Thelonious Monk
Best known
Thelonious Monk
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Centerville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Centerville
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charity Adams Earley
1918–2002United States African American woman Army officer
Charlie Rose
born 1942American TV interviewer and journalist
Soupy Sales
1926–2009American comedian, actor and radio/television personality
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centerville 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 (16)
- Thelonious Monk: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben E. King: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Braxton Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cooper: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saxby Chambliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Rose: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Williams: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Soupy Sales: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Kyser: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Macon: Robert David Gauley (American, 1875-1943), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charity Adams Earley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Lawrence: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bibby: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hicks: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons