#1Famous people · Centerville
3 famous people call Centerville their birthplace
Articles in 9 languages make the American poet Ellen Palmer Allerton the best known. Ezra Kendall is second and Orlando Williams Wight third. The nearest list is next door in Hume: 3 names, starting with Almond E. Fisher. The oldest name on the list belongs to Orlando Williams Wight, born in 1824, the newest to Ezra Kendall, born in 1861.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ellen Palmer Allerton
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Orlando Williams Wight
Youngest
1861
Ezra Kendall
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Centerville
Three names lead: Ellen Palmer Allerton (9 languages), Ezra Kendall (4) and Orlando Williams Wight (3).
#1#2Film, TV & Stage
Ezra Kendall
1861–1910American actor, comedian and writer
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Centerville is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Ellen Palmer Allerton: Ryan, Eva, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Kendall: William McKenzie Morrison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Williams Wight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wayland Higgins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Idwal H. Edwards: US Military, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons