#1Famous people · Celina
From 1862 to 1988, Celina was the birthplace of 14 famous people
Most widely known is Rick Derringer, the American rock musician, with articles in 19 languages. 5 of them were born since 1970. In the age of mills and railroads, 7 were born, the most of any period. Rick Derringer, the best known, was born in 1947.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Rick Derringer
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
William E. Tou Velle
Youngest
1988
Mindy Cook
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Celina’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Celina’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Celina
The three are covered in 19, 6 and 5 languages: Rick Derringer, Mildred Wolfe and Frank Le Blond Kloeb.
#1MW#2
Writing & Arts
Mildred Wolfe
1912–2009United States artist based out of Jackson, Mississippi
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Frank Le Blond Kloeb
1890–1976Politician, lawyer and judge
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Celina is known for
Celina has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
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 Celina
A further 11 follow, born between 1862 and 1988.
Jim Otis
born 1948All-American college football player, professional football player, running back
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Ellen Bryan
born 1985American television personality and beauty pageant titleholder
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Celina 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 (8)
- Rick Derringer: Jim Summaria, http://www.jimsummariaphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Le Blond Kloeb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Tou Velle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Reichard: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Tavener: Charles Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Otis: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Barstow: International Film Service., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Sweeterman: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons