#1Famous people · Centerville
Of the 7 famous people born in Centerville, an unusual share are athletes
Chip Reese, the American poker player, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. The first birth on record is Albert J. Pearson’s, in 1846, and the last Cameron Porter’s, in 1993. Only 137 of the 705 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Chip Reese
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
Albert J. Pearson
Youngest
1993
Cameron Porter
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Centerville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Centerville’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Centerville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Centerville
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Centerville
The rest number 4, with 2 athletes among them.
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Around it, Kettering has the most people on record, 16 of them.
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 (6)
- Chip Reese: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Mangold: original: Anthony Quintanoderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Thuney: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert J. Pearson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Nugent: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooklyn Decker: Porter Hovey at http://www.porterhovey.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons