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Famous people · Central Point

Central Point is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the American cartoonist Basil Wolverton, with articles in 7 languages. The other is Eugene Bennett, the American painter. Next door, the list for Medford holds 33, Jason James Richter first. Basil Wolverton, born in 1909, is the earliest name and Eugene Bennett, born in 1921, the latest.

#1 best knownBasil WolvertonWriting & Arts · 1909–1978
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Basil Wolverton
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Basil Wolverton
Youngest
1921
Eugene Bennett
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Central Point

Basil Wolverton#1
Writing & Arts

Basil Wolverton

1909–1978

American cartoonist

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EB#2
Writing & Arts

Eugene Bennett

1921–2010

American painter

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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The neighbour with the most names is Medford, at 33.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Central Point 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.

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