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Famous people · Centralia
Centralia is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American baseball player John Chapman, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American officer Roscoe Charles Wilson. The earliest on the list is John Chapman, born in 1899, and the youngest Roscoe Charles Wilson, born in 1905. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Chapman
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
John Chapman
Youngest
1905
Roscoe Charles Wilson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Centralia
#2Known for
What Centralia is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centralia 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 (1)
- Roscoe Charles Wilson: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons