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Famous people · Centerville

Clinton Anderson tops a list of 2 famous people born in Centerville

Clinton Anderson, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The only other name is the baseball player and manager Cletus Dixon. The earliest on the list is Clinton Anderson, born in 1895, and the youngest Cletus Dixon, born in 1899. No town in South Dakota lists more than Sioux Falls, with 54.

#1 best knownClinton AndersonPolitics & Law · 1895–1975
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Clinton Anderson
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Clinton Anderson
Youngest
1899
Cletus Dixon
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Centerville

Clinton Anderson#1
Politics & Law

Clinton Anderson

1895–1975

American politician

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CD#2
Sports

Cletus Dixon

1899–1986

Baseball player and manager

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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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.

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