#1Music
Lightnin' Hopkins
1912–1982American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Famous people · Centerville
Centerville’s famous people span 124 years: 4 births from 1855 to 1979
Best known of all is Lightnin' Hopkins, written about in 27 languages. Alexander W. Gregg and Marva Black Beck follow. The list’s best known name, Lightnin' Hopkins, dates from 1912. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Lightnin' Hopkins
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Alexander W. Gregg
Youngest
1979
Seth McKinney
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Centerville
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
Alexander W. Gregg
1855–1919American politician (1855≠1919)
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Centerville’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Politics & LawMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Centerville is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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 Centerville
1 more, best known first.
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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.
Photo credits (2)
- Lightnin' Hopkins: 33stradale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander W. Gregg: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons