Photo: Tedder · CC BY 4.0Centerville has yet to put a famous person on the list
207 towns in Washington have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Washington is Yakima’s, with 65 names. After Yakima, the next longest list in Washington is Bellingham’s, with 53.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Centerville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Centerville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
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.