#1Film, TV & Stage
Merce Cunningham
1919–2009American dancer and choreographer
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Famous people · Centralia
The 16 famous people born in Centralia, led by Merce Cunningham
The best known is the American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, with articles in 31 languages. Athletes make up the largest group, 5 of them. Since 1970, 6 were born, the most of any period. Roi Partridge, born in 1888, is the earliest name and Skyler Wheeler, born in 1993, the latest.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Merce Cunningham
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Roi Partridge
Youngest
1993
Skyler Wheeler
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Centralia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Centralia’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicBusinessNotableFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Centralia
Merce Cunningham leads with articles in 31 languages, ahead of Craig McCaw (9) and Angela Meade (6).
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What Centralia is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 3.4 times.
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Everyone else born in Centralia
Here are 13 more, born from 1888 to 1993.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Chehalis has the longest list next door: 10.
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 (9)
- Merce Cunningham: Floor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Meade: Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Peterson: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Overbay: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Baker: JTCasimir, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roi Partridge: Imogen Cunningham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Coluccio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Ritchey: Alastair's Muse33, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons