#1Famous people · Centerville
Centerville has just one famous person to its name: Mark Tobey
In 1890, the American painter Mark Tobey was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 23 languages. Across the town line, Mosel lists 3, Julius A. Furer first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Mark Tobey
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Mark Tobey
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Centerville
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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 (3)
- Mark Tobey: Erling Mandelmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius A. Furer: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto A. Vogel: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons