Centralia, Illinois
Centralia, Illinois ranks 3,971st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Port Louis, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Ahmednagar. Memorable people born in Centralia, Illinois include James Brady, Roland Burris, and Robert Detweiler. Centralia, Illinois has been the birth place of many politicians, and physicists. Centralia, Illinois is located in United States.
Centralia is a city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Illinois with the largest portion in Marion County. The city is the largest in three counties, Clinton, Marion, and Washington, but it is not a county seat for any of them. The population was 12,182 as of the 2020 census, down from 13,032 in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1919 and 1940, Centralia, Illinois was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including James Brady, Roland Burris, and Robert Detweiler.
People Born in Centralia, Illinois
Go to all RankingsJames Brady
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2014
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 1
Roland Burris
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 2
Robert Detweiler
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2003
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 3
David Blackwell
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Centralia, Illinois
Go to all RankingsRobert Detweiler
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2003
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 3
David Blackwell
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Centralia, Illinois were politicians (2), physicists (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Centralia, Illinois, including James Brady, and Roland Burris. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Centralia, Illinois, including James Brady, and Roland Burris.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Centralia, Illinois since 1700.