Editing Centralia, Illinois (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Chad Beguelin]], playwright and four-time Tony Award nominee
* [[Warren Billhartz]], state legislator, businessman, and lawyer
* [[David Blackwell]], statistician and first black member of [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]
* [[James Brady]], press secretary to President [[Ronald Reagan]]
* [[Gilbert Bundy]] (1911–1955), cartoonist and illustrator, born in Centralia
* [[Roland Burris]], Illinois Attorney General, comptroller, United States senator
* [[Brian Dinkelman]], second baseman with the [[Minnesota Twins]]
* [[Dike Eddleman]], small forward with the [[Atlanta Hawks|Tri-Cities Blackhakws/Milwaukee Hawks]] and [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]
* [[Bryan Eversgerd]], pitcher with [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and coach
* [[Dwight Friedrich]], state legislator and businessman
* [[Gary Gaetti]], third baseman with the 1987 [[World Series]] champion [[Minnesota Twins]] and five other [[MLB]] teams
* [[Dick Garrett]], guard with [[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]] and NBA's [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Buffalo Braves]], [[New York Knicks]], and [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
* [[Adruitha Lee]], Academy Award-winning hairstylist for their work in the film ''[[Dallas Buyers Club]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/86th-winners.html |title=86th Academy Awards Winners &#124; Oscar Legacy &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |website=www.oscars.org |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102028/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/86th-winners.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Mary Lee (actress)|Mary Lee]], actress
* [[Jean Madeira]], opera singer
* [[Bobby Joe Mason]], basketball player, [[Bradley Braves men's basketball|Bradley University]] and [[Harlem Globetrotters]]<ref name="harlemglobetrotters.com">Harlem globetrotter all time roster. http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/harlem-globetrotters-all-time-roster {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208045155/http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/harlem-globetrotters-all-time-roster |date=2012-12-08 }}. Access date 5 June 2014</ref>
* [[Ken McBride (basketball)|Ken "Preacher" McBride]], Harlem Globetrotter<ref name="harlemglobetrotters.com" />
* [[Florence McClure]], Nevada activist
* [[Ora A. Oldfield]], Illinois state senator and businessman<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1947–1948,' Biographical Sketch of Ora A. Oldfield, pg. 258-29</ref>
* [[Gene Paulette]], infielder for four [[Major League Baseball]] teams; born in Centralia
* [[Smiley Quick]], golfer with the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA]] Tour
* [[Charles W. Root]], Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
* [[Kirk Rueter]], left-handed pitcher for thirteen seasons, for the [[Montreal Expos]] and [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Nancy Scranton]], golfer with the [[LPGA]] Tour
* [[June C. Smith]], Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
* [[Tom Wargo]], golfer with the [[Champions Tour|Senior PGA Tour]]
* [[Dottie Wham]], Colorado state legislator
* [[Robert Wham]], lawyer and Colorado state legislator
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