#1Famous people · Canton
9 famous people from Canton, many of them leaders
Danny Hoffman, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Lucien Barbour and Noah Preminger. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Lucien Barbour, born in 1811, and the youngest Noah Preminger, born in 1986.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Danny Hoffman
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Lucien Barbour
Youngest
1986
Noah Preminger
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Canton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Canton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Canton’s famous people were born
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Canton
Danny Hoffman, Lucien Barbour and Noah Preminger are written about in 5, 5 and 5 languages.
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Everyone else born in Canton
A further 6 follow, born between 1812 and 1962.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Simsbury: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canton 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)
- Danny Hoffman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Preminger: Dirk Neven, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philemon Bliss: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Selah Merrill: A history of the Class of 1863, Yale College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis S. Mills: "Lure of the Litchfield Hills", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrill I. Mills: Silas Farmer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gifford Pinchot: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Stephen Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alsop: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons