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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Famous people · North Canaan
A single famous person was born in North Canaan: Henry L. Norton
The American sculptor Henry L. Norton was born in 1873. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Salisbury’s list, next door, has 25 names, Richmond Landon first among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Henry L. Norton
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Henry L. Norton
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in North Canaan
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The most names next door are in Salisbury: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Canaan 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)
- Richmond Landon: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Blass: Nellie_King_and_Steve_Blass.jpg: kingeroos derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Welch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons