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Famous people · Canon

Canon counts 3 famous people, first among them Ernest Vandiver

The best known is the American politician from Georgia Ernest Vandiver, with articles in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Stanley A. Owens and Crash Davis. Crash Davis, born in 1919, is the youngest, and Stanley A. Owens, born in 1907, the first on record. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.

#1 best knownErnest VandiverPolitics & Law · 1918–2005
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3
notable people
Best known
Ernest Vandiver
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Stanley A. Owens
Youngest
1919
Crash Davis
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Canon

First, Ernest Vandiver (10 languages), then Stanley A. Owens (3) and Crash Davis (2).

Ernest Vandiver#1
Politics & Law

Ernest Vandiver

1918–2005

American politician from Georgia

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SO#2
Politics & Law

Stanley A. Owens

1907–1984

American lawyer

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CD#3
Sports

Crash Davis

1919–2001

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canon 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.

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