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Famous people · Canton
Athletes stand out among the 22 famous people born in Canton
The best known is the American actor Sonny Landham, with articles in 20 languages. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.2, close to the 4.3 of the typical Georgia town. The oldest name on the list belongs to Julius L. Brown, born in 1848, the newest to Montrell Washington, born in 1999.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Sonny Landham
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Julius L. Brown
Youngest
1999
Montrell Washington
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Canton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Canton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Canton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Canton
First, Sonny Landham (20 languages), then Chris Singleton (15) and John Hannah (10).
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John Hannah
born 1951American football player, offensive lineman, coach
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Canton
Here are 19 more, born from 1848 to 1999.
Robert D. Rucker
born 1952105th justice appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court
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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)
- Chris Singleton: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hannah: Mschickler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Mackey Brown: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Miller: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Miller: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius L. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli D. Hoyle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Marshall Shepherd: NASA Goddard Photo and Video, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brant Hurter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons