#1Famous people · Canton
Most of the 14 famous people born in Canton came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Steven R. Nagel, the American astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Behind the leader come Barbara Mertz and Jack Fisk. The earliest on the list is Charles Edgar Duryea, born in 1861, and the youngest Chris Windom, born in 1990. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 10.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Steven R. Nagel
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Charles Edgar Duryea
Youngest
1990
Chris Windom
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Canton
By how many languages cover them, Steven R. Nagel comes first (23), then Barbara Mertz (16) and Jack Fisk (16).
#1BM#2
Writing & Arts
Barbara Mertz
1927–2013American novelist and Egyptologist
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Jack Fisk
born 1945American production designer and director
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Canton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Canton is known for
Canton has 1.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Canton
11 more names, born between 1861 and 1990.
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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 (6)
- Steven R. Nagel: The original uploader was Nobunaga24 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Fisk: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edgar Duryea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Windom: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bruce Chiperfield: Lloyd Embry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Downey: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons