Born near Canton Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Scott Wedman, with articles in 15 languages. Mike Coykendall, born in Norwich, 7 mi away, is the closest. In Kansas, 306 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Canton Township yet.
What stands out about Canton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Canton Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canton Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Scott Wedman: Russ Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerrod Niemann: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons