Famous people · Canton
Born near Canton: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bill McGill, from Galva, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Shirley Knight, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Canton as their birthplace yet. 293 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Shirley Knight
Best known
Shirley Knight
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Canton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Canton
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Martha Wall
1910–2000American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and author
Horace B. Griffen
1894–1972Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona - 1956
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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. 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)
- Shirley Knight: Frank Driggs Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane D. Thiessen: US Marine Corp photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons