#1Famous people · Canton
Canton’s famous people span 122 years: 4 births from 1839 to 1961
Articles in 6 languages make the American historian Herbert L. Osgood the best known. Horatio Bisbee, Jr. is second and John P. Swasey third. The list’s best known name, Herbert L. Osgood, dates from 1855. The biggest group are leaders: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Herbert L. Osgood
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
Youngest
1961
Bruce Bryant
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Canton
Herbert L. Osgood has articles in 6 languages, Horatio Bisbee, Jr. in 5 and John P. Swasey in 4.
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#2Politics & Law
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
1839–1916American politician, Florida
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Through the years
When Canton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Canton is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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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Around it, Livermore has the most people on record, 10 of them.
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)
- Herbert L. Osgood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio Bisbee, Jr.: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elihu B. Washburne: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sebastian Streeter Marble: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lewis Childs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons