#1Famous people · Canton Township
14 famous people from Canton Township, many of them athletes
Articles in 20 languages make the American-Born Lebanese singer-songwriter Bazzi the best known. Brandi Rhodes and James Wisniewski follow. The largest group, 11, was born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Precious Adams, born in 1950, and the youngest Paul Cotter, born in 1999.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Bazzi
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1950
Precious Adams
Youngest
1999
Paul Cotter
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Canton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Canton Township’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Canton Township is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
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 Township
Languages with an article: 20 for Bazzi, 20 for Brandi Rhodes, 13 for James Wisniewski.
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Sports
Brandi Rhodes
born 1983American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and ring announcer
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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Bazzi: UPROXX, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wisniewski: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Precious Adams: Swans for Relief, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Roy: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Perkovich: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fleurie: Artsandstuff1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Jbara: Photo by Bill Kiefer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Allison Sweeney: W. Allison Sweeney, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons