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Famous people · Canby
9 famous people were born in Canby, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Jerome Clark, the American writer, with articles in 11 languages. Close behind are Lee Savold and Layton Kor. Born in 1896, Fred Anhalt is the first name on record, and Randy P. Kamrath, born in 1954, the most recent. Only 57 of the 419 towns in Minnesota with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jerome Clark
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Fred Anhalt
Youngest
1954
Randy P. Kamrath
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known
Born in Canby
Languages with an article: 11 for Jerome Clark, 5 for Lee Savold, 4 for Layton Kor.
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#3Through the years
When Canby’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Canby is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3.3 times as common.
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 Canby
6 more, 3 of them leaders.
Connie Ruth
born 1944American politician – Minnesota -House 2001-02 (District 28A); House 2003-08 (District 26A)
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Luella Buros
1901–1995American painter, sculptor, photographer, and peace activist
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Randy P. Kamrath
born 1954American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1981-86 (District 20)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canby 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 (3)
- Lee Savold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Layton Kor: Pat Ament, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward A. Halbach: Milwaukeeastronomer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons