Famous people · West Canton
Born near West Canton: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Fred Chappell, born in Canton, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thomas Wolfe, with articles in 59 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from West Canton yet. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Canton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Canton
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Malcolm Holcombe
1955–2024American guitarist, singer-songwriter and singer
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Close by, Canton counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West 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 (13)
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Searcy: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Bingham: Alba Rincón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moms Mabley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Chappell: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Holcombe: Erik Joling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Edwards: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Oates: Tequask, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McKee Hall: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Howell: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons