#1Famous people · Canton
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Canton
Articles in 12 languages make the American ice hockey player Jordan Greenway the best known. Close behind are Wade Megan and Rikki Ducornet. From Theodore Conkey to Jordan Greenway, the births on the list run from 1819 to 1997. The list comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jordan Greenway
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Theodore Conkey
Youngest
1997
Jordan Greenway
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Canton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Canton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Canton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Canton
First, Jordan Greenway (12 languages), then Wade Megan (6) and Rikki Ducornet (4).
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Everyone else born in Canton
Of the other 6, 3 are athletes.
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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. 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)
- Jordan Greenway: Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Megan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester S. Willson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons