Famous people · Canaan Township
Born near Canaan Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
James Dillion, born in Plain City, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Charles W. Fairbanks, with articles in 54 languages. No famous person’s birth in Canaan Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Charles W. Fairbanks
Best known
Charles W. Fairbanks
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Canaan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Canaan Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Aaron John Sharp
1904–1997American botanist and bryologist
Charles W. Fairbanks
1852–1918American politician; Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
1852–1913Second Lady of the United States from 1905 to 1909
Karen Waldbillig Kasich
born 1963American business executive and wife of Government of Ohio
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canaan Township 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 (6)
- Charles W. Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wood: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Cole Fairbanks: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton P. Chipman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David K. Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick LeBeau: AxsDeny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons