Famous people · Canaan Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Canaan Township
The best known of them is Florence Harding, with articles in 42 languages. Edwin Taylor Pollock, born in Mount Gilead, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Canaan Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Florence Harding
Best known
Florence Harding
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Canaan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Canaan Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Vermillion Houston
1900–1968American physicist
Florence Harding
1860–1924First Lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923
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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)
- Florence Harding: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aubrey Huff: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Taylor Pollock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Graves Sharp: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Vermillion Houston: GFHund, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons