Famous people · Canaan Township
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Canaan Township
The best known of them is Arthur Holly Compton, with articles in 89 languages. Closest of all is Kollin Moore, from Burbank, 4 mi away. Burbank, which borders it, has one on its list: Kollin Moore. No entry yet names Canaan Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Arthur Holly Compton
Best known
Arthur Holly Compton
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Canaan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Canaan Township
Nobody born in Canaan Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert R. Rowland
1917–2003USAF major general and Second World War flying ace
Karl Taylor Compton
1887–1954American physicist and university president
Daniel Sidney Warner
1842–1895American theologian, initiator of the Church of God (Anderson)
Joe Sedelmaier
1933–2026American advertising film director
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The longest list nearby is Burbank’s, with one.
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 (18)
- Arthur Holly Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Peterson: Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Taylor Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Varian: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Childs: Creator(s): Bain News Service, publisher. No known restrictions on publication., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hollis Frampton: Hollis Frampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirtland I. Perky: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caitlin Cary: Ron Baker from Austin, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer B. Finley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Brown: HJG1986, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Adams: U.S. government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Galehouse: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Kime: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Hoover: This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kollin Moore: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Birkbeck: Milwaukee Brewers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Sedelmaier: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edwin Bessey: Rex, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons