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Famous people · Canute

4 famous people call Canute their birthplace

The best known is the American politician David Walters, with articles in 9 languages. Norman Lamb is second and Royal Cathcart third. Born in 1924, Sam Cathcart is the first name on record, and David Walters, born in 1951, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Oklahoma belongs to Muskogee, with 62.

#1 best knownDavid WaltersPolitics & Law · born 1951
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
David Walters
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Sam Cathcart
Youngest
1951
David Walters
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Canute

Two of the three are leaders.

David Walters#1
Politics & Law

David Walters

born 1951

American politician

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
NL#2
Politics & Law

Norman Lamb

1935–2018

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RC#3
Sports

Royal Cathcart

1926–2012

American gridiron football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Canute’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000David Walters
Politics & LawSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Canute is known for

Share of Canute’s famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Canute

1 more, best known first.

SC

Sam Cathcart

1924–2015

American gridiron football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canute 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.

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