Walter Tennyson Swingle
1871–1952American botanist
Famous people · Canaan Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Canaan Township
Henry Augustus Rowland is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Closest of all is Walter Tennyson Swingle, from South Canaan Township, 4 mi away. Next door, Waymart lists one, James Joseph Brown. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Canaan Township.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Henry Augustus Rowland
Best known
Henry Augustus Rowland
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Canaan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Canaan Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Terence V. Powderly
1849–1924American labor union leader, politician and attorney
Mary Dimmick Harrison
1858–1948Second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison
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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 (14)
- Henry Augustus Rowland: Henry Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Lemnitzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Malley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Augusta Brownscombe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Dimmick Harrison: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Olver: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Tennyson Swingle: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory (24.07.2022), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Pegula: Coalman767, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Terpak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence V. Powderly: USGov-DOL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Woodward: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mills Fuller: "Wilkes-Barre Record" (Wilkes-Barre, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilbur Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Joseph Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons