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Famous people · Canyon
Of the 6 famous people born in Canyon, an unusual share are athletes
Dalton Bell, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Since 1970, 6 were born, the most of any period. From Brandon Schneider to Jake Rogers, the births on the list run from 1971 to 1995. The list comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Dalton Bell
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1971
Brandon Schneider
Youngest
1995
Jake Rogers
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Canyon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Canyon’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Canyon is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Canyon
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Canyon
A further 3 follow, born between 1971 and 1980.
No one matches both filters.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canyon 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.
Photo credits (3)
- Jake Rogers: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Scott: United States Mission to Geneva, Eric Bridiers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Schneider: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons