From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list organizes and collects the names of notable people who are known for their birth, residency or other association with
Canton, Ohio.
Arts and entertainment
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Jake Abel, actor
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James B. Allardice,
Emmy Award-winning television writer
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Matt Bors, Pulitzer Prize-nominated political cartoonist and creator of Idiot Box web comic
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Brannon Braga, television producer, director and screenwriter
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Rowland Brown, director and screenwriter
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Frank De Vol, composer, arranger, actor
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Abastenia St. Leger Eberle, sculptor
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Randall Craig Fleischer, philharmonic conductor
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Peggy Ann Garner, actress
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Macy Gray, R&B singer
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Inhale Exhale, Christian metal band
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Joshua Jay, magician
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James Karales, major civil rights era photographer
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Kathryn Karipides, choreographer and principal dancer
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Karl King, composer and bandleader
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Mark Kozelek, musician
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Enoch Light, bandleader and violinist
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Lovedrug,
indie band
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Charles R. Macauley, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
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Marilyn Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner), rock singer of the band of the same name
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Eddie McClintock, actor
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Richard Miller, opera singer, voice teacher, professor at Oberlin Conservatory, author
- Cathy Nesbitt-Stein, dance instructor, owner of Candy Apples Dance Center, and star on
Dance Moms television series
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The O'Jays, soul group; a street in northeast Canton is named The O'Jays Parkway
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Jack Paar, host of The Tonight Show; namesake of a street named in northeast Canton
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Jean Peters, actress; was married to
Howard Hughes
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Relient K, Christian rock band
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H. Robert Reynolds, band conductor
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Boz Scaggs, musician
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Jeff Shreve, sports announcer
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Blanche Thebom, opera singer
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Jeff Timmons, singer,
98 Degrees
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Nate Torrence, actor
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Steve Tracy, actor
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Trippie Redd, rapper
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Joe Vitale, musician, has played with
Joe Walsh,
The Eagles,
Crosby, Stills & Nash,
Michael Stanley Band and
The Chylds
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Kelly Wearstler, interior designer; Playboy playmate
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Lee Wilkof, Broadway actor
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Nicole Wood, Playboy playmate
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Erin Wyatt, model and actress
Politics
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Frank T. Bow,
jurist and politician
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Lafayette Caskey, Wisconsin state legislator and carpenter
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Leroy John Contie, Jr., judge
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Andrew W. Cordier,
U.N. official
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Hiram Griswold (1807–1881), member of the Ohio Senate and defense lawyer of
John Brown
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Shelley Hughes, current member of the
Alaska House of Representatives
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Frank Lavin, international trade official
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Susie Lee, U.S. Representative
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Benjamin F. Leiter, mayor of Canton, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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William A. Lynch, lawyer and politician
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Ida Saxton McKinley, 29th
First Lady of the United States, wife of William McKinley
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William McKinley, 25th
U.S. President; interred in Canton at the
McKinley National Memorial
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Alan Page, member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame and
College Football Hall of Fame; current
Associate Justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court
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John A. Scali, United States Ambassador,
United Nations
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Kirk Schuring, Republican, Ohio House of Representatives
Sports
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Todd Blackledge,
football player,
Kansas City Chiefs,
Pittsburgh Steelers; college football commentator
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Dick Cunningham,
NBA player for the
Milwaukee Bucks and
Houston Rockets, 1971 NBA champion
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Dan Dierdorf, football player, television commentator,
College and
Pro Football Hall of Famer
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Mike Doss, football player
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Wayne Fontes, football player and coach,
Detroit Lions
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Dustin Fox, football player,
Buffalo Bills; nephew of Tim Fox
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Tim Fox, football player,
New England Patriots,
San Diego Chargers,
Los Angeles Rams; uncle of Dustin Fox
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Gary Grant, basketball player,
L.A. Clippers,
New York Knicks,
Miami Heat,
Portland Trail Blazers
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John Grimsley, football player,
University of Kentucky,
Houston Oilers,
Miami Dolphins
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Ronnie Harris,
boxer, gold medalist,
lightweight,
1968 Summer Olympics
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Brian Hartline,
wide receiver for the
Cleveland Browns; brother of Mike Hartline
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Mike Hartline, former
quarterback for the
Kentucky Wildcats football team, former member of New England Patriots; brother of Brian Hartline
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Michael Hawkins, basketball player
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Ralph Hay,
National Football League founding contributor
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Dirk Hayhurst, baseball player
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Dick Himes, football player,
Green Bay Packers
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Phil Hubbard, basketball player and coach, Olympic gold medalist
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Tim Huffman, football player, Green Bay Packers
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Chuck Hutchison, football player
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Kosta Koufos, basketball player,
Utah Jazz,
Denver Nuggets and
Greece national team; former
Ohio State Buckeyes player
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Kirk Lowdermilk, football player
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Jamar Martin, football player
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CJ McCollum, basketball player,
Portland Trail Blazers
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Josh McDaniels, head coach of the
Las Vegas Raiders
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Keith McLeod, basketball player
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Raymar Morgan, professional basketball player for
Barak Netanya in
Israel
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Marion Motley, football player
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Thurman Munson, baseball player, 1976
American League Most Valuable Player, 7-time All-Star
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Mark Murphy, football player,
Green Bay Packers
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Don Nehlen, football coach,
College Football Hall of Fame
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Alan Page, football player,
College and
Pro Football Hall of Famer
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Bob Pickard, football player
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Kenny Peterson, football player
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John Pont, college football coach
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Ed Poole, baseball player
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Renee Powell, former LPGA Golfer
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Ed Rate, football player
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Nick Roman, football player
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Ernie Roth, professional wrestling
manager known as Abdullah Farouk and The Grand Wizard of Wrestling
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George Saimes, football player 1963–1972,
Buffalo Bills,
Denver Broncos, member of
American Football League All-Time Team (first team, defense)
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Eric Snow, basketball player; brother of Percy Snow
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Percy Snow, football player, Kansas City Chiefs; brother of Eric Snow
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Larry Snyder, track and field athlete, Ohio State coach for Jesse Owens
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Chris Spielman, football player,
College Football Hall of Fame
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Rick Spielman, former general manager of the
Minnesota Vikings; brother of Chris Spielman
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LeRoy Sprankle, high school multi-sport coach, author, general manager of the Canton Independents
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Charley Stanceu, baseball player
New York Yankees,
Philadelphia Phillies
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Nick Weatherspoon, Illinois and professional basketball player
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Don Willis,
pool player
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Dave Wottle, gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Other
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Mark Aldenderfer, archaeologist and anthropologist
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Mother Angelica,
Roman Catholic nun and foundress of the
Eternal Word Television Network
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Christine Craft, broadcast journalist
- Bobby Lee Cutts, police officer convicted in the
murder of Jessie Davis
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Thomas Dillon, serial killer
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Helias Doundoulakis,
Greek-American soldier,
OSS
spy, and designer of the
Arecibo Antenna, once the world's largest
radio telescope
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Ted Henry, broadcast journalist
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James Huberty, mass murderer
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Reuben Klamer, inventor of
The Game of Life and various other toys; inducted into the
Toy Industry Hall of Fame; honored by the
Smithsonian Institution
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Don Mellett, newspaper editor
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Marshall Rosenberg, creator of
Nonviolent Communication
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Bob Shaheen, retired American businessman
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Rhoda Wise,
stigmatist named a
Servant of God by the
Roman Catholic Church
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