Canton, South Dakota
Canton, South Dakota ranks 7,268th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Withington, Chatou, and San Pedro de Macorís. Memorable people born in Canton, South Dakota include Ernest Lawrence, and Tim Johnson. Canton, South Dakota has been the birth place of many physicists, and politicians. Canton, South Dakota is located in United States.
Canton is a city in South Dakota and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. Canton is located 20 minutes south of Sioux Falls in southeastern South Dakota. Canton is nestled in the rolling hills of the Sioux Valley, providing an abundance of recreational activities with the Big Sioux River bordering the eastern side, Newton Hills State Park to the south, and Lake Alvin to the north. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator James M. Wahl. The population was 3,066 as of the 2020 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1901 and 1946, Canton, South Dakota was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Ernest Lawrence, and Tim Johnson.
People Born in Canton, South Dakota
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Ernest Lawrence
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1958
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 1
Tim Johnson
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2024
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Canton, South Dakota were physicists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Canton, South Dakota, including Tim Johnson. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Canton, South Dakota, including Ernest Lawrence.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Canton, South Dakota since 1700.
