History · Canaan
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Canaan yet, but 20 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Seville · 6 mi
John Howard Yoder
American theologian and academic
Kirtland I. Perky
American politicianCy Vorhees
American baseball playerHarry Adams
American basketball coachRobert R. Rowland
USAF major general and Second World War flying aceSteve Rachunok
American baseball player
Arthur Holly Compton
American physicist
Bob Peterson
American actor, writer, and director
Karl Taylor Compton
American physicist and university president
Hal Varian
American economist
Clarence Childs
American hammer thrower and football coach
Hollis Frampton
American filmmakerRachel Cargle
American activist, speaker, and authorJ.A. Hines
American politician