Canton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Bruce Dal Canton
John Bruce Dal Canton (June 15, 1941 – October 7, 2008) was a major league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–70), Kansas City Royals (1971–75), Atlanta Braves (1975–76), and Chicago White Sox (1977).
Career
Dal Canton's career ...
, American baseball player
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Frank M. Canton
Frank M. Canton (born Josiah Horner, September 15, 1849September 27, 1927) was an American Old West fugitive who had a career as a deputy U.S. marshal under an assumed name. Although an ex-sheriff stock detective in Wyoming, Canton and his associ ...
, American gunslinger (not his real name)
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Gloria Begué Cantón
Gloria Begué Cantón (23 March 1931 – 27 December 2016) was a Spanish professor, jurist, senator and magistrate. She was the first female law school professor in Spain and was a law educator at Complutense University of Madrid and the Univers ...
(1931–2016), Spanish professor, jurist, senator and magistrate
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Joanna Canton
Joanna Canton (born February 14, 1978) is an American actress. She had a recurring role on ''That '70s Show'' as Nina, Fez
Fez most often refers to:
* Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire
* Fez, Morocco (or Fes), t ...
, American actress
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John Canton
John Canton FRS (31 July 1718 – 22 March 1772) was a British physicist. He was born in Middle Street Stroud, Gloucestershire, to a weaver, John Canton (b. 1687) and Esther (née Davis). As a schoolboy, he became the first person to determi ...
, English physicist
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Mark Canton
Mark Canton (born June 19, 1949) is an American film producer and executive.
Life and early career
Canton was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, the son of Shirley and Arthur Canton, who worked in the film industry on marketing and publ ...
, American film executive and producer
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Neil Canton
Neil Canton (born 1948) is an American film producer from New York City best known for his work on the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy. Canton currently serves as an instructor and mentor at the American Film Institute Conservatory as a member o ...
, American film producer
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William Canton William Canton (27 October 1845 – 2 May 1926) was a British poet, journalist and writer, now best known for his contributions to children's literature. These include his series of three books, beginning with ''The Invisible Playmate'', written for ...
, British writer
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Yediel Canton, Spanish figure skater
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