Robert G. Heft

Robert G. Heft

male
from Ohio, From Saginaw, Michigan, American, saginaw, Flag terminology, lancaster…canton
Robert G. (Bob) Heft (born in Saginaw, Michigan) is a designer of the 50-star flag, and one of the proposed designs for a 51-star flag for the...
Ma Mon Luk

Ma Mon Luk

male, deceased (1961)
Filipino of Chinese descent, Chinese Filipino, Cantonese, guangdong, filipinos, guangzhou…canton
Ma Mon Luk (1896-1961) was a pioneering Chinese Filipino restauranteur and entrepreneur. He established the popular Chinese restaurant that bears...

Steve Rooney

male, 47 years old
Montreal Canadiens player, Winnipeg Jets, forward, Ice hockey player, American, canton
Steve Rooney (born June 28, 1962 in Canton, Massachusetts, United States) is a retired American ice hockey forward. Rooney started his National...
Joseph Bech

Joseph Bech

male, deceased (1975)
Cantons of Luxembourg, Luxembourgian conservative, from the Party of the Right, Luxembourgian Roman Catholic, lawyer, freiburg…canton
Joseph Bech was a Luxembourgian politician. He was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for eleven years, from 16 July 1926 until 5...

Fernão Pires de Andrade

male
Muslim, Explorer of Asia, Sailor, canton, ming dynasty, guangzhou
Captain Fernão Pires de Andrade was a Portuguese merchant and official under the explorer and Malacca governor Alfonso d'Albuquerque. His e...

James Glynn

male, deceased (1871)
Columbus, dutch, mexican-american war, United States Navy officer, American people in Japan, uss vincennes…canton, Canton, China
James Glynn (1800-1871) was a U.S. Navy officer who in 1848 distinguished himself by being the first American to negotiate successfully with the...
Liu Yin

Liu Yin

male
tang dynasty, canton, guangzhou, Tang Dynasty general, tenth century, ninth century
Liu Yin was a leader in the late Tang Dynasty and early part of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in Chinese history ranging from the late...
Harry Boomer

Harry Boomer

male
Cleveland, Northern Virginia College, WOIO, On-Air Personality, News Director, From Cleveland…canton
Harry Boomer is a newscaster for WOIO news in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Harry attended Northern Virginia College in Alexandria, Virginia. He...
Othar Turner

Othar Turner

male, deceased (2003)
Memphis, musician, African American, National Heritage Fellowship winner, labor day, goat…canton
Othar Turner (a.k.a. Otha Turner) (b. east of Canton, Mississippi, June 2, 1907; d. February 26, 2003), was one of the last well-known fife players...
Edouard Bovet

Edouard Bovet

male, deceased (1849)
Watchmaker, Fleurier, Watchmakers, Canton, China, Neuchatel, From Neuchatel…canton
Edouard Bovet was a Swiss watchmaker and founder of the Bovet watch company. He was born in Fleurier in Neuchâtel, moved to London in 1814 and w...