Famous People with Name Cantor

Eddie Cantor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Cantor: was an American comedian, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five children. His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname, Banjo Eyes, and in 1933, the artist Frederick J. Garner caricatured Cantor with large round and white eyes resembling the drum-like pot of a banjo. Cantor's eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical Banjo Eyes (1941).

Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor: was a German mathematician, born in Russia. He is best known as the creator of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of one-to-one correspondence between sets, defined infinite and well-ordered

David Cantor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Cantor: is an American actor and singer from New York City best known for his stage work in musical theatre, including appearances on Broadway in the musical Evita and in both comic and dramatic roles in a number of national tours, Off-Broadway and regional produ

Moritz Benedikt Cantor            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Moritz Benedikt Cantor: was a German historian of mathematics. He came from a family that had emigrated to the Netherlands from Portugal, another branch of which had established itself in Russia, where Georg Cantor was born. In his early youth, Moritz Cantor was not strong enoug

Jacob Aaron Cantor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Aaron Cantor: was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a United States Representative from 1913 to 1915.Cantor was elected as a Democrat to the 63rd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Francis Burton Harrison, and