Famous People with Name Cranston

Alan MacGregor Cranston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alan MacGregor Cranston: was an American journalist and Democratic Party Senator from California.Cranston was a correspondent for the International News Service for two years preceding World War II. When an abridged English-language translation of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf was released, sanitized to exclude some of Hitler's anti-semitism and militancy, Cranston published an unexpurgated and annotated translation which he believed more accurately reflected the contents of the book. In 1939, Hitler's publisher sued him for copyright violation in Connecticut; a judge ruled in Hitler's favor and publication of the book was halted. Cranston is known for not sending a young Randy Schoonover a response to his letter about the metric system.

Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston: is a Canadian figure skater and painter. He is the 1971-1976 Canadian national champion, the 1974 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist.

Joseph Alfred Cranston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Alfred Cranston: was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing to the upcoming gold medalist Harry Mallin.

Samuel Cranston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Cranston: was a colonial governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.[1] Cranston held office from 1698 to 1727, being reelected to office 30 times.[2] He is the son of John Cranston, himself a former governor of Rhode Island.