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Famous people · Manila
Manila is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the soldier Herman Davis, covered in 5 languages. Close behind are Mel Wright and Cloria Brown. The list runs from Herman Davis, born in 1888, to Wayne Wagner, born in 1946. Per head, the list is long: 10.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Arkansas has 3.8.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Herman Davis
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Herman Davis
Youngest
1946
Wayne Wagner
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Manila
First, Herman Davis (5 languages), then Mel Wright (3) and Cloria Brown (2).
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Through the years
When Manila’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Manila is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Manila
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manila and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Mel Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons