Famous people · Manchester
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Manchester
Johnny Babich, born in Albion, 18 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jim Ross, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Manchester. The California lists hold names for 547 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Jim Ross
Best known
Jim Ross
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Manchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Manchester
Nobody born in Manchester is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jim Ross
born 1952American professional wrestling commentator, professional wrestling referee, and restaurateur
Zack Stentz
born 1969American screenwriter and film producer
James Cahill
1926–2014American art historian, art collector, and university teacher
David Anthony Klarner
1940–1999American mathematician, author, and educator
Frank H. Brown
1943–2017American geologist and geochemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manchester and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Jim Ross: No machine-readable author provided. Mshake3 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shiloh Fernandez: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Ceccarelli: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Near: Donna A. Korones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Burke: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Erlick: Kn8916, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrison Standley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory E. Pyle: Office of U.S. Rep. Dan Boren (D-Oklahoma) - all images are public domain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvin Chapman: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank H. Brown: Darouet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons