18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Manila
The nearest, Sara Bareilles, was born in Eureka, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Manila as their birthplace yet. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 550 towns. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65.
#3 best knownSteve CochranFilm, TV & Stage · 1917–1965+14more
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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. 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.
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Steve Cochran: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons