#1Famous people · Manchester
The 2 famous people born in Manchester, led by Stuart Woods
The best known is the American novelist Stuart Woods, with articles in 14 languages. The list has one more: the American basketball player Antabia Waller. Born in 1938, Stuart Woods is the first name on record, and Antabia Waller, born in 1988, the most recent. The longest list in Georgia is Rome’s, with 66 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Stuart Woods
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
Stuart Woods
Youngest
1988
Antabia Waller
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Manchester
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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Stuart Woods: Mark Coggins from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antabia Waller: Hatorcat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons