#1Famous people · Manchester
Leaders stand out among the 12 famous people born in Manchester
Most widely known is Robert Gallery, the American football player, with articles in 6 languages. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. 4 of them were born since 1970. The list comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical town in Iowa.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Robert Gallery
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Walt McCredie
Youngest
1980
Robert Gallery
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Manchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Manchester’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 3.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Manchester is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Manchester
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Manchester
The rest number 9, with 6 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
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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 (3)
- Robert Gallery: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt McCredie: Issued by: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Berinn Rae: Sparky dragon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons