#14 famous people were born in Manning
The best known is the American politician John R. Hansen, with articles in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Tom Knudson and Dewey Halford. The earliest on the list is John R. Hansen, born in 1901, and the youngest Katie Beck, born in 1982. Only 108 of the 438 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.

Born in Manning
John R. Hansen leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Tom Knudson (2) and Dewey Halford (1).
#1Tom Knudson
born 1953American journalist and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
When Manning’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Manning is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Everyone else born in Manning
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manning 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)
- John R. Hansen: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons