22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Manlius Township
Mary Morello, born in Marseilles, 2 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Manlius Township. The best known of them is Terrence Malick, with articles in 59 languages. Next door, the list for Marseilles holds 4, Mary Morello first.
What stands out about Manlius Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Manlius Township
Nobody born in Manlius Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



John Tracy Ellis
1905–1992American priest and historian of the Catholic Church

Terrence Malick
born 1943American film director and screenwriter


Maria Kanellis
born 1982American professional wrestler, manager, actress and singer



John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief






Earl Bute
1899–1988American sports coach, athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Marseilles has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manlius Township 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 (15)
- Terrence Malick: Michael Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McGrath: David Fore of Lloyd David Photography, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Kanellis: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Lee: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter M. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Kingsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Bartlett Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Petrick: Minda Haas on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Fahey: Healthy Democracy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Essick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holger Toftoy: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Renfrew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bland: Iaswdikol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Sheehan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons