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Famous people · Manchester

Manchester is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Henry Luke Bolley is the best known, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Charles T. Tozier. The oldest name on the list belongs to Charles T. Tozier, born in 1832, the newest to Henry Luke Bolley, born in 1865. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Henry Luke Bolley
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Charles T. Tozier
Youngest
1865
Henry Luke Bolley
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Manchester

HB#1
Science & Medicine

Henry Luke Bolley

1865–1956

American botanist and plant pathologist, American football player and coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CT#2
Politics & Law

Charles T. Tozier

1832–1899

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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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.