#1Science & Medicine
Charles Bachman
1924–2017American computer scientist
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Famous people · Manhattan
Performers stand out among the 34 famous people born in Manhattan
Charles Bachman, the American computer scientist, is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. The American actress Cassandra Peterson ranks second, ahead of Damon Runyon. The largest group, 15, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in Kansas have no one on record, but this one has 6.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Charles Bachman
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Albert E. Mead
Youngest
1990
Jackie Carmichael
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Manhattan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Manhattan’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Manhattan is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
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 Manhattan
Languages with an article: 39 for Charles Bachman, 28 for Cassandra Peterson, 25 for Damon Runyon.
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Everyone else born in Manhattan
31 more, 11 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manhattan 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 (9)
- Charles Bachman: Hamilton_and_Bachman_at_ACM_Turing_Centenary_Celebration.jpg: Dennis Hamilton derivative work: YMS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Runyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Everett: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Shannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Carmichael: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Woods: U.S. Army soldier or employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordy Nelson: Gabriel Cervantes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert E. Mead: Webster & Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Tobias Fulton: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons