Demetrious Johnson
born 1986American mixed martial artist
Famous people · Manitou
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Manitou
The nearest, Demetrious Johnson, was born in Madisonville, 5 mi away. Miles Heizer is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. The list for Manitou is empty for now. 236 towns across Kentucky can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Miles Heizer
Best known
Miles Heizer
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Manitou’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Manitou
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Terry Bisson
1942–2024American science fiction and fantasy author
Jonathan E. Spilman
1812–1896Kentucky lawyer, minister, and composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manitou 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 (7)
- Miles Heizer: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Beshear: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demetrious Johnson: Onlyfans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Bisson: George Kelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Laffoon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Addie McPhail: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Carr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons