#1Famous people · Manchester
5 famous people were born in Manchester from 1860 to 1982
The best known is the American football player Doug Flutie, with articles in 13 languages. The next two names are Chrystelle Trump Bond and Darren Flutie. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.2, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Doug Flutie
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Leander M. Zimmerman
Youngest
1982
Steve Suter
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Manchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Manchester’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Manchester
Doug Flutie has articles in 13 languages, Chrystelle Trump Bond in 5 and Darren Flutie in 3.
#1CB#2
Film, TV & Stage
Chrystelle Trump Bond
1938–2020American dancer and historian
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Known for
What Manchester is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
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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.
Photo credits (2)
- Doug Flutie: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leander M. Zimmerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons