#12 famous people call Manteo their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Marc Basnight, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American football player Emanuel Davis. Marc Basnight (1947) and Emanuel Davis (1989) mark the two ends of the list. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.


Born in Manteo
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#2What Manteo is known for
Share of Manteo’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manteo 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)
- Marc Basnight: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emanuel Davis: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons