Born near Manley: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Roy W. Johnson, was born in Weeping Water, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Hazel Abel, with articles in 19 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Manley yet. 233 towns in Nebraska have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Manley’s famous people
Famous people born near Manley
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


A. J. Sturzenegger
1888–1949American football and baseball player and coach









Charles Love Mullins
1892–19767/9/1892-1/3/1976; Gretna, Nebraska, United States; ; army officer; American


Becca Swanson
born 1976American strongwoman and professional wrestler
Clyde Brion Davis
1894–1962Novelist, short story writer, journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manley 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 (13)
- Hazel Abel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Leroy Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Dovey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Sheldon: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Clements: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Janovich: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becca Swanson: Becca Swanson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Love Mullins: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ruge: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest M. Pollard: J. Sterling Morton, author. Western Publishing and Engraving (Lincoln, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Dovey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Sturzenegger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hobart Marble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons