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Famous people · Manchester
45 famous people were born in Manchester, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
The best known is the American video game designer and composer Toby Fox, with articles in 37 languages. Second and third on the list are Matt Czuchry and Charlie Davies. The largest group, 20, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 196 towns in New Hampshire with famous people list more.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Toby Fox
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1779
John Adams Harper
Youngest
1991
Toby Fox
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Manchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Manchester is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 2.6 times.
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 Manchester
First, Toby Fox (37 languages), then Matt Czuchry (31) and Charlie Davies (24).
#2
#3Through the years
When Manchester’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessMusicNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Manchester
42 more, best known first.
William C. Kenyon
1898–1951American football player and coach, baseball player and coach, basketball coach
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Manchester home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jane Badler the best known.
Jane Badler
born 1953American actress, singer, and former model; Miss New Hampshire 1972
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Bedford has the longest list next door: 16.
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 (13)
- Matt Czuchry: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Davies: Paul Frederiksen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward William Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Metalious: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Morin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Pappas: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Badler: Egon Eagle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret E. Knight: Boston Sunday Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachariah Chandler: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stark: Ulysses Dow Tenney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Nichols: Thomas Low Nichols, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McQuesten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons