Famous people · Manchester
Born near Manchester: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Scott Wedman, with articles in 15 languages. The nearest, Noel Loomis, was born in Wakita, 10 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Manchester. Across Oklahoma, 306 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Scott Wedman
Best known
Scott Wedman
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Manchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Manchester
Nobody born in Manchester is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Myron Roderick
1934–2011American wrestler, wrestling coach, tennis coach, college athletics administrator
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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. 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 (8)
- Scott Wedman: Russ Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Moore: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Page Belcher: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerrod Niemann: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. William Oakley: WaydeScanlon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Hand: Amestanko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis C. Harris: DarrionJBeckles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Patterson: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons