Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I include Charles Manson in this database with deliberate caution, because notoriety should never be confused with achievement. What I take from his story is a warning about charisma: a failed musician who learned, across a lifetime spent mostly in institutions, how to find lost young people and weaponize their need to belong. The murders his followers committed in 1969 ended innocent lives and scarred a culture. If there is any value in studying him, it lies in recognizing how cults recruit and control, and in keeping our attention on the victims rather than on the myth that grew around their killer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Charles Manson
- Name (Japanese)
- チャールズ・マンソン
- Reading
- ちゃーるず・まんそん
- Born
- November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Height
- 157 cm
- Occupation
- criminal / cult leader / serial killer / musician
2. Background
- High school
- Arroyo High School
- University
- Pasadena City College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Charles Manson born?
November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017.
Where is Charles Manson from?
Charles Manson is from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
What does Charles Manson do?
Charles Manson works as criminal, cult leader, serial killer, musician.
How tall is Charles Manson?
Charles Manson is 157 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.