Show your hometown stars some love
:huh: so im from detroit and i have so many mfps for all over,,,so that got me to thinking WHAT ARE SO FAMOUS PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM YOUR STATE????? born and raise,,,not just rep the state but really from there:glasses: .
My List;
ARETHA FRAKLIN/MOTOWN
BIG SHAWN
KID ROCK
EMINEM
WINANS/CLARK SISTERS
My List;
ARETHA FRAKLIN/MOTOWN
BIG SHAWN
KID ROCK
EMINEM
WINANS/CLARK SISTERS
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nc here!! & though i'm sure there are many more, the ones off the top of my head are:
- j cole
- clay aiken
- fantasia
- petey pablo :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Pittsburgh:
Mr. Rogers
Dan Marino
Michael Keaton
Christina Aguilera
Jeff Glodblum
Zachary Quinto <----saw him having breakfast at Pamela's Diner
Jackie Evancho
Dennis Miller
Billy Gardell0 -
nc here!! & though i'm sure there are many more, the ones off the top of my head are:
- j cole
- clay aiken
- fantasia
- petey pablo :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: petey pablo0 -
Norwalk Ia
Brandon Routh (superman)
Jason Mamoa (Conan)0 -
THE OSMONDS!
Oh, and Neon Trees.0 -
Arizona:
Frank Lloyd Wright
The crazy woman who invented the Twilight crap
Alice Cooper
Gin Blossoms
Jimmy Eat World
Meat Puppets
Jason Newsted (former bass player from Metallica)
Chester Bennington (singer for Linkin Park)0 -
THE OSMONDS!
Oh, and Neon Trees.
where are you from???:huh:0 -
hahahaha!! i know right!! but hey, he did make a song for us!!!! "take your shirt off, twist it round your head, spin it like a helicopter" :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHnA94-hTC8&ob=av2enc here!! & though i'm sure there are many more, the ones off the top of my head are:
- j cole
- clay aiken
- fantasia
- petey pablo :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: petey pablo0 -
My buddy told me about a site called Google. It's pretty rad.THE OSMONDS!
Oh, and Neon Trees.
where are you from???:huh:0 -
My buddy told me about a site called Google. It's pretty rad.THE OSMONDS!
Oh, and Neon Trees.
where are you from???:huh:
show your hometown some love????:huh:0 -
nc here!! & though i'm sure there are many more, the ones off the top of my head are:
- j cole
- clay aiken
- fantasia
- petey pablo :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
don't forget Jaime Presley0 -
Minnesota,
Bob Dylan
Atmosphere
Hubert Humphry
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Judy Garland
Garrison Keilor
Jessica Lange
John Madden
Walter Mondale
Prince
Jesse Ventura0 -
Michigan
Stevie Wonder
Madonna
Ted Nugent
Taylor Lautner0 -
Ottawa.
Paul Anka, singer
Dawn Askin, curler, now lives in Winnipeg
Margaret Atwood, writer
Eva Avila, 4th season Canadian Idol champion
Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian
James Baker, former NHLer
Brendan Bell, NHL hockey player
Billy Boucher, NHL hockey player
Matt Bradley, NHL hockey player
Fred Brathwaite, NHL hockey player
Rod Brind'Amour, NHL hockey player
Dave Brockie, known as Oderus Urungus, frontman for metal band GWAR
Tom Butler, actor
Claudette Cain, former mayor of Gloucester
Noah Cantor, Canadian Football League player
Bruce Cassidy, NHL Hockey Player
Tom Cavanagh, actor
Sarah Chalke, actress
Keshia Chante, singer
Bob Chiarelli, politician
King Clancy, hockey player, coach and referee
Catherine Clark, daughter of former PM Joe Clark
Bruce Cockburn, singer
Bryan Cochrane, curler
Eldon Coombe, curler
Alex Cullen, politician
Barry and Brian Cullen brothers and former NHLers from Ottawa
Jack Darragh, professional ice hockey forward
Bruce Delaney, curler
Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament
Clive Doucet, author
Kathleen Edwards, singer/songwriter
Ben Eager, NHL hockey player
John Fauquier, RCAF bomber pilot
Jeremy Gara, drummer for The Arcade Fire
Chris Gardner, curler
Igor Gouzenko, Cold War Soviet defector
Tom Green, comedian
Lorne Greene, actor
Jenn Hanna, curler
Elisabeth Harvor, novelist
David Hoilett, association football player
Diane Holmes, city councillor
Jessica Holmes, actress, comedian
Rachel Homan, curler
Peter Hume, city councillor
Kira Isabella, country music singer-songwriter
Russ Jackson, profesional football player (CFL), teacher
Wilbert Keon, cardiac surgeon
Brian Kilrea, hockey player, coach, general manager
Terry Kilrea, politician
Bernie LaBarge, musician
Brent Laing, curler
Craig Lauzon, actor, comedian
Rich Little, comedian
Steven MacLean, astronaut
Monkey Majik, J-pop band
Elizabeth Manley, Olympic silver medalist in figure skating.
Peter Mansbridge, journalist
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (sister of the queen)
Terry Matthews, entrepreneur
Trevor Matthews, film producer, actor
Derek McCulloch, comics writer
Frank McGee, hockey player
Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
David McGuinty, MP
Earl McRae, award-winning journalist
Jean-Michel Ménard, curler
Anne Merklinger, curler
Hugh Millikin, Australian curler, trained in Ottawa
Emma Miskew, curler
Rich Moffatt, curler
Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
Earle Morris, curler
John Morris, curler
Alex Munter, city councillor
Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Larry O'Brien, former mayor, Founder Calian Technologies Ltd
Sandra Oh, actress known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy
Jesse Palmer, NFL football player
Frank Patrick, hockey player and builder
David John Pearson, computer scientist, founder of Orcatech Inc
Matthew Perry, actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends
Simon Pulsifer, prolific contributor to Wikipedia
Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario
Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic skier
Melanie Robillard, German curler trained in Ottawa
Shelagh Rogers, journalist
Kelly Rowan, actress.
Derek Roy, NHL hockey player
Joëlle Sabourin, curler
Marc Savard, NHL hockey player
Craig Savill, curler
Andrew Scott, drummer for Sloan
Barbara Ann Scott, figure-skating Olympic gold-medalist of the 1940s.
Melinda Shankar, actress
Trevor Smith, NHL hockey player
Bruce Stuart, hockey player
Linda Thom, Olympic gold medalist
Christian Tolusso, curler
Rick Vaive, NHL hockey player
Jeff Waters, musician
Ken Watkin, Brigadier General and former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Jim Watson, politician, elected Mayor effective December 1, 2010
Jason Young, curler0 -
Michigan
Stevie Wonder
Madonna
Ted Nugent
Taylor Lautner
yes,,,we have sooooo many
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MA:
Tom Glavine
Mark Wahlberg
Matt Damon
JFK and all the Kennedys
Whitey Bulger... yes FBI most wanted counts0 -
Carson, CA:
Forest Whitaker
Brandy & Ray J.
The Game
Dr. Dre
Boo-Yaa TRIBE
Bishop Lamont
Ras Kass0 -
Ottawa.
Paul Anka, singer
Dawn Askin, curler, now lives in Winnipeg
Margaret Atwood, writer
Eva Avila, 4th season Canadian Idol champion
Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian
James Baker, former NHLer
Brendan Bell, NHL hockey player
Billy Boucher, NHL hockey player
Matt Bradley, NHL hockey player
Fred Brathwaite, NHL hockey player
Rod Brind'Amour, NHL hockey player
Dave Brockie, known as Oderus Urungus, frontman for metal band GWAR
Tom Butler, actor
Claudette Cain, former mayor of Gloucester
Noah Cantor, Canadian Football League player
Bruce Cassidy, NHL Hockey Player
Tom Cavanagh, actor
Sarah Chalke, actress
Keshia Chante, singer
Bob Chiarelli, politician
King Clancy, hockey player, coach and referee
Catherine Clark, daughter of former PM Joe Clark
Bruce Cockburn, singer
Bryan Cochrane, curler
Eldon Coombe, curler
Alex Cullen, politician
Barry and Brian Cullen brothers and former NHLers from Ottawa
Jack Darragh, professional ice hockey forward
Bruce Delaney, curler
Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament
Clive Doucet, author
Kathleen Edwards, singer/songwriter
Ben Eager, NHL hockey player
John Fauquier, RCAF bomber pilot
Jeremy Gara, drummer for The Arcade Fire
Chris Gardner, curler
Igor Gouzenko, Cold War Soviet defector
Tom Green, comedian
Lorne Greene, actor
Jenn Hanna, curler
Elisabeth Harvor, novelist
David Hoilett, association football player
Diane Holmes, city councillor
Jessica Holmes, actress, comedian
Rachel Homan, curler
Peter Hume, city councillor
Kira Isabella, country music singer-songwriter
Russ Jackson, profesional football player (CFL), teacher
Wilbert Keon, cardiac surgeon
Brian Kilrea, hockey player, coach, general manager
Terry Kilrea, politician
Bernie LaBarge, musician
Brent Laing, curler
Craig Lauzon, actor, comedian
Rich Little, comedian
Steven MacLean, astronaut
Monkey Majik, J-pop band
Elizabeth Manley, Olympic silver medalist in figure skating.
Peter Mansbridge, journalist
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (sister of the queen)
Terry Matthews, entrepreneur
Trevor Matthews, film producer, actor
Derek McCulloch, comics writer
Frank McGee, hockey player
Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
David McGuinty, MP
Earl McRae, award-winning journalist
Jean-Michel Ménard, curler
Anne Merklinger, curler
Hugh Millikin, Australian curler, trained in Ottawa
Emma Miskew, curler
Rich Moffatt, curler
Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
Earle Morris, curler
John Morris, curler
Alex Munter, city councillor
Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Larry O'Brien, former mayor, Founder Calian Technologies Ltd
Sandra Oh, actress known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy
Jesse Palmer, NFL football player
Frank Patrick, hockey player and builder
David John Pearson, computer scientist, founder of Orcatech Inc
Matthew Perry, actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends
Simon Pulsifer, prolific contributor to Wikipedia
Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario
Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic skier
Melanie Robillard, German curler trained in Ottawa
Shelagh Rogers, journalist
Kelly Rowan, actress.
Derek Roy, NHL hockey player
Joëlle Sabourin, curler
Marc Savard, NHL hockey player
Craig Savill, curler
Andrew Scott, drummer for Sloan
Barbara Ann Scott, figure-skating Olympic gold-medalist of the 1940s.
Melinda Shankar, actress
Trevor Smith, NHL hockey player
Bruce Stuart, hockey player
Linda Thom, Olympic gold medalist
Christian Tolusso, curler
Rick Vaive, NHL hockey player
Jeff Waters, musician
Ken Watkin, Brigadier General and former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Jim Watson, politician, elected Mayor effective December 1, 2010
Jason Young, curler
wowowowow!!!!:noway:0 -
Frank Miller
Edgar Allan Poe
Billie Holiday
Frank Zappa
William H. Macy
Edward Norton
Divine
Babe Ruth1 -
Very interesting group.Frank Miller
Edgar Allan Poe
Billie Holiday
Frank Zappa
William H. Macy
Edward Norton
Divine
Babe Ruth0 -
Scotty McCreery!0
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Winnipeg, MB Canada
Anna Paquin
Burton Cummings
Chantal Kreviazuk
Fred Penner
Nia Vardalos
Jonathan Toews
Justin Bieber's dad!!!!
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Pennsylvania:
Bill Cosby
Will Smith
Kevin Bacon
Kerry Collins
And... get ready to be wowed...... John and Kate (of John and Kate plus 8) :P0 -
VA!!!! :-)
-Dave Matthews Band
-Coko (SWV member)
-Trey Songz
-Chris Brown
-The Clipse
-Pharell (and the other members of The Neptunes)
-Missy Elliot
-Timbaland
-Tim Reed
-Bob Saget
-Wanda Sykes
-Michael Vick
-Elliott Yamin
mainly musicians and bands... but there's also a ton of presidents and athletes from VA too!0 -
Chattanooga, TN (Where I live now):
Bessie Smith
Dennis Haskins (bka Mr Belding from Saved by the Bell)
Reggie White
Samuel L. Jackson
Usher
Alexander City, AL (my hometown):
** for this I am including people from AROUND Alexander City too.
Terrell Owens
Jamario Moon, NBA LA Clippers
Jim Nabors0 -
sam jackson,,,hes my fav!!!!!Chattanooga, TN (Where I live now):
Bessie Smith
Dennis Haskins (bka Mr Belding from Saved by the Bell)
Reggie White
Samuel L. Jackson
Usher
Alexander City, AL (my hometown):
** for this I am including people from AROUND Alexander City too.
Terrell Owens
Jamario Moon, NBA LA Clippers
Jim Nabors 0 -
Ft. Lauderdale
FL
Chris Evert
Nikki Taylor (model)
Lots of NFL football players
and Melanie Amarro Winner of X Factor0 -
Ottawa.
Paul Anka, singer
Dawn Askin, curler, now lives in Winnipeg
Margaret Atwood, writer
Eva Avila, 4th season Canadian Idol champion
Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian
James Baker, former NHLer
Brendan Bell, NHL hockey player
Billy Boucher, NHL hockey player
Matt Bradley, NHL hockey player
Fred Brathwaite, NHL hockey player
Rod Brind'Amour, NHL hockey player
Dave Brockie, known as Oderus Urungus, frontman for metal band GWAR
Tom Butler, actor
Claudette Cain, former mayor of Gloucester
Noah Cantor, Canadian Football League player
Bruce Cassidy, NHL Hockey Player
Tom Cavanagh, actor
Sarah Chalke, actress
Keshia Chante, singer
Bob Chiarelli, politician
King Clancy, hockey player, coach and referee
Catherine Clark, daughter of former PM Joe Clark
Bruce Cockburn, singer
Bryan Cochrane, curler
Eldon Coombe, curler
Alex Cullen, politician
Barry and Brian Cullen brothers and former NHLers from Ottawa
Jack Darragh, professional ice hockey forward
Bruce Delaney, curler
Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament
Clive Doucet, author
Kathleen Edwards, singer/songwriter
Ben Eager, NHL hockey player
John Fauquier, RCAF bomber pilot
Jeremy Gara, drummer for The Arcade Fire
Chris Gardner, curler
Igor Gouzenko, Cold War Soviet defector
Tom Green, comedian
Lorne Greene, actor
Jenn Hanna, curler
Elisabeth Harvor, novelist
David Hoilett, association football player
Diane Holmes, city councillor
Jessica Holmes, actress, comedian
Rachel Homan, curler
Peter Hume, city councillor
Kira Isabella, country music singer-songwriter
Russ Jackson, profesional football player (CFL), teacher
Wilbert Keon, cardiac surgeon
Brian Kilrea, hockey player, coach, general manager
Terry Kilrea, politician
Bernie LaBarge, musician
Brent Laing, curler
Craig Lauzon, actor, comedian
Rich Little, comedian
Steven MacLean, astronaut
Monkey Majik, J-pop band
Elizabeth Manley, Olympic silver medalist in figure skating.
Peter Mansbridge, journalist
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (sister of the queen)
Terry Matthews, entrepreneur
Trevor Matthews, film producer, actor
Derek McCulloch, comics writer
Frank McGee, hockey player
Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
David McGuinty, MP
Earl McRae, award-winning journalist
Jean-Michel Ménard, curler
Anne Merklinger, curler
Hugh Millikin, Australian curler, trained in Ottawa
Emma Miskew, curler
Rich Moffatt, curler
Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
Earle Morris, curler
John Morris, curler
Alex Munter, city councillor
Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Larry O'Brien, former mayor, Founder Calian Technologies Ltd
Sandra Oh, actress known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy
Jesse Palmer, NFL football player
Frank Patrick, hockey player and builder
David John Pearson, computer scientist, founder of Orcatech Inc
Matthew Perry, actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends
Simon Pulsifer, prolific contributor to Wikipedia
Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario
Nancy Greene Raine, Olympic skier
Melanie Robillard, German curler trained in Ottawa
Shelagh Rogers, journalist
Kelly Rowan, actress.
Derek Roy, NHL hockey player
Joëlle Sabourin, curler
Marc Savard, NHL hockey player
Craig Savill, curler
Andrew Scott, drummer for Sloan
Barbara Ann Scott, figure-skating Olympic gold-medalist of the 1940s.
Melinda Shankar, actress
Trevor Smith, NHL hockey player
Bruce Stuart, hockey player
Linda Thom, Olympic gold medalist
Christian Tolusso, curler
Rick Vaive, NHL hockey player
Jeff Waters, musician
Ken Watkin, Brigadier General and former Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces
Jim Watson, politician, elected Mayor effective December 1, 2010
Jason Young, curler
wowowowow!!!!:noway:
Well the list contains 83 curlers, a city councilman, a heart doctor, the drummer for "Sloan" and a guy who puts a lot of stuff on Wikipedia. Which is where this exhaustive list no doubt came from.
Also curlers from other countries who trained in Ottawa.
Christian Bale filmed the newest Batman in Pittsburgh. That don't mean he's from Pittsburgh.0 -
South Dakota
here's a few you might recognize
Catherine Bach, actress (Dukes of Hazard)
Russell Means, actor, activist
Cheryl Ladd, actress
Laura Ingalls Wilder, author best known for Little House on the Prairie
Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota war leader
Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota Cheif
Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota chief
Tom Daschle, US Senator
Hubert Humphrey, US Senator, 38th Vice President US
Adam Vinatieri, NFL placekicker
Bob Barker, TV Host
Tom Brokaw, TV Journalist
Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor Mt. Rushmore,
Seth Bullock
Wild Bill Hickok
Calamity Jane0 -
I live in Charleston, SC...
Andy **** <-whoops guess i can't write (other word for man part) lol
Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish)
Thomas Gibson (Criminal Minds)
and Bill Murray isn't from Charleston, but he has a house here
Aziz Ansari (comedian), Kristin Davis (Sex and the CIty), Young Jeezy, and Chris Rock are also from around here0
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