Show your hometown stars some love

jogdog

Louisiana (Mostly New Orleans)

William Faulkner, writer
Anne Rice, writer
John Kennedy Toole, writer "Confederacy of Dunces"
Tenessee Williams, writer
John Besh, chef
Al Copeland, Popeye's
Jean Lafitte, pirate
Tyler Perry, playwright
Reese Witherspoon, actress
Ellen Degeneres, comedian
Harry Connick Jr, actor and musician
Louis Armstrong, musician
"Big Al" Carson, musician
Better Than Ezra, rock group
Cowboy Mouth, band
Fats Domino, musician
Dr. John, musician
Pete Fountain, musician
Juvenile, rapper... remember "Back That Thing Up"? LMAO!!
Lil Wayne, rapper
Lil Romeo, rapper
Master P, rapper
Mannie Fresh, rapper
Neville Brothers, musicians
Ellis Marsailis, both JR and SR and Marsailes family, musicians
Irvin Mayfield, musician
Jelly Roll Morton, musician
Kermit Ruffins, musician
Irma Thomas, musician
Allen Toussaint, musician
Tom Benson, Saints Owner
Marshall Faulk, football player
Matt Forte, football player
John Fourcade, football player
Avery Johnson, basketball player/coach
Archie, Peyton, Eli Manning, football
Pete Maravich (Pistol Pete), basketball
Mel Ott, baseball
Reggie Wayne, football
Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen
Lee Harvey Oswald, presidential assassin
Ruth Fertel, Ruth's Chris Steak House
Richard Simmons


I'm skipping our infamous politicians, but I think this list will do for now.

Also skipping famous people who had adopted NOLA as theirs, for example, Brad Pitt, Drew Brees, John Goodman... etc.

shawnscott5

Sally Struthers actress,

Oregon...we have nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AEB_WV

West Virginia

Ed Rabel, Booker T. Washington, Soupy Sales, George Brett, Don Knotts, Sam Huff, Kathy Mattea, John D. Rockefeller IV, Jerry West, Pearl Buck

hhorncastle

Thunder Bay, Ontario:

Kevin Durand (actor from Lost, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, etc) was born and went to high school here.
Paul Schaffer (from David Letterman) actually has a street named after him.
The Staal Brothers (NHL Hockey players) are probably our most famous exports.

LadyNeshoba

Texas!

Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker
Carol Burnett
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Buddy Holly
Howard Hughes
Lyndon B. Johnson
Janis Joplin
Tommy Lee Jones
Willie Nelson
Chuck Norris
We are also responsible for Matthew McConaughey! You're welcome, world!

I grew up about 20 from where Janis did.

Oh and you're forgetting about Tracy Byrd...... His mom was my Music teacher in school!

Claible

From Nebraska
Johnny Carson
Famous Nebraskans
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Grover Cleveland Alexander baseball pitcher, Saint Paul
Fred Astaire dancer, actor, Omaha
Max Baer boxer, Omaha
Bil Baird puppeteer, Grand Island
George Beadle geneticist, Wahoo
Marlon Brando actor, Omaha
Warren Buffett investor, Omaha
**** Cavett TV entertainer, Gibbon
Montgomery Clift actor, Omaha
James Coburn actor, Laurel
Sandy Dennis actress, Hastings
Mignon Eberhart author, Lincoln
Harold Edgerton inventor, Fremont
Ruth Etting singer, actress, David City
Henry Fonda actor, Grand Island
Gerald Rudolph Ford U.S. president, Omaha
Jay W. Forrester inventor, Climax
Bob Gibson baseball player, Omaha
Hoot Gibson actor, Tememah
Howard Hanson composer, conductor, Wahoo
Leland Hayward producer, Nebraska City
David Janssen actor, Naponee
Susette La Flesche artist, Omaha
Francis La Flesche ethnologist, Omaha
Frank W. Leahy football coach, O'Neill
Malcolm X civil rights advocate, Omaha
Irish McCalla actress, Pawnee City
Dorothy McGuire actress, Omaha
Nick Nolte actor, Omaha
Roscoe Pound educator, legal scholar, Lincoln
Red Cloud Indian rights advocate, leader
Mari Sandoz author, Sheridan Cty
Standing Bear Indian rights advocate, leader
Inga Swenson actress, Omaha
Robert Taylor actor, Filley
Paul Williams singer, composer, actor, Omaha
Don Wilson announcer, Lincoln
Julie Wilson singer, actress, Omaha
Darryl F. Zanuck film producer, Wahoo

blueandigo

Too many people to list from Montreal and NC.

SherryR1971

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!

And I was trying to think of some from Virginia!! Thanks!

shedoos

Pennsylvania:

Bill Cosby
Will Smith
Kevin Bacon
Kerry Collins
And... get ready to be wowed...... John and Kate (of John and Kate plus 8) :P

Adding famous and infamous:

Billy Blanks
Bette Ford
Richard Gere
Shirley Jones
All of the Wyeths (NC, Andrew, and Jamie)
Ira Eihhorn
Mumia Abu-Jamal

cheshirequeen

saint louis missouri
who knew that akon, maya angelou, max factor, josephine baker, betty grable, masters and johnson, haha, i knew nelly, but didnt know hes almost 38, wow, joseph pulitizer, famous for the pulitzer prize, and so very many i cant put and cant believe. wow, interesting to look up. im in shock there was more than like 10 haha.

stormieweather

Too many to list from Florida, but my fave is JOHNNY DEPP

akellyking77

Memphis, TN

Elvis (of course)
Cybill Shepherd
Kathy Bates
Dixie Carter (grew up here)
Shannon Doherty
Aretha Franklin (born here)
Morgan Freeman (born here and still lives a bit south in MS)
Yo Gotti
George Hamilton
Jerry Lawler
Jimmy Hart
Issac Hayes
Ingram Hill
Justin Timberlake
BB King
Jerry Lee Lewis
Saliva
Three Six Mafia

I could keep going, but I gotta work sometime today

dragonbait0126

Louisiana (Mostly New Orleans)

William Faulkner, writer

William Faulkner was born in New Albany, MS and raised in Oxford, MS (my hometown) not LA.

I live in Arizona but my home state is Mississippi.
Lance Bass
Jimmy Buffett
Bo Diddley
Charles Evers
Medgar Evers
Brett Farve
William Faulkner
Jim Henson
Faith Hill
James Earl Jones
B.B. King
Elvis Presley
Charley Pride
Jerry Rice
LeAnn Rimes
Conway Twitty
Eudora Welty
Tennesee Williams
Oprah Winfrey
Tammy Wynette

dragonbait0126

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)

Don't forget Jordin Sparks! The crazy Twilight lady is Stephanie Meyer. lol.

Kougra

Colorado:

Lon Chaney
Duane "Dog" Chapman
Beth Chapman
Pam Grier
Douglas Fairbanks
Tim Allen
Hunter S. Thompson
Clive Cussler

luvJOJO

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:

NC here too!!! :drinker:

luvJOJO

Me too! We also have:

Jenelle from Teen Mom (ha!)

that's just an embarrassment :laugh: :laugh:

***edited for leaving out "quotes"

Pollywog39

Minnesota,

Bob Dylan

These were famous folk from MY hometown in Duluth, Minnesota:

Dylan was born here (although he didn't live here long) My brother took a picture of the house he lived in.......he's a huge Dylan fan
And, let's not forget Lorenzo Music! The voice of Garfield and Carlton, Your Doorman! (he went to my High School, but was not in my class)
Gena Lee Nolin - former BayWatch beauty & Price is Right girl
David Oreck - FOUNDER of the Oreck Vacuum, and other enterprises
Jeno Palucci (maker of those infamous PIZZA ROLLS! and other frozen foods you probably have eaten)
Telly Savalas's Mother in Law lived down the street from me, and he owned a house here in Duluth.

Pollywog39

Frank Miller
Edgar Allan Poe
Billie Holiday
Frank Zappa
William H. Macy
Edward Norton
Divine
Babe Ruth

Very interesting group.

Ya.....from WHERE????

MissO﹠A

Frank Miller
Edgar Allan Poe
Billie Holiday
Frank Zappa
William H. Macy
Edward Norton
Divine
Babe Ruth

Very interesting group.

Ya.....from WHERE????

That eclectic mix comes from Maryland.