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Michael Hill
03-01-2007, 11:56
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokomo%2C_Indiana
Notable people from Kokomo
* Jack Purvis, jazz musician
* Sylvia Kirby, singer
* Ryan White, AIDS activist
* Rupert Boneham, Survivor contestant
* Tavis Smiley, social commentator
* Elwood Haynes, inventor, automotive pioneer
* Elmer Apperson, automotive pioneer
* Edgar Apperson, automotive pioneer
* Steve Butler, Six-time Sprint Car National Champion
* Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes Correspondent
* John D. Shearer, Photographer
* Norman Bridwell, author of the Clifford the Big Red Dog books
* Strother Martin, actor (best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke)
* Bob Ford, National-Award winning Sports Editor for the Kokomo Tribune.
* Kaitlyn Christopher, Miss Indiana USA 2005
* Matthew Crull, musician
* Mark Langley, horse jockey
* Floyd Talbert, Soldier (of Band of Brothers fame)
* David Gray, Howard County Courthouse bomber
Alex Cormier
03-01-2007, 13:21
Rochester, NY (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Rochester%2C_New_York)
Susan B. Anthony (suffragist)
Johnny Antonelli (baseball player)
Philip Barry
John Jacob Bausch (native of Germany and co-founder of Rochester's Bausch & Lomb Company)
Boris Bittker (legal academic)
Bernie Boland (baseball player)
William Seward Burroughs I
Cab Calloway (singer/bandleader)
Francis Pharcellus Church
Julie Lynn Cialini
David Diamond
Taye Diggs (actor born in New Jersey but raised in Rochester)
Frederick Douglass (born in Maryland but a long-time Rochester resident and interred in Rochester's Mt. Hope Cemetery)
Pete Duel (actor)
George Eastman (Kodak founder, philanthropist)
Garth Fagan (Choreographer native of Jamaica and long-time Rochester resident)
Rory Fitzpatrick (NHL player)
Ren้e Fleming (Opera singer born in Pennsylvania but raised in Rochester)
Robert Forster (actor)
Steve Gadd (jazz drummer)
Frank Gannett (founder of Gannett Newspapers, presidential candidate)
Teddy Geiger (musician/actor)
Brian Gionta (NHL player)
Malcolm Glazer
Emma Goldman
Tom Golisano (Paychex founder, philanthropist, gubernatorial candidate, owner Buffalo Sabres NHL team)
Kim Gordon (bass player and lead singer of Sonic Youth)
Jared Gradinger (dancer & choreographer, Dorky Park by Constanza Macras)
Lou Gramm (lead singer of Foreigner)
Seth Green, Rochester born, pioneer in fish farming.
Heinie Groh
Walter Hagen (golfer)
Adolphus Hailstork (composer)
Howard Hanson
Davey Havok (Musician. Born in Rochester, raised in Ukiah, California.)
Edward D. Hoch (mystery writer)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Oscar-winning actor)
Garson Kanin
Bob Keegan (baseball player)
Mimi Kennedy
Norman Kerry (silent film actor)
Charlene Keys (singer, a.k.a Tweet)
Ellsworth Paine Killip (botanist)
Joanie Laurer (wrestler, a.k.a. Chyna)
John Lithgow (actor, born in Rochester but raised in Ohio)
Joe Locke (Jazz vibraphonist born in California but raised in Rochester)
Henry Lomb (native of Germany and co-founder of Rochester's Bausch and Lomb Company)
Lydia Lunch
Chuck McCoy (disk jockey)
Jason McElwain
Chuck Mangione (flugelhornist)
Pamela Melroy (astronaut)
Carolyn Merchant
Mitch Miller (bandleader)
Audrey Munson
Gerry Niewood (Jazz saxophonist)
Hugh O'Brien (actor)
Sam Patch (daredevil)
Danny Padilla (bodybuilder)
William F. Quinn
Charley Radbourn[1]
Walter Rauschenbusch (theologian)
Marty Reasoner (NHL player)
Tim Redding (baseball player)
Frank Ritter (Dental chair pioneer, philanthropist)
Del Rivers (Alternative Recording Artist)
Joe Romano (Jazz saxophonist)
Richard Ryder (actor)
Savanna Samson (porn actress)
Rob Sanderson (pro wrestling personality "The Artiste")
George B. Selden
Joel Seligman (current President of University of Rochester)
F. Ritter Shumway (US Figure Skating leader, philanthropist)
Hiram Sibley (Western Union founder)
Mike Sigel (Billiard Congress of America Hall of Famer)
Jeff Sluman (PGA Tour golfer)
Bill Stern
Jason Stockmaster (Hand Signal Enthusiast)
John Wallace (professional basketball player)
William Warfield (born in Arkansas; raised in Rochester)
Hulbert Harrington Warner, wealthy maker of patent medicines and patron of Astronomy.
Abby Wambach (soccer player)
Lee-Hom Wang (Asian pop/hip hop superstar)
Roland Williams (NFL tightend)
Wendy O. Williams of The Plasmatics
Joseph C. Wilson (Xerox)
Jim "The Bob" Wyand (Comic)
Wow... that was a little depressing, my hometown of Rolling Meadows (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Meadows%2C_IL):
Rolling Meadows is the hometown of TV and film star Gary Cole and Figure Skater Timothy Goebel.
RMHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Meadows_High_School)
From Rolling Meadows High School
Scott McClain, baseball player
Gary Cole, Actor
Jay Bennett, Singer/Songwriter and former member of alternative country Chicago based band Wilco
I now pretty much reside in Chicago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notable_citizens_of_Chicago) which is a bit long to post.
EHaskins
03-01-2007, 15:47
Gary Burghoff, better known as Radar O'Reilly from M*A*S*H.
singer/songwriter Timothy Daniel
Wow, how exciting. :rolleyes:
The nearest town to me that has a page is Milwaukee. But Oprah and Jeffrey Dahmer grew up here.
joshsmithers
03-01-2007, 16:01
we(hillsborough, nc) have a few interesting ones...
Phil Harvey - Enterpreneur
Logan Pause - Soccer player
Doug Marlette - Cartoonist and author
Lee Smith - Author
William Hooper - A lawyer and politician who signed the United States Declaration of Independence for North Carolina
Shepperd Strudwick - Actor
Sarah Hoyt - XXXXX Galore
JBotAlan
03-01-2007, 16:50
What happens if there are none?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly%2C_MI
We got featured in a movie though...:)
JBot
EDIT: Well, CD won't let me post again in here, but according to the article:
The village of Holly was featured in the 1993 Clint Eastwood movie "In the Line of Fire".
Dumb posting limitations...
Bill_Hancoc
03-01-2007, 16:56
Same as above. Ortonville=nobody imporant...total population <300 (estimated)
What movie was holly in?
Eric Finn
03-01-2007, 17:17
Merrimack, New Hampshire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrimack%2C_New_Hampshire)
* Walter Kittredge, civil war-era musician
* Passaconaway, chieftain in the Pennacook tribe
* Forrest Sherman, admiral in the United States Navy who served as Chief of Naval Operations
* Matthew Thornton, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Graham Donaldson
03-01-2007, 17:23
Woodcliff Lake, NJ:
Alfonso DiMino (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_DiMino)
My high school (Pascack Hills High School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascack_Hills_High_School)):
Dana Bash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Bash)- CNN White House correspondent.
Jon Doscher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Doscher)- actor/producer.
Peter Felknor- Author of The Tri-State Tornado: The Story of America's Greatest Tornado Disaster.
Kerri Green (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerri_Green)- films such as The Goonies and Lucas.
Rick Hurvitz- Executive Producer & Co-Creator, MTV's Pimp My Ride.
Bruce Beresford Redman- Co-Creator, MTV's Pimp My Ride
Bill Maher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Maher)- Real Time with Bill Maher.
Zac Moncrief (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zac_Moncrief)- Director of Family Guy.
Matt Mulhern- the movie Biloxi Blues and the television series Major Dad.
Tom Papa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Papa)- comedian, has appeared on numerous late night television shows and frequently opens for Jerry Seinfeld.
Staten Island, NY (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island%2C_New_York)
Notable residents
Evan Dorkin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Dorkin) - Cartoonist and creator of Milk & Cheese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_%26_Cheese) is a long time resident of Staten Island
Armand Assante (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Assante) - Actor, currently resides in Staten Island.
Teddy Atlas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Atlas) - Boxing trainer
Rich Aurilia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Aurilia) - All Star Shortstop, San Francisco Giants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants) grew up on Staten Island.
Alice Austen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Austen) - Photographer, lived all of her life on Staten Island. A Staten Island Ferry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Ferry) is named for her
Christina Aguilera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Aguilera) - Pop singer. Born on Staten Island, although she was raised in Pittsburgh, PA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania)
Joan Baez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Baez) - folk singer, born in Staten Island (1941), and lived there the first few years of her life.
Renaldo Balkman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaldo_Balkman) - New York Knicks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks) 2006 First Round Draft Pick, Born on Staten Island
Vito Bratta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Bratta) - guitarist for White Lion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lion) lives on Staten Island
Clem Caserta (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clem_Caserta&action=edit) - actor- Eltingville, Staten Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltingville%2C_Staten_Island) resident. Jimmy Whispers in A Bronx Tale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale), also was in GoodFellas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoodFellas), The Untouchables (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Untouchables_%281987_film%29).
Paul Castellano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Castellano)- Gambino Crime Boss, lived in the Todt Hill section
Joe Causi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Causi) - Disc Jockey, raised in Brooklyn, currently lives on Staten Island
Marcia Clark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Clark) - Famed Prosecuter, was involved in the famous O.J. Simpson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.J._Simpson) trial, graduated from Wagner High School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_High_School)
Roy Clark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Clark) - Country singer, Hee Haw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hee_Haw) star, and guitarist, actually grew up in Great Kills, Staten Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Kills%2C_Staten_Island)
Eric Close (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Close) - Actor who plays "Martin Fitzgerald" on the CBS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS) drama Without a Trace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_a_Trace)
Ichabod Crane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichabod_Crane), a Colonel in the US Army during the War of 1812 and the nominal inspiration for the protagonist in Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow", who is buried in Staten Island, New York
Jeffrey Dahmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Dahmer) - serial killer. This demented individual lived on Staten Island for awhile
Bobby Darin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Darin) - singer, his family had a summer home as a child in South Beach, Staten Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Beach%2C_Staten_Island).
John Dehner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dehner) - Television and movie actor born on Staten Island. A notable and one of Hollywoods best character actors, Dehner played Doris Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day)'s boss Sy Bennett on the Doris Day Show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day_Show). He appeared in three classic Twilight Zone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone) episodes and other movies and television shows. Western fans came to know Dehner as "Paladin" on radio's "Have Gun, Will Travel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun%2C_Will_Travel)" in his radio days.
Jennifer Esposito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Esposito) - actress Spin City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_City), Summer of Sam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Sam)
Emilio Estevez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Estevez) - Actor, born on Staten Island (New York City)
John Franco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franco) - Former New York Mets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets) pitcher
Hassan Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Johnson)- Actor, featured in The Wire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_%28TV_series%29), Belly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_%28film%29), etc.
Steven Duren (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackie_Lawless) - Better known as Blackie Lawless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackie_Lawless), lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band W.A.S.P. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.A.S.P.) Lawless, who is a friend of fellow Staten Islander David Johansen, replaced Johnny Thunders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Thunders) in the New York Dolls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Dolls) when he was 18.
Allen Jenkins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Jenkins) - famed Hollywood character actor, voice of cartoon Top Cat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Cat)'s Officer Dibble was born on Staten Island.
Eamon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamon) - Eamon Doyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamon_Doyle) rapper, born and raised on Staten Island
Giuseppe Garibaldi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi) - 19th century Italian revolutionary and statesman, lived for a time on Staten Island, and worked as a candle-maker
Buddy Giovinazzo (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buddy_Giovinazzo&action=edit) - Actor/Director/Writer who directed the cult films Combat Shock (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Combat_Shock&action=edit) and No Way Home (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No_Way_Home&action=edit)
Carmine Giovinazzo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine_Giovinazzo) - Actor who plays "Detective Danny Messer" on the CBS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS) drama CSI: NY (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_NY). He is a cousin of director Buddy Giovinazzo (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buddy_Giovinazzo&action=edit)
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Gravano) - mob turncoat lived on Staten Island
Patti Hansen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Hansen) - Famous model and wife to The Rolling Stones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)' Keith Richards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards)
Beatles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles) George Harrison (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison) lived in Staten Island briefly near Staten Island University Hospital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_University_Hospital) while being treated for cancer there.
David Johansen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Johansen) (aka Buster Poindexter) of the New York Dolls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Dolls)
Ghostface Killah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostface_Killah) Rapper born on Staten Island.
Robert Loggia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Loggia) - Actor (Scarface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarface_%281983_film%29), The Sopranos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos), Big (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_%28film%29), etc.)
Vito LoGrasso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_LoGrasso) - WWE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment) wrestler hails from Staten Island
Madonna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_%28entertainer%29) - lived in the Stapleton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleton%2C_Staten_Island) area briefly. Her video "Papa Don't Preach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Don%27t_Preach)" was filmed there. Madonna chose the location herself. She said the neighborhood was perfect premise for the video story.
Oleg Maskaev (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Maskaev) - Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Paul Newman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman) - lived on Staten Island in St. George, Staten Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%2C_Staten_Island)
Jason Marquis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Marquis) - Current pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals), grew up on Staten Island
Antonio Meucci (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Meucci) - disputed inventor of the telephone, immigrated to Staten Island, settling in the Clifton area in 1850, where he would live for the remainder of his life
Alyssa Milano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_Milano) - Actress. Although born in Brooklyn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn), she was raised on Staten Island
Adewale Ogunleye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adewale_Ogunleye)- Chicago Bear's (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicago_Bear%27s&action=edit) Defensive End, formerly played for Indiana University and Tottenville High School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottenville_High_School)
Jonathan M. Parisen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_M._Parisen) - Filmmaker, was born and raised on Staten Island
A.J. Pero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.J._Pero) - drummer for Twisted Sister (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Sister)
Vito Picone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Picone) - Vito and The Elegants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elegants), had a #1 song in the 50's "Little Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Star)". The song was actually recorded in a South Beach, Staten Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Beach%2C_Staten_Island) studio.
Joe Pistone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_D._Pistone) - FBI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation) agent aka Donnie Brasco was from Staten Island.
Edward Platt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Platt) - Actor who played "The Chief" on the 1960s TV show Get Smart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Smart)
Thommy Price (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thommy_Price&action=edit) - former Patty Smyth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Smyth) and Scandal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandal_%28band%29) and Billy Idol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Idol) drummer
Robin Quivers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Quivers)- radio personality from the Howard Stern show lives on Staten Island
Kevin Rooney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rooney) former manager of Mike Tyson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson) lived on Staten Island
Gianni Russo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Russo) - Actor was born and raised on Staten Island. Gianni played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather)
Randy Savage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Savage) - Former Professional wrestler known as "Macho Man" now resides in Staten Island
Steven R. Schirripa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_R._Schirripa) - Bobby Bacala from The Sopranos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos)
Rick Schroder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Schroder) - Actor who played "Ricky Stratton" on the 1980s NBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC) sitcom Silver Spoons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spoons) and "Detective Danny Sorenson" on the ABC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company) drama NYPD Blue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYPD_Blue). Currently appearing as "Dr. Dylan West" on the Lifetime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifetime_Television) drama Strong Medicine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_Medicine)
Martin Sheen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sheen) - lived on Staten Island in St. George, Staten Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%2C_Staten_Island)
Gene Simmons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons) - Bass player and rock star from the legend rock band KISS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_%28band%29) received his BA in Teaching from Richmond College (now the College of Staten Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Staten_Island)).
Sudsy Monchik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudsy_Monchik)- 5-Time Pro World Champion racquetball player.
Method Man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_Man)- Clifford Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Smith) - Rapper/Wu-Tang Clan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan) member (aka Method Man) was born on Staten Island
Peter Steele (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Steele) - Lead singer and bassist for the gothic-doom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_metal#Gothic_doom) band Type O Negative (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_O_Negative)
Theodore Sturgeon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Sturgeon) - Science fiction author
Wu Tang Clan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Tang_Clan) - Hip-hop group; 4 of the 9 are from Staten Island. Credited with giving Staten Island the nickname 'Shaolin'
Larry Romano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Romano) - actor The King of Queens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Queens), NYPD Blue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYPD_Blue)
Glenn Scarpelli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Scarpelli) - child actor from One Day at a Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time) born and raised in Staten Island
Francesco Scavullo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Scavullo) - Famous Photographer
Steven Seagal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal) - Actor, lived on Staten Island
Raymond Serra (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Serra&action=edit) - Actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles) movies, Gotti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotti)
Earl Slick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Slick) - Guitarist who has played with David Bowie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie), John Lennon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon) and others.
Kasim Sulton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasim_Sulton) - musician
Henry David Thoreau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau) spent his longest time away from Concord, Massachusetts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord%2C_Massachusetts) on Staten Island in the 1840s. He penned several letters to Ralph Waldo Emerson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson) while on the island, and Emerson himself spent a significant amount of time on the island as well
Daniel D. Tompkins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_D._Tompkins), was the sixth Vice President of the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States), an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, Governor of New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_New_York), and established Tompkinsville (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tompkinsville%2C_Staten_Island) in Staten Island and the Staten Island Ferry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Ferry).
Cornelius Vanderbilt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt) - 19th century shipping and railroad magnate and patriarch of the Vanderbilt family (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_family), was born, and lived most of his life on, Staten Island. He is buried in the family vault in the Moravian Cemetery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Cemetery) at New Dorp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Dorp) on Staten Island
Lenny Venito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Venito) - actor from The Sopranos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos), Gigli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigli), War of the Worlds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Worlds_%282005_film%29)
Paul Zindel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Zindel) - Novelist
Force MD's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_MD%27s) born and raised on Staten Island had a top ten song Tender Love in 1986, produced by longtime Janet Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson) producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis)
Tristan Wilds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Wilds) - actor from The Wire (TV series) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_%28TV_series%29).
Alexa Stott
03-01-2007, 20:12
From North Brunswick, NJ:
*Aries Spears-comedian, appeared on MadTV
*Tim Howard-first American to play soccer for Manchester United
*Glen Burtnick-former member of Styx
Also, there's a teacher at our school who is a former member of Streetlight Manifesto, though I'm almost positive he doesn't live in NB.
Jay H 237
03-01-2007, 20:32
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (18531937) 31st mayor of Chicago (1905-1907); governor of Illinois (1913-1917) was born in Watertown.
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss (18261885), for whom The Hotchkiss School was named by his widow, was one of the leading American ordnance engineers of his day. He made his money by founding a successful munitions company in France after the American Civil War. He was born in Watertown but in early childhood moved to Sharon.
Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (17101785), governor of Connecticut before, during and after the American Revolution (1769-1784) and a friend of George Washington, he was born in Watertown.
We also have The Taft School, a private boarding school. I do know that Mary Chappin-Carpenter graduated from Taft (Class of 1974) along with many other famous people. I wouldn't call them full time residents though since they only boarded here during the school year.
Elgin Clock
03-01-2007, 20:54
We also have The Taft School, a private boarding school. I do know that Mary Chappin-Carpenter graduated from Taft (Class of 1974) along with many other famous people. I wouldn't call them full time residents though since they only boarded here during the school year.
Yeah, that was a fun fact. lol
I'll hit up Waterbury since Jay took Watertown already. (Neighboring city to Watertown and where I hang out more often now.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury_%28CT%29
Michael Bergin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bergin), first male supermodel
Joe Cipriano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cipriano), Television Announcer, he was known as Tom Collins on WWCO in Waterbury and today is the voice of the Fox and NBC TV Networks and the announcer for Deal Or No Deal and 1 vs. 100.
Roger Connor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Connor), major league baseball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_league_baseball) player[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury_%28CT%29#_note-The_Baseball_Encyclopedia)
Bob Crane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Crane), actor, of Hogans Heroes fame was born in Waterbury and had a radio program on WATR.
Philip Giordano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Giordano), former mayor of Waterbury, (R) was stripped of power in 2001 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001) after a corruption investigation revealed alleged sexual acts with a minor and other possible pedophilia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia) charges. In 2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003), he was convicted and sentenced to 37 years in federal prison.
Ryan Gomes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Gomes), Boston Celtics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Celtics) forward, was born in Waterbury and attended Wilby High School.
George P. Harlamon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harlamon), Mayor[4] (http://dan.greaterwaterbury.com/waterbury_mayors.php) 1968-1970. Elected to Waterbury Hall of Fame 2003.
Paul Matasavge, Superior Court Judge[5] (http://www.jud.state.ct.us/jud2/scripts/judsup.asp), Parade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade) Football All-American, All-State Tackle[6] (http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17199409&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=587393&rfi=6), Penn State[7] (http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:BR74QzbypQcJ:www.nittanyanthology.c om/76depth.doc+%22Paul+Matasavage%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=19&client=firefox-a)[8] (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Paul+Matasavage%22&hl=en&hs=1bJ&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&start=20&sa=N)and Holy Cross Football Star[9] (http://goholycross.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010305aab.html).
Dylan McDermott (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_McDermott), actor and star of the acclaimed television series The Practice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Practice), was born and raised in Waterbury.
Father Michael J. McGivney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Michael_J._McGivney), Catholic priest and founder of The Knights of Columbus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Columbus)
Jimmy Piersall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall), professional baseball player, who battled bi-polar mental illness and was portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the movie "Fear Strikes Out"
The Playmates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Playmates), a pop music group, consisting of Donny Conn, Morey Carr, and Carl Chicchetti. The Playmates had two hit songs, "Jo Ann"; and their biggest hit, "Little Nash Rambler" in 1958
John G. Rowland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rowland), Waterbury native and former Governor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor) of Connecticut, (R) resigned from office on July 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1), 2004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004) after prolonged investigation for corruption. In April, 2005 he began serving a one year sentence.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury_%28CT%29#_note-3)He has been released from prison and now resides in Middlebury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlebury%2C_Connecticut).[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury_%28CT%29#_note-4)
Rosalind Russell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Russell), actress, grew up in Waterbury.
Joseph Santopietro, former mayor, (R) had been convicted for corruption in 1992.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury_%28CT%29#_note-5)
Well known in music circles, guitar historian James Shine, Jr. was born and raised in the North End of Waterbury.
John Sirica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sirica), Watergate judge, was born and raised in Waterbury. He was Time magazine's Man of the Year in 1973.
efoote868
03-01-2007, 21:24
Carmel, IN
Famous residents of Carmel include Jermaine O'Neal, Jamaal Tinsley, Marquis Daniels and Stephen Jackson of the Indiana Pacers as well as Adam Vinatieri, Marlin Jackson,Nick Harper, Brandon Stokely, Tony Dungy, and owner Jim Irsay of the Indianapolis Colts and Marcus Pollard of the Detroit Lions as well as Scott Rolen of the St. Louis Cardinals.
MrAmazing
04-01-2007, 16:50
West Chester, PA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_chester%2C_pa)
Skateboarder and Jackass co-founder Bam Margera
Murdered hostage Nick Berg
Humor columnist Dave Barry
Professional golfer Jim Furyk
Classical composer Samuel Barber
Claude Rains
civil rights activist Bayard Rustin
Decorated war veteran and later anti-war activist Smedley Butler
American artist Horace Pippin
Thomas U. Walter, the architect of the United States Capitol dome
Jewish reggae musician Matisyahu.
Birthplace of actor Matthew McGrory (AKA "Bigfoot"),
QB Matt Schaub
CKY band members Deron Miller, Chad I. Ginsburg and Jess Margera.
Pitcher Jon Matlack
Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island Geralyn Wolf
Michael Hill
04-01-2007, 21:37
Same as above. Ortonville=nobody imporant...total population <300 (estimated)
What movie was holly in?
I have an ex-girlfriend that moved to Ortonville. I thought Kid Rock and Pam Anderson lived there.
trilogism
04-01-2007, 22:09
I'm from Detroit, but when I looked at the list, I realized that it would be easier just to post a link instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Detroit
Warren, Ohio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%2C_Ohio
Wilmington, Delaware (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington%2C_Delaware#Notable_persons_from_Wilmin gton)
We have a lot of really great people from here
Bob Marley's Mother still lives in Wilmington Also, ( Somewhere on Walnut St)
Israel Acrelius (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Acrelius), (1714-1800), pastor in Christina (now part of Wilmington), noted Lutheran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran) clergyman[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington%2C_Delaware#_note-Marquis_1607-1896)
Bertice Berry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertice_Berry), comedian, sociologist, author, and former talk show host
Valerie Bertinelli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Bertinelli), actress
Joseph R. Biden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_R._Biden) Jr., U.S. Senator
Clifford Brown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Brown), jazz trumpeter
Thomas Capano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Capano), prominent city lawyer convicted of murdering Anne-Marie Fahey, an employee of then-Delaware Governor Thomas R. Carper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_R._Carper)
Cab Calloway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_Calloway), musician and bandleader (lived in Hockessin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockessin) near Wilmington during his later years)
Kathleen Cassello (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Cassello), opera singer
Christopher Castellani (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Castellani), writer
Geoff Daking, musician and recording engineer, member of rock group The Blues Magoos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Magoos).
Sara Dylan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Dylan), first wife of Bob Dylan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan)
Mark Eaton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Eaton_%28hockey_player%29), professional hockey player. (born/raised in Wilmington, attended Dickinson High School.
Pat Kenney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Kenney), professional wrestler better known by his stage name Simon Diamond
Richard Lankford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lankford), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district), born in Wilmington in 1914.
Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Leigh), professional poker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker) player
John Mabry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mabry), baseball player
Bob Marley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley), musician, lived in Wilmington for two years
John P. Marquand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Marquand), 20th century author and novelist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelist)
Robert Milligan McLane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Milligan_McLane), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 4th District (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland%27s_4th_congressional_district), 1879-1883.
Robert Mitchum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mitchum), actor raised in Felton, Delaware
Ryan Phillippe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Phillippe), actor (born and raised in New Castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Castle%2C_DE), a suburb of Wilmington)
Keith Powell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Powell), actor and Artistic Director (raised in New Castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Castle%2C_DE), a suburb of Wilmington)
Plow United (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plow_United), punk rock band
Bill Press (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Press), author, commentator (born and raised in Delaware City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_City_%28DE%29), a suburb of Wilmington)
Brian Figarol (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_Figarol&action=edit) Comedian and Actor raised in Wilmington.
Howard Pyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Pyle), author and illustrator
Judge Reinhold (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Reinhold), actor
Elisabeth Shue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Shue), actress (born in Wilmington, raised in Bergen County, NJ)
Susan Stroman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Stroman), Broadway and film director and choreographer
Sean Patrick Thomas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Patrick_Thomas), actor
George Thorogood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Thorogood), blues/rock musician
Tom Verlaine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Verlaine), rock musician (attended high school in suburban Wilmington)
Rick Wagoner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wagoner), Chairman and Chief Executive Office of General Motors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors).
Dave Walls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Walls), entertainer and radio/tv personality. (born/raised in suburban Wilmington)
Randy White (American football) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_White_%28American_football%29), NFL Hall-Of-Famer (attended Thomas McKean high school in suburban Wilmington).
Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Ziolkowska-Boehm), of Polish descent, author
The Spinto Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinto_Band), indie rock band
Eric W. Jones
08-01-2007, 19:36
Lafayette, IN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette%2C_IN#Notable_residents_and_natives)
Entertainment
William "Dick the Bruiser" Afflis - Professional wrestler
Karen Black - Actress
Jeremy Camp - Christian recording artist
Embeth Davidtz - Actress
Louise Fazenda - silent film comic actress, character actress in the "talkies"
Kevin Galbraith - Professional Dancer on MTV's "The Grind" and "Prince" (Kevin was also in the original "Squirtgun" band called "Rattail Grenider" with Mass Giorgini)
Mass Giorgini - Record producer and bassist of Screeching Weasel, and bassist and vocalist of Squirtgun
Charlton Heston - Actor
Shannon Hoon - Lead band member of Blind Melon
Micheal Kelsey - Solo guitarist
John Korty - Director, screenwriter, best known for Oliver's story
Tammy Lynn Michaels - Actress; married to musician Melissa Etheridge
Sydney Pollack - Actor, director, and producer
Axl Rose - Guns N' Roses singer
Peter Sattler - graphic designer for the feature film Walk the Line[4]
Izzy Stradlin - Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist
Adam Vanderwielen - Actor [5]
The Mixelpricks - Band [6]
Sports
Ray Ewry - Ten-time Olympic champion
Chuckie Nwokorie - NFL defensive player and Lafayette Jefferson High School graduate
Business, law, politics
Roger D. Branigin - Indiana Govenor 1965-1969
Steve Carter - Indiana Attorney General
Brian Lamb - C-SPAN founder
Alvah C. Roebuck - founded Sears, Roebuck and Company
Bob Rohrman - Car dealer and local celebrity
Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849-1934) - first woman lawyer on the Pacific coast.
Matthew Steven Buckles (1987-Present) - Founded First Chapter of Nationwide Fraternity Upsilon Zeta
Academic, science, technology
Daniel X Freedman - pioneer in biological psychiatry, discovered link of hallucinogens to brain transmitters.
Donald E. Williams - astronaut
where I live now Holland,MI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland%2C_Michigan#Notable_residents)
# Science writer Paul de Kruif ("Microbe Hunters", etc.) retired to Holland and died there in 1971.
# Scott Baker, an ARCA driver.
# Author L. Frank Baum composed his most famous work, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while summering in the resort community of Macatawa. Several Holland landmarks are said to have inspired parts of the book and ensuing movie, including the castle at Castle Park and South Shore Drive (which in the 1920s was paved in brick and spiraled to an end at Macatawa).
# Sufjan Stevens, a singer-songwriter who attended Hope College, details the city in the song "Holland" on his 2003 concept album, Michigan.
# Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, composer, pianist, and educator (b. 1927)
# Andy Van Hekken, a professional baseball player who pitched a complete game shutout in his first professional start with the Detroit Tigers in September, 2002.
# Herman Stegeman, varsity coach and athletics director at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens.
# Hopwood DePree, director and actor of many films such as, The Last Big Attraction about Windmill Island in Holland, also owner and creator of Tic-Toc Studios in Holland.
where i lived before Carmel, CA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmel-by-the-Sea%2C_CA)
* Ansel Adams, photographer
* Jennifer Aniston, actress
* Jean Arthur, actress
* Mary Austin, novelist
* Barbara Babcock, actress
* Eric Berne, psychiatrist
* Orlando Bloom, actor
* Beverly Cleary, author
* Roy Chapman Andrews, naturalist and explorer
* Mary DeNeale Morgan, painter
* Doris Day, Actress, Singer
* Clint Eastwood, actor and former mayor
* James Ellroy, author
* Joan Fontaine, actress
* Percy Gray, painter
* Robert A. Heinlein, author
* Robinson Jeffers, poet
* Sinclair Lewis, novelist
* Jack London, novelist
* John Madden, sports Announcer
* Xavier Martinez, painter
* Patrick McGoohan, actor
* Kim Novak, actress
* Brad Pitt, actor
* Jeannette Rankin, first US Congresswoman
* Ira Remsen, chemist
* Eric Schlosser, writer
* Charles Schwab, businessman
* Upton Sinclair, novelist and social reformer
* George Sterling, poet
* Robert Louis Stevenson, author
* Rick Still, radio personality
* Edward Weston, photographer
* Betty White, actress
Luke Pritchett, U.S. Navy
We have Katie Holms in Toledo, OH (a few min from here).
Birdman2388
20-04-2007, 13:17
Kansas City, Missouri
Ernest Hemingway wrote for the Kansas City Star
Walt Disney established Laugh-O-Gram Studio
Jean Harlow
Ginger Rogers
Craig Stevens
Robert Heinlein
William Least Heat Moon
Evan Connell
Robert Altman
Wayne Nelson of the Little River Band
Joan Crawford
David Dreier
Tech N9ne
Eminem was born in KC:ahh:
Charles Ragland Bunnell
Herndon, Virginia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herndon%2C_Virginia)...
absolutely nobody important lives here. Got to work on that...
-dave
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Notable People of West Islip, NY (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Islip)
* Al Oerter - Prior to Mexico City Olympics in 1968, this Olympic discus thrower lived in West Islip, and would frequently work out at the High School field.
* Captain Kangaroo - At one point in the 1950's, Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) was a member of the School Board.
* Mike Komisarek - Current NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens
* Bob Wenzel - CBS Sports Analyst, Graduate of West Islip High School, Captain of Suffolk County Championship Basketball team in 1967.
* Anthony Casamento - WW2 US Marine Medal of Honor winner.
* Rick Lazio- 1976 WIHS graduate, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd congressional district, 19932001. Won 43% against Hilary Clinton for US Senate in 2000.
Ben Martin
20-04-2007, 15:29
I'm from Indianapolis. Here's the list:
* John Andretti, NASCAR driver
* Steve Burton, actor
* Jim Davis, cartoonist, creator of Garfield
* Joyce DeWitt, actress in the T.V. show Threes Company
* John Dillinger, bank robber
* Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, R&B music producer and performer
* Mike Epps, actor
* Vivica A. Fox, actress
* Jared Fogle, Subway restaurant endorser
* Brendan Fraser, actor
* Greg Graham, former NBA player
* Michael Graves, architect
* Sid Grauman, founder of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, home of the Academy Awards.
* Jeff George, former NFL Quarterback
* Benjamin Harrison, U.S. president (born in North Bend, Ohio)
* Alan Henderson, NBA player (born in West Virginia, but grew up in Indianapolis)
* Billy Henderson, singer
* John F. Hennessey, 1920s tennis star
* Ken Hixon, screenwriter
* Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter
* Kenny Irwin, former NASCAR driver, killed in practice crash
* J.J. Johnson, jazz trombonist
* Doug Jones, actor
* Kyle Krisiloff, an ARCA driver
* David Letterman, talk show host
* Richard Lugar, politician
* Charles Major, author
* Julie McWhirter, actress
* Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist
* Eric Montross, former NBA player
* Jane Pauley, news anchor and journalist
* Oscar Robertson, hall of fame basketball player
* Marc Summers, game show host, television personality
* Kurt Vonnegut, author
* Dan Wakefield, author
* Steven Hamilton, military journalist (USAF Retired)
* Johnny Weaver, pro-wrestler, first to use the sleeper hold, "Weaver Lock"
* Allan Bloom, philosopher and essayist
* Tim Swiss, credit analyst
Michael Hill
20-04-2007, 15:45
Wow...the Economy part of Lavery's town is pretty funny.
Economy
Herndon is part of the Dulles Technology Corridor, which Fortune magazine named the "Netplex" because of the presence of the headquarters of such companies as AOL, Verizon Business (formerly MCI, formerly WorldCom, originally UUNET), and Network Solutions, which began as the INTERNIC the registry where every domain name was once administered.
They weren't anything at all before UUNET? Come on...
Jeremiah Johnson
24-04-2007, 10:43
Since neither Moline or Coal Valley have notable people, I had to go with Davenport, IA. This is what I get for choosing something from that God aweful other side of the river... --> * Edward G Galuszka - Notable jewel thief, currently in running to be placed on the US Marshall's most wanted list.
Notable people
* Patricia White Barry - Actress.
* Bix Beiderbecke - Jazz musician.
* Isabel Bloom - Artist.
* Lara Flynn Boyle - Actress.
* Samuel Cody - Aviation pioneer.
* Roger Craig - NFL football Pro Bowl running back for the San Francisco 49ers.
* Ricky Davis - NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
* Eugene Ely - Aviation pioneer.
* Anne Marie Howard - actress and spokeswoman for Ditech.com
* Susan Glaspell - Author and playwright (Trifles). Founder of Provincetown Players
* James Grant - Lawyer and business leader.
* Elmer Layden - Former commissioner of the NFL and University of Notre Dame football coach.
* Johnny Lujack - Football quarterback for Notre Dame and the NFL Chicago Bears, Heisman Trophy winner in 1947.
* Sue Lyon - Actress.
* Pat Miletich - Former champion of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and founder of Miletich Fighting Systems.
* Michael Nunn - Former middleweight boxing champion.
* Daniel David Palmer - inventor of chiropractic.
* Mary Beth Peil - Actress and opera singer.
* Nat Pendleton - Olympic wrestler and actor.
* Dale Ruplinger - Bodybuilder 1982 IFBB Mr. Universe
* Mark Salter - Author and Chief of Staff to Senator John McCain
* Jim Skinner - CEO of McDonald's Corporation.
* Hynden Walch - American voice actress (Stanley, Teen Titans, Chalk Zone)
* Paul Ziffren - Prominent entertainment lawyer with Los Angeles based firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
* Mary Catherine Horony a.k.a. Big Nose Kate- well known Old West Figure and Girlfriend of famous gunfighter Doc Holliday called Davenport Home after her family fled the Hapsurg Revolution in Austria.
* Edward G Galuszka - Notable jewel thief, currently in running to be placed on the US Marshall's most wanted list.
Beth Sweet
01-05-2007, 09:34
East Lansing, MI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lansing%2C_MI
Spencer Abraham, former US Senator and Secretary of Energy under President, George W. Bush.
Timothy Busfield, director and Emmy Award-winning actor, known for his roles on television series such as Eliot Weston on thirtysomething and Danny Concannon on The West Wing.
Jim Cash, screenwriter of films such as Top Gun, Legal Eagles, Dick Tracey, and Anaconda, was a long-time resident of East Lansing and a professor at MSU. Born in Boyne City, MI.
Todd Martin, tennis pro. 1988 graduate of ELHS.
Ryan Miller, goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres.
Larry Page, co-founder of Google.
Carl Page, Jr., co-founder of e-groups.com, later sold to Yahoo.com.
Wally Pleasant, comedic folk singer.
Ben Poquette, NBA basketball player.
Susan May Pratt, actress.
Malcolm X lived in the Urbandale neighborhoood in Lansing Township, a short distance west of East Lansing, and wrote about his East Lansing experiences in his autobiography.
The Verve Pipe, post-grunge band.
Ashley Weed
01-05-2007, 17:19
Where I grew up:
Towanda, PA
* Nate Bump- Relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins.
* Ethan Kilmer- Football player for the Cincinnati Bengals.
* Gregory La Cava- Film director, perhaps best known for directing My Man Godfrey.
beemusicgeek
01-05-2007, 19:26
Among the famous people and groups connected to Columbia are:
* Actor, Writer, Producer Susannah Mills
* Actor Barton Maclane
* Actor Lee Thompson Young
* Actress Angell Conwell
* Actress Kristin Davis
* Artist Blue Sky
* Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
* Athlete (MLB) Bruce Chen
* Athlete (NBA) Jermaine O'Neal
* Athlete (NBA, Former) Alex English
* Athlete (NBA, Former) Tyrone Corbin
* Athlete (WWE/WWF, Former Women's Champion) The Fabulous Moolah
* Athlete (NBA, Former) Xavier McDaniel
* Athlete (NFL) Duce Staley
* Athlete (NFL) Samkon Gado
* Athlete (Olympian, U.S.) Elizabeth Callahan
* Athlete (Olympian, U.S.) Terrance Trammel
* Attorney Matt Hill, Esquire
* Catholic Cardinal Joseph Bernadin
* Coach (Football, College) Steve Spurrier
* Coach (Swimming, U.S. National Team) Ron Turner
* Comedian J. Anthony Brown
* Film director and choreographer Stanley Donen
* Music Band (Post-grunge/hard rock) Crossfade
* Music Band (Pop-Rock) Hootie & the Blowfish
* Music Band (Hardcore Punk), Stretch Arm Strong
* Music Band (Emo) Burns Out Bright
* Music Band (death metal), Nile
* Musician (Saxophone, Jazz) Chris Potter
* Novelist William Price Fox
* Poet James Dickey
* President (U.S) Woodrow Wilson
* Singer (R&B)Angie Stone
* Singer (Rapper) Young Jeezy
* Reality Television Star Stephannie Favor
Pontiac, MI
Nathaniel Abraham - youngest person to be tried as an adult in US
Geri Allen - jazz pianist
Jim Bates - NFL coach
Walter Beach - NFL safety 1960-66
Sven Birkerts - Essayist
Tim Birtsas - MLB pitcher 1985-90
Steve Howe - MLB pitcher 1980-96
Laura Innes - Actress
Brent W. Jett, Jr. - Astronaut
Hayes Jones - Olympic gold medalist
Thad Jones - Jazz musician
Maxine King - Olympic Gold Medalist Diving
Tony Lucca - Musician
Al Miller - Racecar driver
Donald R. Moyer - Medal of Honor recipient during the Korean War
Evaline Ness - Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator
Joseph R. Ouellette - Medal of Honor recipient during the Korean War
Howard 'Howdy' Quicksell - Musician
Israel B. Richardson - Major general during the American Civil War
Walker Russell - NBA player and assistant coach
Sicily Sewell - Actress
A. Alfred Taubman - Industrialist and Real Estate Developer
Jeff Webb - NFL wide reciever
Moses Wisner - Governor of Michigan 1859-61
Joe Defelice - 12 time Beer Pong Champion 2007-present
Where I grew up:
Towanda, PA
* Nate Bump- Relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins.
* Ethan Kilmer- Football player for the Cincinnati Bengals.
* Gregory La Cava- Film director, perhaps best known for directing My Man Godfrey.
Its missing someone from Sayre PA right next door to ya
Kyle Rice- Alum of MOE 365 ;)
Chili NY
Apparently no one else important lives here :(
John Ryes - founder
65_Xero_Huskie
24-05-2007, 10:47
Pontiac, MI
Nathaniel Abraham - youngest person to be tried as an adult in US
Geri Allen - jazz pianist
Jim Bates - NFL coach
Walter Beach - NFL safety 1960-66
Sven Birkerts - Essayist
Tim Birtsas - MLB pitcher 1985-90
Steve Howe - MLB pitcher 1980-96
Laura Innes - Actress
Brent W. Jett, Jr. - Astronaut
Hayes Jones - Olympic gold medalist
Thad Jones - Jazz musician
Maxine King - Olympic Gold Medalist Diving
Tony Lucca - Musician
Al Miller - Racecar driver
Donald R. Moyer - Medal of Honor recipient during the Korean War
Evaline Ness - Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator
Joseph R. Ouellette - Medal of Honor recipient during the Korean War
Howard 'Howdy' Quicksell - Musician
Israel B. Richardson - Major general during the American Civil War
Walker Russell - NBA player and assistant coach
Sicily Sewell - Actress
A. Alfred Taubman - Industrialist and Real Estate Developer
Jeff Webb - NFL wide reciever
Moses Wisner - Governor of Michigan 1859-61
Joe Defelice - 12 time Beer Pong Champion 2007-present
Also. Jack Kevorkian went to Pontiac Central :)
And for those that dont know who he is
Jack Kevorkian, M.D. (born Pontiac, Michigan, May 20, 1928) is a controversial American pathologist. He is most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's "right to die" and claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He is famous for his quotation, "dying is not a crime." Imprisoned in 1999, he is serving a 10 to 25 year prison sentence for second-degree murder in the 1998 poisoning of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County, Michigan. Kevorkian is terminally ill and on 13 December 2006 authorities announced Kevorkian will be released from prison on 1 June 2007.
Hillsborough, NJ
* Jeff Behar, Team Universe Body Building competitor.[9][10]
* Michael Ian Black - Actor.[11]
* Doris Duke - heiress and philanthropist
* Jaheim - R&B singer
* Kristin Malko - Actress
* Shawn Mayer - NFL Safety for the Cleveland Browns
* Shaun O'Hara - NFL center for the New York Giants
* Ricky Proehl - NFL wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts.[12][13]
* Peter Dumont Vroom (1791-1873) - 9th Governor of New Jersey.[14]
* John Bell (personality) - Radio DJ Z100 WHTZ Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo.
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