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West Chester, 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

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I have an ex-girlfriend that moved to Ortonville. I thought Kid Rock and Pam Anderson lived there.

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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...e_from_Detroit

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Warren, Ohio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%2C_Ohio

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Wilmington, Delaware

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, (1714-1800), pastor in Christina (now part of Wilmington), noted Lutheran clergyman[2]
• Bertice Berry, comedian, sociologist, author, and former talk show host
• Valerie Bertinelli, actress
• Joseph R. Biden Jr., U.S. Senator
• Clifford Brown, jazz trumpeter
• Thomas Capano, prominent city lawyer convicted of murdering Anne-Marie Fahey, an employee of then-Delaware Governor Thomas R. Carper
• Cab Calloway, musician and bandleader (lived in Hockessin near Wilmington during his later years)
• Kathleen Cassello, opera singer
• Christopher Castellani, writer
• Geoff Daking, musician and recording engineer, member of rock group The Blues Magoos.
• Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan
• Mark Eaton, professional hockey player. (born/raised in Wilmington, attended Dickinson High School.
• Pat Kenney, professional wrestler better known by his stage name Simon Diamond
• Richard Lankford, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District, born in Wilmington in 1914.
• Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh, professional poker player
• John Mabry, baseball player
• Bob Marley, musician, lived in Wilmington for two years
• John P. Marquand, 20th century author and novelist
• Robert Milligan McLane, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 4th District, 1879-1883.
• Robert Mitchum, actor raised in Felton, Delaware
• Ryan Phillippe, actor (born and raised in New Castle, a suburb of Wilmington)
• Keith Powell, actor and Artistic Director (raised in New Castle, a suburb of Wilmington)
• Plow United, punk rock band
• Bill Press, author, commentator (born and raised in Delaware City, a suburb of Wilmington)
• Brian Figarol Comedian and Actor raised in Wilmington.
• Howard Pyle, author and illustrator
• Judge Reinhold, actor
• Elisabeth Shue, actress (born in Wilmington, raised in Bergen County, NJ)
• Susan Stroman, Broadway and film director and choreographer
• Sean Patrick Thomas, actor
• George Thorogood, blues/rock musician
• Tom Verlaine, rock musician (attended high school in suburban Wilmington)
• Rick Wagoner, Chairman and Chief Executive Office of General Motors.
• Dave Walls, entertainer and radio/tv personality. (born/raised in suburban Wilmington)
• Randy White (American football), NFL Hall-Of-Famer (attended Thomas McKean high school in suburban Wilmington).
• Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm, of Polish descent, author
• The Spinto Band, indie rock band

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Lafayette, IN

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

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where I live now Holland,MI
# 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
* 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

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We have Katie Holms in Toledo, OH (a few min from here).

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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

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Herndon, Virginia...

absolutely nobody important lives here. Got to work on that...

-dave



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Notable People of West Islip, NY

* 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, 1993–2001. Won 43% against Hilary Clinton for US Senate in 2000.

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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

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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...

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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.

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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.