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[Michael Hill]

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]

Rochester, NY

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)
Renée 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)

[KelliV]

Wow... that was a little depressing, my hometown of Rolling Meadows:
Rolling Meadows is the hometown of TV and film star Gary Cole and Figure Skater Timothy Goebel.

RMHS
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 which is a bit long to post.

[EHaskins]

Gary Burghoff, better known as Radar O'Reilly from M*A*S*H.
singer/songwriter Timothy Daniel

Wow, how exciting.

[hallk]

The nearest town to me that has a page is Milwaukee. But Oprah and Jeffrey Dahmer grew up here.

[joshsmithers]

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]

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]

Same as above. Ortonville=nobody imporant...total population <300 (estimated)

What movie was holly in?

[Eric Finn]

Merrimack, 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]

Woodcliff Lake, NJ:

Alfonso DiMino

My high school (Pascack Hills High School):

Dana Bash- CNN White House correspondent.
Jon Doscher- actor/producer.
Peter Felknor- Author of The Tri-State Tornado: The Story of America's Greatest Tornado Disaster.
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- Real Time with Bill Maher.
Zac Moncrief- Director of Family Guy.
Matt Mulhern- the movie Biloxi Blues and the television series Major Dad.
Tom Papa- comedian, has appeared on numerous late night television shows and frequently opens for Jerry Seinfeld.

[DanDon]

Staten Island, NY

Notable residents

• Evan Dorkin - Cartoonist and creator of Milk & Cheese is a long time resident of Staten Island
• Armand Assante - Actor, currently resides in Staten Island.
• Teddy Atlas - Boxing trainer
• Rich Aurilia - All Star Shortstop, San Francisco Giants grew up on Staten Island.
• Alice Austen - Photographer, lived all of her life on Staten Island. A Staten Island Ferry is named for her
• Christina Aguilera - Pop singer. Born on Staten Island, although she was raised in Pittsburgh, PA
• Joan Baez - folk singer, born in Staten Island (1941), and lived there the first few years of her life.
• Renaldo Balkman - New York Knicks 2006 First Round Draft Pick, Born on Staten Island
• Vito Bratta - guitarist for White Lion lives on Staten Island
• Clem Caserta - actor- Eltingville, Staten Island resident. Jimmy Whispers in A Bronx Tale, also was in GoodFellas, The Untouchables.
• Paul Castellano- Gambino Crime Boss, lived in the Todt Hill section
• Joe Causi - Disc Jockey, raised in Brooklyn, currently lives on Staten Island
• Marcia Clark - Famed Prosecuter, was involved in the famous O.J. Simpson trial, graduated from Wagner High School
• Roy Clark - Country singer, Hee Haw star, and guitarist, actually grew up in Great Kills, Staten Island
• Eric Close - Actor who plays "Martin Fitzgerald" on the CBS drama Without a Trace
• 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 - serial killer. This demented individual lived on Staten Island for awhile
• Bobby Darin - singer, his family had a summer home as a child in South Beach, Staten Island.
• John Dehner - Television and movie actor born on Staten Island. A notable and one of Hollywoods best character actors, Dehner played Doris Day's boss Sy Bennett on the Doris Day Show. He appeared in three classic Twilight Zone episodes and other movies and television shows. Western fans came to know Dehner as "Paladin" on radio's "Have Gun, Will Travel" in his radio days.
• Jennifer Esposito - actress Spin City, Summer of Sam
• Emilio Estevez - Actor, born on Staten Island (New York City)
• John Franco - Former New York Mets pitcher
• Hassan Johnson- Actor, featured in The Wire, Belly, etc.
• Steven Duren - Better known as Blackie Lawless, lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band W.A.S.P. Lawless, who is a friend of fellow Staten Islander David Johansen, replaced Johnny Thunders in the New York Dolls when he was 18.
• Allen Jenkins - famed Hollywood character actor, voice of cartoon Top Cat's Officer Dibble was born on Staten Island.
• Eamon - Eamon Doyle rapper, born and raised on Staten Island
• Giuseppe Garibaldi - 19th century Italian revolutionary and statesman, lived for a time on Staten Island, and worked as a candle-maker
• Buddy Giovinazzo - Actor/Director/Writer who directed the cult films Combat Shock and No Way Home
• Carmine Giovinazzo - Actor who plays "Detective Danny Messer" on the CBS drama CSI: NY. He is a cousin of director Buddy Giovinazzo
• Sammy "The Bull" Gravano - mob turncoat lived on Staten Island
• Patti Hansen - Famous model and wife to The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards
• Beatles George Harrison lived in Staten Island briefly near Staten Island University Hospital while being treated for cancer there.
• David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter) of the New York Dolls
• Ghostface Killah Rapper born on Staten Island.
• Robert Loggia - Actor (Scarface, The Sopranos, Big, etc.)
• Vito LoGrasso - WWE wrestler hails from Staten Island
• Madonna - lived in the Stapleton area briefly. Her video "Papa Don't Preach" was filmed there. Madonna chose the location herself. She said the neighborhood was perfect premise for the video story.
• Oleg Maskaev - Heavyweight Boxing Champion
• Paul Newman - lived on Staten Island in St. George, Staten Island
• Jason Marquis - Current pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, grew up on Staten Island
• 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 - Actress. Although born in Brooklyn, she was raised on Staten Island
• Adewale Ogunleye- Chicago Bear's Defensive End, formerly played for Indiana University and Tottenville High School
• Jonathan M. Parisen - Filmmaker, was born and raised on Staten Island
• A.J. Pero - drummer for Twisted Sister
• Vito Picone - Vito and The Elegants, had a #1 song in the 50's "Little Star". The song was actually recorded in a South Beach, Staten Island studio.
• Joe Pistone - FBI agent aka Donnie Brasco was from Staten Island.
• Edward Platt - Actor who played "The Chief" on the 1960s TV show Get Smart
• Thommy Price - former Patty Smyth and Scandal and Billy Idol drummer
• Robin Quivers- radio personality from the Howard Stern show lives on Staten Island
• Kevin Rooney former manager of Mike Tyson lived on Staten Island
• Gianni Russo - Actor was born and raised on Staten Island. Gianni played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather
• Randy Savage - Former Professional wrestler known as "Macho Man" now resides in Staten Island
• Steven R. Schirripa - Bobby Bacala from The Sopranos
• Rick Schroder - Actor who played "Ricky Stratton" on the 1980s NBC sitcom Silver Spoons and "Detective Danny Sorenson" on the ABC drama NYPD Blue. Currently appearing as "Dr. Dylan West" on the Lifetime drama Strong Medicine
• Martin Sheen - lived on Staten Island in St. George, Staten Island
• Gene Simmons - Bass player and rock star from the legend rock band KISS received his BA in Teaching from Richmond College (now the College of Staten Island).
• Sudsy Monchik- 5-Time Pro World Champion racquetball player.
• Method Man- Clifford Smith - Rapper/Wu-Tang Clan member (aka Method Man) was born on Staten Island
• Peter Steele - Lead singer and bassist for the gothic-doom band Type O Negative
• Theodore Sturgeon - Science fiction author
• Wu Tang Clan - Hip-hop group; 4 of the 9 are from Staten Island. Credited with giving Staten Island the nickname 'Shaolin'
• Larry Romano - actor The King of Queens, NYPD Blue
• Glenn Scarpelli - child actor from One Day at a Time born and raised in Staten Island
• Francesco Scavullo - Famous Photographer
• Steven Seagal - Actor, lived on Staten Island
• Raymond Serra - Actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, Gotti
• Earl Slick - Guitarist who has played with David Bowie, John Lennon and others.
• Kasim Sulton - musician
• Henry David Thoreau spent his longest time away from Concord, Massachusetts on Staten Island in the 1840s. He penned several letters to Ralph Waldo Emerson while on the island, and Emerson himself spent a significant amount of time on the island as well
• Daniel D. Tompkins, was the sixth Vice President of the United States, an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, Governor of New York, and established Tompkinsville in Staten Island and the Staten Island Ferry.
• Cornelius Vanderbilt - 19th century shipping and railroad magnate and patriarch of the Vanderbilt family, was born, and lived most of his life on, Staten Island. He is buried in the family vault in the Moravian Cemetery at New Dorp on Staten Island
• Lenny Venito - actor from The Sopranos, Gigli, War of the Worlds
• Paul Zindel - Novelist
• Force MD's born and raised on Staten Island had a top ten song Tender Love in 1986, produced by longtime Janet Jackson producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Tristan Wilds - actor from The Wire (TV series).

[Alexa Stott]

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]

Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853–1937) 31st mayor of Chicago (1905-1907); governor of Illinois (1913-1917) was born in Watertown.
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss (1826–1885), 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. (1710–1785), 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]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

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, first male supermodel
• 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, major league baseball player[5]
• Bob Crane, actor, of Hogans Heroes fame was born in Waterbury and had a radio program on WATR.
• Philip Giordano, former mayor of Waterbury, (R) was stripped of power in 2001 after a corruption investigation revealed alleged sexual acts with a minor and other possible pedophilia charges. In 2003, he was convicted and sentenced to 37 years in federal prison.
• Ryan Gomes, Boston Celtics forward, was born in Waterbury and attended Wilby High School.
• George P. Harlamon, Mayor[4] 1968-1970. Elected to Waterbury Hall of Fame 2003.
• Paul Matasavge, Superior Court Judge[5], Parade Football All-American, All-State Tackle[6], Penn State[7][8]and Holy Cross Football Star[9].
• Dylan McDermott, actor and star of the acclaimed television series The Practice, was born and raised in Waterbury.
• Father Michael J. McGivney, Catholic priest and founder of The Knights of Columbus
• 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, 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, Waterbury native and former Governor of Connecticut, (R) resigned from office on July 1, 2004 after prolonged investigation for corruption. In April, 2005 he began serving a one year sentence.[6]He has been released from prison and now resides in Middlebury.[7]
• Rosalind Russell, actress, grew up in Waterbury.
• Joseph Santopietro, former mayor, (R) had been convicted for corruption in 1992.[8]
• Well known in music circles, guitar historian James Shine, Jr. was born and raised in the North End of Waterbury.
• John Sirica, Watergate judge, was born and raised in Waterbury. He was Time magazine's Man of the Year in 1973.

[efoote868]

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.