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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 4:01 pm    Post subject: Post Your Notable Residents Reply with quote

For a totally obscure reason, I was reading about Meridian, MS on Wikipedia and recognized maybe 3 of their "notable residents." I went to the wiki page for Midland, TX (my hometown) and recognized all but maybe 3 of the notable residents.

So, I thought it would be cool to copy and paste the notable residents of your hometown and/or current city of residence from wikipedia to see how many we all recognize. The ones in bold are people I think most people will recognize.

Here's mine:

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* George H. W. Bush, Former President of the United States
* Barbara Bush, Former First Lady of the United States
* George W. Bush, President of the United States
* Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States
* Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida
* Barbara Bush, Daughter of President Bush
* Jenna Bush, Daughter of President Bush
* Michael Arden, Actor
* Kathy Baker, Actress
* Cedric Benson, running back for the Cincinnati Bengals
* Raymond Benson, Author of James Bond novels
* Mike Conaway, United States Congressman
* Tom Craddick, Texas State Speaker of the House
* Don Evans, Former Secretary of Commerce
* Tommy Franks, Retired General, United States Army
* Doyle Glass, Historian and Sculptor
* Susan Graham, Mezzo-soprano
* J. Evetts Haley, Historian of the American West; political activist
* Rosalind Kress Haley, political activist and second wife of J. Evetts Haley
* Jim Hall, racecar designer/owner/driver
* Leeon D. Davis, Homebuilt Plane Designer and Builder
* Frederic C. Hamilton, Businessman, philanthropist
* Joseph (JoJo) Walker Hamilton tiger-cats CFL[10]
* Woody Harrelson, Actor
* Bobby Hillin, NASCAR driver
* E.J. Holub, Kansas City Chief football player
* Tommy Lee Jones, Actor
* J. Hugh Liedtke, Founder of Pennzoil Company
* Jessica McClure, "Baby Jessica"
* Wahoo McDaniel, Professional Football Player and wrestler
* Douglas McGrath, Film writer and director
* Laynce Nix, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
* George H. O'Brien, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient
* Tony Peyton, Last surviving member of the original Harlem Globetrotters
* John V. Pliska, designer and builder of the Pliska aircraft, flown in 1912
* Judy Rankin, LPGA all-time money winner
* Doug Russell, 1968 Olympic gold medalist
* Mike Stanton, Cincinnati Reds pitcher
* Mike Timlin, Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
* Rex Tucker, Offensive Guard for the Detroit Lions
* Ryan Tucker, Offensive Tackle for the Cleveland Browns
* Randy Velarde, Utility player in Major League Baseball.
* Spud Webb, NBA Basketball Star
* Clayton Williams, Businessman and 1990 gubernatorial candidate
* Eileen Wilks, Romance and Urban Fantasy author
* Drs. Leo and Fairfax Windecker, designers of the first composite aircraft to be FAA certified, founders of Windecker Industries
* Eric Winston, Offensive Tackle for the Houston Texans
* Jackson Rathbone, Actor


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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why was you reading about Meridian, MS? You get Premier Guitar magazine?
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Notable residents

John Stockton, basketball star

Ross C. ("Rocky") Anderson, former SLC mayor and anti-war, anti-Bush activist

Parley Baer, actor

Roseanne Barr, comedian, actress, and writer (former resident)

Robert Bennett, Junior Senator of Utah

Jaime Bergman, actress, former Playmate (former resident)

Craig Bolerjack, national sports personality

Stewart Bradley, starting linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL

The Brobecks, indie rock band which received critical acclaim from Spin and URB mgazine as well as other musicians (based in Salt Lake City)

Ted Bundy, American serial killer.

Neal Cassady, icon of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic movement of the 1960s, who inspired the character of Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's classic On the Road (born in Salt Lake City)

Cytheria, porn star born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City

Philo Farnsworth, inventor of the television

Gregg Hale, guitar player from the platinum UK band Spiritualized

Shannon Hale, an American author of young adult fantasy and adult fiction.

Jeremy Horn, mixed martial artist

Derek Hough, professional dancer on Dancing With the Stars

Jon Huntsman, Jr., governor of Utah

Jon Huntsman, Sr., billionaire philanthropist of Huntsman Corporation

Thomas Kearns, 1900's millionaire, mining & railroad magnate, philanthropist, U.S. Senator and owner of Salt Lake Tribune

Mick Morris, bass player for Orange County hardcore band, Eighteen Visions

Maddox, writer, humorist, satirist, webmaster, comic book creator

Karl Malone, basketball star

Haloti Ngata, starting defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL

Dick Nourse, KSL television news anchor (retired late Nov. 2007)

Claude Nowell aka Corky King, founder of Summum

Kim Peek, inspiration for the movie Rain Man

Sione Pouha, defensive lineman for the New York Jets of the NFL

Robert Redford, actor, movie director/producer, entrepreneur

Karl Rove, political strategist(former resident)

Cael Sanderson, four-year undefeated NCAA wrestler and gold medalist in the 2004 Olympics in freestyle wrestling (former resident)

Dell Schanze, entrepreneur Rolling Eyes

Elizabeth A. Smart, kidnapping victim that made national headlines 2002-2003

James Sorenson, billionaire

Wallace Stegner, novelist, American historian

Kaycee Stroh, who plays Martha Cox on High School Musical and High School Musical 2

Ruth Todd, KSL and KTVX television news anchor (semi-retired Feb. 2007)

Ryne Sanborn, who plays Jason Cross on High School Musical and High School Musical 2 and known as the child of light at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Tony Toscano, host of Emmy Award winning movie review show Talking Pictures.

Anne Wingate, mystery writer

Brigham Young, leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Loretta Young, actress, Academy Award (The Farmer's Daughter) and three-time Golden Globe winner.

Richard Whitehead Young, United States Army general

David Zabriskie, professional cyclist, 2005 Tour de France stage 1 winner

James Thompson, professional drummer/musician





Okay, a couple WTF mentions....which I highlighted in bold....and then just a bunch of chit for the most part.... Rolling Eyes

There are a handful that IMO are even worth listing......
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Huntsville, Alabama

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Tallulah Bankhead, famous actress
William B. Bankhead, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936-1940; father of Tallulah Bankhead. The local Bankhead Parkway is named in his honor.
Fred "Rerun" Berry, Best known as "Rerun" in the "What's Happening" Television sitcom. Fred was also a member of the Locker Dancers who would appear on Soul Train during the 1970s.
Bo Bice, American Idol Runner-Up
David B. Birney, Union Army general and son of James G. Birney
James G. Birney, Southern abolitionist leader and presidential candidate of the Liberty Party (anti-slavery) in 1840 and 1845
William Birney, Union Army general and son of James G. Birney
Michael E. Brown, noted astronomer
José Canseco, Major League slugger, played for the Huntsville Stars, where he was nicknamed "Parkway Jose" for his many home runs.
Stewart Cink, PGA tour golfer
Robert E. Cramer, Congressman representing Alabama's 5th Congressional District
Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Union Army general
Howard Cross, All American Tight End for the University Of Alabama and New York Giants.
Kenneth Darby, former star running back for the University of Alabama
Dr. Julian Davidson, best known as the "Father" of Missile Defense. Chairman of the Board, Davidson Technologies Incorporated. [130]
Clifton Davis, grammy award winner for the Jackson Five song "Never Can Say Goodbye", actor, singer and television show host.
Dr. Jan Davis, former Astronaut; among crew on three Space Shuttle missions in 1992,1994 and 1997
Michael Durant, CW4(Ret) Black Hawk Pilot, 160th Special Operations Group, New York Times Best Selling Author, Speaker.
Bobby Eaton, professional wrestler
Albert Russel Erskine, famed chairman of the Studebaker Corp.
Andrew Jackson Hamilton, appointed Union military governor of Texas (with rank of general) by Abraham Lincoln (1862) and appointed Reconstruction governor of Texas by Andrew Johnson (1865-66).
Cully Hamner, comic book artist
Darrell C. Hazelrig, filmmaker
Heartland, Country music band
John S. Hendricks, founder and chairman of the Discovery Channel
Homer Hickam, author
Hallerin Hilton Hill, award winning songwriter, talk radio host, former station manager of WOCG radio, author of "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".
Margaret Hoelzer, 2004 and 2008 Olympic swimmer
Bill Holbrook, Nationally published artist of the newspaper comic strip "On the Fastrack."
Buck Johnson, Former University of Alabama and Houston Rocket basketball star.
Jimmy Key, former MLB All-Star pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.
Clarke Lewis, was a United States Representative from Mississippi.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, respectfully dubbed the "dean of the Civil Rights Movement" by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a Huntsville native, and co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr.William R. Lucas, rocket scientist and former Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center
Mark McGwire, Major League slugger, got his start with the Huntsville Stars.
Brian McKnight, grammy award winning singer and writer.
Jimmy Means, NASCAR driver
Don Mincher, born in Huntsville, major league baseball player[20] and president of the Southern League
John Hunt Morgan, general in the army of the Confederate States of America
Amobi Okoye, defensive lineman for the Houston Texans
Edward A. O'Neal, governor of Alabama 1882-86. He was a major and lieutenant colonel in the army of the Confederate States of America.
Chris O'Neil, 1986 Goodwill Games gold medalist in Swimming (100 m butterfly)[21]
John Piersma, 1996 Olympic swimmer
Brian Reynolds, game developer best known for designing Sid Meier's Civilization II
Ramzee Robinson, former star cornerback for the University of Alabama
Debby Ryan, actress most known for her role as Bailey Pickett in Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life on Deck.
Dred Scott, Slave who fought for his freedom lived on what is now known as Oakwood College.
Bryan Shelton, professional tennis player
Mark Spencer, creator of the open source Gaim instant messenger, and the Asterisk open source PBX
John Stallworth, former Pittsburgh Steelers player and 2002 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Gabby Street, born in Huntsville, major league baseball player[20]
Take 6, grammy award winning gospel group formed in Huntsville.
Harry Townes, 1914-2001. Actor who appeared on Broadway, in movies, and on television.
Dr

Jones M. Withers, major general in the army of the Confederate States of America.Wernher von Braun, German rocket scientist, "father of American space program".
Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia founder.
Leroy Pope Walker, first Secretary of War of the Confederate States of America and briefly a brigadier general in the Confederate Army
Mervyn Warren, award winning song writer. Music supervisor and arranger for many major motion pictures including Sister Act II, The Preachers Wife, and Dick Tracy. Has written for Manhattan Transfer, Barbra Streisand and Take 6.


Wikipedia Founder, Tallulah bankhead (Partygirl of the 20's), Abe Lincoln lived in huntsville at one point, and Jose Conseco and Mark McGwire played for the AAA baseball team.


And from my smaller town right outside of Huntsville,

"Robert James Hoffman II starred in the films Step Up 2 and She's the Man, as well as the TV show Nick Cannon's Wild N' Out. He attended Bob Jones High School and danced at The Dance Company on Hughes Road."

And the list for auburn is pretty large.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notable_Auburnites
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is for Vancouver/Greater Vancouver


* Jensen Ackles, Actor
* Bryan Adams, Singer
* Pamela Anderson, Actress
* Richard Dean Anderson, Actor
* Nat Bailey, Restaurateur and Baseball team owner
* Jason Bay, Major League Baseball Player
* Barry Beck, Hockey Player
* Ray Bethell, Master Multiple Kite Flier
* Bif Naked, Singer
* Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Actor
* Michael Bublé, Singer
* Emmanuelle Schick Garcia, film director/writer
* Ryan Reynolds, Actor
* Raymond Burr, Actor
* Kim Campbell, Former Canadian Prime Minister
* Sarah Chalke, Actress
* Edison Chen, Hong Kong Entertainer
* Tommy Chong, Actor
* Hayden Christensen, Actor
* Linda Chung, Actress/Musician
* Douglas Coupland, Author
* Roger Cross, Actor
* Yvonne DeCarlo, Actress
* Lexa Doig, Actress
* James Doohan, Actor ("Lt. Cmmdr. Montgomery Scott Scotty" from television show Star Trek)
* Gordon Fee, New Testament scholar
* John Ferguson, Sr., Professional Hockey Player
* Brendan Fletcher, Actor
* Michael J. Fox, Actor

* Jeff Francis, Major League Baseball Player
* Richard Gere, Actor {Resides part-time in Coquitlam}
* William Gibson, Author
* Matthew Good, Singer/Songwriter
* Jennifer Granholm, Governor of US State of Michigan
* Kate Ground, Internet model
* Rich Harden, Major League Baseball Player
* Laura Harris, Actress
* Chris Haslam, Professional Skateboarder
* Goldie Hawn, Actress
* Meghan Heffern, Actress
* Elva Hsiao, Mandopop singer
* Howard Hughes, Industrialist
* Katharine Isabelle, Actress
* Joshua Jackson, Actor
* Paul Kariya, NHL hockey player
* Rudyard Kipling, Writer
* Kristin Kreuk, Actress
* Jade Kwan, Cantopop Singer
* Tyler Labine, Actor
* KD Lang, Singer
* Evelyn Lau, Poet and Novelist
* Maggie Lawson, Actress
* Cory Lee, Singer
* Bob Lenarduzzi, Soccer Player
* Bernice Liu, Actress
* Mary Livingstone formerly Sadie Marks, Actress {Wife of Jack Benny}
* Rochelle Low, Field hockey player
* Alexander Ludwig, Actor
* Norma MacMillan, Voice actress
* Charles Marega, Sculptor
* Alison Matasi, Pro Skateboarder
* Rick McCrank, Pro skateboarder
* Sarah McLachlan, Singer
* Jim Meier, entertainment and software industry executive
* John H. Meier, financier and former business adviser to Howard Hughes
* Colin Mochrie, Comedian
* Justin Morneau, Major League Baseball Player
* Terry Mulholland, Major League Baseball Player
* Nickelback, Rock band
* Leslie Nielsen, Actor
* Pat Onstad, Soccer Player
* Jared Padalecki, Actor
* J. I. Packer, Anglican theologian
* Grace Park, Actress
* Jim Pattison, Entrepreneur --Dbag
* Kit Pearson, Children's writer
* Missy Peregrym, Actress
* Emily Perkins, Actress
* Carly Pope, Actress
* Daniel Powter, Singer
* William Pratt, aka Boris Karloff, Actor
* Jason Priestley, Actor
* Kirsten Prout, Actress
* Tegan Quin, Singer, Song-Writer
* Rascalz, rap group
* Wayne Robson, Actor
* James Roday, Actor
* Seth Rogen, Actor, Writer, and Comedian
* Teryl Rothery, Television Anchor, Actress
* Kurt Russell Actor
* Joe Sakic, NHL Hockey Player
* Devon Sawa, Actor
* Conrad Schmidt, Activist
* Michael Shanks, Actor
* Lydia Shum Din-ha, elder sister of Alfred Sung and famous Hong Kong actress
* Nelson Skalbania, Enterpreneur
* Gregory Smith, Actor
* Cobie Smulders, Actress
* Dorothy Stratten, Actress/Model

Social Deviantz, rap group

* John G. Stackhouse, Jr., Writer and professor of religion
* Jewel Staite, Actress
* Ryan Stiles, Comedian
* Lesley Stowe, Entrepreneur
* Alfred Sung, Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer
* Swollen Members, rap group
* Alex To, Mandopop Singer
* Eckhart Tolle, Spiritual teacher
* Ziya Tong, television personality
* Nicholas Tse, Cantopop Singer
* Devin Townsend, Singer, Musician
* Margaret Trudeau (now Margaret Trudeau Kemper), Former Wife of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
* John Turner, Former Canadian Prime Minister
* Emmanuelle Vaugier, Actress
* Larry Walker, Major-league Baseball player
* Tom Welling, Actor
* Ying Chen, Francophone author
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Notable people

See also: Category:People from Decatur, Illinois

* Stephen Ambrose (1936–2002) — author, historian, and presidential biographer
* Walter "Boom-Boom" Beck (1904–1987) — Former Major League Baseball player
* Charles E. Boles — famed western outlaw "Black Bart" — former Decatur resident
* LaToya Bond (1984–) — professional basketball player (WNBA & international);[20][21] born in Decatur in 1984
* Jenny Lou Carson (born Virginia Lucille Overstake; 1915–1978) — American country singer/songwriter; sister of Judy Martin
* June Christy (1925–1990) — 1950s popular jazz singer
* Dale Connelly — co-host of Minnesota Public Radio's The Morning Show
* Brian Culbertson — jazz musician
* Todd Day — former NBA player — born in Decatur
* John Doe — founder of L.A. punk band X
* Chuck Dressen (1898–1966) — former Major League Baseball player, manager, and coach
* Steve Fairchild — Head Football Coach, Colorado State University
* Charles J. Givens (1941–1998) — financial lecturer and author
* Steve Hunter — guitarist (has played with Mitch Ryder, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel and more)
* Jeff Innis — former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Alison Krauss — bluegrass artist — born in Decatur in 1971
* James W. Loewen — author, historian, and sociology professor
* Bill Madlock — former Major League Baseball player
* Nan Martin — movie and television actress
* Stephen Mason — guitar player: member of Jars of Clay — born in Joliet;[22] moved to Decatur and attended Warrensburg-Latham schools from 3rd grade[23]
* Richard James Oglesby (1824–1899) — U.S. senator and governor of Illinois
* Richard Peck — children's author: 2001 Newbery Medal winner — born in Decatur in 1934
* Isaac C. Pugh — Union general in the American Civil War
* Boots Randolph — jazz saxaphonist: composer of "Yakety Sax"
* Kevin Roberson — former Major League Baseball player
* Brian Ross (journalist) — ABC News investigative reporter
* Del Unser — former Major League Baseball player
* V Shape Mind — heavy pop band who recorded an album on Universal Records. Toured with Mudvayne.


For as much history as there is in this town that is a pretty sad list.

couple others I could think of-
Howard Buffett- Warren Buffett's son (current resident)
Freddy Kreuger- skier
Hieronymous Mueller- inventor

and if I were to cheat (both lived here very briefly)-
Abe Lincoln
George Halas
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JoeyJojo wrote:
Why was you reading about Meridian, MS? You get Premier Guitar magazine?


No. My business partner thinks there is a large oil storage facility there and I figured it would be mentioned on wiki if it was true.
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, gotcha. Hartley Peavey was on the cover of Premier Guitar magazine this month. That was the first thing I thought of when trying to figure out why you were wiki'ing this place =)

I may can find out the info on the oil storage tho....

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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JoeyJojo, he drove through there a couple of weeks ago and saw some large storage tanks by the interstate and large pipe going into the ground. He brought up Meridian in a discussion about how Cushing, OK oil inventories have a large affect on the pricing of WTI although Cushing is only holding 5% of the supposed 600 million barrels of crude and refined products inventory.
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Atwater, Ca

* Carrie Henn played Rebecca "Newt" Jorden in the 1986 film Aliens
* Bernard Berrian NFL receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
* Thomas W. Hayes former California State Treasurer
* Jamill Kelly 2004 Olympics silver medal in wrestling
* Dennis Cardoza Democrat Congressman

I have family who played football with Bernard growing up. He lived around the corner from me as well and I think his parents still live in the house. I also have some friends who played beerpong with Dennis Cardoza and two of his people when he was here doing some stuff in November.

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Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comics, once lived in Sebastopol. As a result the character 5, whose name is entirely made up of numbers, has the Sebastopol zip code 95472 as his last name. Schulz's body is buried in Southern Sebastopol at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at the top of Elphick and Pleasant Hill roads.
Megan McDonald, author, resides in Sebastopol. Screamin' Mimi's, an ice cream shop in Sebastopol, is featured in the Judy Moody Series.
Shuggie Otis, soul and R&B musician, currently resides in Sebastopol.
Willard F. Libby, winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1960 for developing Carbon-14 dating, attended Analy High School, which named its library for Libby.
Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead.

Rider Strong of "Boy Meets World"
Sarah Lane of TechTV and G4
The Jenkins, country music trio consisting of Nancy Jenkins and her daughters, Brodie and Kacie
Peter Krause, of Six Feet Under, Dirty Sexy Money
Les Claypool, of Primus, Les claypool's Frog Brigade, Colonel claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Les Claypool and the Holy mackerel, Etc.
Schuyler Grant, of the 1985 movie adaptation of Anne of Green Gables
Karen Valentine, of the television show Room 222
Francine Rivers, author
Stanley Mouse, artist

Not bad for a town of less than 10,000 people. Les Claypool is one of my favorites, and I know Tom Waits lives around here somewhere also but he wasn't mentioned. I saw him on Halloween dressed in a full-on, probably authentic, Union soldier outfit.

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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2009 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Austin, TX...... we totally kick some Bubb Rubbing ass




* Harry Anderson — actor, comic, magician
* Wes Anderson — film director
* Clifford Antone — music impresario
* Lance Armstrong — cyclist
* Marcia Ball — musician
* Eugene C. Barker — historian (Barker History Center of University of Texas)
* Lou Ann Barton- musician
* Leila Bela — musician
* Angela Bettis — actress
* Louis Black — journalist
* Maya Bond — singer-songwriter
* Terry Bozzio — musician
* Drew Brees — NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
* Berkeley Breathed — cartoonist
* Mehcad Brooks — actor
* Sandra Bullock — actress
* Burnie Burns — Creator of Red vs. Blue, Voice of Church (Red vs. Blue)
* George W. Bush — U.S. President
* Mark Calaway — professional wrestler
* Liz Carpenter — Lady Bird Johnson's press secretary, author and humorist
* Michael Ray Charles — artist
* Ciara — singer
* J.M. Coetzee — Nobel Prize-winning novelist
* Shawn Colvin — musician
* Ben Crenshaw — golfer
* Ian Crocker — Olympic swimmer
* Walter Cronkite — journalist
* Alfred Crosby — historian, author
* Michael Dell — businessman
* Bradley Denton — author
* J. Frank Dobie — author
* Joe Ely — musician
* Roky Erickson — musician
* Alejandro Escovedo — musician
* John Henry Faulk — radio personality
* Farrah Fawcett — actress
* Charlie Fern — White House speechwriter, journalist
* Tom Ford — fashion designer
* Jim Franklin — artist
* Kinky Friedman — musician, writer
* Richard Garriott — developer of the Ultima of PC games
* David Garza — musician
* Eliza Gilkyson — musician
* Jimmie Dale Gilmore — musician
* Alberto Gonzales — U.S. Attorney General
* Kellye Gray — jazz vocalist
* Jehmu Greene — political activist
* Patty Griffin — musician
* Nanci Griffith — musician
* Grupo Fantasma — band
* Lena Guerrero — politician
* Marc Gunn — musician, podcaster
* Ethan Hawke — actor
* Brendan Hansen — Olympic swimmer
* Gibby Haynes — musician, lead singer of the Butthole Surfers
* Mark Henry — professional wrestler
* Sara Hickman — musician
* Bill Hicks — comedian
* Jim Hightower — journalist, politician
* Tish Hinojosa — musician
* Tobe Hooper — film director
* Karen Hughes — Undersecretary of State, White House Counsel
* James Hynes — author
* Molly Ivins — author, journalist
* Jaxon — comic book artist, historian
* Robert Jensen — journalism professor, author, political activist
* Eric Johnson — guitarist
* Lyndon B. Johnson — U.S. President
* Lady Bird Johnson — First Lady
* Daniel Johnston — musician
* Alex Jones — radio host
* Chantal Jones — Model
* Angus T. Jones Child actor on the hit series Two and a half men
* Marion Jones — Olympic athlete and medalist
* Janis Joplin — musician
* Barbara Jordan — U.S. Congressman, professor
* Mike Judge — cartoonist, filmmaker
* Guy Juke — artist
* Terry Keel — politician
* Douglas Kellner — philosopher, author
* Tom Kite — Golfer
* Harry Knowles — film critic
* Kim Krizan — screenwriter, actress
* Gary Lavergne — author
* Russell Lee — photographer
* Richard Linklater — film director
* Paul London — professional wrestler
* John Mackey — CEO of Whole Foods
* Rahul Mahajan — author, political activist, physicist
* Terrence Malick — film director
* Julian Mandrake — musician
* Ashley Massaro — professional wrestler
* Terry McBride — musician, former member of McBride & the Ride
* Tim McCanlies — film director
* Matthew McConaughey — actor
* Ben McKenzie — actor
* James McMurtry — musician
* Monte Montgomery — guitarist
* Madalyn Murray O'Hair - activist
* Nelly — rap artist
* Willie Nelson — musician

* Elisabet Ney — artist
* Matt Noveskey — musician
* Michael O'Brien — photographer
* Chad Oliver — author
* O. Henry — author
* Aaron Peirsol — Olympic swimmer
* Dennis Quaid — actor
* Dan Rather — journalist

* Bob Ray — filmmaker
* Spencer Redford — actor
* Governor Ann Richards — politician, teacher
* Andy Roddick — tennis player
* Robert Rodriguez — film director

* Joe Rollins - attorney
* Darrell Royal — former UT football coach
* Virgil Runnels (Goldust) — professional wrestler
Stevie Ray Vaughan statue on Town Lake.
* Jay O. Sanders — actor
* Ben Sargent — editorial cartoonist
* Linda Schele — Mayanist, art historian
* Denise Schmandt-Besserat — archaeologist
* Gilbert Shelton — comic book artist
* Warren Spector — game designer
* Tommy Shane Steiner — musician
* Bruce Sterling — author
* Carole Strayhorn — politician
* David Stuart — Mayanist, epigrapher
* Karen T. Taylor — forensic and portrait artist
* Ernest O. Thompson — politician
* Chris Tomlin — Christian music artist
* Charles Umlauf — artist
* Townes Van Zandt — musician
* Stevie Ray Vaughan — musician

* Howard Waldrop — author
* Andrew Walker — musician
* Don Webb — author
* Walter Prescott Webb — author
* Steve Weinberg — physicist, Nobel laureate
* Spencer Wells — geneticist, anthropologist
* Willie Wells — Negro Leagues shortstop, Baseball Hall of Fame
* Charles S. West — jurist, politician
* Mack White — comic book artist
* Tedford Williamson — businessman; politician
* Kelly Willis — musician
* Owen Wilson — actor
* Phil Wilson — Texas Secretary of State
* D'arcy Wretsky — musician (ex-bassist for The Smashing Pumpkins)
* Lawrence Wright — author
* Renée Zellweger — actress

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Sandra Bullock is in bold but Bill Hicks isn't? For shame! Razz
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There are only 5000 residents in my town, and none of them is well known arround the world.
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Famous people from Chatham-Kent (I deleted a bunch of them that I have never heard of)

Chris Allen - Former NHL player with the Florida Panthers
Shae-Lynn Bourne - championship figure skater
Joseph Caron - Current Canadian High Commissioner to India and former Canadian Ambassador to China and Japan
James Couzens - U.S. Senator, Mayor of Detroit, industrialist, philanthropist, and vice president and general manager of the Ford Motor Company
Andy Fantuz - former CIS Offensive MVP and Slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL
Dave Gagner - retired NHL hockey player and brother-in-law of Diane Gagner - former Chatham-Kent mayor
Fergie Jenkins - Baseball Hall of Famer
Jesse Patterson Powell - convicted child rapist. Also know for his beastiality and necrophilia tendencies - wtf?
Doug Shedden - professional ice hockey coach and former player
Glen Skov - National Hockey League (NHL) hockey player
Shaun Suisham - Washington Redskins kicker (formerly Dallas Cowboys)
Todd Warriner - former NHL hockey player picked 4th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques
Brian Wiseman - 1999 IHL MVP Houston Aeros
Michelle Wright - award winning country music singer

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Gary Barlow of the band 'Take That' comes from my town... that's about it! Laughing Embarassed
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PostPosted: Jan 14, 2009 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Owasso, OK.
Couldn't find the search page, but we have:
Garth Brooks
Trisha Yearwood
Toby Keith, relatives he visits often
"The Outsiders" was filmed here





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Notable residents


Maddox, writer, humorist, satirist, webmaster, comic book creator


Okay, a couple WTF mentions....which I highlighted in bold....and then just a bunch of chit for the most part.... Rolling Eyes

There are a handful that IMO are even worth listing......



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ohsix, no Booby Miles in the Midland list? How could that be?

The following are notable people born and/or raised in Springfield, Ohio:

* Berenice Abbott - photographer
* Randy Ayers - assistant coach of the Washington Wizards, former assistant coach of the Orlando Magic and former head coach of Ohio State and the Philadelphia 76ers, and his brother, Tim Ayers, the city's former mayor
* Gene Bowshier -country music singer
* Dave Burba - major league baseball player
* William R. Burnett - novelist and screenwriter
* Garvin Bushell – musician (saxophone, clarinet, etc.)
* Justin Chambers - former model and actor (in the cast of Grey's Anatomy)
* Call Cobbs, Jr. - jazz pianist
* Jason Collier - professional basketball player
* Andrew Daniel - winner of Big Brother 5
* Mike DeWine - former US Senator for Ohio
* Wayne Embry - professional basketball player
* Lillian Gish - actress from the silent film era and after
* Prof. Luther Alexander Gotwald, D.D. -- tried for and acquitted of Lutheran heresy at Wittenberg College in 1893.
* Wilbur Gunn - founder of the British car company Lagonda
* Harvey Haddix - major league baseball player
* John Hall (John Stalder) -local radio broadcasting pesonality for WIZE, WLW, WGRR and WULM
* Richard (Dick) Hatfield - disc jockey, emcee, and humorist
* Robert C. Henry - first African American mayor of any city
* Dustin Hermanson - major league baseball player
* Griffin House - singer/songwriter
* Ty Howington - major league baseball player
* Elwood V. Jensen – biologist
* Jimmy Journell - major league baseball player
* David Ward King -- inventor of the King road drag
* Brooks Lawrence - major league baseball player
* John Legend (aka John Stephens) - singer, musician, r&b and neo-soul pianist
* Lois Lenski - author and illustrator of children's fiction, including Strawberry Girl
* Deborah Loewer - U.S. Navy flag officer
* Luke Lucas - major league baseball player
* Johnny Lytle - jazz musician
* John Newbrough - writer of the Oahspe
* Troy Perkins - professional soccer player
* Tony Powell - guitarist/vocalist for the band Animal Grace
* Alaina Reed Hall – actress
* Dick Shatto - professional Canadian football player
* Dann Stupp – author
* Charles Thompson - jazz musician
* Paul E. Torlina - Esteemed wb.com member and poster of this message
* Tommy Tucker (aka Robert Higginbotham) - jazz musician
* Christopher J. Waild - screenwriter
* Earle Warren - jazz saxophonist with Count Basie
* Walter L. Weaver - U.S. Representative from Ohio
* Rick White - major league baseball player
* Worthington Whittredge - Hudson River School painter
* Jonathan Winters - actor and comedian

This may be the least impressive list of this length that any of us could come up with.

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PostPosted: Jan 14, 2009 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brent87LT1 wrote:
Owasso, OK.



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That, in itself, is what makes Owasso a must see. Laughing

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PostPosted: Jan 14, 2009 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I basically grew up in Hesperia, CA. I was surprised to see a couple people on the list...I kind of figured there would be none. They forgot one that I went to HS with and and still somewhat friends with...I added that one to the list...#3 Mr. Green

Melina Perez, WWE Diva, attended Hesperia High School
David Wall, American Actor
Flower Edwards, Porn Star

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PostPosted: Jan 14, 2009 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Owasso doesn't show anything for notable residents...just celebrity sightings.

I was born in Pasadena, CA...

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Albert Einstein, Physicist and Nobel Prize Winner
Brian Teacher, Australian Open Tennis Champion
Charles McDaniel, 3-on-3 basketball extroadinare
Octavia Butler, Award Winning Science Fiction Writer
Vanessa Schulz,Philosophy 25 Teacher
Kim Carnes, singer
Albert Lo, Baseball player
Julia Child, television chef and personality
Kevin Costner, actor
Amelia Earhart, pilot
Paul Fussell, critic and historian
Mary Gibbs, actress
Lance Ito, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
Robert A. Millikan, physicist
Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and occultist
Drew Pinsky, medical doctor and radio talk show host
George S. Patton, WWII General (lived in neighboring San Marino)
Robert Reed, actor who played Mike Brady, father, in The Brady Bunch
George Reeves, actor (original TV Superman)
John C. Reilly, actor
Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico
Jackie Robinson, baseball player
Ruwanga Samath, record producer, attended John Muir High School.
David Lee Roth, singer for Van Halen
Alex Van Halen, drummer for Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen, guitarist for Van Halen
Stan Sakai, cartoonist. Best known as the creator of the Usagi Yojimbo series.
Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian, lived in Pasadena when he assassinated Robert F. Kennedy.
Peter Vagenas, soccer player
Jaleel White, actor, producer, and writer
Sophia Bush, actress, 82nd Rose Queen for the 111th Tournament of Roses Parade in 2000
Kelley Driscoll, Philanthropist, President of Jaleel White Fan Club
Terry Crews, actor
Carl Jah, guitarist for Dread Zeppelin
John Singleton, director
Christian Serratos, actress
Bobby Fischer, chess Grandmaster
Stacey Augmon, basketball player
Jacque Vaughn, basketball player
Duong Van Minh, exiled president of South Vietnam
Chris McAlister, pro football player
Wil Wheaton, actor, writer
Howard W. Hunter, 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Dean A. Scarborough CEO/President of Avery Dennison
Jerry Kohl CEO/President of Brighton Collectibles
J. P. Blecksmith, United States Marine officer, killed in Iraq
David Ebershoff, writer
Phil Spector, music producer
Vincent Bugliosi, manson family prosecutor, author
Stephen Cannell, author, television and motion picture producer
Chase Utley, professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies
Stan Freberg, comedian, satirist, recording artist
Jimmy Dore, comedian

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Clawson, MI we are a 2.2 sq mile town so this is pretty good to have 3 notable people from our town.

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* Tim Gleason, defense man for the Carolina Hurricanes.
* Mark Campbell, tight end for the New Orleans Saints.

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Yellow Springs Ohio Notables: (at least I recognize the names)

Dave Chappelle- Actor/Comedian- see him at the coffee shop from time to time
John Lithgow -Actor
Virginia Hamilton- Author

Went to college here-

Coretta Scott King- MLKs wife
Rod Serling- Twilight Zone
Cliff Robertson- Actor

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Arnold Adoff, poet & author
Cindy Blackman, jazz/rock drummer
Samuel Borchers, track star at Penn State
Dave Chappelle, American comedian & actor
Steve Curwood, author and public radio personality
Mike Dewine, former US Senator
Richie Furay, musician
Herb Gardner, cartoonist and dramatist (attended Antioch College)
Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist (attended Antioch College)
Virginia Hamilton, children's author
Anne Harris, musician and actor
Ralph Keyes, writer
Coretta Scott King, human rights activist, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., (attended Antioch College)
John Lithgow, actor
Peter Rodney Llewellyn, international conman
Horace Mann, educator and president of Antioch College
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman (attended Antioch College)
Cliff Robertson, actor (attended Antioch College)
Rod Serling, creator of "The Twilight Zone" (attended Antioch College)
Robert Freeman Wexler, writer of surreal fiction

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JoeyJojo wrote:
Sandra Bullock is in bold but Bill Hicks isn't? For shame! Razz


I didn't really pay much attention, just grabbed the names that would catch the eye. SOOOORRRRRYYYYY! Cool

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Fort Myers, fl


Bert Blyleven — former MLB pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and California Angels.
Ivy Box - Actress, Artist, Producer, Entrepreneur, castmember of BET's College Hill Interns
Phillip Buchanon — NFL cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (current team), Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders
Stacy Carter — Former WWE wrestler.
Bill Davey - Professional bodybuilder. [18]
Noel Devine — running back at West Virginia University
Earnest Graham — NFL running back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Greenwell — former Boston Red Sox left Fielder and current NASCAR driver
Randy Hand- Offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills (current), New England Patriots.
Mario Henderson — Offensive tackle, Oakland Raiders
Nolan Henke — Professional golfer.
Anthony Henry — NFL cornerback, Dallas Cowboys (current team), Cleveland Browns
Sara Hildebrand — United States Olympic Diver (2000,2004)
Jevon Kearse — NFL defensive end, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans (current team)
Terri Kimball — Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 1964
Mindy McCready — country music artist
Seth Petruzelli — professional MMA fighter
Matt Prater — current placekicker for the Denver Broncos, attended Estero High School.
Deion Sanders — Retired NFL cornerback for six teams, and Major League Baseball outfielder for five teams
Vonzell Solomon — American Idol 3rd-place finisher
Elissa Steamer — Professional skateboarder
Algernod Lanier "Plies" Washington — American rapper
Tommy Watkins — Minnesota Twins farmhand who spent part of the 2007 season with the Twins.
Walt Wesley — NBA basketball player (1966-1976): Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phonenix Suns, Philadelphi 76ers, Capital Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks, Cincinnati Royals.
Cliff Williams — bass player for AC/DC
Thomas Edison — Improved and perfected the incandescent light bulb and audio recording methods, had a winter estate next to Henry Ford.
Henry Ford — Founded the Ford Motor Company, and father of the assembly line, had a winter estate next to Thomas Edison.
Harvey Firestone- Founder of Firestone Tire Company, had a winter estate near Edison and Ford's homes.
Amanda Dunbar - Professional female bodybuilder
Peggy Schoolcraft- Professional bodybuilder. 1997 NPC Team Universe Champion
Patty Berg - Groundbreaking LPGA member
Charles Ghigna — poet and children's author known as "Father Goose;" boyhood home 1950-1973
Denise Masino- Professional bodybuilder
Kimberly Page- Former member of the WCW Nitro Girls and Playboy model.
Diamond Dallas Page- Former WCW and WWE wrestler, actor.
Jerry Lawler- WWE wrestler and announcer.
Beverly DiRenzo- Professional bodybuilder
Gerard Damiano- Adult film director.
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Steve Irwin's wife.

BOOM SUCK ON THAT!

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The following are notable people born and/or raised in Springfield, Ohio:

* Berenice Abbott - photographer
* Randy Ayers - assistant coach of the Washington Wizards, former assistant coach of the Orlando Magic and former head coach of Ohio State and the Philadelphia 76ers, and his brother, Tim Ayers, the city's former mayor
* Gene Bowshier -country music singer
* ...
* ...

This may be the least impressive list of this length that any of us could come up with.


I didn't see Bart or Lisa Simpson on the list???
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fish6942, there are 71 springfield's in the US, ohio is only one guess Idea
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blitzentrapped wrote:
fish6942, there are 71 springfield's in the US, ohio is only one guess Idea


Yep, we have a Springfield just down the road from here. In case you missed the greater point, they are, umm, cartoon characters. Idea Idea
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Idea Idea Idea Exclamation Exclamation



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Bart and Lisa singing:
"Springfield, Springfield...it's a hell of a town,
Springfield, Springfield......"

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Henry Luke Bolley - plant pathologist and first NDSU football coach
James F. Buchli - (Colonel, USMC, Ret.) former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut
Chris Coste - Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Shannon Curfman - blues guitarist and singer
Leo Ferdinand Dworschak - Roman Catholic Bishop of Fargo
CariDee English - winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7
William H. Gass - writer
Paul Gaustad - National Hockey League player for the Buffalo Sabres
Andy Heck - former National Football League player. Current offensive line coach for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars
Chuck Klosterman - author, and journalist for Spin, Esquire, and ESPN
Charlie Korsmo - film actor
Jonny Lang - blues guitarist and singer
Gary Larsen - NFL football player, member of the "Purple People Eaters"
Brian Lee - NHL player for the Ottawa Senators
Isaac Leyk - former assistant director of Amateur Athletic Association Basketball
James Lileks - Mpls. StarTribune columnist, humor author and web pioneer
Roger Maris - former MLB baseball player for the New York Yankees
Carey McWilliams - blind marksman, and author
Aloisius Joseph Muench - Roman Catholic Bishop of Fargo
Collin Peterson - United States Representative for Minnesota
Donny Schatz - World of Outlaws driver
Peter Schickele - Musical composer and alter ego of PDQ Bach
Ed Schultz - Progressive/Liberal radio talk show host syndicated by the Jones Radio Network
Frank Scott - musician, pianist and arranger with the Lawrence Welk orchestra
Ari Shapiro - NPR reporter
Burleigh F. Spalding - former United States Representative from North Dakota
Bobby Vee - pop music singer from 1960s
Brenda Weiler - singer/songwriter
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