The most famous person from your town?

[Pman13a]

Greater Milwaukee Area off the top of my head

Steve Miller Band

Les Paul

Latrell Spreewell

Coo Coo Cal

Dwayne Wade went to school here

Bob Uecker

Gene Wilder

Zucker Brothers (airplane and top secret movies)

Oprah was raised here for a little bit i believe

Bud Selig

Jeffery Dahmer, which is ghey

 

[EMK]

i live in a tiny scottish town called nairn that has nothing special about it at all really but Tilda Swindon (the white witch in "the lion the witch and the wardrobe" and arch angel gbriel in "constantine" lives here, she is quite nice but not very much a part of the community.

 

[.KYLE.]

I think the guy who designed the gateway computers logo lives in my town.

 

[aculbs]

there are usually some ray bourque sightings at our local stop n shop

 

[BEARS.]

myself

 

[C-Burg]

john michael lillies,colorado avalanche player

 

[pbandj]

dr. seuss

 

[snwbrdmilf]

Theodor Suess Geisel is his real name.

 

[pbandj]

If you insist.

 

[Carter23]

FROM our town.. that would be heidi montag...

Lives here sometimes... that would be James Cameron and Edward Zwick

 

[Shorton]

gotta be ozzy osbourne

 

[Waffle11]

bill gates, jimi hendrix

 

[duckets.]

andy milonakis went to my high school and diddy lives close by.

 

[Jwalk]

ummm tj schiller grew up in a city like 40 mins from where i live

 

[TerminatorX]

rufus king- signed constitution, senator of new york, u.s ambassador to britain, and federalist presidential candidate.

winslow homer- 1800s artist

glenn close- actress (not from here,but resides here now)

then there is jay mazur, my schools hockey coach/ teacher, who played for the vancouver conucks.

 

[Rossiscratch]

Jay Leno, Carl Yastremski, Michael Chikilis, Jim Rice, Patrice Bergeron, Glen Murray, Anheuser Busch Family, Matt Damon to name a few

 

[FUUUCK]

uhh.. keanu reeves, mike myers, prince...

 

[Dan.]

umm, went to church with the fray, MFM is from these parts, the wet boys,

 

[2+2=5]

lennox luis grew up here, he went to my school a long time ago

 

[Reed.S]

LOVELAND OHIO- MAtt Hamill UFC fighter (he is deaf) CINCINNATI OHIO-CARMEN ELECTRA >>>SARAH JESSICA PARKER.,.. NICK LACHE

 

[unchyll]

I think by far the best Reno has to offer is RICKY the bum that hangs out at 711 and talks shit to

"pig bastards"

me and my friends hang out with him all the time, he tells us stories about his life and their are always so epic, then he always buys us beer. Pretty much the coolest guy ever

this is ricky explaining the game of life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxUan9S_vmc

 

[BEARS.]

theodore*

Dr. Theodore Suess Geisel*

 

[mysterymanjgj]

santana and jerry garcia

 

[dave_euler]

George Bush and Julia Roberts!

 

[snowriderdj]

Nicole Sheridan (a porn star) graduated from my high school

 

[snowriderdj]

this is a pic of her

I got it when i searched my school in wikipedia

 

[b-ladd]

Famous People Born In South Windsor Include:

Brett Burnham (Minor League Baseball player), Gary Burnham (Minor League Baseball player), Harry F. Farnham (politician - 1879), Oliver Wolcott (Signer of the Declaration of Independence), John Fitch (inventor - 1743), Jonathan Edwards (theologian - 1703)

Well-Known Residents (Past & Present) Include:

Will Friedle (Television Star), Major Michael Donnelly (Gulf War Veteran, Activist), Timothy Edwards (Minister, Father of Jonathan Edwards), Houman Younessi (Scientist), Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, and Mike Porcaro (members of rock band Toto), Chris Clark (NHL Player), Marcus Camby (NBA Player), John Buccigross (ESPN Analyst)

 

[asapCferg]

ummm well i have a place at sunday river and sort of live there...and simon dumonts from there and uhhh thats like it.

 

[Jdot]

I gotta represent the 330! the one and only Lebron James and lives about 13 houses down from me in medina ohio

 

[Jhorski]

According to Wikipedia

• Dashiell Hammett worked for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency here
  
• Frank Little, union leader, who died here.
  
• Morgan Earp worked as a police officer here before the Gunfight at the O. K. Corral.
  
• Mary MacLane, renowned feminist author
  
• Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil, and his son
  
• Robbie Knievel
  
• George F. Grant,
  
  innovative fly tier, author, and conservationist; an exhibit of Grant's
  
  flies and historic collection is on permanent display at the Butte
  
  Visitor's Center.
  
• Martha Raye, actress
  
• Levi Leipheimer, Olympic cyclist
  
• Tim Hauck, Former NFL Defensive Back (1990-2002)
  
• Barbara Ehrenreich
  
• Rudy Autio, ceramist/sculptor/artist
  
• Judy Martz, former Governor of Montana, lives here.She was also an olympic speed skater in the 1960s.
  
• Erin Popovich, a multi-gold medal special olympian is a current Butte resident.
  
• Kirby Grant, actor
  
• Patricia Briggs, fantasy author
  
• Paul B. Lowney, writer and humorist, author of At Another Time — Growing up in Butte
  
• Sonny Lubick, football coach
  
• Lucille Ball, was from Jamestown, New York,
  
  however, she would often tell people that she was from Butte, Montana.
  
  As she later explained to a biographer, she knew more about Butte than
  
  most natives after years of putting on this ruse in order to seem more
  
  middle America.
  
• Manus Duggan, born on May 30, 1887.
  
  Worked for the North Butte Mining Company as a "nipper". A nipper was
  
  one who sharpened tools for miners that drilled into the rock. Being a
  
  "nipper", he was familiar with every crosscut, manway, and drift of the
  
  mine. During the mining disaster of 1917, Manus saved the lives of many
  
  men by building a bulkhead to prevent Carbon Monoxide
  
  from killing them. He would die, but many others with him survived. One
  
  said: "No greater love hath no man that he lay down his life for his
  
  friend." While he was missing he became the hero in the newspapers.
  
• Fr. Edward Catich, author, stone-cutter, calligrapher, photographer, musician, liturgical artist, historian, lecturer and reared here.
  
• Betty MacDonald, humor writer, was born here.
  
• Julian Eltinge, actor and female impersonator, grew up here.
  
• Pat Ogrin, Washington Redskins defensive lineman, was born here.
  
• Andrea Leeds, actress, was born here.
  
• Burton K. Wheeler, later United States Senator from Montana, served as an attorney here.
  
• Sam Jankovich, football player and coach, was born here.
  
• Kathlyn Williams, actress, was born in Butte.
  
• Jacob Thorkelson, United States Representative from Montana, lived here.
  
• Joseph P. Monaghan, United States Representative from Montana, was from Butte.
  
• Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General, was born here.
  
• Henry Frank, businessman, also served two terms as mayor of Butte.
  
• Ella J. Knowles Haskell, was the first woman to practice law in Montana.
  
• Lee Mantle, United States Senator from Montana, lived in Butte.
  
• Scott Brow, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher, was born in Butte.
  
• Karla M. Gray, Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, worked here.
  
• Keith Jardine, mixed martial artist, was born here.
  
• Michael Twomey, violinist, composer, and educator, was born here.
  
• Arnold Olsen, United States Congressman from Montana, was born here.
  
• Rosemarie Bowe, actress, was born here.
  
• Albert J. Campbell, United States Representative from Montana, practiced law here.
  
• George Leo Thomas, Bishop of Helena, was raised here.
  
• John W. Bonner, Governor of Montana, was born here.
  
• John E. Rickards, first Lieutenant Governor of Montana, was born here.
  
• Montana Taylor, pianist, was born here.
  
• John Francis Buckley, member of the Canadian House of Commons, was born here.
  
• Milt Popovich, former professional football player, was born in Butte.
  
• Helmi Juvonen, artist, was born here.
  
• Fritzi Ridgeway, actress, was born here.
  
• Michael Sells, professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago, was born here.
  
• Eden Atwood, jazz vocalist, grew up here.
  

 

[b-kul]

probably coleen coin.

 

[b-kul]

or the bc goalie.

 

[statuswhitegirl]

well, idk if anyone knows them
but the band Grey Star went to my highschool a couple years back

 

[Holden27]

Uma Therman

 

[gordie.]

colonel sanders of the KFC franchise fame used to live right near me on the same street i do now.

he moved here in the later years of his life

 

[Skiingslikewhoa]

Jennifer Heil, Canadian gold medal mogul-freesyle skier born and raised in Spruce Grove Alberta and went to my school. And Grant Fuhr of the all so mighty multi cup winning Edmonton Oilers.

 

[Steeze420]

your town has a funny name. butt haha. and you could have just said evel knievel he asked for the MOST famous person,he did not ask for a list of every person who has ever lived in montana . no one wants to read a whole list of governers and senators from a different state.

 

[Dylan_]

rachel ray!

 

[Piste.Off]

this stud

 

[freestyler540]

Phil Larose

Phil Belanger

Phil Dion

they all lived around Lac Beauport

 

[steezyjibber]

sam perkins pro b-baller went to my HS

 

[fragglemuffin]

Tim Russert went to my high school

 

[SushiMan]

Number 51. ICHIRO!!!!!!

ichi roo ichi roo!

ive talked to him at a starbucks once, it was tight.

 

[user098123]

Derek Jeter and the drummer for Metallica.

 

[skijunkiedtm]

a few of the guys from gym class heros went to my school

 

[mtbakerteacher]

Ryan Stiles from Whose line is it anyways lives here in Bellingham, Hillary Swank dropped out of highschool to go act here. And Wikipedia says...

Tom Ackerman - Former NFL offensive lineman, born in Bellingham.

Daniel Anderson - One of the two members of Idiot Pilot. Born in, and currently resides in, Bellingham.

Bob Arbogast - Radio broadcaster, voice actor, and television host. Born in Bellingham.

Trey Azagthoth, guitarist of Death Metal band Morbid Angel, born in Bellingham.

Steve Baker - First American to win an international motorcycle road racing championship.

Glenn Beck - Current host of The Glenn Beck Program.

Kenneth Bianchi - One of the Hillside strangler serial killers, lived in Bellingham 1978-1979.

Robert Blake - Folk musician and organizer of the Annual Subdued Stringband Jamboree.

Amy Brown - Fantasy and fairy artist. Born in Bellingham.

Billy Burke - Actor best known for his roles in television shows like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Party of Five, and 24.

Darren G. Davis - Comic book writer, creator, and publisher for Bluewater Productions.

Ben Gibbard - Singer/Songwriter for the band Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. Attended WWU in the late 1990's.

R.W. Goodwin - Executive Producer of The X-Files[68].

Ken Griffey, Jr. - Major League Baseball Player, played minor league baseball for the Northwest League's Bellingham "Baby" Mariners in 1987.[69]

Penelope Houston - Film-maker/Musician — member of The Avengers. In the mid-1970s she attended Fairhaven College in Bellingham, Washington.

Evan Knappenberger - Iraq veteran and peace activist, in Bellingham since May of 2007.[70][71][72][73]

Michael Koenen - Ferndale native, WWU alum, kicker for the Atlanta Falcons, NFL.

Steve Martini - Author of several law thrillers including "Critical Mass". Resides on Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Washington.

John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo - Carried out the Beltway sniper attacks, lived in Bellingham for less than a year between 2001 and 2002.

Stephen S. Oswald - Astronaut, piloted two missions aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, and one in Space Shuttle Endeavour. Oswald has logged over 33 days in space. Considers Bellingham, Washington, to be his hometown.

Doug Pederson - Former NFL quarterback — attended Ferndale High School.

Elizabeth Peratrovich - Alaskan civil-rights activist - attended WWU.

General George Pickett - General in the Civil War - Was stationed at Ft Bellingham. The house he built with his wife in 1856 still remains and is the oldest house in Bellingham.

Rick Robertson aka "Double R", Host of KISW 99.9 FM's morning drive radio show. Regular on Q13 FOX's Seahawks Gameday. Attended Bellingham High School.[citation needed]

Lyle Saxon, Louisiana journalist and folklorist (1891-1946).

Ryan Stiles - Actor / comedian currently living just south of Bellingham on Lake Samish, owns, operates and sometimes performs at The Upfront, a comedy club located on Bay St.

Geoff Stradling - Composer, pianist and arranger and who recorded with Jane's Addiction on Ritual de lo Habitual, grew up on the southside of Bellingham.

Ken Stringfellow - singer/songwriter, formed the group The Posies in Bellingham in 1987. Ken lived in Bellingham from 1978-1987 and graduated from Sehome High School.[citation needed]

Hilary Swank - Academy Award winning actress born in Lincoln, Nebraska, attended Sehome High School.

Ty Taubenheim - Major League Baseball Player with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

K.M. Thompson - Renowned piano recording artist.

Ben Weber - Actor born in Bellingham.[citation needed] He has appeared in TV series like Sex in the city, and in movies like Kissing Jessica Stein.

Holy shit! Ken Griffey Jr!

Oh and the Interceptor from Pirates of the Carribean is docked here.

 

[woolymammoth]

trey parker and matt stone are the most famous

sadly, the most well known would probably be the columbine shooters

 

[Blurst]

well sara burke came from 10 miniutes away from me and skied at the same place i used to

 

[Joe_]

TUPAC SHAKUR, too short, keak da sneak, e-40, marshawn lynch, all the guys in green day, tom hanks, and many more that i cant think of...

 

[mtbakerteacher]

Oh yeah and Kurt Vonnguts (sp) son lives here too.