Famous people from your town.
Mar 3, 2004 at 3:51 AM Post #46 of 83
Cal Ripken is from my hometown, that's about all I can think of
 
Mar 3, 2004 at 3:51 AM Post #47 of 83
I live between Winter Haven and Auburndale, FLA.

Tracy McGrady (Auburndale)
Jim Stafford (Eloise/Winter Haven)
Gram Parsons (Winter Haven)
That olympic dude Rowdy Gaines (Winter Haven)

I'm sure there's more...
 
Mar 3, 2004 at 5:17 AM Post #48 of 83
I used to attend the high school Rachel Hunter dropped out of. Now she's somewhat old but back then she was decent looking. At least she came once to give some kinda speech while she was still young.
 
Mar 4, 2004 at 12:03 AM Post #50 of 83
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Originally posted by swalker
I used to attend the high school Rachel Hunter dropped out of. Now she's somewhat old but back then she was decent looking. At least she came once to give some kinda speech while she was still young.



Old? Never too old to do the dirty deed
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I certainly wouldn't kick her out for having crumbs in the bed
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Mar 4, 2004 at 6:18 AM Post #52 of 83
Coming from the remote and rural town of Sleepy Eye, MN, no one famous comes to mind. But, the man who Charles Schultz based Linus on is from Sleepy Eye!
 
Mar 4, 2004 at 6:45 AM Post #53 of 83
I can only think of a few off the top of my head but I'm sure there are more.

The rapper/MC Twista lives here
The drummer from Hootie and the Blowfish is from here
There are two guys from here who play for the Tennessee Titans (I actually played high school ball with them both): Justin McCareins, who is a WR and Chris Brown who is an RB and was a heisman hopeful at Colorado.
 
Mar 4, 2004 at 7:01 AM Post #54 of 83
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What about Phillip? He was pretty famous too...



Well, Phillip the father of Alexander actually still is around. (Or what's left of him)

His bones have been found decades ago in a golden urn and now the skeleton lies in a display case.(they put the bones back together in the proper form of the human skeleton-they were just placed in the urn originally-which is a a golden box) So If you come to my city you'll get to see the man himself but with no skin!
 
Mar 4, 2004 at 9:25 AM Post #55 of 83
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Here's some famous people that I've had the priviledge to know for one reason or another in my neighborhood.

Benicio del Toro, actor with one Oscar.
Jose Ferre, actor with one Oscar.
Raul Julia, actor.
Mrs Rosen, grand-daughter of Charles Darwin (Origin of Species).
Juan Ramon Jimenez, Nobel Prize in Literature, originally from Spain.
 
Mar 4, 2004 at 1:57 PM Post #57 of 83
I nearly forgot...

The famous Joseph Rank (the filmmaker) was also born in Hull. His family were flour millers and are now part of the Rank Hovis company.
 
Mar 4, 2004 at 7:35 PM Post #58 of 83
From Hot Springs Arkansas

Pres. Bill Clinton (born in Hope, but grew up in Hot Springs. Mother and step-Father lived here)

Marjorie Lawrence (ret.) - Opera Singer

Alan Ladd(born) - Actor ("Shane")

Edith I. Jones(born) - pioneer in medicine, first African American admitted to a "white" medical school.

Randy Goodrum(born) - song writer ("Oh, Sherrie", "Bluer than Blue")

Paul Runyan(born) - Pro Golfer

Pat Day(lived) - Jockey, highest winning $$$ rider in history as of a few years ago.

Dr. Jame Dobson(born) - author, pshycologist, founder Focus on the Family

Bobby Mitchel(born) - Pro Football Hall of Fame

Dr McFarland(lives) - deveolped the primary laser eye surgery/vison correction system/technique used throughout the U.S.

Billy Bob Thornton(born) - actor/director

Audio Redneck - computer-geek extrodinaire, haunts audio forums
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Oct 11, 2004 at 5:06 AM Post #59 of 83
Burt Rutan of Scaled Composites and SpaceShipOne fame.

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The Drake brothers of Drake Engineering and later Meyer-Drake Offenhauser, builders of racing engines that dominated Indy and midget racing for decades.
 
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