[GoRedwings19]

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Originally Posted by john_jcb My hometown was Bainbridge Island in Washington state. The only person I remember that was famous that lived there was Charles Lindburgh after his young son was kidnapped and murdered.

I remember reading about this a few years ago. Did they ever catch the murderer I can't remember the details?

 

[MrSlacker]

i live in NYC so there are a lot of famous people. however, Mark Chagall (there are different ways to spell his last name Chagal, Shagal) was born in my home town Vitebsk, Belarus. Chagall is a very famous painter http://europeanworldgallery.com/chagall.html thats a link about him.

 

[breez]

Jean Sibelius

 

[bg4533]

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Originally Posted by SportaJoe Toledo Ohio, Danny Thomas - actor Art Tatum -Jazz pianist Jamie Farr -actor Katie Holmes-actress Gloria Steinim-Feminist Bryan Smolinski-NHL Tom Scholz-Boston Guitarist

I am originally from Toledo, currently in Columbus though. Out of that list I knew about Jamie Farr and Katie Holmes. I had Katie Holmes' sister for an art techer back in high school.

Honestly though, I really don't care who is from my town. I can't think of a single famous person from Columbus.

 

[viator122]

Oyster Bay, New York, people from here or who have homes here:

Howard Stern
Oleg Cassini (fashion designer)
Geoffrey Beene (fashion designer, passed away last week)
Deborah Norville
Billy Joel
Thomas Pynchon (writer)
Theodore Roosevelt (He lived here for many years, Sagamore Hill, "The Summer White House" is in my town)
John Gotti Jr.
John McEnroe (not positive about this one)

 

[viator122]

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Originally Posted by 00940 I can't think of a lot of people you'd know. - Henri Vieuxtemps perhaps. Composer born in 1820. - Guillaume Lekeu. Composer born in 1870. Those 2 composers were famous in their time, now... no comment. - Pierre Rapsat, singer, he died young last year. - Maurane, she still sings. Those two are well known on the french music scene but I doubt they'd ring a bell for an english speaker. That's not a lot of people alive

I lived in Olsztyn, Poland for a summer. Copernicus (Kopernik, in Polish, I think) lived there.

Also, Maria Sklodowska (aka Marie Curie) was from Warsaw.

 

[Riordan]

most famous: the governor of california...

musicians: robert stolz, dj ötzi (not born here, but lives here)

 

[jboehle]

Most famous that I can think of from Lawrence, KS:

Danny Manning - NBA basketball player

I'm sure there's others but I don't feel like doing a Google search

-Jason

 

[Audio Redneck]

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Originally Posted by GoRedwings19 I remember reading about this a few years ago. Did they ever catch the murderer I can't remember the details?

Linbergh Trial: Information about the kiddnapping, murder, & trial.

 

[Edwood]

From my Hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex in the City) comes to mind.

-Ed

 

[GlowWorm]

Famous People From Pittsburgh;

Musicians; Christina Aguilera, Perry Como, Billy Eckstine, Henry Mancini, and Barry Manilow

Actors; Jeff Goldlum, Michael Keaton, Gene Kelly, George Romero, Jimmy Stewart, and Sharon Stone

Sports Legends; Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer, and Johnny Unitas

Artists; Andy Warhol, Mary Cassatt, and Philip Pearlstein

Comedian/Talk Show Host/Football Commentator; Dennis Miller

 

[r3cc0s]

lol
mostly wrestlers:
Roddy Roddy Piper
Mean Gene Oakerland
Chris Jerico

and the members of the "the guess who"
Chantal Kreviazuk went to my high school
and Neil Young (I don't think lives here)

 

[pnrgi]

from Ellicott City, MD where, my perminate home is;

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Edward Norton

who is only the coolest person evaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[GoRedwings19]

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Originally Posted by Audio Redneck Linbergh Trial: Information about the kiddnapping, murder, & trial.

So what is so bizarre about it???? Is it because it involved a american icon,
Or the crime committed was against a small child, or the convicted party was german nationality which could of been used in anti-germanic propaganda or is it the fact that the trial was influenced by media coverage????

 

[GoRedwings19]

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Originally Posted by GlowWorm Famous People From Pittsburgh; Sports Legends; Dan Marino

He might be born in pittsburg but he is always no. 13. Go dolphins!!!