Who is the most famous person from your town/city

[Bark]

I'm from Baltimore, so it is a tough call, but I will have to go with:

 Runners up include: Babe Ruth, Edward Norton, Jada Pinkett Smith, Frank Zappa, Montel Williams, John Waters, and Barry Levinson

Edgar Allen Poe lived and died here, but wasn't born here, so he doesn't count.