I was born in Birmingham, Alabama(USA). Here are some notables who were born in, or lived and were associated with Birmingham according to wikipedia. Most of these I was aware of, but certainly not the windshield wiper lady.
Fannie Flagg(Fried Green Tomatoes)
Harper Lee(To Kill a Mockingbird)
Rick and Bubba(radio guys, not a fan)
Bo Bice(sorta B'ham, American Idol))
Nell Carter(Gimme a Break!)
Courteney Cox Arquette(Friends, Scream)
Louise Fletcher(Oscar winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
Emmylou Harris(singer)
Taylor Hicks(American Idol)
Kate Jackson(Charlie's Angels)
Ruben Studdard(American Idol)
Tammy Wynette(singer)
Condeleezza Rice(US Secretary of State)
Mary Anderson(inventor of windshield wipers, did not know that one)
Dr James Andrews(does surgery on lots of WWE stars, and NFL athletes)
Charles Barkley(sorta B'ham, NBA star)
Bo Jackson(MLB and NFL star)
Carl Lewis(track star)
Heather Whitestone(first deaf Miss America)
Willie Mays(sorta B'ham, baseball legend)
As a side note, I was just down the street working a plumbing job when Eric Rudolph bombed the abortion clinic in Birmingham, Al. The bum also did other bombings, including the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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