A ton of Hockey Players such as Vincent Lecavalier, Mario Lemieux, etc.

Celine Dion
William Shatner (Captain Kirk)
Most members of The Arcade Fire
Jade Raymond...

and some others as well

It's hard to pick one, so I'll just list a couple of the many.

Jerry Bruckheimer
Ray Bradbury
Garry Shandling
Bob Dole
John Denver
Geraldo Rivera

...and so many others.

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.

I'm from Luckenwalde a little town in eastern germany. Rudi Dutschke growed up there, that's a leader of the '68 student-movement in west-germany.

I'm from a town called Waikerie, in South Australia, probably the most famous person from there is Mark Ricciuto.

No worldwide celebrity was born in my town, but I've met these who live (lived) in the neibourghood :

singers :
Phil Collins
Shania Twain
David Bowie

F1 Pilots :
Michael Schumacher
David Coulthard
Jean Alesi

Personnalities :
Peter Ustinov
Ingwar Kamprad (the founder of Ikea) he's one of the richest men on the planet, but the cheapest person I've ever seen (saw him in a supermarket, and he was handing vouchers to the cashier)


And a lot of rich families, french celebrities/sportsmen who come to live here for tax avoidance.

Nice thought, but he wasn't born in Birmingham, although he has spent a lot of his life here.

He is a sensational player though, as a AVFC fan I've been saying this for years and yet he's only just become a regular in the England squad.

-Jerry Springer - used to be mayor
-Ted Turner - rich guy, founder of CNN
-Henry Heimlich - invented the Heimlich maneuver
-George Clooney - actor
-Doris Day - actress
-Annie Oakley - famous sharpshooter, actress
-Sarah Jessica Parker - actress
-Roy Rogers - actor
-Peter Frampton - musician, lives here now
-Nick Lachey - former lead singer of 98 Degrees, ex-husband of Jessica Simpson
-Nicole C. Mullen - Christian songwriter, musician
-David Justice - baseball player
-Ken Griffey, Jr - baseball player
-Pete Rose - baseball player
-Charles Manson - murderer


Plus a whole freaking mess of other people.

Cincinnati's a busy place.

People who are from my town (Dead or Living). Ernest Hemingway (Short Story Writer), Bob Newhart (Comedian), Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson ZOMG LOL!), Ray Kroc (Owned McDonalds), Frank Lloyd Wright (Architect), Edgar Rice Burroughs (Writer), Betty White (Actor), Kathy Griffin (Actor), Thomas Lennon (RENO 911 ZOMG LOL!), and Judy Tenuta (Actor).

Belgium isn't a big country with lots of famous people but my town has 2 local celebrities:


- Etienne De Wilde (former world champion cycling, olymic silver medalist)
- Tars Lootens (local musician/composer)