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The most famous person from your town?

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SteezePatrol
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who's the most famous person from your town

for mine it's probably Raymond Collishaw, the fighter pilot who probably shot down more planes than the baron but didn't say so cuz he wasn't a claimer.
May 13 2008 2:03AM
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Kajex
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 178
Martha Stewart haha
Feb 21 2011 10:30AM
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neutralzombie
Posts: 8629 - Karma: 606
arcade fire, corey hart, leonard cohen, some hockey players, and porn stars...
Feb 21 2011 10:36AM
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Dhane
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Danny Kass, plus the guitarist for the misfits. he drives a purple herst around
Feb 21 2011 10:41AM
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HenniferLopez
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tanner hall.
Feb 21 2011 10:48AM
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charmander
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Feb 21 2011 10:50AM
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TonKwon
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Jeff Curry,


Pittsfield, MA
Feb 21 2011 10:51AM
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the_goose69
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The guy who invented the Big Mac and Tom Wallisch came out of my local resort
Feb 21 2011 10:52AM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
Jay Cochrane (world famous tight rope walker)

Sudbury, Ontario
Feb 21 2011 10:56AM
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tspanagel
Posts: 440 - Karma: 385

Kesha

Will Farrell

Goerge Clooney

Feb 21 2011 10:56AM
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Kangbang
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Kelsey Serwa

Ski racer
Feb 21 2011 11:00AM
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Kangbang
Posts: 14211 - Karma: 423
Kelsey Serwa

Ski racer
Feb 21 2011 11:02AM
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Flying~Squirrel
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me.
Feb 21 2011 11:06AM
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PON3
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im sorry
Feb 21 2011 11:12AM
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be.kill
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Tom Cruise is and was probably already said but I'm not looking through 8 pages of claiming to see if it was.
Feb 21 2011 11:18AM
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Snowcase
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Ahah silly syracuse...
Feb 21 2011 11:48AM
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Emma_Watson
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Dan Brown
Feb 21 2011 11:49AM
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Phil-X-
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brain mcbride, the soccer player
but since im kinda near/from chicago, opera, micheal jordan etc
Feb 21 2011 12:05PM
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908
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not bad for a town of 5500


Notable current and former residents of Tewksbury Township include:

Feb 21 2011 12:11PM
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wesley.
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oh yeah and the HUGE house from american gangster is in my town and i personally know the owner he grew up with my dad
Feb 21 2011 12:14PM
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AwR
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Brad Bird
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and......


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Feb 21 2011 12:16PM
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Arabian.
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you live in hibbing?
Feb 21 2011 12:17PM
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Yinzer
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Mark Cuban
Kurt Angle

I'm only counting people who actually went to my high school.

Tom Wallisch is from the next district over
Feb 21 2011 12:20PM
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Jake...
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lots of NHL players,
wayne primeau
kieth primeau
adam foote
gary roberts
paul ranger
joe nieuwendyk
tyler seguin
jon taveres

lots of bands,
protest the hero
hello beautiful
K-OS




Feb 21 2011 12:20PM
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Answerless
Posts: 392 - Karma: 118
3 OH 3
Feb 21 2011 12:25PM
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Shark.
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Thomas Beatie...world's first pregnant man..

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that's awkward.
Feb 21 2011 12:29PM
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gwhitey
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al roker has a summer house two houses away from mine
Feb 21 2011 12:37PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
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sir john a macdonald. nbd..
Feb 21 2011 12:40PM
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DaveM
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Karl Douche Wolf
Feb 21 2011 12:50PM
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Anathema
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steve yzerman - pride of nepean, ontario
Feb 21 2011 12:55PM
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IceCreamer
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New York City. Enough said.
Feb 21 2011 1:15PM
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MADmex
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MAC MILLER, WIZ KHALIFA , Reppin the 412! Pittsburgh's were its at!
Feb 21 2011 1:18PM
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thebeesknees
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where
Feb 21 2011 1:23PM
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MADmex
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PITTSBURGH PA
Feb 21 2011 1:24PM
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PacificRimJob
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Town I live in right now?

Pep Fujas, and the guy who Started Peet's Coffee and Tea.

Hometown?

Maurice Jones-Drew, The guy who host's Attack of the Show on G4, and a couple of guys who were Pioneers in the pornography industry.
Feb 21 2011 1:39PM
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Banjo
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Tony Romo talked to us at my k-8 school back when he was the third string quarterback. I got his autograph on my football...and then played with it at recess.
Feb 21 2011 1:41PM
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MADmex
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peet's coffee!!!!! love it!
Feb 21 2011 1:44PM
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Z-Juice
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Walter Wood

Jerry Jeff Walker lol
Feb 21 2011 1:57PM
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MADmex
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Rep the 412
Feb 21 2011 2:58PM
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fujarome
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that guy who created the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny was from somewhere around here i think.
Feb 21 2011 3:07PM
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all-i-do-is=ski
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people who live in my town: Barack Obama... boom :P
Feb 21 2011 3:10PM
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Chubz.
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Feb 21 2011 3:16PM
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Joe_Brogan
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Cincinnati, OH

\/\/\/ lives on the golf course we are members at (John Boehner)

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Carmen Electra

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Nick Lachey (lived 2 minutes from me, but moved)

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Ken Griffey Jr.

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Pete Rose (MLB Hit King)

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Kevin Youkilis (went to my high school, grew up across the street)

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Scott Rolen (lives in the house behind me during the baseball season) (not from cincinnati though)

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Feb 21 2011 3:24PM
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saranac_tortex
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Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the UnitedStates and Governor of New York

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, and formerchief economic policy adviser to U.S. Senator John McCain's 2008 presidentialcampaign

Steven Page, former member and co-founder of alternativerock band Barenaked Ladies.

Greg Paulus, former basketball player at Duke University,and former starting quarterback for the Syracuse Orange football team.

John J. Peck, Civil War general

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Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling author,graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School

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Feb 21 2011 3:28PM
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Snowcase
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Is the sign for him in front of his old house or is it just randomly placed in the town. I know exactly where it is.
Feb 21 2011 3:32PM
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SirBooley
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The president and all the other corrupt government fags.
Feb 21 2011 3:44PM
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GayWolf420
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skiierman
Feb 21 2011 3:45PM
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Jimmy.
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AQUA FROM THE CHEETAH GIRLS!
Feb 21 2011 3:48PM
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I_Am_Mod
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no shit!
he's also belgians most famous artist, he's really big in japan !

it's Eddy wally !!

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Feb 21 2011 3:52PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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Dan Brown (1964 - ) Is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Born in Exeter, NH

Lewis Cass (1782 - 1866) Michigan territorial governor (1813 - 1831), U. S. senator from Michigan (1845 - 1857), U. S. cabinet officer, and Democratic candidate (1848) for the U. S . presidency. Born in Exeter, NH

John Irving (1942 - ) Famous author. Born in Exeter, NH


Chris Carpenter- born in Exeter NH on 04/27/1975. He is currently a starting pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals where he has been since 2003. He started his baseball career in 1997 at the age of 22 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He played with the Blue Jays until 2002.


Feb 21 2011 3:53PM
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saranac_tortex
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Dunno I think thats his house, but yea I know exactly where you're talking about
Feb 21 2011 3:54PM
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