Who's famous where you're from ?

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Happy29

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Here in Henderson, Nevada (right next to Las Vegas) It's pretty much home to a lot of people, so I'll also count people from Las Vegas as well, heres the list:

Kurt Busch - Driver of the #97 Rubbermaid Ford

Al Unser Jr. - Indy Racing League Driver

Randall Cunningham - Legendary NFL Quarterback, formerly with the Philadelphia Eagles

Andre Agassi - One of the greatest Tennis players around

Paul Tracy - CART Driver and Runner up in the 2002 IRL Indianapolis 500

Tasha Schweikert - U.S Olympic Gymnast

Wayne Newton - Big Big Casino Owner, basically owns Las Vegas. Great Singer too.

Susan Hawk - Competed in the First ever "Survivor"

Brendan Gaughan - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Driver

The Rat Pack - The Rat Pack consisting of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin and Joey Bishop

The Blue Man Group - Guys painted in Blue who dont make sounds while performing crazy stuff

Siegfried & Roy - Quite possibly two of the Gayest men alive !

Happy29 :) -109.1 Posts per day on Racing-forums.com


Well, somewhat big on racing here in Southern Nevada and gambling of course, well, isnt that what all drivers do on the track? Who's famous where you're from
 
ummm, Paul Tracy is canadian eh?

just of hand from Peoria IL... Jim Thome and Joe Giardri, Steve Nagel(100th astronaut in space) and thats about it, heh.
 
He's canadian arright but he lived here for a short while
 
Paul Stoddart grew up in the very same area as me, Australia-Victoria-Melbourne-Pascoe Vale! Mark Webber is from Williamstown, which is on the beach so on the other side of the city to me.

Sydney has more of the actors like Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Mel Gibson.

Others I can think of...
Mike Doohan
Karrie Webb
Greg Norman
Ian Thorpe
Silverchair (rock on)

I can think of more...but that'll do...
 
I just have to say that Mike Doohan is the man and yes Silverchair rocks!
 
Originally posted by NateDogg@Jul 2 2003, 12:26 AM
I just have to say that Mike Doohan is the man and yes Silverchair rocks!
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hahaa...I love you dude! :p

I have been lucky enough to have met him and besides his amazing talent, he's a great bloke to chat to! :)
 
Who's famous from Texas?

ROTFL

ZZTop
AJFoyt
Nolan Ryan
3 Presidents
Johnny Rutherford
Red Adair -- the guy that put out the oil fires
Ross Perot --- <_<
 
Originally posted by Tiger@Jul 1 2003, 08:30 AM

I have been lucky enough to have met him and besides his amazing talent, he's a great bloke to chat to! :)
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thats sooo cool, i'm jealous B)
 
Originally posted by TexasRaceLady@Jul 1 2003, 07:52 AM
Who's famous from Texas?

ROTFL

ZZTop
AJFoyt
Nolan Ryan
3 Presidents
Johnny Rutherford
Red Adair -- the guy that put out the oil fires
Ross Perot --- <_<
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including Texas Race Lady :D :bounce:
 
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Who's famous from Texas?

ROTFL

ZZTop
AJFoyt
Nolan Ryan
3 Presidents
Johnny Rutherford
Red Adair -- the guy that put out the oil fires
Ross Perot ---&nbsp; <_<
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including Texas Race Lady :D :bounce: [/b][/quote]
Sucking up to the moderator are we ? Just kidding, I wouldve done the same ! ^_^
 
Bert Jones
Terry Bradshaw (played college football at La. Tech)
Karl "The Mailman" Malone
Marty Booker (wide reciever for the Chicago Bears)
Michael Brooks ( Linebacker for the Denver Broncos and the N.Y. Giants, I played High School football with him.)
 
Originally posted by TexasRaceLady@Jul 1 2003, 11:37 AM
Happy29, sucking up to this mod gets you nowhere. LOL

I taught 7th graders for 30 years --- I'm immune. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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ROTFL, TRL! :bounce:
 
I graduated with Gus Wasson, he occasionally drives in the Busch series. Anybody heard of him?
Steve Moorehead, retired MotorCross Champ is a neighbor of mine.
There's a guy that does one of the decorating shows on TLC, he's from here.
 
Jamie Mc.murray was going to come to our middle school one day two years ago. But he had other plans. Then the busch team brewco is from here
 
No one in my town, but in Missouri...

Rusty Wallace
Kenny Wallace
Mike Wallace
Ken Schrader
Jamie McMurray
Dick Van Dyke
Walt Disney
Mark Twain
 
Burleson, Texas:
American Idol - Kelly Clarkson

Reba McEntire's husband - Narville Blackstock

That's all I can think of from here.

I was born in Nashville, TN. Too many to name! LOL
 
If your talking about home town then no one except Congressman John tanner. If you mean Tennessee than Elvis and a hold bus load of country stars. And can't forget good old Sterlin Marlin.
 
From cheeseheadland:

Dave Marcis
Dick Trickle
Ted Musgrave
the Sauter boys
the Wimmer boys
Matt Kenseth
Travis Kvapil
John Menard


the current Secretary of Health and Human Services,...Tommy Thompson
 
Famous Long Islanders include:

Steve Park - East Northport
Billy Joel - Hicksville
Pat Benatar - Lindenhurst
Amos Zeroeue, Pittsburgh Steelers - West Hempstead (I think)

I know there are more, but that's all I can think of offhand.

Two basketball players went to the same high school I did - Randy Smith played 10 years in the NBA long before I ever went there (we had a big picture of him in the gym) and David Russell, who was there when I was, went to St. John's when Big East basketball was good and was drafted by the Knicks, I believe, but blew his knee out in training camp.
 
A few from here in the heart of Dixie.(Which is banned from our car tags now,btw.)

Davey Allison,Cliff,etc.(Actually Bobby is from Florida as is Red.)
Hank Williams and Hank Arron
The Flock brothers of NASCAR fame---dont belive the crap about 'em being from Georgia,they were born and raised near the same town I am from just East of Fort Payne,Al.

The group Alabama(also from Ft.Payne)
Neil Bonnett
Kate Jackson:actress
Emmy Lou Harris:singer
Courtney Cox:friends actress
Nat King Cole:singer
Bobby Goldsboro:singer
Helen Keller:educator

George Wallace:presedential candidate
Willie Mays:baseball

Boxer Joe Louis
'singer' Percy Sledge
Tammy Wynette:singer
The Commodores:singers
Jim Nabors....'gomer pyle'
Jesse Owens:track start

Sure I forgot some but those are some of the ones I remember from school,etc.
 
To many to list. Bowtie you forgot Eddie Robinson and Doug Williams. The biggest name few people here even know he is from here...Bill Russell was born here, but I don't think he tells anyone. :p We have many football and a few baseball players from here. We also have one or two singers Tim McGraw and Andy Griggs. Nate we also have a NASA astronot, he will be going back up next April if NASA is up and running by then.
 
From Greenwood, Indiana? Well... umm... we have, uhh...

me? :D

Guess not. <_<
 
Famous people from Akron include...

LeBron James
Crissy Hynde (sp?)
Devo
James Ingram went to my high school
Antoine Winfield (Buffalo Bills cornerback)

From my nearby area...

Jeffery Dahmer ^_^

Well, that'll about do it for my area <_<
 
Originally posted by Tabasco@Jul 1 2003, 05:18 PM
To many to list. Bowtie you forgot Eddie Robinson and Doug Williams. The biggest name few people here even know he is from here...Bill Russell was born here, but I don't think he tells anyone. :p We have many football and a few baseball players from here. We also have one or two singers Tim McGraw and Andy Griggs. Nate we also have a NASA astronot, he will be going back up next April if NASA is up and running by then.
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dangit Tab, I forgot all about them, oh well, my memory aint what it used to be. :D
 
Well hailing from the Great state of NY we have our Senator Clinton, wait she's not from New York so I guess she can't count...

Upstate NY(North of Syracuse) isn't full of many famous folks, I'm from a tiny tiny town so no one has made it big from Parish, but:

the 1990 Miss New York was from Williamstown NY, about 5 miles from my house

Andy Graves is from Mexico NY, about 7 miles from my house

Joey Sindelar, a PGA golfer is from Utica about 2 hourse from my house
 
Jim Davis Garfeild Creator. PAWS inc still right here in Munice

David Letterman went to Ball State which is the big attraction to Munice
 
Being that I am from Los Angeles I think I would take up way too much room to list them here on this thread....there are a lot...however, not too many race car drivers from Los Angeles...traffic is too tight to go fast. :lol:
 
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