What Famous People Are From Your Hometown NT?

• Medal of Honor recipient France Silva
• Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi
• Olympic gold medalist and professional boxer Andre Ward
• NFL coach, Jack Del Rio
• Professional wrestler turned actor The Rock
• MLB catcher Johnny Estrada
• Emmy award winning American composer Jeff Beal
• Singer for the legendary Hardcore Punk band T.S.O.L., Jack Grisham
• Former Faith No More's guitarist Jim Martin
• Late Passions star Josh Ryan Evans
• Soap opera actress Kimberlin Brown
• Anime voice performer and actor Brian Beacock
• Rapper Spice 1
• NFL coach Bill Walsh
• Music producer and songwriter DJ Shadow
• American actor and model Marco Dapper
• Miami Dolphins wide receiver NFL Davone Bess
• Actor Tom Eplin
• Wrestler John Cena
• Comdian Ray Romano
• Football Player Ben Roethlisberger

Originally Posted by EightysBaby

Originally Posted by marionthebarberian

is Michael Jordan considered to be from brooklyn or north carolina?

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Obviously Brooklyn, that is where he is born.

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Originally Posted by duckdafraft

[h2]Notable people from Hayward[/h2]
Hayward is the birthplace of many notable people, such as:

• Medal of Honor recipient France Silva
• Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi
• Olympic gold medalist and professional boxer Andre Ward
• NFL coach, Jack Del Rio
• Professional wrestler turned actor The Rock
• MLB catcher Johnny Estrada
• Emmy award winning American composer Jeff Beal
• Singer for the legendary Hardcore Punk band T.S.O.L., Jack Grisham
• Former Faith No More's guitarist Jim Martin
• Late Passions star Josh Ryan Evans
• Soap opera actress Kimberlin Brown
• Anime voice performer and actor Brian Beacock
• Rapper Spice 1
• NFL coach Bill Walsh
• Music producer and songwriter DJ Shadow
• American actor and model Marco Dapper
• Miami Dolphins wide receiver NFL Davone Bess
• Actor Tom Eplin
• Wrestler John Cena
• Comdian Ray Romano
• Football Player Ben Roethlisberger

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Originally Posted by sooperhooper

Originally Posted by kingofthesouthga

Newport News, VA

* Willie Armstead (b. 1952) - former professional football player in the Canadian Football League
* Pearl Bailey (1918-90) - Tony award winning actress and singer
* Antoine Bethea (b. 1984) - professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts
* Larry Bethea (1956-87) - late professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys
* Darryl Blackstock (b. 1983) - professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
* Aaron Brooks (b. 1976) - professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, land developer
* Joyce Bulifant (b. 1937) - television actress
* Robert Cray (b. 1953) - blues guitarist
* Frankie Faison (b. 1949) - film actor
* Ella Fitzgerald (1917-96) - jazz singer
* The Five Keys - popular soul and doo-wop act in the 1950s; featuring Newport News locals Ripley Ingram, Bernie West, Dickie Threat and Rudy West
* Johnny Gilbert (b. 1924) - announcer for the hit television quiz show Jeopardy!
* Marques Hagans (b. 1982) - NFL Player
* Henry Jordan (1935-77) - professional football player for the Green Bay Packers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Richard Kelly (b. 1975) - film director and writer; films include Donnie Darko and Domino, among others
* Leroy Keyes (b. 1947) - professional football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles
* J. J. Lankes (1884-1960) - Woodcut artist, lived for many years in the Hilton Village neighborhood
* Michael Maguire (b. 1955) - Tony award-winning actor
* David Macklin (b. 197 - professional football player for the Washington ********
* J. Clyde Morris - the first executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, former city manager of the City of Warwick and namesake of that stretch of U.S. Route 17 from Warwick Blvd. to Interstate 64
* Hazel R. O'Leary (b. 1937) - former Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton and currently President of Fisk University
* Clifford "Quan" Peacock - underground Hip hop artist
* Tommy Reamon (b. 1952) - former pro football player and coach.
* Austin Roberts (b. 1945) - singer and songwriter
* Nick "The Goat" Thompson (b. 1981) Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Bodog Fight Welterweight Champion
* Tony "Tonedeff" Rojas - underground Hip hop artist
* Norm Snead (b. 1939) - professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
* William Styron (1925-2006) - author of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice
* Mike Tomlin (b. 1972) - head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
* Al Toon (b. 1963) - professional football player for the New York Jets
* Marcus Vick (b. 1984) -NFL player, former quarterback for Virginia Tech
* Michael Vick (b. 1980) - suspended football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons

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How is allen iverson not on this list.

anyway, Mobile, AL:
Rich Boy
Jamarcus Russell
Derrick Coleman
Hank Aaron
Jason Caffey
Sherman Williams

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Originally Posted by kingofthesouthga

Newport News, VA

* Willie Armstead (b. 1952) - former professional football player in the Canadian Football League
* Pearl Bailey (1918-90) - Tony award winning actress and singer
* Antoine Bethea (b. 1984) - professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts
* Larry Bethea (1956-87) - late professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys
* Darryl Blackstock (b. 1983) - professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
* Aaron Brooks (b. 1976) - professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, land developer
* Joyce Bulifant (b. 1937) - television actress
* Robert Cray (b. 1953) - blues guitarist
* Frankie Faison (b. 1949) - film actor
* Ella Fitzgerald (1917-96) - jazz singer
* The Five Keys - popular soul and doo-wop act in the 1950s; featuring Newport News locals Ripley Ingram, Bernie West, Dickie Threat and Rudy West
* Johnny Gilbert (b. 1924) - announcer for the hit television quiz show Jeopardy!
* Marques Hagans (b. 1982) - NFL Player
* Henry Jordan (1935-77) - professional football player for the Green Bay Packers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Richard Kelly (b. 1975) - film director and writer; films include Donnie Darko and Domino, among others
* Leroy Keyes (b. 1947) - professional football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles
* J. J. Lankes (1884-1960) - Woodcut artist, lived for many years in the Hilton Village neighborhood
* Michael Maguire (b. 1955) - Tony award-winning actor
* David Macklin (b. 197 - professional football player for the Washington ********
* J. Clyde Morris - the first executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, former city manager of the City of Warwick and namesake of that stretch of U.S. Route 17 from Warwick Blvd. to Interstate 64
* Hazel R. O'Leary (b. 1937) - former Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton and currently President of Fisk University
* Clifford "Quan" Peacock - underground Hip hop artist
* Tommy Reamon (b. 1952) - former pro football player and coach.
* Austin Roberts (b. 1945) - singer and songwriter
* Nick "The Goat" Thompson (b. 1981) Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Bodog Fight Welterweight Champion
* Tony "Tonedeff" Rojas - underground Hip hop artist
* Norm Snead (b. 1939) - professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
* William Styron (1925-2006) - author of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice
* Mike Tomlin (b. 1972) - head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
* Al Toon (b. 1963) - professional football player for the New York Jets
* Marcus Vick (b. 1984) -NFL player, former quarterback for Virginia Tech
* Michael Vick (b. 1980) - suspended football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons

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Ben Bernie (1891-1943), bandleader, author, violinist, composer and conductor who wrote Sweet Georgia Brown.[sup][35][/sup]
Joe Borowski, professional baseball player.[sup][36][/sup]
Kenny Britt, wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans. [sup][37][/sup]
George Cummings, guitarist for the 1970s pop music band Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. Cummings emigrated to Bayonne from Mississippi.[sup][38][/sup]
Barney Frank, member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 1981.[sup][39][/sup]
Herman Kahn, military strategist.[sup][4[/sup]
Brian Keith (1921-1997), film and TV actor who appeared in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming and as Uncle Bill in Family Affair.[sup][41][/sup]
Frank Langella (born 1940), Academy Award nominated actor who has appeared in over 70 productions including Dave,Good Night, and Good Luck, and Frost/Nixon.[sup][42][/sup]
Jammal Lord (born 1981), former safety for the Houston Texans.[sup][43][/sup]
George R. R. Martin, author and screenwriter of science fiction, horror, and fantasy.[sup][44][/sup]
Ed McMahon (born 1923), comedian, game show host, announcer, and television personality.[sup][45][/sup]
Gene Olaff (born 1920), early professional soccer goalie.[sup][46][/sup]
William Stape, writer of the 1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Homeward" and the 1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Prophet Motive".[sup][47][/sup]
James Urbaniak (born 1963), film and TV actor best known for his role as the voice of Dr. Thaddeus Venture in The Venture Bros.[sup][48][/sup]
Chuck Wepner (born 1939), boxer who went fifteen rounds against Muhammad Ali, and claims to be the inspiration for the film Rocky.[sup][49][/sup][sup][5[/sup]
Zakk Wylde (born 1967), hard rock and heavy metal guitarist.[5

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• Judy Blume (born 193, author.[sup][28][/sup]
• Elias Boudinot (1740-1821), President of the Continental Congress and an early U.S. Congressman.[sup][29][/sup]
• Todd Bowles (born 1963), former NFL Defensive Back with the Washington ******** and San Francisco 49ers. Currently, the Defensive Back Coach of the Dallas Cowboys.[sup][3[/sup]
• Hubie Brown (born 1933), former basketball coach and a current television analyst, was raised there.[sup][31][/sup]
• Robert Nietzel Buck (1914-2007), broke the junior transcontinental air speed record in 1930 and was the youngest pilot ever licensed in the United States.[sup][32][/sup]
• William Burnet (1730-1791), physician who represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781.[sup][33][/sup]
• Arthur Leopold Busch (1866-1956) Submarine Pioneer; Builder of First Craft Accepted by the United States Navy, on 11 April 1900. USS Holland SS-1. Mr. Busch lived in Elizabeth from 1895-1956. America's first submarines were built in Elizabeth, New Jersey under Busch's direction for the Holland Torpedo Boat Company/Electric Boat Company. Defense Contractor General Dynamics finds it origins here.[sup][citation needed][/sup]
• Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947), winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and a founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was born here.[sup][34][/sup]
• Rodney Carter (born 1964), former NFL Running back/3rd Down Receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[sup][35][/sup]
• Al Catanho (born 1972), former linebacker in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Washington ********.[sup][36][/sup]
• John Catlin (1803-1874), Acting Governor of Wisconsin Territory.[sup][37][/sup]
• Abraham Clark (1725-1794), Member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born and raised there.[sup][38][/sup]
• Amos Clark, Jr. (1828-1912), U.S. Representative from New Jersey and businessman.[sup][39][/sup]
• Michael Chertoff, (born 1953), United States Secretary of Homeland Security, was born and raised there.[sup][4[/sup][sup][41][/sup]
• Freddie 'Red' Cochrane (1915-1993), professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in that class.[sup][42][/sup]
• Tom Colicchio (born 1962), restaurateur, chef, and judge on reality-TV program Top Chef.[sup][43][/sup]
• Joseph Halsey Crane (1782-1851), congressional representative from Ohio.[sup][44][/sup]
• Elias Dayton (1737-1807), elected to the Continental Congress and served as mayor of Elizabethtown from 1796-1805, father of Jonathan Dayton.[sup][45][/sup]
• Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824), signer of the United States Constitution and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, was born there.[sup][46][/sup] (Dayton, Ohio is named for him.)
• DeCavalcante crime family, one of the biggest mafia families in the United States is based here.
• John De Hart (1727-1795), delegate to the Continental Congress, was born and lived there.[sup][47][/sup]
• Charles N. Fowler (1852-1932), represented 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1911.[sup][48][/sup]
• Ron Freeman (born 1947), winner of gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, raised there and attended Thomas Jefferson High School.[sup][49][/sup]
• Chris Gatling, NBA player for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• William Halsey, Jr. (1882 - 1959) "Bull" Halsey, legendary World War II five-star Fleet Admiral, was born here. "Before we're through with them, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell."[2]
• Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1755-1804), lived here as a young man upon first arriving in America.[sup][5[/sup]
• Horace Jenkins (born 1974), former NBA player for Detroit Pistons, attended Elizabeth High.[sup][51][/sup]
• Phineas Jones (1819-1884) - represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1881-83.[sup][52][/sup]
• Asad Abdul-Khaliq, starting quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2000-2003.
• John Kean (1852-1914), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1899 to 1911, and served two separate terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1883 to 1885, and from 1887 to 1889, representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district.[sup][53][/sup]
• Daniel Hugh Kelly (born 1952), stage, film and television actor was born and raised there.[sup][citation needed][/sup]
• Daniel C. Kurtzer (born 1949), United States Ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001, United States Ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005, and currently chair in Middle East policy studies at The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University was born and raised there.
• William Livingston (1723-1790), signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived there and built the home, Liberty Hall.[sup][46][/sup]
• James P. Mitchell (1900-1964), served as United States Secretary of Labor from 1953 to 1961 and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of New Jersey.[sup][54][/sup]
• Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962), Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor, was born there.[sup][citation needed][/sup]
• Hank Mobley (1930-1966), hard bop jazz saxophonist.[sup][55][/sup]
• Don Newcombe (born 1926), pitcher who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers.[sup][56][/sup]
• Elizabeth Peña (born 1961), actress, was born there.[sup][citation needed][/sup]
• Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-183, Italian-born librettist and poet, lived there.[sup][57][/sup]
• Franklin Leonard Pope (1840-1885), telegrapher and inventor, lived there as a young man and befriended Thomas Edison.[sup][58][/sup]
• Jonal Saint-Dic (born 1985), NFL player with the Kansas City Chiefs.[sup][59][/sup]
• Debralee Scott (1953-2005), actress, known for her role in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.[sup][6[/sup]
• Jamar Shipman (born 1985), a.k.a. Jay Lethal, pro wrestler in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling was born here.[sup][citation needed][/sup]
• Mickey Spillane (1918-2006), writer, grew up there.[sup][61][/sup]
• Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930), creator of the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, and Nancy Drew, was born and resided there.[sup][62][/sup]
• William Sulzer (1863-1941), U.S. Congressman and impeached governor of New York, was born there.[sup][63][/sup]
• Craig Taylor (born 1966), former running back for three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals.[sup][64][/sup]
• !#$+ Vosburgh (1929-2007), comedy writer and lyricist working chiefly in Britain, was born there.[sup][65][/sup]
• Bernie Wagenblast (born 1956), broadcaster, journalist, was born there.[sup][66][/sup]
• Edward Patrick Mickey Walker (1903-1981), boxer, who held the Welterweight and Middleweight titles, was born and raised there. Ranked #10 on the Sports Illustrated list of The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures.[sup][67][/sup]
• Joe Weil (born 195, writer and active member of the New Jersey poetry scene, was born and grew up there.

Originally Posted by samness20

Originally Posted by DatRealBalla12

Money Earnin' Mt. Burnin Vernon(NY)

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and I though DMX was from Y.O.?

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• Edward Abbey - author
• Eduardo Aguilar Morales - U.S. Navy
• Gilbert Arenas - professional basketball player
• Dave Baldwin - born in Tucson, major league baseball player[sup][1][/sup]
• Robert John Bardo - convicted murderer of Rebecca Schaeffer
• Michael Bates - athlete
• Michael Blake - author
• Bart Bok - astronomer
• Joseph Bonanno - mobster
• Mika Boorem - actress
• Francois Bordes - anthropologist
• Frank Borman - astronaut
• Charles Bowden - author
• Ray Bradbury - author
• Joseph M. Branaum - engineer, creator of the centralized computer command system
• William M. Branham - minister
• Jerry Bruckheimer - producer
• Tedy Bruschi - professional football player
• Brooke Burke - model, TV host
• James B. Burkholder - peace activist and retired US Army Officer
• Joey Burns - musician
• Joseph Byrd - musician
• Erskine Caldwell - playwright
• Neko Case - musician
• Joe Cavaleri - The Ooh-Aah Man
• Richard Carmona - US surgeon general
• Peter I. Chang - artist, filmmaker
• John Convertino - musician
• Joan Ganz ****ey - Creator of Sesame Street
• James N. Corbett - Mayor of Tucson (former)
• Mitch Cullin - author
• Dennis DeConcini - US Senator
• Kaylee DeFer - actress
• Ted DeGrazia - painter
• John Denver - musician
• Daniel Martin Diaz - artist and musician
• Bob Dole- politician
• Chris Duncan - Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Shelly Duncan - Baseball Player New York Yankees
• Barbara Eden - actress
• Sean Elliott - professional basketball player
• John Fina - professional football player
• Jennie Finch - professional softball player
• Charles G. Finney - author
• Pablo Francisco - stand-up comedian
• Howe Gelb - musician
• Barry Goldwater - politician
• Jane Goodall - chimpanzee researcher
• Jim Grabb - former professional tennis player
• Andrew Greeley - author, scholar and Roman Catholic priest
• Pearry Green - minister
• Raul Grijalva - politician
• Lalo Guerrero - father of Chicano music
• J.J. Hardy - major league baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers
• Ron Hassey - born in Tucson, major league baseball player[sup][1][/sup]
• Emil Haury - archaeologist
• Don Hummel - politician, former Tucson mayor, businessman
• Rob Hyland - actor
• Ben Patrick Johnson - journalist, model, voice over
• Ulysses Kay - composer
• Alex Kellner - born in Tucson, major league baseball player[sup][1][/sup]
• Walt Kellner - born in Tucson, major league baseball player[sup][1][/sup]
• Steve Kerr - professional basketball player
• Barbara Kingsolver - novelist
• Greg Kinnear - actor
• Ian Kinsler - Major League Baseball Player (starting second baseman) and All Star for the Texas Rangers
• Joseph Wood Krutch - author
• Eddie Leon - born in Tucson, major league baseball player[sup][1][/sup]
• Bob Log III - musician
• Taryn Manning - actress
• Lee Marvin - actor
• Paul McCartney - Beatles member
• Roger McCluskey - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame racer
• Tom Miller - travel writer
• Arturo Moreno - entrepreneur
• Craig T. Nelson - actor
• Lute Olson - college basketball coach (recently surpassed John Wooden's record of 304 wins in the PAC-10)
• Arsalon Pirzada - Famous baseball player
• Allen Pitts - retired professional Canadian Football League player
• Rainer Ptacek - composer, musician
• Tommy Rat - "Sound Engineer - Rat Sound"
• William Rathje - archaeologist, Garbage Project director
• Jeff Rein - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens
• Geraldo Rivera - journalist, TV personality
• Linda Ronstadt - musician
• Jayla Rubinelli - model
• Barry Sadler - singer, songwriter
• Margaret Sanger - Planned Parenthood founder, prominent eugenicist
• Robert Sarver - entrepreneur
• Charles Schmid - killer
• Garry Shandling - comedian and actor
• Leslie Marmon Silko - author
• W. Eugene Smith - photographer
• Peter Smith - scientist; principal investigator Phoenix Project
• Martin Spanjers - actor(ABC's "Eight Simple Rules")
• Kerri Strug - gymnast
• Mo Udall - congressman
• David Foster Wallace - author
• Kate Walsh - actress
• Link Wray - musician
• Lou Waters - newscaster
• Andrew Weil - well-known doctor who promotes alternative medicine
• Michael L. White - actor, writer, producer
• Wieslaw Z. Wisniewski - astronomer

Famous People Who Called the Santa Maria Valley "Home"

George Aratani, founder of Mikasa China and Kenwood Electronics, was born in Guadalupe.
Pioneer journalist Rona Barrett owns a lavender farm in Santa Barbara County.
Mark Brunell is a Quarterback for the NFL's Florida Jaguars. His parents reside in the Santa Maria Valley.
Paul Edwards is a Grand Prix Formula Ones racecar driver and currently drives for sponsor, Red Bull.
Lisa Estrada is a cheer advisor for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers.
Blaine Johnson's drag racing career included seven championships and 53 NHRA national event victories. His racing career ended tragically in August 1996 when he crashed at the U.S. Nationals.
Gary Leffew was inducted into the Professional Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2002.
Billy Simas played with the Chicago White Sox and was a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Robin Ventura is third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bryn Smith has played with the Orioles, the Expos, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Colorado Rockies.
Actor Terry Maratos has appeared on Sex and the City and ER.
Steve Patterson played basketball for the NBA's Portland Trailblazers.
Phillip Young is a world-renown pianist.
Scoop Nunes, Santa Maria's "Mr. Baseball," was inducted into the National Semi-Professional Baseball Congress in 1997 in Wichita, Kansas.
Actress Jane Russell lives and sings locally.
Actress Kim Myori (Cheryl Utsunomiya) visits her family who still reside locally.

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• Johnny Ace - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Stephen Adams - United States Congressman and United States Senator[sup][1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace[/sup]
• Traci Adell - Playboy centerfold
• Lily Afshar - classical guitarist, University of Memphis music professor
• Richard "Pistol" Allen - drummer who was one of the Funk Brothers that played on the Motown hits in the 1960s
• Estelle Axton - co-founder of Stax Records http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Archbishop LeRoy Bailey - Senior Pastor of The First Cathedral, A Megachurch in Bloomfield, Connecticut; Clergy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• The Bar-Kays - musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Kathy Bates - actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Kenneth Lawrence Beaudoin - poet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Big Daddy V - Wrestler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Michael Beck - actor, best known for The Warriors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Chris Bell - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Bobby "Blue" Bland - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Elizabeth Bolden - oldest person in the world during most of 2006
• Charles Boyce - syndicated cartoonist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Craig Brewer - film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Judge Joe Brown - politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Isaac Bruce - NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Charles Bulfinch, architect and designer of Massachusetts General Hospital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Dixie Carter - actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Bob Caruthers - major league baseball player[sup][/sup][2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Johnny Cash - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Kellye Cash - Miss America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace1987 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• David Catching - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Egypt Central - musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Alex Chilton - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• http://www.tnstate.edu/library/digital/churchrs.htm href="http://www.tnstate.edu/library/digital/churchrs.htm" rel=nofollow>Robert Reed Church, Sr. - entrepreneur and philanthropist.
• Philip Claypool - musician
• Lashundra Trenyce Cobbin - American Idol Contestant
• Steve Cohen, politician
• George Coleman - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Barron Collier - businessman
• Hank Crawford - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Steve Cropper - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Edward H. Crump - political boss and U.S. Representative http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• John Daly - professional golfer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Rick Dees - former disc jockey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Shannen Doherty - actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Michael Douglas Air Force member
• Donald "Duck" Dunn - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Johnny Dowd - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Johanna Edwards - author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• William Eggleston - photographer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Eightball & MJG - musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Ben Ferguson - nationally- syndicated talk radio host
• Veronica Finn - former pop singer of the now disbanded group innosense http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Ric Flair - professional wrestler (adopted at six weeks; raised in Minnesota)
• Rey Flemings - music commissioner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• George L. Forbes - Cleveland City Council President, President of the Cleveland NAACP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Shelby Foote - author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Fred "Sweet Daddy Goodlow" Ford - jazz & blues musician, howling dog on Big Mama Thornton's "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Harold Ford, Jr. - politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Jacob A. T. Ford - National Football League (NFL) Player, Tennessee Titans (Son of Fred "Sweet Daddy Goodlow" Ford, Memphis jazz & blues musician & Artist/Arts Administrator Bennetta "Bennie" Nelson West http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Abe Fortas - politician and U.S. Supreme Court justice
• Aretha Franklin - singer
• Morgan Freeman - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• David Gest - event and concert producer
• Ginnifer Goodwin - actress
• Al Green - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• The Gentrys - 1960's Rock band with Larry Raspberry and Larry Wall
• Larkin Grimm - folk singer
• Richard Halliburton - explorer and author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Lucy Hale - singer and actress
• George Hamilton - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• W.C. Handy - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway - professional basketball player
• E. Hunter Harrison - CEO
• Jimmy Hart - singer, pro wrestling personality
• Jon Hassell - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Isaac Hayes - Academy Award-winning musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• John Lee ****$$ - blues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Acemusician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• John Hulse - Porn Star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Howlin' Wolf - blues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Acemusician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Al Jackson, Jr. - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Quinton "Rampage" Jackson - Mixed martial arts fighter
• Michael Jeter - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Ashley Jones - actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Booker T. Jones - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• George "Machine Gun" Kelly - Great Depression-era bank robber and kidnapper
• Carlton W. Kent - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• B.B. King - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Brian Lawler - professional wrestler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Jerry Lawler - professional wrestler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Jerry Lee Lewis - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Alan Lightman - novelist and physicist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Booker Little - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Charles Lloyd - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Jim Mabry - Arkansas Razorbacks football All-American
• The Mar-Keys - musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Wink Martindale - disc jockey and television personality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Tim McCarver - professional baseball player and broadcaster
• Hilton McConnico - designer & artist
• Kenneth D. McKellar - long-serving U.S. Senator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• The Memphis Horns - an American http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Acehorn section http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Shaun Micheel - professional golfer
• Memphis Slim - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Dr. Cary Middlecoff - professional golfer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Willie Mitchell - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Allen B. Morgan, Jr. - business man, founded Morgan Keegan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Chips Moman - music producer
• Sputnik Monroe - professional wrestler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Charlie Musselwhite - blues musician
• Pat and Gina Neely - celebrity chefs on Food Network http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Phineas Newborn, Jr. - jazz musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Nights Like These - Victory Records http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Acemetalcore band
• Woody Paige- sports writer and guest on ESPN's Around the Horn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Cindy Parlow - athlete http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Chris Parnell - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Gilbert E. Patterson - bishop of the Church of God in Christ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Luther Perkins - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Elliot Perry - professional basketball player
• Dewey Phillips - early rock 'n' roll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Acedisc jockey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Sam Phillips - founder of Sun Records http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• David Porter - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Elvis Presley - musician and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Project Pat - gangsta rapper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Tommy Prothro - former football coach at UCLA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Missi Pyle - actress
• Lisa Quinn - actress, author, designer
• Michael Ramirez - Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Otis Redding - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Charlie Rich - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Loren Roberts - Professional Golfer
• Russell Roberts (economist) - Economist
• Adrian Rogers - former pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church and president of the Southern Baptist Convention http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Steve Ross - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Lance Russell - pro wrestling announcer
• Saliva - musical group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Sam and Dave - Sam Moore and David Prater, musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Sam the Sham - musician, leader of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• William Sanderson - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Clarence Saunders - inventor and businessman, founder of the world's first self-service supermarket, Piggly Wiggly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Josey Scott - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Dan Schneider - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Will Shade - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Paul Shanklin - voiceover artist and creator of song parodies heard on the Rush Limbaugh radio program
• Cybill Shepherd - actress & model
• Fred Smith - Founder and Chairman FedEx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Lane Smith - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Andrew Stevens - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Stella Stevens - actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Jim Stewart - record producer and co-founder of Stax Records http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Bobby Sowell - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Carla Thomas - musician and daughter of Rufus Thomas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Danny Thomas - entertainer and founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Drew Thomas - musician songwriter and founder of band Retrospect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Rufus Thomas - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Fred D. Thompson - actor and former U.S. Senator (alumnus of the University of Memphis)
• Justin Timberlake - musician and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Drumma Boy - hip hop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Acemusic producer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Ike Turner - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Andrew VanWyngarden - musician lead singer and songwriter of Brooklyn-based indie rock duo MGMT
• Anita Ward - Disco/Dance singer and school teacher; Became famous in 1979 for her number one Billboard Hot 100 single "Ring My Bell."
• Thomas Waterson - Memphis police officer who captured Machine Gun Kelly in Memphis raid in 1933
• Ida B. Wells - civil rights advocate and women's rights advocate
• Junior Wells - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• David West - former baseball player
• Red West - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Kirk Whalum - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Reggie White - NFL player; began his career with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Maurice White - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Bobby Whitlock - musician, keyboardist in Derek and the Dominoes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Tennessee Williams - playwright
• Kemmons Wilson - businessman, founder of Holiday Inn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Roy Yeager - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Shawn Lane - musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Three 6 Mafia - Academy Award-winning rap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Acemusicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Garrett Wang - actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Louis Williams - NBA player, Philadelphia 76ers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Kings Of Leon - Musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace
• Lil Wyte - Rapper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ace

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Originally Posted by 22stylez

Originally Posted by duckdafraft

[h2]Notable people from Hayward[/h2]
Hayward is the birthplace of many notable people, such as:

• Medal of Honor recipient France Silva
• Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi
• Olympic gold medalist and professional boxer Andre Ward
• NFL coach, Jack Del Rio
• Professional wrestler turned actor The Rock
• MLB catcher Johnny Estrada
• Emmy award winning American composer Jeff Beal
• Singer for the legendary Hardcore Punk band T.S.O.L., Jack Grisham
• Former Faith No More's guitarist Jim Martin
• Late Passions star Josh Ryan Evans
• Soap opera actress Kimberlin Brown
• Anime voice performer and actor Brian Beacock
• Rapper Spice 1
• NFL coach Bill Walsh
• Music producer and songwriter DJ Shadow
• American actor and model Marco Dapper
• Miami Dolphins wide receiver NFL Davone Bess
• Actor Tom Eplin
• Wrestler John Cena
• Comdian Ray Romano
• Football Player Ben Roethlisberger

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you just added those people!

john cenas from boston rays from the queens and big bens from ohio

why would you make that up

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