What does wikipedia say about your city?

[The Hill]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton%2C_Virginia

I didn't know Niki Nova was from my hometown

 

[Gotendbz-2]

New Orleans? Oakland?

Nope

My guess is either St. Louis or Los Angeles

Still nope!

 

[Warhammer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_beach

I love my city.
There is something to do and it isn't boring. I don't live in some small town, so I'm good.
We have the largest pleasure beach in the world. (Summer is great here. )

We also have a couple of famous people: (Since Virginia Beach is a part of Hampton Roads, consisting of 7 other cities, I'll name them as well.)

- Pharrell & Chad Hugo. (The Neptunes and 2/3 of N.E.R.D.)
- The Clipse.
- Timbaland.
- Missy Elliot.
- Tim Reid.
- Allen Iverson.
- Michael Vick.
- Marcus Vick.
- Wayne Newton.
- Ella Fitzgerald.
- Wanda Sykes.
- Scott Travis. (Drummer of Judas Priest)
- John Wesley Shipp. (The Flash from the TV show)
- Evan Marriott. (Joe Millionaire, for some who don't know)
- Ricky Rudd. (For you NASCAR fans)

 

[hippie_hunter]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_beach

I love my city.
There is something to do and it isn't boring. I don't live in some small town, so I'm good.
We have the largest pleasure beach in the world. (Summer is great here. )

We also have a couple of famous people (Since Virginia Beach is a part of Hampton Roads, consisting of 7 other cities, I'll name them as well.)

- Pharrell & Chad Hugo. (The Neptunes and 2/3 of N.E.R.D.)
- The Clipse.
- Timbaland.
- Missy Elliot.
- Tim Reid.
- Allen Iverson.
- Michael Vick.
- Marcus Vick.
- Wayne Newton.
- Ella Fitzgerald.
- Wanda Sykes.
- Scott Travis. (Drummer of Judas Priest)
- John Wesley Shipp. (The Flash from the TV show)
- Evan Marriott. (Joe Millionaire, for some who don't know)
- Ricky Rudd. (For you NASCAR fans)

You forgot Rudy from Survivor

 

[Drakon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_beach

I love my city.
There is something to do and it isn't boring. I don't live in some small town, so I'm good.
We have the largest pleasure beach in the world. (Summer is great here. )

We also have a couple of famous people: (Since Virginia Beach is a part of Hampton Roads, consisting of 7 other cities, I'll name them as well.)

- Pharrell & Chad Hugo. (The Neptunes and 2/3 of N.E.R.D.)
- The Clipse.
- Timbaland.
- Missy Elliot.
- Tim Reid.
- Allen Iverson.
- Michael Vick.
- Marcus Vick.
- Wayne Newton.
- Ella Fitzgerald.
- Wanda Sykes.
- Scott Travis. (Drummer of Judas Priest)
- John Wesley Shipp. (The Flash from the TV show)
- Evan Marriott. (Joe Millionaire, for some who don't know)
- Ricky Rudd. (For you NASCAR fans)

Don't forget local celeberties like Henry "The Bull" Del Toro and Rick Rumble.

Also, former Pro Wresler Magnum TA has property here, if I recall.

 

[Warhammer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton%2C_Virginia

I didn't know Niki Nova was from my hometown

Hey local.

 

[Warhammer]

Don't forget local celeberties like Henry "The Bull" Del Toro and Rick Rumble.

Also, former Pro Wresler Magnum TA has property here, if I recall.

Oh yeah.
I forgot about them.
Bob Saget is also a local.

Drakon, if I remember correctly, you're a local, right?

 

[vindrow]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky



List of famous Louisvillians
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Following are famous people and celebrities who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area:
Name Description
Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Derek Anderson Professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA.
Major Robert Anderson[1] Union Army officer in the Civil War, known for his command of Fort Sumter at the start of the war.
John James Audubon Ornithologist, naturalist and painter. Lived in Louisville for about two years.
Ned Beatty Character Actor in films, TV and on stage, has appeared in a wide variety of roles ranging from dramatic to comedic in movies such as The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, Deliverance, Superman (1978), Network and 1941.
James Best Character Actor, best known for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard.
Barry Bingham, Jr. Publisher of The Courier-Journal.
Barry Bingham, Sr. Publisher of The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, and led both papers to national prominence.
Anne Braden Civil rights activist.
Louis Brandeis Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Foster Brooks Actor and Comedian. Renowned for his "Lovable Lush" character, Brooks was a long-time Las Vegas headliner and appeared on numerous TV programs from the mid 1960s to mid 1990s, as well as appearing in cameo roles in such films as The Villain and Cannonball Run 2.
Pete Browning[2] 19th century major league baseball player, first to use custom pats, uncle of Tod Browning.
Tod Browning Film Actor and Director. Directed several films starring silent screen legend Lon Chaney Sr., among them, The Unholy 3 (1925) and West of Zanzibar (1928). Best known for directing the horror classic Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.
Lance Burton Stage Magician.
George Rogers Clark The preeminent military leader on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War.
William Conrad Actor and Narrator in radio, film and television from the 1930s through the 1990s.
Jim Cornette Noted Wrestling Manager and Promoter.
Joe Creason Journalist for the Courier-Journal.
Tom Cruise Actor. (Actually born in Syracuse, New York, lived in Louisville until his mid-teens.) Star of the films Risky Business, Top Gun, A Few Good Men and Mission: Impossible, just to name a few.
Denny Crum Former Men's Basketball Coach for the University of Louisville Cardinals.
George Devol Inventor of the first industrial robot.
Dr. William DeVries Cardiothoracic surgeon who performed the first artificial heart transplant.
Irene Dunne Actress, starred in 1931 Academy Award Best Picture Cimarron.
Thomas Alva Edison Before fame lived in Butchertown. House now a museum.
Bob Edwards Radio Broadcaster, National Public Radio.
Jimmy Ellis Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Pervis Ellison Basketball player. Born in Savannah, Georgia. "Never Nervous Pervis" was the starting center for the University of Louisville for four years, including the 1986 national championship year. Ellison was the second freshman ever to be named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Final Four and the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.
Abraham Flexner American educator.
Dian Fossey Nurse at Kosair Children's Hospital. Ethologist interested in gorillas.
Fontaine Fox Nationally syndicated cartoonist, creator of "The Toonerville Trolley" (aka "Toonerville Folks"), one of the most popular strips of the World War I era.
Heather French Miss America 2000.
Billy Gilbert Comedic character actor in films during the 1930s and 1940s, appeared in supporting roles in such classic Laurel & Hardy shorts as The Music Box and County Hospital, also was the model for and provided the voice of Sneezy in Disney's Snow White
William Girdler Director/producer of 1970s B-grade films such as Abby, Asylum of Satan and Grizzly.
CW Grafton Author.
Sue Grafton Author.
D.W. Griffith Film Director, Innovator. Lived several years in the Brown Hotel, until his death in 1948.
Darrell Griffith Basketball Player. Won 1980 NCAA basketball champoinship and John R. Wooden Award; 1980 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player; 1981 NBA Rookie of the Year Award; played 11 seasons with the Utah Jazz; nicknamed Dr. Dunkenstein for aerial exploits.
Lionel Hampton Bandleader and Jazz Musician.
John Hensley TV and film actor, regular cast member on the cable TV program Nip/Tuck.
Mildred & Patty Hill Composers of the song "Happy Birthday To You".
Audrey Hollander Pornographic actress.
Telma Hopkins Singer and Television Actress, member of the 1970s pop music trio Tony Orlando & Dawn
Paul Hornung Football player with the NFL's Green Bay Packers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Allan Houston Professional Basketball Player for the New York Knicks.
Edwin Hubble Astrophysics, Lawyer, Basketball Coach at New Albany, IN High School. Lived in Highlands.
Henry Hull Stage and film actor, star of the 1935 film Werewolf of London.
Joe Jacoby Former pro football player for the Washington Redskins.
Ken Jenkins Stage and film actor, co-founder of Actor's Theatre of Louisville and acted in Scrubs, Gone in Sixty Seconds, and I Am Sam.
Tom Kennedy Game show host.
Increase Allen Lapham Surveyor, Naturalist, Help form U.S Weather Bureau.
Victor Mature Film Actor. Starred in a wide range of films, including My Darling Clementine, Kiss of Death, Samson and Delilah and The Robe.
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Majority Whip.
Terry Meiners Radio talk show host.
Milton Metz Popular local radio and television personality.
Jack Narz Game show host.
Bobby Nichols Professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship, one of the Majors in men's professional golf.
Marsha Norman American playwright who won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Will Oldham Songwriter and Musician.
Joan Osborne Singer and Songwriter.
Greg Page Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Scott Padgett Professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets.
Bubba Paris Graduate of Louisville's DeSales High School, offensive tackle for the 1982 Super Bowl winning San Francisco 49ers.
Fred Pfeffer[2] Major league baseball player.
Rick Pitino Current Head Coach of the University of Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball Team; Former Head Coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the Boston Celtics.
Steve Raible Former NFL Player for the Seattle Seahawks and co-anchor of local KIRO News in Seattle, Washington.
Pee Wee Reese Professional Baseball Player for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rajon Rondo Pro-Basketball player with Boston Celtics, also played for the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
Don Rosa Illustrator of Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck and other Disney characters.
Rudy Rucker Computer scientist and science fiction author.
Col. Harland Sanders Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, born, raised, and lived in Henryville, Indiana until adulthood.
Diane Sawyer Television Journalist and Co-Anchor of ABC's Good Morning America.
Nicole Scherzinger Actress, singer and dancer best known for her work as the lead vocalist for The Pussycat Dolls.
"Papa" John Schnatter Founder of Papa John's Pizza, born and raised in Jeffersonville, Indiana until founding his pizza chain.
Phil Simms Former quarterback for the NFL's New York Giants and currently a television sportscaster.
James Breckenridge Speed Businessman and Philanthropist.
James Speed Lawyer, politician, and professor.
Rudell Stitch Welterweight Boxer.
Zachary Taylor U.S. President.
Hunter S. Thompson Journalist and author, long-time contributing writer for Rolling Stone magazine.
Mary Travers Folk Artist Peter, Paul and Mary.
Johnny Unitas Professional Football Player from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Gus Van Sant Film Director, Photographer, Musician, and Author.
Wes Unseld Former basketball player and coach in the NBA.
Jack Warden Film and televison actor. Began his career in the early 1950s, performing on such TV shows as Playhouse 90 and Studio One, later appeared in such films as Run Silent, Run Deep, Shampoo and All The President's Men.
Henry Watterson Founder of The Courier-Journal and namesake of the Henry Watterson Expressway.
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand 60 Minutes Tobacco informant.
Enid Yandell Sculptor.
York William Clark's manservant and participant in Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Sean Young Film and television actress. Began career with supporting roles in such films as Blade Runner, Stripes and Dune
John Ziegler Radio talk show host.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_beach

I love my city.
There is something to do and it isn't boring. I don't live in some small town, so I'm good.
We have the largest pleasure beach in the world. (Summer is great here. )

We also have a couple of famous people: (Since Virginia Beach is a part of Hampton Roads, consisting of 7 other cities, I'll name them as well.)

- Pharrell & Chad Hugo. (The Neptunes and 2/3 of N.E.R.D.)
- The Clipse.
- Timbaland.
- Missy Elliot.
- Tim Reid.
- Allen Iverson.
- Michael Vick.
- Marcus Vick.
- Wayne Newton.
- Ella Fitzgerald.
- Wanda Sykes.
- Scott Travis. (Drummer of Judas Priest)
- John Wesley Shipp. (The Flash from the TV show)
- Evan Marriott. (Joe Millionaire, for some who don't know)
- Ricky Rudd. (For you NASCAR fans)

Wow thats a lot of people. I'm theonly famous person from my area. Well soon to be famous.t:

 

[Warhammer]

Wow, vindrow.
Muhammad Ali and Tom Cruise.

Cool.

 

[Drakon]

Oh yeah.
I forgot about them.
Bob Saget is also a local.

Drakon, if I remember correctly, you're a local, right?

Former Local. Moved to Cincinnati about 3.5 years ago.

 

[vindrow]

Wow, vindrow.
Muhammad Ali and Tom Cruise.

Cool.

Yeah, always did like the fact that Muhammad Ali came from Louisville, and Cruise too

 

[sassycat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_filmed_in_Toronto

I dind't really find anything that interestting but when I clicked on the list of films made in toronto:

Adventures in Babysitting
Chicago
Detroit Rock City
Freddy vs. Jason
Good Will Hunting
Half Baked : I remember watching one scene where Chapplle was at a ice cream shop called Dutch Dreams, I happen to live 20 mins from there
Mission: Impossible III
Moonstruck
American Psycho


And the list goes on...

 

[Warhammer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_filmed_in_Toronto

I dind't really find anything that interestting but when I clicked on the list of films made in toronto:

Adventures in Babysitting
Chicago
Detroit Rock City
Freddy vs. Jason
Good Will Hunting
Half Baked : I remember watching one scene where Chapplle was at a ice cream shop called Dutch Dreams, I happen to live 20 mins from there
Mission: Impossible III
Moonstruck
American Psycho


And the list goes on...

Wow.
At least y'all have films there.
That must be cool.

The only film I remember recently that filmed near me was M:I:III.

 

[Warhammer]

Former Local. Moved to Cincinnati about 3.5 years ago.

Oh yeah.
I remember now.

 

[Warhammer]

Still nope!

Baltimore?
Philly?

 

[Holly Goodhead]

Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is a prosperous neighborhood, mostly consisting of high-rise apartment buildings on Lake Shore Drive, facing Lake Michigan, but also including low-rise residential blocks inland. As with many neighborhoods, its exact borders are subject to dispute, but generally extend south to Oak and west to LaSalle, encompassing the Carl Sandburg Village housing development between LaSalle, Dearborn, Division, and North.

The Gold Coast was an unexceptional neighborhood until 1885, when Potter Palmer, former dry goods merchant and owner of the Palmer House hotel, built a fanciful castle on Lake Shore Drive. Over the next few decades, Chicago's elite gradually migrated from Prairie Avenue to their new home north of the Loop.

The "Gold Coast Historic District" was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978.

 

[Revolver_Ocelot]

Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is a prosperous neighborhood, mostly consisting of high-rise apartment buildings on Lake Shore Drive, facing Lake Michigan, but also including low-rise residential blocks inland. As with many neighborhoods, its exact borders are subject to dispute, but generally extend south to Oak and west to LaSalle, encompassing the Carl Sandburg Village housing development between LaSalle, Dearborn, Division, and North.

The Gold Coast was an unexceptional neighborhood until 1885, when Potter Palmer, former dry goods merchant and owner of the Palmer House hotel, built a fanciful castle on Lake Shore Drive. Over the next few decades, Chicago's elite gradually migrated from Prairie Avenue to their new home north of the Loop.

The "Gold Coast Historic District" was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978.

Pfft, I'm richer than you

I'm riiiiich, *****

 

[Holly Goodhead]

Pfft, I'm richer than you

I'm riiiiich, *****

You live in your parents basement.

 

[Revolver_Ocelot]

Who do you think gets all of that cash when their brake line fails?

 

[hippie_hunter]

I think I live in the smallest town so far

 

[thehippie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota

Saint Paul, Mn

Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States. It is the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 287,151, although that number had decreased to 276,963 in the Census' 2004 estimates. Saint Paul and the adjacent city of Minneapolis form the core of the area known as the Twin Cities.

I live close to these four sections of it, kind of inbetween them:

"The Midway [9]
A middle-class neighborhood which derives its name from being midway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Includes the city's primary warehouse district and passenger rail terminal. Famous Midway natives include Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz.

Como Park [10]
Cozy upper-class neighborhood situated around Lake Como, the city's main recreational lake. The Como Park neighborhood has many recreational facilities, including a golf course, bike path, various open fields, a pavilion, a municipal pool, and the Como Zoo, the only zoo in the city of Saint Paul. The Como area is also home to many of the city's gingko trees. There are several schools in Como Park, the public schools in the area being the well-regarded Chelsea Heights Elementary School and the Como Park Elementary School, the only school in the city to have its own planetarium. The primary secondary school in Como Park is Como Park Senior High School, one of the highest rated schools in the state according to Newsweek. [citation needed]

North End [11]
A traditionally blue-collar neighborhood based on the Rice Street corridor, a long, straight street that has many fast-food restaurants, bars and clubs.

Thomas-Dale
Dominated by University Avenue, Thomas-Dale is traditionally (and more commonly) known as "Frogtown" to the locals, and has been regarded as a neighborhood in transition for decades. Frogtown experienced massive problems as the center of Saint Paul's drug and prostitution trades in the 1980s and 1990s. Notorious 1930's gangster and John Dillinger gang member Homer Van Meter met his end in this neighborhood, during a police shootout at a University Avenue intersection."



Areas of interest include the Science Museum of Minnesota [53], Ordway Center for the Performing Arts [54], the state Capitol, and RiverCentre, which serves as the city's civic center. Saint Paul is also home to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team, the Minnesota Thunder, professional soccer team, the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League and the Minnesota Wild National Hockey League team, which plays at the city's Xcel Energy Center.

Saint Paul is the birthplace of renowned author, F Scott Fitzgerald, as well as cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts). Because of the association with Schulz, Saint Paul regularly has events centering around the Snoopy family. For the past several years, local artists have painted and decorated giant Peanuts sculptures around the city. These have been very popular with tourists.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

We only have two celebrites from my city. Kenny Lofton and the chick that plays Jason Vorhees' mother in the 13th movies.

You think that's small? Check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale%2C_Arizona

Westview High School, located in Garden Lakes Estates, is where the nation wide teen-news program, Channel One News, discovered student Errol Barnett before hiring him as an Anchor and moving him to Los Angeles.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami and the surrounding metropolitan area are situated on northern Biscayne Bay between the Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. By population, Miami is the largest city in Miami-Dade County and the county seat, the largest city in the South Florida metropolitan area, which comprises Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County, making up the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States and the sixth largest metropolitan area in the United States. However, based on city limits, it is the second-largest city in Florida (after Jacksonville).

Miami was officially incorporated as a city on July 28, 1896, with a voting population of just over 300. In 1940, 172,172 people lived in the city. According to the 2000 census, the city proper had a population of 362,470, while the larger metropolitan area had a population over 5.4 million. The U.S. Census Bureau estimate of the population of Miami in 2004 was 379,724[1].

Miami's explosive population growth in recent years has been driven by internal migration from other parts of the country as well as by immigration. Greater Miami is regarded as a cultural melting pot, heavily influenced both by its large population of ethnic Latin Americans and Caribbean islanders (many of them Spanish- or Haitian Creole-speaking).

The Miami Heat is the only major league team that plays its games in Miami. The team recently won the 2006 NBA Finals, winning the series 4-2 over the Dallas Mavericks.

 

[tzarinna]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland

Silver Spring is an urbanized, but unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the United States. After Baltimore, Silver Spring is the second largest place in Maryland.
Silver Spring is a major business hub lying at the apex of Washington, D.C.. As of the 2004 the Central Business District (CBD) holds 7,254,729 square feet of office space, 5216 dwelling units and 17.6 acres of parkland. The a population density is 15,600 per square mile all within 360 acres and approximately 2½ square miles in the CBD/downtown area (this does not include areas outside the CBD sharing a Silver Spring address).[1]
The community has recently undergone a significant renaissance with the addition of major retail, residential, and office developments in the area.
Silver Spring takes its name from a mica-flecked spring discovered by Francis Preston Blair, who subsequently bought much of the surrounding land. Acorn Park in the downtown area of Silver Spring is believed to be the site of the original spring.

Notable current and past residents

David Chappelle - Comedian, Actor.
Dominique Dawes - Olympic gymnast.
Michael Ealy - actor.
Leo Felton - African American white supremacist. WTF?
Erik Imler - former professional soccer player.
Joe Lally - bassist of rock band Fugazi.
Ben Stein - economist, law professor, actor, and former White House speechwriter.(went to my alma mater )