# Famous people born in your home town. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241 "2018-04-27T21:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/41 "2018-04-30T11:15:57Z")
Two moderately famous [19th-century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Vieuxtemps) [composers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Lekeu) were born in my hometown within 46 years of each other. It doesn’t sound particularly remarkable but my hometown has only about 55,000 inhabitants (probably much less then) and both are somewhat well-known. The former enjoyed some real success in his days and his violin concertos are still played regularly nowadays. The latter is one of the big “what-ifs” of 19th century music. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/42 "2018-04-30T12:04:53Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > How could you miss Bob Gibson? I am not a sports fan ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/43 "2018-04-30T14:37:45Z")
[“Snowflake” Bentley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Bentley), who was the first person to photograph individual snowflakes, and the origin of the idea/theory/popular fact that no two snowflakes are alike. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/44 "2018-04-30T14:41:08Z")
General Douglas MacArthur was born in the Little Rock, AR army barracks. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/45 "2018-04-30T15:03:27Z")
Bing Crosby. My great grandmother use to baby sit him. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/46 "2018-04-30T16:24:23Z")
[Dr. Alton Oschner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ochsner) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/47 "2018-04-30T18:30:45Z")
Sheboygan, WI. I was born there, but only because that was the nearest town with a hospital. I learned later, after I adopted by posting name, that [E. E. Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._E._Smith) was also born in Sheboygan. 😃 So was [Jackie Mason](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Mason). ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/48 "2018-04-30T19:27:40Z")
Dodge City, KS, has Dennis Hopper. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/49 "2018-04-30T19:37:33Z")
**Du Quoin, IL** , where I was born: Billie Hayes, known as Witchiepoo in _H.R. Pufnstuf_ and Mammy Yoakam in _Li’l Abner_. **Missoula, MT** , where I spent multiple weeks most years regardless of where I was living at the time, and where I live now: David Lynch Dana Carvey Jeannette Rankin ---
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/50 "2018-04-30T20:43:50Z")
Robert Goddard, father of modern rocketry Arthur Kennedy, Oscar-nominated, Tony Award-winning actor Abbie Hoffman, radical activist Samuel Fuller, screenwriter, producer and director ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/51 "2018-04-30T21:05:24Z")
> **[List of people from New Orleans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_New_Orleans)** > > This is a list of notable individuals who are or were natives, or notable as residents of, or in association with the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/52 "2018-04-30T21:45:03Z")
Also from Omaha: Henry Fonda Peter Fonda Montgomery Clift Chip Davis Nick Hexum ( My kids went to high school with him) Buddy Miles Paul Williams ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/53 "2018-05-01T17:22:35Z")
Muskegon, MI: Earl Morrall, Jim Bakker, Harry Morgan. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/54 "2018-05-01T17:26:11Z")
Spirit Lake, Idaho-No one. Not even a person married to a semi-famous person. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/55 "2018-05-01T17:38:14Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Muskegon, MI: Earl Morrall, Jim Bakker, Harry Morgan. It seems like some people in this thread aren’t taking the OP as literally as I am. According to Wikipedia, Harry Morgan was born in Detroit and raised in Muskegon. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/56 "2018-05-01T18:48:21Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > It seems like some people in this thread aren’t taking the OP as literally as I am. According to Wikipedia, Harry Morgan was born in Detroit and raised in Muskegon. OK I always thought he was born in Muskegon. My bad. Take off Harry, add me. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/57 "2018-05-02T03:43:01Z")
I consider La Jolla my hometown. My homies include Gregory Peck, Robin Wright and Cliff Robertson. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/58 "2018-05-02T14:49:31Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I consider La Jolla my hometown. My homies include Gregory Peck, Robin Wright and Cliff Robertson. Robin Wright was born in Dallas. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/59 "2018-05-02T15:25:34Z")
Depends on how you define “home town”. If the one where I was born and with whose culture I identify, the most famous ones are a bunch of ancient kings and modern athletes (mainly the athletes, simply on account of most people only learning about the history of their own countries); if you go by the town where I grew up, probably a pair of [medieval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_of_Tudela) [Jews](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Halevi). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241/60 "2018-05-02T16:20:20Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > Robin Wright was born in Dallas. Oops, my mistake. Well, she did go to La Jolla High…so I’m willing to give her a break. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-in-your-home-town/813241.md?page=4)