i was wondering which famous celebrities were born in the town/city that you are originally based in

Larry Walker
Michael J Fox
Joe Sakic
Greg Moore
Cam Neely
Terry Fox

Larry Walker
Michael J Fox
Joe Sakic
Greg Moore
Cam Neely
Terry Fox

and so i'm guessing that your canadian, am i right?

i'm originally from west london myself. on one end is the rich area such as chelsea and kensington and the poor area in towns around acton, ealing. likewise, i was brought up in the poor part of west london. celebrities who hail from west london include singer lily allen, actor hugh grant to name . there is a kids tv show called blue peter and there is this british born muslim woman connie huq, who presents it and she hails from my hometown of perivale.

Canadian and BC boy, all these guys lived within 30 min drive. Went to school with Terry Fox

Canadian and BC boy, all these guys lived within 30 min drive. Went to school with Terry Fox
One of my great regrets is that i didnt meet Terry Fox.

Frank Sutton who played Sgt. Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. was born here and is also buried here.

Famous People From Welland
Albert Leroy Ellsworth - Founder of the British American Oil Company ( now part of Gulf Oil )
Paul Beeston - Former president of Major League Baseball and former president of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Jerry King - International news correspondant; he has appeared on World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America and other network news programmes
Daniel Paille - Buffalo Sabres Hockey Player (NHL)
Daniel Girardi - New York Rangers Hockey Player (NHL)
Matt Ellis - Dertoit Red Wings Hockey Player (NHL)
Chris Haney- Co-inventor of "Trivial Pursuit" board game
Ken Breitenbach- Former Buffalo Sabres Hockey Player (NHL)
Wilma van den Bosch - Dutch-Canadian cartoonist
Mike Smrek - Former NBA player ( Chicago, Los Angeles, San Antonio & Golden State )
Bill Welychka - News Anchor
Brian Daboll - Assistant coach, New England Patriots
Simon Gatti - Soccer player
Wayne Groulx - Former NHL/Austrian league Hockey player

It took me 2 hours of research to make up this list....Youre probably saying, "Thats the list I saw on Wikipedia", well, it is, I wrote the list, and submitted it to Wiki! :D ( Except Daniel Paille...that was already there, and Simon Gatti whom ive never heard of )

While not all the names would be household words ( unless youre a real avid hockey fan ), you have to admit having one of the creators of trivial Pursuits and a man who founded an international oil company is pretty impressive for a city of just 50,000, not to mention Paul Beeston, on the baseball side, and Mike Smrek for basketball! :)

Tommy Chong
Jason Preistley
Dorothy Stratten


Some no names from Vancouver Island

Pamela Anderson
Steve Nash

Richard Gere, Tom Cruise, and New York from Flavor of Love.

I'm from Philadelphia, pa. and so is:

Jack Klugman
Joey Bishop
Norman Fell
Peter Boyle
Frankie Avalon
Bobbie Rydell
David Brenner
Will Smith (in fact; he went to the same school as my sister-not at the same time though. At least; that's what she heard)
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita
(for people who aren't fans of THE 3 STOOGES; those last two names are two members of them-I mean WERE members because all 6 are dead)

Robbie williams-Stoke on trent, i even went the same high school as him.
Slash-He was born in bentilee stoke on trent.

At first I thought that said Robin Williams.....whos Robbie Williams???

I think hes only famous over here he sung Angels and a song with kylie minogue called kids? He use to date Rachel hunter while he was living in the states.

Thats him. :)

He also sang Rock DJ! I'm sure you remember the video where he peeled off his skin and threw his internal organs/muscles at the models dancing around him.

Thats him. :)
Looks like a psycho :eek2: :lol:

:lol: He probably is! :lol:

I think his only big hit in the states was Millennium.

Anyway...

Brandon Routh
All the members of Slipknot
That fat guy from Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom
Some guy that was on Survivor
Major Healey!
The dad on Seventh Heaven
Harriett Nelson
Cloris Leachman (my grandma knew her)
Some stupid porn stars :rolleyes:

Canadian and BC boy, all these guys lived within 30 min drive. Went to school with Terry Fox

my sister went to canada for two months this year. she went to toronto and she stayed with my brother's wife's aunt and did some legal work over there. she said she liked the place and plus, she got to meet up with some CBC otherwise known as canadian born chinese people over there

Robbie williams-Stoke on trent, i even went the same high school as him.
Slash-He was born in bentilee stoke on trent.

coffield, is stoke-on-trent in manchester or just off it?

Just off it ;)

Just off it ;)

interesting that you're based in the north of england, whilst i am from the south. what's the weather like right now in stoke-on trent because here in london it varies from being dry but not sunny, to damp and wet.

also, that guy nick hancock who used to present they think it's all over on bbc1 is from stoke

jesscia amd ashlee simpson

interesting that you're based in the north of england, whilst i am from the south. what's the weather like right now in stoke-on trent because here in london it varies from being dry but not sunny, to damp and wet.

also, that guy nick hancock who used to present they think it's all over on bbc1 is from stoke

Yeah i was going say him but i didnt think anyone would know him lol, well weve had nothing but rain here! miserable weather.:(

Also that Neil Morrisey from men behaving badly is orignally from stoke too.;)

Also that Neil Morrisey from men behaving badly is orignally from stoke too.;)

really? i thought that with his accent he sounded as if he was from the midlands; i.e birmingham. i always thought he was a brummie

Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad

I'm originally from Toledo, Ohio, so this list of some Toledo notables:

Jamie Farr, Cpl./Sgt. Maxwell Q Klinger from M*A*S*H

Anita Baker, veteran R&B singer, born in Toledo, but raised in Detroit

Gloria Steinem, well-known feminist

Les Marshak, veteran NBC-TV announcer, was also born in Toledo

Herb Shriner, former TV game show host

Scott Hamilton

Katie Holmes

I'm originally from Toledo, Ohio, so this list of some Toledo notables:

Jamie Farr, Cpl./Sgt. Maxwell Q Klinger from M*A*S*H

Anita Baker, veteran R&B singer, born in Toledo, but raised in Detroit

Gloria Steinem, well-known feminist

Les Marshak, veteran NBC-TV announcer, was also born in Toledo

Herb Shriner, former TV game show host

Scott Hamilton

Katie Holmes

the only two people that i am familiar of in that list are anita baker and mrs tom cruise herself, kate holmes

really? i thought that with his accent he sounded as if he was from the midlands; i.e birmingham. i always thought he was a brummie

Honest look on wikipedia i checked first lol. ;)

Honest look on wikipedia i checked first lol. ;)

yep, i just went on their site and had to see it for myself and you're right :)

Cool! :)

my sister went to canada for two months this year. she went to toronto and she stayed with my brother's wife's aunt and did some legal work over there. she said she liked the place and plus, she got to meet up with some CBC otherwise known as canadian born chinese people over there
There's a huge "Chinatown" in the Dundas/Spadina area ofToronto, I love to go there, its like a whole new world, wonderfully colourful and alive :)

Cab Calloway
John Lithgow
Taye Diggs
Phillip Seymore Hoffman

The comedian known as Carrot Top. Actually, I went to school with him from 7th through 12th grade and we were in band together. He hails from Cocoa, FL and we went to Cocoa High.

Matt Groening, (The Simpson's creator) is from Portland. He even went to the same High School as my mom. Also Christian singers Be Be, and Ce Ce Winans are from here.

Danny Thomas, Jamie Farr, Katie Holmes and Robert Knepper.

W.C. Handy-Jazz Composer