What states have the most famous people from there and which state has someone better than most?

[eman360]

Read and Weep because St. Louis has more than you can shake a stick at.


Brooke Adams (born 1984), professional wrestler, best known as Brooke Tessmacher
Devon Alexander (born 1987), professional boxer, IBF welterweight world champion
Raleigh DeGeer Amyx (born 1938) collector of Olympic and Presidential memorabilia[1] p
Maya Angelou (born 1928), poet, playwright, memoirist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), actress
Eberhard Anheuser (1805–1880), businessman, owner of the company that would later become the Anheuser-Busch Company
Noah Antwiler (born 1980), Internet comedian (The Spoony Experiment)
Henry Armstrong (1912–1988), professional boxer, world Welterweight champion 1938 - 1940
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Yogi BerraJosephine Baker (1906–1975), dancer, singer, actress, Légion d'Honneur appointee, civil rights activist
Scott Bakula (born 1954), actor (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise)
James F. Ballard (1851–1931), pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and art collector
Thomas P. Barnett (1870–1929), architect and impressionist painter
Fontella Bass (born 1940), soul and R&B singer ("Rescue Me")
Cool Papa Bell (1903–1991), Negro League baseball player, Hall of Fame member
Graham Bensinger, sports journalist for ESPN Radio
Sally Benson, Author
Yogi Berra (born 1925), Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees 1946 - 1963), manager, and coach, Hall of Fame member
Chuck Berry (born 1926), rock musician and composer (Johnny B. Goode)
Fred Berry (1951–2003), actor (What's Happening!!)
Joe Besser (1907–1988), actor, comedian, member of The Three Stooges
Linda Blair (born 1959), actress (The Exorcist)
Susan Blow (1843–1916), educator, opened the first successful public kindergarten in the United States
Kit Bond (born 1939) U.S Senator from Missouri
Daniel Boone (1734–1820), explorer, hunter, soldier, businessman, politician
Evan Bourne (born 1983), WWE professional wrestler
Christine Brewer (born 1955), Grammy Award winning Soprano, Named one of Top 20 Sopranos of all-time
Lou Brock (born 1939), Major League Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals 1964 - 1979), Hall of Fame member
Jesslyn Brown, actress and paranormal investigator (Haunted Collector)
Shirley Brown (born 1947), soul/R&B singer ("Woman to Woman")
Jack Buck (1924–2002), sportscaster, St. Louis Cardinals' lead announcer 1969 - 2002
Joe Buck (born 1969), sportscaster, football and baseball announcer for Fox, son of Jack Buck
Mark Buehrle (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox 2000–present)
Grace Bumbry (born 1937), opera singer
T-Bone Burnett (born 1948), rock and country performer, composer, and producer
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), novelist, social critic, and spoken-word performer, grandson of the inventor
William Seward Burroughs I (1855–1898), inventor of an adding machine, founder of the Burroughs Corporation, grandfather of the novelist
Adolphus Busch (1839–1913), cofounder of Anheuser-Busch with his father-in-law, Eberhard Anheuser
Adolphus Busch III (1891–1946), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, son of August Anheuser Busch, Sr.
August Anheuser Busch, Sr. (1865–1934), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, son of Adolphus Busch
Gussie Busch (August Anheuser Busch, Jr.) (1899–1989), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader, philanthropist
August Busch III (born 1937), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
August Busch IV (born 1964), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), Tony Award-winning actor
[edit] CThomas Cahill (1864–1951), athlete, coach, businessman; one of the founding fathers of American soccer (football)
Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), wife of Steven Spielberg
Chip Caray (born 1965), sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs (1998–2004), the Atlanta Braves and Fox
Harry Caray (1914–1998), sportscaster, lead announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945–1969) and Chicago Cubs (1981–1997)
Skip Caray (1939–2008), sportscaster, announcer for the Atlanta Braves (1976–2008)
Nell Carter (1948–2003), Tony Award-winning singer and actress (Ain't Misbehavin')
Lori Chalupny (born 1984), US Women's National Soccer Team Member
Cedric the Entertainer (born 1964), comedian/ actor
C. J. Cherryh (born 1942), science-fiction novelist
Chingy (Howard Bailey, Jr.) (born 1980), hip-hop recording artist and actor
Kate Chopin (1851–1904), novelist (The Awakening)
Bill Chott (born 1969), comedian and actor (The Ringer, Saturday Night Live, Wizards of Waverly Place)
Auguste Chouteau (1740–1829), co-founder of St. Louis, urban planner, businessman, civic leader
David Clarenbach (born 1953), former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Patrick Clark Television Reporter and Host
William Clark (1770–1838), explorer, government administrator
Sarah Clarke (born 1972), actress (24)
Andy Cohen (born 1968). Television executive at Bravo network. Considered one of the first openly gay talk-show hosts.
Barry Commoner (born 1917), biologist, college professor, eco-socialist, and presidential candidate
Arthur Compton (1892–1962), physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 1927
Jimmy Connors (born 1952), professional tennis player, 5-time U.S. Open winner in men's singles
Bert Convy (1933–1991), actor and game-show host
Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896–1984); Gerty Cori (1896–1957), biochemists, joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947
Bob Costas (born 1952), sportscaster, talk-show host
Bryan Cox (born 1968), National Football League linebacker 1991 - 2002
Jim Cox (born 1920), professional football player
Lavell Crawford (born 1968), stand-up comedian, actor
[edit] DJohn Danforth (born 1936), statesman, diplomat, attorney, civic leader, U.S. Senator 1977–1995
William H. Danforth (1870–1956), founder of the Ralston Purina Company; grandfather of John Danforth and William H. "Bill" Danforth
William H. "Bill" Danforth (born 1926), physician, professor of medicine, and chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis 1971–1995
Billy Davis, Jr. (born 1940), R&B/soul singer, member of The 5th Dimension
Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), athlete, government administrator
Miles Davis (1926–1991), musician
Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), athlete, broadcaster
Dan Dierdorf (born 1949), athlete, broadcaster
Phyllis Diller (1917–2012), comedian
Thom Donovan (born 1974), musician (Lapush)
Jack Dorsey (born 1976), software architect and businessperson, creator of Twitter
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), dancer
Tim Dunigan (born 1955), actor
[edit] EJames Eads (1820–1887), engineer
Thomas Eagleton (1929–2007), statesman, attorney, civic leader
Charles Eames (1907–1978), designer, filmmaker
Buddy Ebsen (1908–2003), actor
William Edenborn (1848–1926), industrialist and inventor
T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), poet (Nobel Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom), critic
William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887), educator, medical reformer, civil rights activist, grandfather of T. S. Eliot
Stanley Elkin (1930–1995), author
Preston Elliot, radio personality, Preston and Steve on WMMR in Philadelphia
Mary Engelbreit (born 1952), artist
Walker Evans (1903–1975), photographer
Steve Ewing (born ??) singer/actor, The Urge, Steve Ewing
[edit] FMax Factor (1904–1996), cosmetics maker
Lee Falk (1911–1999), comic strip creator
Eugene Field (1850–1895), author
Shandi Finnessey (born 1978), host, Miss USA 2004
Jenna Fischer (born 1974), actress
Jamar Fletcher (born 1979), professional football player
Jason Fletcher (born 1975), NFL Sport Agent
Ellen Foley (born 1951), singer, actress
Richard Fortus (born 1966) musician/guitarist, Guns N' Roses, Psychedelic Furs, Honky Toast, Love Spit Love, Pale Divine / The Eyes
Redd Foxx (1922–1991), comedian, actor
James Franciscus (1934–1991), actor (Mr. Novak, Longstreet)
Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress
Jonathan Franzen (born 1959), author
David Freese (born 1983), St.Louis Cardinals Baseball player
[edit] GBob Gale (born 1951), screenwriter, film producer
Pud Galvin (1856–1902), Major League Baseball player[2]
Joe Garagiola (born 1926), athlete, broadcaster
Dave Garroway (1913–1982), broadcaster
William H. Gass (born 1924), author, critic
Martha Gellhorn, author and journalist; third wife of Ernest Hemingway
Richard Gephardt (born 1941), politician
Steve Gerber (1947–2008), comic-book writer, co-creator of Howard the Duck
Frances Ginsberg (1955–2010), opera singer
David Giuntoli (born 1981), actor
John Goodman (born 1952), actor
Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress
Grant Green (1935–1979), jazz guitarist
Trent Green, athlete
Dick Gregory (born 1932), comedian, civil rights activist
Charles Guenther, poet, translator, newspaper critic
Robert Guillaume (born 1927), Grammy and Emmy Award-winning actor
James Gunn, screenwriter, director
Sean Gunn, actor
Moses Gunn, actor
[edit] HLaurell K. Hamilton, author
Jon Hamm (born 1971), actor, 2008 Golden Globe winner for Best Actor, for Mad Men
Sally Hampton (born 1958), writer, producer
John Hartford (1937–2001), musician (Grammys)
Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), Grammy-winning, singer, songwriter, producer, composer (Atlantic Records)
Pat Healy, mixed martial arts fighter
Julius Hemphill (1938–1995), jazz saxophonist, composer
George E. Hibbard (1924–1991), art collector, advocate for Tibetan Independence
George Hickenlooper, filmmaker
Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003), artist
Robert A. Holekamp (1848–1922), businessman and apiarist
Ken Holtzman (born 1945), major league baseball 2-time All-Star pitcher
A.E. Hotchner (born 1920), author, editor, philanthropist
Ryan Howard (born 1979), 2005 NL Rookie of the Year, 2006 National League MVP and 3-time All-Star first baseman, Philadelphia Phillies
Huey (Lawrence Franks, Jr.) (born 1988), rapper
Larry Hughes, athlete, Chicago Bulls
Chuck T. Harmon aka Chuck Harmony, Los Angeles-based music producer. Has produced Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion, Fantasia, Rihanna, etc.
[edit] IVedad Ibišević (born 1984), Bosnian soccer player
William Inge (1913–1973), author (Pulitzer Prize)
Halsey Ives (1847–1911), Museum and school founder and director, director of two world fairs' art exhibitions (Louisiana Purchase Exposition and World's Columbian Exposition
[edit] JGlenn Jacobs (born 1967), professional wrestler, ring name Kane
Cam Janssen, professional ice hockey player
Ella Jenkins, musician
Jibbs (Jovan Campbell) (born 1990), rapper
J-Kwon (Jerrell Jones) (born 1986), rapper
Johnnie Johnson, musician (1924–2005)
Justine Joli, adult actress
Scott Joplin, songwriter (Pulitzer Prize), musician, "King of Ragtime"
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, athlete, educator
Sean James (born 1978), athlete, noted best father in Missouri
[edit] KStan Kann (1924–2008), musician, entertainer
Ben Kasica (born 1984), Musician
Andreas Katsulas (1946–2006), actor
David Kaufman (born 1969), character actor and voice actor (Danny Phantom)
Jim Kekeris (born 1923), National Football League player
Ellie Kemper (born 1980), Actress (The Office)
Dorothea Kent (1916–1990), film actress
Dickie Kerr (1893–1963), baseball pitcher
Albert King (1923–1992), musician
Silver King (1868–1938), Major League Baseball player[2]
Kevin Kline (born 1947), Academy Award-winning actor
Karlie Kloss (born 1992), model
Matthew Korklan also known as WWE wrestler Evan Bourne
[edit] LPierre Laclede (1758–1778), urban planner (co-founder of St. Louis), businessman, government administrator, civic leader
Pat LaFontaine (born 1965), NHL hockey player
Oliver Lake (born 1942), jazz saxophonist, composer
Christopher Largen (born 1969), author, filmmaker, journalist, activist
David Lee (born 1983), NBA basketball player
Jim Lee (born 1964), comic book artist, writer and publisher
Murphy Lee, rapper
Tod Leiweke, (born 1960), sports executive
Maggie LePique (born 1964), jazz radio host, Los Angeles, California
Stacey Levine, fiction writer, journalist
Jenifer Lewis, (born 1957), actress
Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), adventurer, pilot, soldier, author
Theodore Link (1850–1923), architect
Sonny Liston (1932–1970), heavyweight champion boxer
[edit] MVicki Mabrey (born 1956), broadcast Journalist
Ed Macauley, athlete
Jeremy Maclin (born 1988), athlete, American football wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
James S. Marshall, Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
Peter Martin (born 1970), jazz pianist
Marsha Mason, actress
Masters and Johnson, medical researchers and therapists, authors
Stan Masters (1922–2005), American realism artist
Ron Mathis (1958–1980), former Major League baseball player
Bill Mauldin (1921–2003), cartoonist (Pulitzer Prizes)
Morton D. May, philanthropist, community leader, art collector, chairman of May Department Stores
Virginia Mayo, actress
Larissa Meek (born 1978), Miss Missouri 2001
Joyce Meyer (born 1943), religious preacher and speaker
Emmett McAuliffe, lawyer and talk show host
Jimmy McCracklin (born 1921), pianist, vocalist and songwriter
Michael McDonald, singer (Grammys)
Robert McFerrin, Sr., classical singer, father of Bobby McFerrin
Robert McHenry, encyclopedist and author
George McManus, creator of the comic strip Bringing Up Father
Javier Mendoza, singer-songwriter and composer
David Merrick, theatrical producer (Tony Awards)
Jay Miller, athlete
Russ Mitchell (born 1960), journalist and television news anchor
Taylor Momsen, actress, singer-songwriter
Archie Moore, athlete
Marianne Moore, poet (Pulitzer Prize), essayist, translator
Agnes Moorehead, actress
Bill Mueller, baseball Player
Nick Murphy, NFL punter 2002-2005
Stan Musial, baseball Hall of Fame player for the St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] NNelly (Cornell Haynes, Jr.) (born 1974), rapper, singer and actor
Howard Nemerov, (1920–1991), poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), author, critic
Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese American actor
Rich Niemann (born 1946), athlete
Frank Nuderscher (1880–1959), American Impressionist painter
[edit] ODan O'Bannon, screenwriter, director
Gyo Obata, architect
Franklin W. Olin (1860–1951), industrialist, philanthropist
Walter J. Ong, scholar
"Cowboy" Bob Orton, professional wrestler
Josh Outman, Major League Baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
Akilah Oliver (1961–2011), renowned poet, author, professor
Randy Orton, professional wrestler
[edit] PJohn Pankow (born 1954), actor (Beverly Hills Cop, Mad About You)
King Parsons (born 1949), professional wrestler
D.H. Peligro (born Darren Henley), former drummer for Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Marlin Perkins (1905–1986), zoologist, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster
Evan Peters (born 1987), actor ("American Horror Story)
Mike Peters, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and comic strip artist, known best for his comic strip, Mother Goose and Grimm.
Julie Piekarski (born 1963), Mouseketeer, actress
Emil Preetorius (1827–1905), journalist
Vincent Price (1911–1993), actor
Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), publisher, philanthropist, creator of the Pulitzer Prize
[edit] RNeil Rackers (born 1976), athlete, placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals
Harold Ramis (born 1944), author, director, actor
Peter H. Raven (born 1936), botanist, academic administrator, civic leader
Hank Raymonds (1924–2010), coached the Marquette University men's basketball team from 1977 to 1983; he also was Athletic Director at Marquette from 1977 to 1987
Tim Ream, professional soccer player who is currently a defender for Bolton Wanderers of the Football League Championship and the United States men's national soccer team
Wallace Reid (1891–1923), actor, early cinema sex symbol
Hadley Richardson (1891–1979), first wife of Ernest Hemingway
Branch Rickey (1881–1965), business executive
Lance Robertson (born 1965), musician and host of children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba! (as DJ Lance Rock)
Harry Rogers (born 1950), professional basketball player
Irma S. Rombauer (1877–1962), author
Jean Rouverol (born 1916), author, actress and screenwriter; blacklisted in the 1950s
Jack Rowe (1856–1911), major league baseball player[2]
Charles M. Russell (1864–1926), artist, storyteller
Doris Roberts (born 1930), actress
[edit] SJohn S. Samuel, U.S. Air Force Major General
David Sanborn, musician (Grammys)
Edward Saxon, film producer (The Silence of the Lambs)
Max Scherzer, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Phyllis Schlafly, socially conservative Republican author, broadcaster, and political organizer
Zander Schloss, musician (bassist for the Circle Jerks and The Weirdos), actor
Red Schoendienst, Hall of Fame second baseman, coach, and manager for the St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Schuler, professional soccer player for Real Salt Lake
Dred Scott (1799–1858) & Harriet Scott (1815–1860), civil rights activists
Mike Shannon, (born 1939), affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals for 50 years, as a player (1962–1970), in the front office, and, since 1972, as a radio and TV announcer
Art Shamsky, former Major League Baseball outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager
Henry Shaw (1800–1889), botanist, philanthropist, businessman, author
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), soldier (Commander, United States Army)
Frank Simek, soccer player with Sheffield Wednesday. Also a USA International.
Kimora Lee Simmons (born 1975), former model and mogul
Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Grammys)
Jane Smiley (born 1949), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
Nikko Smith, singer, former American Idol contestant, son of Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Mae Ford Smith, singer
Leon Spinks, former world champion boxer
Michael Spinks, former world champion boxer
Corey Spinks, former world champion boxer
Paul Stastny, professional hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche
Yan Stastny, professional hockey player for the St. Louis Blues
Harry Steinfeldt, Major League Baseball player[2]
Edward Steinhardt (born 1961) American poet and author
Willie Sudhoff, Major League Baseball player[2]
James W. Symington, U.S. Representative, statesman, attorney
[edit] T
Tina Turner
Alex TyusJim Talent (born 1956), politician
Sara Teasdale (1884–1933), poet (Pulitzer Prize)
Clark Terry, musician
George Thampy (born 1987), 2000 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion
Lou Thesz, professional wrestler
Kay Thompson, singer, songwriter, author
Gina Tognoni (born 1973), actress
Henry Townsend, musician
Helen Traubel, classical and popular singer
Quincy Troupe, poet, editor, journalist
Ernest Trova, artist
Truth Hurts (Shari Watson) (born 1971), R&B singer
Orrin Tucker (born 1911), bandleader
Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990, TV journalist
Ike Turner (1931–2007), singer, musician, music industry administrator (influential talent scout)
Tina Turner, singer (Grammys), actor
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835–1910), author
Taylor Twellman (born 1980), professional soccer player
Alex Tyus (born 1988), American-Israeli professional basketball player, also plays for the Israeli national basketball team[3][4]
[edit] UDavid King Udall (1851–1938), politician
[edit] VMona Van Duyn, poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), editor
George Van Haltren, Major League Baseball player[2]
Andrew Volpe, guitarist and lead singer of the St. Louis-based band Ludo
Marilyn vos Savant, columnist who became well known for having the world's highest IQ.
[edit] WJack Wagner, actor
Kenny Wallace (born 1963), NASCAR driver
Mike Wallace (born 1959), NASCAR driver
Rusty Wallace (born 1956), former NASCAR champion driver
Steve Wallace (born 1987), NASCAR driver
Trey Waltke (born 1955), former tennis player, won 1 ATP title in 1980 and reached 2 other finals
Maxine Waters (born 1938), politician
Earl Weaver (born 1930), baseball player and manager
Dick Weber (1929–2005), professional bowler
Dave Weckl (born 1960), musician drummer
Annie Wersching (born 1977) actress best known for her role as FBI special agent Renee Walker on the American television series 24.
Jo Jo White (born 1946), basketball player
Verner Moore White (1863–1923), artist
Marissa Whitley, Miss Teen USA 2001
Mary Wickes (1910–1995), actress
Violet Wilkey (1903–1976), actress
Tennessee Williams, aka Thomas Lanier (1911–1983), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Ike Willis (born c. 1957), musician
Angela Winbush (born 1955), R&B/soul singer and songwriter
Matt Winer, sports journalist (KSDK-TV, ESPN)
Trey Wingo (born 1955), sports journalist (KSDK-TV, ESPN)
Kellen Winslow (born 1957), NFL football player, hall of famer
Shelley Winters (1920–2006), Academy Award-winning actress
Edwin E. Woodman, Wisconsin State Senator
Harriett Woods (1927–2007), politician, two-time Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from Missouri, and a former Lieutenant Governor
Dan Wool, musician, film soundtrack composer with the group Pray for Rain

[ManoftheNorth]

People from Michigan (Just those that I've heard of on wikipedia):
Jerry Bruckheimer
Francis Ford Coppola (Born in Detroit, raised in NYC)
Michael Moore
Sam Raimi
Tim Allen
Kristen Bell
Casey Kasem
James Lipton
Ed McMahon
Bruce Cambell
Sanjay Gupta
Jamie Hyneman (born in Michigan, raised in Indiana)
Henry Ford
Will Keith Kellogg
David Goyer
Geoff Johns
Jim Starlin
Malcolm X
James Hoffa
George Armstrong Custer
Aretha Franklin
Al Green
Stevie Wonder
Sonny Bono
Alice Cooper
Eminem
Kid Rock
Wayne Kramer
Madonna
Ted Nugent
Iggy Pop
Bob Seger
Jack White
Gerald Ford
George Romney
Mitt Romney
Nate Silver
Sugar Ray Robinson
Terry O'Quinn (played John Locke on Lost. He was born in my hometown of Sault Ste. Marie!)
Gillian Anderson
Lucille Ball
Judy Greer
Charlton Heston (born in Illinois, spent his childhood until age ten in Northern Michigan)
James Earl Jones (born in Mississippi, raised in Michigan)
George C. Scott
Tom Selleck (born in Michigan, raised in California)
J.K. Simmons (born in Michigan, raised in Ohio)
Robin Williams

I'm sure we don't beat out New York or California, but it's a (mostly) respectable list.

[detwahDJ]

eman360, Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, his childhood home considered for a historic site except I guess it was beyond repair.
If this is about famous people period, regardless of profession, then I can see these lists becoming unmanageable. Michigan, for one, has too many to mention, but I'm sure other states have similar lists.

Some I can think of: David Allen Grier, both Robin Williams and Pam Dawber, Jim Bakker, actress Gillian Anderson, Sandra Bernhard, Selma Blair, Rosa Parks, Christie Brinkley, Alice Cooper, Dave Coulier, Jeff Daniels, Harry Morgan, Tom Skerritt, David Spade, Della Reese, James Earl Jones, Robert Wagner, Steven Seagal, Verne Troyer, George Peppard, Lee Majors, Dick York, Dick Enberg, Bob Eubanks, Steve Garvey Sugar Ray Robinson, (not the only athletes by a long shot), Kirk Gibson, Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, Magic Johnson, Berry Gordy, Bob Seger, Diana Ross, Sinbad, Gilda Radner, Lily Tomlin, C.W. Post and Will Kellogg (yeah those guys).
I mean how ridiculous you want to get? Maybe we should just categorize. Here is a list of actors only.
IMDb: Most Popular People Born In "Michigan/ USA"

It's easier to browse lists than type them all out.
List of people from Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Kar54]

Colorado (some who were born and/or grew up here):

• Amy Adams
• Tim Allen
• Kelly Bishop
• Michael Boatman
• Zachery Ty Bryan
• Lon Chaney
• Duane "Dog" Chapman
• Don Cheadle
• Ken Curtis
• Pam Grier
• John Kerry
• Golda Meir
• Dana Perino
• Karl Rove
• Condoleezza Rice
• Scott Walker (Governor of Wisconsin)
• Denver Pyle
• Lowell Thomas
• Gordon Cooper (Astronaut)
• Scott Carpenter (Astronaut)
• Jack Swigert (Astronaut)
• Chauncey Billups

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by Urban Luxury

Name some big people from your state!

Paul Bunyan
The Jolly Green Giant
Loni Anderson

[Fossil Fools]

Ole
Lena

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by detwahDJ

eman360, Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, his childhood home considered for a historic site except I guess it was beyond repair....

huh, too bad Detroit didn't care enough to keep it from falling down.

not to worry though, we still have his real childhood home in Minnesota well-preserved.

(from wiki...)

[FlapJack16]

Mississippi:

Jim Henson
Oprah Winfrey
Jerry Rice
Brett Favre
Walter Peyton
Fred Armisen
Cool Papa Bell
Lance Bass
Jimmy Buffett
Tony Dungy
William Faulkner
Faith Hill
James Earl Jones
Elvis Presley
Eric Roberts
Leann Rimes
Rick Ross
Conway Twitty
Ida B. Wells
Eudora Welty
Jamie Lynn Spears
Natalee Holloway
Morgan Freeman

and also:
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Mississippi]List of people from Mississippi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

[donkeytank]

I don't know but Iowa does have some famous people. Just to name a few.

John Wayne
Buffalo Bill
Elijah Woods