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Atlanta:
Martin Luther King
Margaret Mitchell
Andrew Young
Julia Roberts
Eric Roberts
The Black Crowes
Collective Soul
David Hasselhoff
Usher
Dakota Fanning
Holly Hunter
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1. Sam Houston- First President of the Republic of Texas and Governor of the State of Texas
2. Steven Austin- Father of Texas, originally Settled in the area
3. Lyndon B Johnson- President of the US and Teacher in Houston
4. Howard Hughes- Billionaire Businessman, Aviator
5. George H. Bush- 41st President of the US, Texas Congressman in the Houston area
6. Beyonce- Singer/ Actress
7. Patrick Swayze- Actor
8. Dan Rather- News Anchor
9. Barry White- Singer
10. George W Bush- 43rd President, Governor of Texas
Selena and Farah Fawcett too lived in Houston for a while
Ted Williams
James "Whitey" Bulger
John F. Kennedy
Ben Affleck
Matt Damon
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Edward Kennedy
Thomas Tip O'Neil
The Pixies/Aerosmith
There are a large number of people who were born in Boston, but not all are known to be from here. Damon and Affleck have all either starred in, or directed movies set in the city.
1. Al Capone
2. Michael Jordan
3. Barack Obama
4. Richard Daley Sr.
5. Richard Daley Jr.
After this I am not sure......
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Originally Posted by Maintainschaos
Oprah, Jennifer Hudson, Cindy Crawford (does she count?)
I would have to say:
1. Al Capone
2. Michael Jordan
3. Barack Obama
4. Oprah
5. Richard J. Daley (I am choosing him over his son because during the height of his power it was said that he was more powerful than the president)
6. Carl Sandburg
7. Marshall Field
8. John Hughes (this may be cheating as I am picking him for his works rather than being known himself)
9. Frank Lloyd Wright
10. Mike Ditka
See, this is difficult because it asks for the most popular, but also who represents them and I think that the two don't necessarily go together. I mean, we have a lot of famous people but how do you narrow it down to ten people who represent your city?
My list isn't exactly in order and the people chosen aren't necessarily the most famous, and they did not necessarily spend their whole lives in Chicago/Chicagoland but are associated with the city. They do, however, fit well with the representation of Chicago and are famous on some level.
Hubert Humphrey
Bob Dylan
Prince
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Garrison Keilor
Jesse Ventura
Charles Schultz
Al Franken
J. Paul Getty
Billy Graham
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