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[Spayro]

http://i.imgur.com/8TWlGlb.jpg
So there's that.

 

[jred2k]

^Wow I feel like I'm inside Natalie's face.

Ontario is debatable but Wayne has to be at least top 3.

 

[infiniteloop]

Massachusetts most famous? probably:

or

 

[blackflag]

Umm Barry Goldwater? John McCain? No idea really

 

[Pastry]

...

Fuck yeah, I lol'd at Beyonce.

 

[3N16MA]

 

[Ceebs]

Georgia here, so probably Martin Luther King Jr.

Also Jimmy Carter or maybe Julia Roberts.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Spoiler

Austria not California.

 

[Zeke]

Texas so Beyonce

I see the skin bleaching fad has gone overboard now

 

[Nose Master]

Kind of slim pickins for Wisconsin.

 

[GungHo]

While I agree with you, I doubt the average teenager (or even college student for that matter) would know them.

(Born to Texans in Laramie, WY, but raised in Irving)

 

[Ondore]

Anne Murray or Sidney Crosby.

Edit: Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

[The Omega Man]

probably her, I dunno.

Spoiler

Carolina Herrera from Caracas-Venezuela

 

[TriniTrin]

In Denver, id say its one of the following

Trey Parker

Frank Welker

or

David Fincher

 

[RaySpencer]

Michael J Fox

Nathan Fillion

Elisha Cuthbert

Evangeline Lilly

Tricia Helfer

Mark Messier

We did alright I think.

 

[Kusagari]

For Florida...

Janet Reno?

 

[user8503492]

New Jersey..one of those states with far to many to list.

From Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Houston, Sinatra to Spacey, Maher, etc.. the list goes on and on.

 

[DasRaven]

Umm Barry Goldwater? John McCain? No idea really

Arizona:
For impact: Barry Goldwater or Cesar Chavez.
For public knowledge: Stevie Nicks.

 

[Goro Majima]

or

Technically, Sam Walton isn't from Arkansas but we definitely claim him.

^ Our best athlete probably....

 

[Übermatik]

http://i.imgur.com/8TWlGlb.jpg
So there's that.

Nose hair.

 

[DukeBobby]

Manchester

Morrissey

Ian Curtis

Ian McShane - He was born in Blackburn, but grew up in Greater Manchester (he counts, dammit!!)

+ many, many more.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

From Michigan, so it's gotta be Ted Nugent.

 

[JordanN]

Michael Cera

Russell Peters

 

[Krappadizzle]

In order of importance.

The Rock
Timothy Olyphant
Barack Obama
Nicole Kidman

 

[Dr. Malik]

...

They are barely known outside the US, they are local Beyonce is global

 

[Mysterious]

 

[Scrabble]

http://www.biography.com/imported/i...les/K/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-9365086-2-402.jpg

 

[Aleph]

Probably the most famous:

 

[Adam J.]

Michael Jackson.

 

[VeryGooster]

Ol' Blue Eyes, I'd say.

 

[Fritz]

Scorpions

George I. and technically his successors to the British throne up to Victoria I..

Leibniz

Gauss

Wow, Lower Saxony's hey days have been long gone.

Except

 

[TheKaeptain]

I'm from Cali so not sure who I would pick. Reagan probably.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Ya crazy bastard I love ya

come at me GAF

whip your boy in shape, archie

was the commencement speaker for older sis's graduation, hilarious

 

[Anoregon]

I have no idea, I'm from New York and we got fame for days. Athletes, actors, politicans.

Also, someone on first page posted Jordan: He's from NY, sorry bro.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Chris Beat'herDown Brown

:|

 

[Captain Pants]

Idaho:

Hemingway for sure.

 

[Chuckl3s]

Cesar Chavez

Emma Stone

Chester Bennington

Name a few...a lot of famous are known to live here but are not from here. Like Maynard from Tool and Alice Cooper.

 

[Camp Lo]

Wesley Snipes

 

[OnkelC]

Northrine-Westfalia, Germany.
Way too many famous persons to list here, the most recognized would be Ludwig van Beethoven and Michael Schumacher.
Extensive list here:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Persönlichkeiten_Nordrhein-Westfalens

 

[Escape Goat]

Illinois represent

 

[Cat Party]

Oregon would like to claim Lewis and Clark if that's okay with everyone.

 

[Tobor]

Washington. Washington. 6'8", weighs a fucking ton.

Virginia wins.

 

[UrbanRats]

Leonardo DaVinci, Dante Alighieri, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Galileo Galilei.

 

[Escape Goat]

Washington. Washington. 6'8", weighs a fucking ton.

Virginia wins.

Dude wore a wig. Lame.

 

[goldsoundz]

 

[jmdajr]

I quoted that to be nice

 

[Doffen]

Bergen, Norway:

Ludvig Holberg.

Ole Bull.

Edvard Grieg.

Sissel Kyrkjebø.

Kurt Nilsen.

 

[Piggus]

Oregon would like to claim Lewis and Clark if that's okay with everyone.

Indeed. As for modern people:

Matt Groening

Danny Glover

Kim Novak (she calls my mom up occasionally to request concert tickets. Nice lady)

Ty Burrell (my old babysitter! and still a family friend)

just off the top of my head.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Eminem. Fuck Madonna

(Michigan)

Henry Ford probably has them both beat by *just a little bit*.