Whats your home town Famous for ?

[scottalott]

Frog Capital of the World.

Fascinating, I know. Also, it used to be called "Poopeyville" until they found out how hilarious that was to tourists.

 

[Dr.Doctor]

If we're talking actual "town" than it's famous for being the place where Linkin Park and Incubus formed.

The whole city is famous for crack....lots and lots of crack.

 

[MrGFunk]

This is not a competition.
My home town is famous for blowing up more precisely largest non war time land explosion that was buncefield oil storage which part of my home town Hemel Hempstead.
Anyone got anything interesting I like to know.

You tell me. I live in Chelmsford, Essex.

Probably V Festival

I live in LA, famous for douche bags, famous douche bags, and alleged gangs (I've yet to see one gang member).

Are you joking about the gangs? Are there just areas you don't go to?

 

[countrysteaksauce]

Chris Rock

Also one of the richest ports during American Colonial times
Now we've got a paper mill...

 

[VicunaBlue]

being better than detroit

 

[You_have_a_name]

stoke on trent-famous for pottery

 

[wlaidler]

Herion addiction, sectarianism and the deep fried mars bar

 

[Thisbedutch]

Salt. We have a salt museum and everything. The "wich" in Northwich even means salt. And I can say for sure that our roads are never icy in winter.

 

[Boxpopper]

My little town of Hanford, California is very unimportant and unnoticed, but it is the current residence of the mother of Steve Perry from Journey (who was born 15 minutes away in a smaller town). He is sometimes seen around, as he makes visits to her, and it is advised not to go up to him as he doesn't like the attention. We also apparently have the third best Sizzler in the United States. Supporting this is the fact that most people I know from other towns hate Sizzler, and everyone I know here considers it a very good dining option. Oh, and our terrible "Hanford water". It reeks of sulfur and arsenic contamination.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Making hats, apparently, although nowadays Atherstone is simply "a historic market town".

Yeah, my town kinda sucks, but never mind.

 

[Fireking550]

Hometown is Famous for having the first "documented" file of Baseball in America which i guess you could say baseball started here

 

[WrongSprite]

Famous residents

* Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister was born at Lower Park House, Lower Park. He served as MP for the town from 1908 for nearly thirty years and later became Earl Baldwin of Bewdley.
* Karl Hyde, Musician - best known as a member of British techno/electronic music band Underworld was born in Bewdley on 10 May 1957.
* Rustie LeeTV chef and actor has lived in the town and local area for a number of years.
* Kayleigh Pearson, model and FHM High Street Honey grew up in Bewdley, and attended Bewdley High School, which is now named The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre
* Brian Turner Tom Lawrence, awarded the Victoria Cross in the Boer War, was born in Bewdley.
* Alun Evans, professional footballer who in 1968 became the most expensive teenage transfer in history, moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Liverpool FC, was born in the town.


Considering it's a tiny town, thats quite impressive.

 

[Xbowhyena]

Beer and Women.

Or so I wish.

 

[USSR]

Not a lot, but the blue die in Blue Jeans originated here.

 

[Ghostkai]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Harrow

Good ol' Winston Churchill, Elton John, and Ronnie Barker among many other people.

We seem to breed celebs in Harrow.

Also, Dev Patel lived opposite me prior to Slumdog.

 

[Crofty]

The two towns nearest to my home village in the arse end of nowhere: Rotherham is famous for The Chuckle Brothers (I think that wins me the thread), and Worksop is famous as the birthplace of Bruce Dickinson.

 

[Sevre]

Hmm, well. We had a few rebellions here.

 

[sneak_copter]

The smallest city in England mine would be. Also, I think our University is one of the oldest, too.

 

[Jibblejab]

Epsom, England is famous for hosting the Derby. The worlds most famous flat ground horse race....XD