[OneAccord]

Well, I don't wanna brag or nuthin'... but Alabama has been the birth place of some famous folks:

Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron baseball player, Mobile
Ralph Abernathy civil rights activist, Linden
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead actress, Huntsville
Hugo LaFayette Black jurist, Harlan
Nat “King” Cole entertainer, Montgomery
Marva Collins educator, Monroeville
Bobby Goldsboro entertainer, Dothan
William Crowford Gorgas army officer, physician, Mobile
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald writer, Montgomery
Lionel Hampton jazz musician, Birmingham
William Christopher Handy composer, Florence
Emmy Lou Harris singer, Birmingham
Kate Jackson actress, Birmingham
Percy Lavon Julian inventor, Montgomery
Helen Adams Keller author, educator, Tuscumbia
Coretta Scott King civil rights leader, Marion
Harper Lee writer, Monroeville
Carl Lewis track athlete, Birmingham
Joe Louis boxer, Lexington
Willie Mays baseball player, Westfield
Jim Nabors actor, Sylacauga
Jesse Owens athlete, Danville
Rosa Parks civil rights activist, Tuskegee
Jimmie Rodgers singer, Geiger
David Satcher surgeon general, Anniston
Waldo L. Semon inventor, Demopolis
George Wallace governor, Clio
William Weatherford (Red Eagle) Creek indian leader
Heather Whitestone Miss America, Dothan
Hank Williams recording artist, Georgiana

As far as the town I live in: Cartersville, AL. Well, if we ever become a city, I'll get back to ya. For now... about the only famous (or should I say infamous) people here are those who appear in the local paper for something or other.