I was born in Lafayette, IN, lived in towns named Frankfort and Mulberry. Mulberry is tiny, 2 restaurants, liquor store, gas station...the essentials, and it's 6 miles from everywhere. Every sign you see that says "Mulberry" says 6 miles.

Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon is from Dayton, IN. 6 miles from Mulberry in between Mulberry and Lafayette.

Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N Roses are from Lafayette.

Kyle Cook, guitarist for Matchbox 20 is from Frankfort (6 miles from Mulberry I believe).

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Notable residents and natives

For notable residents associated with Purdue University see List of Purdue University people

[edit] Entertainment

* Richard Barbee - Vaudevillian stage actor, silent film comedic actor [7]
* Karen Black - Actress
* Jeremy Camp - Christian recording artist
* Embeth Davidtz - Actress
* Mitch Henck - Radio talk show host
* Louise Fazenda - Silent film comic actress, character actress in the "talkies"
* Kevin Galbraith - Professional Dancer on MTV's "The Grind" and "Prince" (also former guitarist of "Rattail Grenadier")
* Mass Giorgini - Record producer (Alkaline Trio, Anti-Flag, Rise Against) and bassist of Screeching Weasel, bassist and vocalist of Squirtgun, and bassist and saxophonist of Common Rider
* Jason Groth - Guitarist for Magnolia Electric Company
* Shannon Hoon - Former singer of Blind Melon
* Michael Kelsey - Solo guitarist
* John Korty - Director, screenwriter, best known for Oliver's Story
* Tammy Lynn Michaels - Actress
* Zachariah Nagy - Musician, producer, guitar tech for Joan Jett
* Justin Richard - Musician, Song Writer, Lead guitarist for local band Old School
* Sydney Pollack - Actor, director, and producer
* Victor Potel - Silent film actor, worked for Mack Sennett and was "Slippery Slim" in the "Snakeville" series [8]
* Axl Rose - Guns N' Roses co-founder and vocalist
* Churchill Ross (Ross Weigle) - actor, mostly small parts from 1924-1936
* Peter Sattler - graphic designer for the feature film Walk the Line[9]
* Julia Scheeres - Author, best known for ALA Alex Award winning memoir Jesus Land
* Lori Sellers - Pianist, poet, philanthropist. Currently residing in Toledo, OH.
* Izzy Stradlin - Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist
* Adam Vanderwielen - Actor [10]

[edit] Sports

* Ray Ewry - Ten-time Olympic champion
* Chuckie Nwokorie - NFL defensive player and Lafayette Jefferson High School graduate
* George Souders - Indy 500 Winner in 1927. Won the race in his rookie year.
* Bernard "Bernie" Flowers - Purdue All American and NFL Baltimore Colts 1950s, born in the Cleveland area, made Lafayette home.
* Dustin Keller - Purdue football tight end 2004 - 2007, MVP 2007, NFL Draft prospect 2008. Born and raised in Lafayette, attended and graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School. In high school, star athlete in basketball, football and track. Leading football wide receiver in state, senior year in high school. Won state high jump in track in junior and senior seasons.

[edit] Business, law, politics

* Roger D. Branigin - Indiana Governor 1965-1969
* Steve Carter - Indiana Attorney General
* Brian Lamb - Host of "Booknotes" TV series, 1989. C-SPAN founder
* John Purdue - Purdue Block, Tippecanoe County founder, founding benefactor of Purdue University
* Alvah C. Roebuck - founded Sears, Roebuck and Company
* Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849-1934) - first woman lawyer on the Pacific coast.

[edit] Academic, science, technology

* Daniel X Freedman - pioneer in biological psychiatry, discovered link of hallucinogens to brain transmitters.
* Donald E. Williams - astronaut


For the girly American Idol viewers (Geoff, etc.)
Mulberry:
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American Idol Season 7 contestant Amanda Overmyer.



Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.