The greatest people who were born in your city?

Originally posted by Giannis St Cyril and St Methodius, inventors of te Cyrilic alphabet and apostles to Slaves. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the republican Turkey. Cahit Arf, mathematician, known fot the Arf invariant. Nazim Hikmet, poet (The dead little girl). Stavros Koujioumtzis, significant composer of greek musik. Manolis Anagnostakis, poet.   All these persons were borned in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Edited by Ellin - 05-Mar-2007 at 23:12

i am from lebanon

My hometown is more notable for those who burnt it. Lets see old ALex, the Huns, Mahmud of Ghaznavi and Genghis Khan. The last of whom who did such a professional job that the site was abandoned for 800 years and even then the new city of Islamabad still has water shortage issues.

My mummy

Clears throat - hatfield, UK

Born - William Plantagenet (he died a year later, but it sounds good) Lord Salisbury (British PM), Frances Brandon, The Comet Jet Airliner (1st comercial jet airliner) Iain Dowie, the word 'Tawdry', 'cockadoodle-do the maid has lost her shoe' childrens nursery rhyme about a local murder.

Lived in - Edward, Elizabeth and Mary Tudor, Robert Cecil, William Mey (died 1560 on the day he was made Archbishop of York) John Tailland, Viscount Melbourne (PM), Lord Palmerston (PM), lady Caroline Lamb

'Mother',one of the earliest tanks was tested at Hatfield, Kitchener dismissing it as 'a pretty mechanical toy'

There were 4 mills noted in 1066. I know at least two of them are still in at their original sites, one still works.

Even though I live in Istanbul, my original hometown is Kayseri, who bore:

Edited by Kapikulu - 16-Mar-2007 at 09:50

Nicole Kidman and Harry Kewell were born in Sydney. I don't know any other.

Originally posted by Ellin I can't believe I'm reading this from a Greek..

A Greek with an objective point of view... What's wrong with that?

Originally posted by Ellin that's like a Jew saying how great Hitler was. and trust me, i was being objective when i said how great a butcher he was.

Originally posted by Ellin   that's like a Jew saying how great Hitler was.   and trust me, i was being objective when i said how great a butcher he was.   and you don't go getting too excited and wet your pants   Giannis was reflecting on 'famous' people and not greatest.. right Giannis ?   say yes

Originally posted by AFG-PaShTuN Originally posted by Cyrus Shahmiri Tehran (Ancient Rey/Rhages): Zoroaster, founder of Zoroastrianism. Harun ar-Rashid, the greatest Abbasid who ruled Islam at the zenith of its empire. Rhazes (Ar-Razi), the greatest physician of the Islamic world, the first person to introduce the use of alcohol (Al-Kuhl). Bro, why lie for? It is really sad how you say that Zoroaster was born in Tehran, is there any proof to back this claim up with? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Balkh, ( Ancient Bactria, Bakhdi, Pashtya or Balheka ), Afghanistan: Sthar Yama :-: The first King of the Afghan [Aryan] Race. Zoroaster/Zardasht/Ghurghusht :-: The founder of the Zoroasterian Religion Maulana Jallaludin Balkhi :-: The Greatest poet of the world and the Persian language. Kanishka :-: The Greatest ruler of Kushan Empire. Ghurghusht Neeka :-: The Greatest Afghan Warrior These are the ones i can think of right now, but there is plenty that my city has given birth to, all of them supreme personalities.

aryan?what means Aryan for you?