50 Stars From 50 States

Hollywood is like a Miss America pageant: people flock from every state to get a piece of the action. As it turns out, not all stars were born and raised in LA; Jennifer Lawrence, George Clooney, and Billy Ray Cyrus are all from Kentucky, while Emma Stone calls Arizona home. Pennsylvania has bred quite a few leading men, and Louisiana raised both a romantic-comedy sweetheart and one of TV's most bloodthirsty vampires. Read through to find out who is from where!

Alabama
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Alabama

Laverne Cox hails from Mobile, AL.

Alaska
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Alaska

Riverdale's Charles Melton was born in Juneau, AK.

Arizona
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Arizona

America's sweetheart, Emma Stone, grew up in Scottsdale, AZ.

Arkansas
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Arkansas

Ne-Yo hails from Camden, AR.

California
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California

Many of Hollywood's brightest stars are from California, including Leonardo DiCaprio, who was born in LA.

Colorado
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Colorado

Supergirl's Melissa Benoist was born in Littleton, CO.

Delaware
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Delaware

Aubrey Plaza is from Wilmington, DE.

Florida
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Florida

Ariana Grande hails from Boca Raton, FL.

Georgia
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Georgia

Raven-Symoné was born in Atlanta, GA.

Hawaii
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Hawaii

Our beloved Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, HI.

Idaho
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Idaho

Aaron Paul is from Emmett, ID.

Illinois
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Illinois

Chance the Rapper hails from Chicago, IL.

Iowa
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Iowa

Julia Michaels was born in Davenport, IA.

Kansas
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Kansas

Janelle Monáe was born in Kansas City, KS.

Kentucky
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Kentucky

Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence is from Louisville, KY. Other notable Kentucky-bred actors include George Clooney and Lawrence's former Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson. That's one lucky state.

Louisiana
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Louisiana

Southern belle Reese Witherspoon hails from New Orleans, LA. Ian Somerhalder and Jared Leto are also from the state.

Maine
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Maine

Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, ME.

Maryland
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Maryland

Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley was born in Baltimore, MD.

Michigan
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Michigan

Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, MI.

Minnesota
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Minnesota

Yara Shahidi hails from Minneapolis, MN.

Mississippi
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Mississippi

The Flash actress Candice Patton was born in Jackson, MS.

Missouri
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Missouri

Sterling K. Brown comes from St. Louis, MO.

Montana
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Montana

Michelle Williams was born in Kalispell, MT.

Nebraska
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Nebraska

Gabrielle Union grew up in Omaha, NE.

New Hampshire
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New Hampshire

Mandy Moore is from Nashua, NH.

New Jersey
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New Jersey

Halsey is from Edison, NJ.

New Mexico
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New Mexico

Demi Lovato hails from Albuquerque, NM.

New York
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New York

Jennifer Lopez is a native New Yorker.

North Carolina
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North Carolina

Outer Banks actress Madison Bailey is actually a North Carolina native on and offscreen! She's from Kernersville, to be precise.

North Dakota
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North Dakota

Rapper Wiz Khalifa hails from Minot, ND.

Oklahoma
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Oklahoma

Brad Pitt was born in Shawnee, OK.

Oregon
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Oregon

Modern Family's Ty Burrell is from Grants Pass, OR.

Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania

Taylor Swift hails from Reading, PA.

Rhode Island
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Rhode Island

Model Olivia Culpo is from Cranston, RI.

South Carolina
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South Carolina

Chadwick Boseman is from Anderson, SC.

South Dakota
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South Dakota

January Jones was born in Sioux Falls, SD.

Tennessee
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Tennessee

Like Lucy Hale and Megan Fox, Justin Timberlake is from Tennessee. He hails from the music town of Memphis.

Beyoncé
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Beyoncé

Beyoncé is from Houston, TX. Also from Texas? Ethan Hawke and Amber Heard, who both hail from Austin.

Utah
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Utah

Chrissy Teigen is from Delta, UT.

Vermont
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Vermont

Girls actress Zosia Mamet was born in Randolph, VT.

Virginia
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Virginia

Camila Mendes was born in Charlottesville, VA.

Washington
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Washington

Chris Pratt was born in Minnesota, but raised in Lake Stevens, WA.

West Virginia
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West Virginia

Steve Harvey hails from Welch, WV.

Wyoming
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Wyoming

Lost actor Matthew Fox was raised in Crowheart, WY.