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Born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon in Lousiana, the actress spent much of her childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. She launched her own fashion and lifestyle brand, Draper James in May 2015,
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which is named for her grandparents, Dorothea Draper and William James Witherspoon. The retail brand finds its inspiration from the American South.
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She was born in Indian Hills, Kentucky to a construction worker and summer camp manager. Kammerer Middle School is where she went to school in Louisville. While her southern accent
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The youngest of three boys, the hunky actor was born in Uvalde, Texas. His father was from Louisiana, but his mother had roots in New Jersey. He spent most of
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his life in the Lonestar State, playing football for the Kentucky Wildcats and Houston Cougars College. He later went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he
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earned his Bachelor's degree in radio-television-film.
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The Pretty Woman actress was born in Smyrna, Georgia and remained there to attend elementary, middle and high school. After graduating from Campbell High School, she attended Georgia State University,
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but didn't graduate. Instead, she left for New York City to pursue a career in acting.
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While the heartthrob was born in Lexington, Kentucky, he spent part of his life in Ohio. He attended Augusta High School in Augusta, Kentucky and attended Northern Kentucky University, where
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he studied broadcast journalism.
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Queen Bey is a Houston, Texas born and raised superstar. She took dance classes from St. Mary's Montessori School in Houston and later attended Parker Elementary School, as well as
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Alief Elsik High School. One of her dance teachers, Darlette Johnson, was the first to recognize her vocal talent.
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Long before she made her mark as Monica Gellar, the Friends actress was growing up as one of four children. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Courteney graduated from Mountain Brook High
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School, and after graduating headed for Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC.
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The studly southern gentleman was born in Cullman, Alabama to a construction worker and airline worker. When he was six years old, his family moved to Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he
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grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River. The actor then spent his teenage years in Tampa, Florida, where he was a student at Tampa Catholic High School and
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spent a brief time studying at Glenville State College in West Virginia, where he attended on a football scholarship.
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Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Justin grew up in Shelby Forest, which is a small community between Memphis and Millington. The avid golfer purchased a rundown golf course in 2007 in
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Millington, that he sold in 2014. Both he and his wife, actress Jessica Biel, are minority owners of the Memphis Grizzlies.
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The sultry actress was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and began taking dance and drama classes in Kingston when she was five years old. She was involved with Kingston Elementary School's
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chorus and the Kingston Clippers swim team. When she was ten years old, she moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where she stayed until she was seventeen and moved out to
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Most celebrities call California or New York home, but there are several who actually have roots in southern states. Some still have their noticeable accents, while others have outgrown them. Did you know that these 10 celebrities are all native southerners?