Famous authors of the city include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, James Hogg, author of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime thrillers, J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, who began her first book in an Edinburgh coffee shop, Adam Smith, economist, born in Kirkcaldy, and author of The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott, the author of famous titles such as Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Heart of Midlothian, Robert Louis Stevenson, creator of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.

Famous inhabitants of the city at that time included native sons Hans von Bodeck and Samuel Hartlib.

Famous writers and journalists from the city include P. J. O ' Rourke, Christine Brennan, Philana Marie Boles, Mari Evans, Mildred D. Taylor, and Gloria Steinem.

* Nashik ( Famous holy city and Kumbhamela site )

Famous people from the city of Turku include Paavo Nurmi, Mauno Koivisto, Matti Salminen, Johan Gadolin, Herman Spöring, Miikka Kiprusoff and the brothers Saku and Mikko Koivu.

* Richmond College ( Sri Lanka ), Famous school in city of Galle

Famous residents and property owners within the area now known as Mettawa have included two-time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson, city planner Edward H. Bennett and more recently, news anchor and rancher Bill Kurtis.

The city houses the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.

Famous residents from this part of the city include, Joe DeAntona, Ron Moshorak, and Corey Joyce.

The second largest bois d ’ arc tree in Texas “ Big Max ”, recognized by the National Forests Famous and Historic Trees, is located within the city limits.

On September 12, 1916, Kingsport residents demanded the death of circus elephant Mary ( an Asian elephant who performed in the Sparks World Famous Shows Circus ) for her killing of city hotel worker Walter Eldridge, who was hired the day before as an assistant elephant trainer by the circus.

The city of Paso de Ovejas is also the hometown of the Famous writer Jeily Cervantes.

A 690-seat Famous Players movie theatre was originally included within this underground mall, but, though the space still exists, it was closed in 1978 due to redundancy after newer theatres opened throughout the city.

The Porta Nigra guarded the northern entry to the Roman city, while the Porta Alba ( White Gate ) was built in the east, the Porta Media ( Middle Gate ) in the south, and the Porta Inclyta ( Famous Gate ) in the west, next to the Roman bridge across the Moselle River.

Famous Soviet writer Nikolay Nosov spent his childhood in this city.

Famous artist Margarita Velandia known by her work in city museum.

Famous people associated with the city include Yi Sun-sin, whose headquarters were located there, and Yun Isang, a noted 20th-century composer.

Famous arranger and producer Jorge Millet knew Santiago well and their friendship could be traced back to the late 1960s when they met while both lived in the city of Chicago.

Famous projects included the floating city in the sea ( Unabara project ), Kiyonori Kikutake's Marine City, Tower City, Ocean City, Wall City, Kisho Kurokawa's Agricultural City and Helix City.

Famous tourist attractions include the ancient castle, and the numerous architectural attractions in the city's center, including the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Holy Trinity Church, the city hall building, and the numerous fortifications.

Famous for its St. Anthony's sanctuary-basilica, that made it well known as the " Padua of the South ", Afragola has the largest commercial center in all of Italy, with several megastores, a multiplex, and more than 100 shops on the eastern periphery of the city.

Famous for its plays and importance in resisting Venetian rule, it overshadows the two entrances to the city, from the sea and by land.

Famous attractions in the city are the wide pineapple plantations, the cock farms, the Baroque Church of Saint William, the old Mascuvado Chimney, the Chameleon Butterfly Garden, the Amorotic caves of Brgy.

Another notable individual is Yash Tonk, actor in Bollywood, alumnus of Campus School, CCSHAU. Famous theatre director Manish Joshi Bismil also belongs to Hisar, alumnus of K. L Arya DAV Public School, also renowned Chaudhary Jaswant Singh Nain ( Surveyor & Loss Accessor ) It is also known as the steel city because of the Jindal Stainless Steel Factories.

Famous 20th Century artists such as Andy Warhol, among others, have utilized ballpoint pens to some extent during their careers.

Famous manga artists like Osamu Tezuka, Tetsuji Fukushima and Sanpei Shirato influenced his early works.

Famous artists and architects, such as Bramante, Bernini and Raphael resided for some time in Rome, contributing to its Renaissance and Baroque architecture.

In the documentary Naked & Famous he explained how photographers want him to frown angrily in photos, because that is how black artists are marketed.

Hale County is connected to three major twentieth century artists: Walker Evans photographed the area in 1936 while he collaborated with James Agee on the 1941 book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.

* In 1940, French was selected as one of five artists to be honored in the 35-stamp " Famous Americans " series.

** Danny Bramson & Cameron Crowe ( producers ) for Almost Famous performed by various artists

Famous artists of the ' Purab Ang ' thumri ' of the Benaras gharana or Banaras gayaki are Badi Motibai, Rasoolan Bai, Siddheshwari Devi, Girija Devi and Pandit Channulal Mishra.

Famous Italian artists served the king: Filippino Lippi, Verrocchio, Giovanni Dalmata, and Cristoforo Foppa.

Famous Baroque artists include Caravaggio or Rubens.

Famous artists and bands included in the past Tonicha, Paco Bandeira, Paulo de Carvalho, José Cid, Linda de Suza, Duo Ouro Negro, Roberto Leal and Ornatos Violeta.

Famous artists such as Thomas Hart Benton and Frederic Remington have illustrated Parkman's books.

Famous names among the artists on display include Fra Angelico.

A 1988 music video for the song " Spy In The House of Love " by Chrysalis Records recording artists Was ( Not Was ) borrowed footage extensively from Famous ' Secret Agent episode.

Famous ( and infamous ) as a clan of artists and innovators they are one of the bastions of the Camarilla, as their very survival depends on the facades of civility and grace on which the sect prides itself.

Famous Avar artists include Halil-Beg Mussayassul, whose drawings were shown at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Kamil Aliev ( a distant cousin of Musayasul ) who is noted for his ornamental carpet work.

* Yip Man, Famous Wing Chun practitioner who taught many other famous martial artists.

* Famous Gypsy flamenco artists

Famous artists such as Josef Lorenzl, Stefan Dakon, Ida Meisinger and the two perhaps best known Austrian ceramic artists Michael Powolny and Vally Wieselthier worked for Goldscheider.

These artists remained with Famous / Paramount for much of the studio's existence.

In 1940 the U. S. Post Office issued a series of 35 postage stamps, ' The Famous American Series ' honoring America's famous artists, poets, educators, authors, scientists, composers and inventors.

Famous Greek artists such as Stavros Xarhakos ( whose song " Zeimbekiko " was played ), Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis and Konstantinos Bita, were included in the Olympic soundtrack.

* The Famous Charisma Discography-A comprehensive discography of all known UK releases, plus a history of the label including contributions from ex-Charisma staff and artists, including a foreword by Michael Palin ( ISBN 978-0-9563531-1-5 )