Of current interest is Abilene, Kansas, the birthplace of ex-President Eisenhower.

Another contender for the birthplace of Apollo is the Cretan islands of Paximadia.

Anatolia is known as the birthplace of minted coinage ( as opposed to unminted coinage, which first appears in Mesopotamia at a much earlier date ) as a medium of exchange, some time in the 7th century BC in Lydia.

A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC in later centuries on the rest of the then known European continent.

Aventinus, whose name was real name is Johann or Johannes Turmair ( Aventinus being the Latin name of his birthplace ) wrote the Annals of Bavaria, a valuable record of the early history of Germany and the first major written work on the subject.

The third is the artist's only reference to music, created for a monument at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Claude Debussy's birthplace.

Albion is the birthplace of food writer M. F. K. Fisher.

Angus is known as the birthplace of Scotland.

He is also known as Yarhi from his birthplace ( Hebrew Yerah, i. e. moon, lune ), and he further took the name Astruc, Don Astruc or En Astruc of Lunel.

Aberdare was the birthplace of the Second World War poet Alun Lewis, and there is a plaque commemorating him, including a quotation from his poem The Mountain over Aberdare.

From 1597 to 1794, Bonn was the residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne, and is the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven ( born 1770 ).

Beethoven's birthplace is located in Bonngasse near the market place.

Franklin's birthplace site directly across from Old South Meeting House on Milk Street is commemorated by a bust ( sculpture ) | bust above the second floor facade of this building

He is referring to the twinned monasteries of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow, near modern-day Newcastle, claimed as his birthplace, there is also a tradition that he was born at Monkton, two miles from the monastery at Jarrow.

Biblical tradition holds that Bethlehem is the birthplace of David, the second king of Israel, and the place where he was anointed king by Samuel.

It is said by some that Bayonne is the birthplace of mayonnaise, supposedly a corruption of Bayonnaise, the French adjective describing the city's people and produce.

Cambridge is also the birthplace of Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej ( Rama IX ), who is the world's longest reigning monarch at age 82 ( 2010 ), as well as the longest reigning monarch in Thai history.

Babbage's birthplace is disputed, but he was most likely born at 44 Crosby Row, Walworth Road, London, England.

The city is the birthplace of house music and is the site of an influential hip-hop scene.

Neither Clement's birthdate or birthplace is known with any degree of certainty.

Eisenhower State Park on Lake Texoma near his birthplace of Denison is named in his honor.

Lykaion and Crete, both of which are given as the birthplace of Zeus by ancient sources.

His exact birthplace is not given by any original source.

Gustloff was given a state funeral in his birthplace of Schwerin in Mecklenburg with Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Martin Bormann and Joachim von Ribbentrop in attendance.

Her birth was registered at Hitchin, Hertfordshire, near the Strathmores ' English country house, St Paul's Walden Bury, which was also given as her birthplace in the census the following year.

In some Middle Persian texts, Ray ( Ragha ) is given as the birthplace of Zoroaster although modern historians generally place the birth of Zoraster in Khorasan.

Menominee is given as the birthplace of a caller on the sitcom Frasier in the episode " Kisses Sweeter than Wine.

After the ruling, all Hindus were given access to what they consider the birthplace of Rama, and the mosque gained some function as a Hindu temple.

Walther ’ s birthplace remains unknown, and given the lack of documentary evidence, it will probably never be known exactly.

It was given the name of Reynosa as a tribute to the town with the same name in Spain, birthplace of the Viceroy de Güemes y Horcasitas.

* Bethlehem ( given name ) or Betelehem, an Amharic feminine name given in reference to the city and birthplace of Jesus Christ

* According to the limited yet official sources given by Disney in their merchandising, Fishkill also happens to be the birthplace of Milo Thatch, from Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

As the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, it has given its name to many institutions associated with Methodism.

Although tradition cited D. A. Thomas ' birthplace as being an old white-walled cottage in Aberdare, this is unlikely, given that the family home, Ysguborwen ( also Aberdare ), was completed in 1855.

Bloomer is given as the birthplace of fictional character Roz Doyle on the sitcom Frasier in the episode " Kisses Sweeter than Wine.

He was born in a Persian family, and his birthplace is given as Chorasmia by Ibn al-Nadim.

In his honor, Lycée Max Linder, a public school in the city of Libourne in the Gironde département near his birthplace was given his name.

* Tsou: given name + e + clan name + ne + birthplace

* Paiwan: name of birthplace + given name

Alfred Lion, born in Gotenstrasse 7 on the " Rote Insel " in Berlin, ( just a 2 minutes walk away from Marlene Dietrich's birthplace ) began his lifelong fascination with jazz at the age of 16 when he saw a concert given by Sam Wooding's Orchestra in his native town.

The phrase is a combination of Chrétien's birthplace ( Shawinigan, Quebec ) and the name usually given to the greeting ritual of shaking hands.

As a result, he was consequently given the nickname “ Haystacks ”; recognizing the showbiz potential of such a gimmick, Calhoun looked to exaggerate on his hillbilly persona by adopting the stage birthplace of Morgan ’ s Corner, Arkansas, while sporting a bushy beard, white tee-shirt, blue overalls, and a genuine horseshoe around his neck.

The fair is also the birthplace of the Bookseller / Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, a humorous award which is given to the book with the oddest title.

Marx Dormoy was given a solemn funeral in his birthplace of Montluçon.