Forbes Celebrity 100: Meryl Streep to Brad Pitt; celebs who grew up in small cities

Although there are several celebrities who have been fortunate enough to inherit the fame of their parents, there exist several celebrities across the world, who have started their careers from scratch to global domination. Some of the richest people grew up with nothing, given the millions they might have now. Their tales of rags-to-rich show that with hard work, determination, talent and much luck.

All proved, however, that where a person begins doesn't decide where they end up, and wherever a person comes from, all it takes is talent, hard work to end up enticing the masses with glimpses of the good life through social media profiles of their own. Here’s taking a look at the list of 100 Celebrities, who featured on Forbes Celebrity 100, who grew up in small cities.

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1. Dolly Parton | Locust Ridge, Tennessee
2. Brad Pitt | Shawnee, Oklahoma
3. Ellen DeGeneres | Metairie, Louisiana
4. Martina McBride | Sharon, Kan.
5. Britney Spears | Kentwood, Louisiana
6. Oprah Winfrey | Kosciusko, Miss.
7. Carrie Underwood | Checotah, Okla.
8. Meryl Streep | Summit, N.J.
9. Pink | Doylestown, Pa.
10. Johnny Depp | Owensboro, Ky.
11. Gisele Bundchen | Horizontina, Brazil 
12. Demi Moore | Roswell, N.M.
13. Chris Pratt | Virginia, Minn.
14. Jessica Biel | Ely, Minn.
15. Winona Ryder | Winona, Minn.
16. Scottie Pippen | Hamburg, Ark.
17. Taylor Swift | Wyomissing Township, Pa.
18. Miranda Lambert | Lindale, Texas 
19. Larry Bird | French Lick, Ind.
20. Ben Roethlisberger | Lima, Ohio 
21. Johnny Carson | Corning, Iowa 
22. Karl Malone | Summerfield, La.
23. Jerry Rice| Crawford, Miss.
24. Leighton Meester | Marco Island, Fla
25. Channing Tatum | Cullman, Ala.
26. Steve Carell | Acton, Mass.
27. John Legend | Springfield, Ohio 
28. Chrissy Teigen | Delta, Utah.
29. Walter Payton | Columbia, Miss.
30. Eminem | St. Joseph, Mo.
31. Miley Cyrus | Franklin, Tenn.
32. Derek Jeter | Pequannock Township, N.J.
33. Jennifer Lawrence | Indian Hills, Ky.
34. Mel Gibson | Peekskill, N.Y.
35. Neil Armstrong | Wapakoneta, Ohio 
36. Madonna | Bay City, Mich.
37. Matthew McConaughey | Uvalde, Texas 
38. Judy Garland | Grand Rapids, Minn.
39. James Dean | Marion, Ind.
40. Josh Hutcherson | Union, Ky.
41. Paula Deen | Albany, Ga.
42. Rachel Ray | Glens Falls, N.Y
43. Nick Jonas | Wyckoff, N.J
44. Sarah Jessica Parker | Nelsonville, Ohio 
45. Sarah Silverman | Bedford, N.H
46. Christian Bale | Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales 
47. Betty White | Oak Park, Ill
48. Melissa McCarthy | Plainfield, Ill
49. Bill Murray | Evanston, Ill
50. Dax Shepard | Highland, Mich
51. Kristen Bell | Huntington Woods, Mich
52. Penn Jillette | Greenfield, Mass
53. Elvis Presley | Tupelo, Miss
54. Charles Barkley | Leeds, Ala
55. Jim Gaffigan| Chesterton, Ind
56. Mia Hamm | Selma, Ala
57. Wilma Rudolph | St. Bethlehem, Tenn
58. Jackie Robinson | Cairo, Ga
59. Billy Joel | Hicksville, N.Y
60. Tina Turner | Nutbush, Tenn
61. Sugar Ray Robinson | Ailey, Ga
62. John Mellencamp | Seymour, Ind
63. Ernie Pyle | Dana, Ind
64. Larry the Cable Guy | Pawnee, Ind
65. Nolan Ryan | Refugio, Texas 
66. Sam Kinison | Yakima, Wash
67. Richard Pryor | Peoria, Ill
68. Kurt Cobain | Aberdeen, Wash
69. Wendy Williams | Asbury Park, N.J
70. Bruce Springsteen | Freehold, N.J
71. Fred Rogers | Latrobe, Pa
72. Selena Gomez | Grand Prairie, Texas
73. Michael Jackson | Gary, Ind
74. Mariah Carey | Huntington, N.Y
75. Daniel Gilbert | Southfield, Mich
76. Dr. Phil | Vinita, Okla.
77. Blake Shelton | Ada, Okla.
78. Danica Patrick | Roscoe, Ill.
79. Meghan Trainor | Nantucket, Mass.
80. Bubba Watson | Bagdad, Fla.
81. John Walsh | Auburn, N.Y.
82. Willie Mays | Westfield, Ala.
83. David Lee Roth | Bloomington, Ind.
84. George Clinton | Kannapolis, N.C
85. Julia Roberts | Smyrna, Ga.
86. Bob Dylan | Duluth, Minn.
87. Tommy Lee Jones | San Saba, Texas 
88. Kristen Wiig | Canandaigua, N.Y.
89. Megan Fox | Oak Ridge, Tenn.
90. Stephen Colbert | James Island, S.C. 
91. Zach Galifianakis | Wilkesboro, N.C. 
92. Sheryl Swoopes | Brownfield, Texas 
93. Tom Brokaw | Webster, S.D. 
94. Walter Cronkite | Saint Joseph, Mo. 
95. Isaac Hayes | Covington, Tenn. 
96. Dakota Fanning | Conyers, Ga.
97. Luke Perry | Mansfield, Ohio 
98. Carmen Electra | Sharonville, Ohio 
99. Randy Moss | Rand, W. Va. 
100. Meg Ryan | Fairfield, Ct. 

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