CITY

Population:
59643 (2000 census)

County:
Madison County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Lane College	1882

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Fossett	Aviator	22-Apr-1944	3-Sep-2007	First to cross Pacific in a balloon
Thomas Harris	Novelist	1940		The Silence of the Lambs
Allan Hubbard	Economist	8-Sep-1947		George W. Bush economist
Casey Jones	Daredevil	14-Mar-1863	30-Apr-1900	Railroad hero, sort of
Christopher Jones	Actor	18-Aug-1941		Wild in the Streets
Wink Martindale	Game Show Host	4-Dec-1934		Tic-Tac-Dough

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ray Blanton	Politician	10-Apr-1930	22-Nov-1996	Governor of Tennessee, 1975-79
Gene Evans	Actor	11-Jul-1922	1-Apr-1998	Behemoth, the Sea Monster
Carl Perkins	Musician	9-Apr-1932	19-Jan-1998	Wrote Blue Suede Shoes

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