CITY

Official Website:
http://www.waterbury-ct.gov/

Population:
107271 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1686

County:
New Haven County

Settled 1674 (Farmington), incorporated 1686.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Post University	1890

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Webster Financial	1935

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Bergin	Actor	19-Mar-1969		J.D. on Baywatch
Hayden Carruth	Poet	3-Aug-1921		Brothers, I Loved You All
Bob Crane	Actor	13-Jul-1928	29-Jun-1978	Hogan on Hogan's Heroes
Harry K. Daghlian	Physicist	1921	15-Sep-1945	Casualty of the Manhattan Project
Gary Franks	Politician	9-Feb-1953		Congressman from Connecticut, 1991-97
Elizabeth Gilbert	Author	18-Jul-1969		Eat, Pray, Love
Porter Goss	Politician	26-Nov-1938		Director of the CIA, 2004-06
Samuel Hopkins	Religion	17-Sep-1721	20-Dec-1803	Hopkinsian, opponent of slavery
Cornelius M. Kerwin	Educator	1949		President, American University
Thom Mayne	Architect	1943		Architect, 2005 Pritzker Prize winner
Dylan McDermott	Actor	26-Oct-1961		Bobby Donnell on The Practice
John S. Monagan	Politician	23-Dec-1911	23-Oct-2005	Congressman from Connecticut, 1959-73
Jimmy Piersall	Baseball	14-Nov-1929		Crazy center fielder
Sheryl Lee Ralph	Actor	30-Dec-1956		Ginger St. James on It's a Living
John Rowland	Politician	24-May-1957		Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004
Rosalind Russell	Actor	4-Jun-1907	28-Nov-1976	Auntie Mame
William J. Sullivan	Judge	12-Mar-1939		Senior Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
Fay Vincent	Baseball	29-May-1938		Commissioner of Baseball, 1989-92
Ronald L. Zarrella	Business	1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb, 2001-08

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Naum Gabo	Sculptor	5-Aug-1890	23-Aug-1977	Constructivist, Realistic Manifesto

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