ORGANIZATION

Olympics for disabled people, founded 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Official Website:
http://www.specialolympics.org/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Neil Abercrombie	Politician	26-Jun-1938		Congressman, Hawaii 1st
David Axelrod	Government	c. 1954		Obama's chief political advisor
Tai Babilonia	Skating	9-Sep-1959		Five-time US pairs figure skating champion
Jim Bunning	Politician	23-Oct-1931		US Senator from Kentucky
Ruth Buzzi	Actor	24-Jul-1936		Batty woman on Laugh-In
Ramon C. Cortines	Educator	c. 1932		Prominent schools superintendent
Mike Farrell	Actor	6-Feb-1939		B.J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H
Randy Gardner	Skating	2-Dec-1957		Five-time US pairs figure skating champion
Steve Garvey	Baseball	22-Dec-1948		Former LA Dodger
Gil Gerard	Actor	23-Jan-1943		Buck Rogers
Bill Goldberg	Wrestling	27-Dec-1966		Pro wrestler
Steven J. Heyer	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Starwood Hotels, 2004-07
Rafer Johnson	Track and Field	18-Aug-1935		Olympic track and field star
Jon Bon Jovi	Musician	2-Mar-1962		Gives love a bad name
Patrick Joseph Kennedy	Politician	14-Jul-1967		Congressman, Rhode Island 1st
Joan B. Kroc	Philanthropist	27-Aug-1928	12-Oct-2003	McDonald's widow
Don Mattingly	Baseball	20-Apr-1961		New York Yankees
Bill Morrow	Politician	19-Apr-1954		California State Senator
Edwin Moses	Track and Field	31-Aug-1955		Olympian
Wolfgang Puck	Chef	8-Jan-1949		Spago restaurant
Eddie Rabbitt	Country Musician	27-Nov-1941	7-May-1998	Drivin' My Life Away
William Donald Schaefer	Politician	2-Nov-1921		Governor of Maryland, 1987-95
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Actor	30-Jul-1947		Governor of California
Bobby Shriver	Relative	28-Apr-1954		Kennedy scion
Eunice Kennedy Shriver	Relative	10-Jul-1921		Kennedy who founded the Special Olympics
Maria Shriver	Journalist	6-Nov-1955		Married to Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sargent Shriver	Politician	9-Nov-1915		Ran for VP with George McGovern
Ben Stevens	Politician	18-Mar-1959		Alaska state senator
Craig Thomas	Politician	17-Feb-1933	4-Jun-2007	US Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007
Stanley A. Twardy	Attorney	c. 1951		US Attorney for Connecticut, 1985-91

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