CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.greaterakronchamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitakron-summit.org/

Population:
217074 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1825

County:
Summit County

Founded 1825 by Simon Perkins, Commissioner of the Ohio Canal Fund.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Akron Beacon Journal

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Akron	1870

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
A. Schulman	1928
Goodyear	1898
First Energy

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James E. Akins	Diplomat	15-Oct-1926	15-Jul-2010	US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1973-75
Lola Albright	Actor	20-Jul-1925		Lord Love a Duck
Anthony J. Alexander	Business	c. 1951		CEO of FirstEnergy
Cliff Battles	Football	1-May-1910	28-Apr-1981	NFL Hall-of-Famer
David Allan Coe	Country Musician	6-Sep-1939		Take This Job and Shove It
Steph Curry	Basketball	14-Mar-1988		Golden State Warriors
Thomas A. Dattilo	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber, 2000-06
John Dean	Government	14-Oct-1938		Nixon's White House Counsel
Rita Dove	Poet	28-Aug-1952		7th US Poet Laureate, 1993-95
Hugh Downs	Journalist	14-Feb-1921		20/20
Angie Everhart	Actor	7-Sep-1969		Redhead model turned actor
John F. Fiedler	Business	1938		CEO of BorgWarner, 1995-2003
Leonard K. Firestone	Business	10-Jun-1907	24-Dec-1996	US Ambassador to Belgium, 1974-77
Trent Ford	Actor	16-Jan-1979		How to Deal
Susan George	Political Scientist	29-Jun-1934		How the Other Half Dies
Lanny Griffith	Lobbyist	13-Aug-1951		Lobbyist, Barbour Griffith & Rogers
Howard Hewett	Singer	1-Oct-1955		Former Shalamar vocalist
Chrissie Hynde	Musician	7-Sep-1951		Lead singer, The Pretenders
LeBron James	Basketball	30-Dec-1984		King James
Jim Jarmusch	Film Director	22-Jan-1953		Permanent Vacation
Melina Kanakaredes	Actor	23-Apr-1967		Det. Bonasera on CSI: NY
Neel Kashkari	Business	30-Jul-1973		President, Minneapolis Fed
Jani Lane	Singer	1-Feb-1964	11-Aug-2011	Lead singer of Warrant
Harley Lappin	Government	c. 1956		Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Marian Mercer	Actor	26-Nov-1935	27-Apr-2011	Nancy Beebe on It's a Living
Dan Moldea	Journalist	27-Feb-1950		Muckraker
Vaughn Monroe	Singer	7-Oct-1911	21-May-1973	Racing with the Moon
Mark Mothersbaugh	Musician	18-May-1950		Devo
Thurman Munson	Baseball	7-Jun-1947	2-Aug-1979	Yankees catcher, killed in plane crash
Ara Parseghian	Football	10-Mar-1923		Head Coach, Notre Dame, 1964-74
Jaroslav Pelikan	Historian	17-Dec-1923	13-May-2006	The Christian Tradition
William D. Perez	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Wrigley
Gary Pinkel	Football	27-Apr-1952		Missouri football coach, 2001-15
Robert Quine	Guitarist	30-Dec-1942	31-May-2004	Sonic punk rock guitarist
Willard Van Orman Quine	Philosopher	25-Jun-1908	25-Dec-2000	Two Dogmas of Empiricism
Judith Resnik	Astronaut	5-Apr-1949	28-Jan-1986	Challenger astronaut
Sydne Rome	Actor	17-Mar-1951		What?
Michael D. Rose	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Holiday Inn, 1981-90
Thomas C. Sawyer	Politician	15-Aug-1945		Congressman from Ohio, 1987-2003
John F. Seiberling	Politician	8-Sep-1918	2-Aug-2008	Congressman from Ohio, 1971-87
Richard E. Smalley	Chemist	6-Jun-1943	28-Oct-2005	Co-Discovered fullerines
Nate Thurmond	Basketball	25-Jul-1941	16-Jul-2016	NBA Hall of Famer
Charles R. Williamson	Business	1948		CEO of Unocal, 2001-05
Ray Wise	Actor	29-Aug-1947		Leland Palmer from Twin Peaks

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Benjamin F. Goodrich	Business	4-Nov-1841	3-Aug-1888	Founder of Goodrich Corporation
Herman Keiser	Golf	7-Oct-1914	24-Dec-2003	Winner, 1946 Masters Tournament
Rudy Ray Moore	Actor	17-Mar-1937	19-Oct-2008	Dolemite
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr.	Business	20-Oct-1918	18-Apr-2016	CEO of Goodyear, 1974-83
Denny Shute	Golf	25-Oct-1904	13-May-1974	Winner of 3 Majors

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