CITY

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

Population:
106632 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1762

County:
Lehigh County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Allentown Morning Call

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Cedar Crest College	1867
Muhlenberg College	1848

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Agere Systems	2002
Air Products and Chemicals	1940
PPL	1920

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michaela Conlin	Actor	9-Jun-1978		Angela Montenegro on Bones
James B. Cunningham	Diplomat	c. 1952		US Ambassador to Israel
Charlie Dent	Politician	24-May-1960		Congressman, Pennsylvania 15th
Tim Heidecker	Comic	3-Feb-1976		Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Lee Iacocca	Business	15-Oct-1924		Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation
Keith Jarrett	Jazz Musician	8-May-1945		Jazz pianist and composer
Michael Johns	Government	8-Sep-1964		Conservative activist, healthcare exec
Philip S. Klein	Historian	10-Jun-1909	15-Feb-1993	President James Buchanan
John Kline	Politician	6-Sep-1947		Congressman, Minnesota 2nd
Carson Kressley	TV Personality	11-Nov-1969		Fashion Queer Eye guy
Lara Jill Miller	Actor	20-Apr-1967		Samantha Kanisky on Gimme a Break!
Amanda Seyfried	Actor	3-Dec-1985		Mean Girls
Richard A. Snelling	Politician	18-Feb-1927	14-Aug-1991	Twice Governor of Vermont
Dana Snyder	Actor	14-Nov-1973		Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Christine Taylor	Actor	30-Jul-1971		Marcia in the Brady Bunch movies

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Darryl Dawkins	Basketball	11-Jan-1957	27-Aug-2015	Chocolate Thunder

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