CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/

Population:
114024 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
Jan-1824

County:
Washtenaw County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Washtenaw Community College	1965
Cleary University	1883
Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI	1856
University of Michigan	1817

LIBRARY

Library	Founded
Ann Arbor District Library	1911

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Affinia Group	2004
Hoover Universal	1977
Borders	1971
Domino's Pizza	1960
ProQuest	1938
Flint Ink	1920

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Scott Asheton	Drummer	16-Aug-1949	15-Mar-2014	Drummer for the Stooges
Bruce Bartlett	Government	11-Oct-1951		Conservative pundit
Charles Cooley	Educator	17-Aug-1864	8-May-1929	Looking-glass self
Jack Falahee	Actor	20-Feb-1989		Connor Walsh on How to Get Away with Murder
Lee Fisher	Politician	7-Aug-1951		Lt. Governor of Ohio, 2007-11
William Hewlett	Business	20-May-1913	12-Jan-2001	Co-Founder of Hewlett-Packard
Reed E. Hundt	Business	3-Mar-1948		FCC Chairman, 1993-97
Thomas Monaghan	Business	25-Mar-1937		Domino's Pizza founder, pro-life activist
Austin Nichols	Actor	24-Apr-1980		John from Cincinnati
Robert D. Orr	Politician	17-Nov-1917	10-Mar-2004	Governor of Indiana, 1989-92
Michael Porter	Scholar	1947		Competitive Strategy
Michelle Rhee	Activist	25-Dec-1969		DC Public Schools Chancellor, 2007-10
Brian Schatz	Politician	20-Oct-1972		US Senator from Hawaii
Wilfrid Sellars	Philosopher	20-May-1912	2-Jul-1989	Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind
Gene Sperling	Economist	24-Dec-1958		Chief Economic Advisor, 1996-2000
William C. Steere, Jr.	Business	17-Jun-1936		CEO of Pfizer, 1991-2001
Samuel C. C. Ting	Physicist	27-Jan-1936		Co-Discoverer of J/psi meson
Kenneth N. Waltz	Scholar	8-Jun-1924	12-May-2013	Man, the State, and War
Thomas H. Weller	Scientist	15-Jun-1915	23-Aug-2008	Cultured the polio virus
Grace Lee Whitney	Actor	1-Apr-1930	1-May-2015	Yeoman Rand on Star Trek

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
H. Gardner Ackley	Economist	30-Jun-1915	12-Feb-1998	US Ambassador to Italy, 1968-69
Henry Carter Adams	Economist	31-Dec-1851	11-Aug-1921	Public Debts
Dave Alexander	Bassist	3-Jun-1947	10-Feb-1975	Original bassist for the Stooges
Ron Asheton	Guitarist	17-Jul-1948	1-Jan-2009	Guitarist for the Stooges
Scott Asheton	Drummer	16-Aug-1949	15-Mar-2014	Drummer for the Stooges
Warren Avis	Business	4-Aug-1915	24-Apr-2007	Founder of Avis Rent A Car
Charles Cooley	Educator	17-Aug-1864	8-May-1929	Looking-glass self
Kiki Cuyler	Baseball	30-Aug-1898	11-Feb-1950	MLB Hall of Famer
Herbert D. Doan	Business	5-Sep-1922	16-May-2006	CEO of Dow Chemical, 1962-71
Alexander Eckstein	Economist	9-Dec-1915	4-Dec-1976	Sinologist, China's Economic Revolution
Robben W. Fleming	Educator	18-Dec-1916	10-Jan-2010	President, University of Michigan, 1968-78
Robert Hayden	Poet	4-Aug-1913	25-Feb-1980	Words in the Mourning Time
Paul W. McCracken	Economist	29-Dec-1915	3-Aug-2012	Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71
George Meader	Politician	13-Sep-1907	15-Oct-1994	Congressman from Michigan, 1951-65
John J. Riccardo	Business	2-Jul-1924	13-Feb-2016	CEO of Chrysler, 1975-79
Eero Saarinen	Architect	20-Aug-1910	1-Sep-1961	Designed Gateway Arch in St. Louis
Shirley Verrett	Singer	31-May-1931	5-Nov-2010	Mezzo-soprano at the Met
Leonard Woodcock	Labor Leader	15-Feb-1911	16-Jan-2001	5th UAW President, 1970-77
Fielding H. Yost	Football	30-Apr-1871	20-Apr-1946	Legendary UMich Head Coach

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