CDP (CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACE)

Official Website:
http://www.brooklinema.gov/

Population:
57107 (2000 census)

County:
Norfolk County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Hellenic College	1966
Newbury College Massachusetts	1962
Brookline High School, Brookline, MA	1843

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ray Atherton	Diplomat	1883	1960	US Ambassador to Canada, 1943-48
George S. Boutwell	Politician	28-Jan-1818	27-Feb-1905	Senator, Governor, US Treasury Secretary
Robert Cutler	Government	12-Jun-1895	8-May-1974	1950s National Security Advisor
Michael Dukakis	Politician	3-Nov-1933		Twice Governor of Massachusetts
Julius Genachowski	Government	19-Aug-1962		FCC Chairman
John Hodgman	Author	3-Jun-1971		The Areas of My Expertise
John F. Kennedy	Head of State	29-May-1917	22-Nov-1963	35th US President, 1961-63
Kathleen Kennedy	Relative	20-Feb-1920	13-May-1948	Sister of John F. Kennedy
Rosemary Kennedy	Relative	13-Sep-1918	7-Jan-2005	Kennedy sibling, institutionalized
Ted Kennedy	Politician	22-Feb-1932	25-Aug-2009	US Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009
Robert Kraft	Business	5-Jun-1941		Owner, New England Patriots
Jon Krakauer	Author	12-Apr-1954		Into Thin Air
Patricia Kennedy Lawford	Socialite	6-May-1924	17-Sep-2006	Kennedy sister, wife of Peter Lawford
Lester A. Lefton	Educator	c. 1947		President, Kent State University
A. Lawrence Lowell	Educator	1-Jan-1856	6-Jan-1943	President, Harvard University, 1909-33
Amy Lowell	Poet	9-Feb-1874	12-May-1925	What's O'Clock
Rachel P. Maines	Scholar	8-Jul-1950		The Technology of Orgasm
Albert Maysles	Film Director	26-Nov-1926	5-Mar-2015	Documentary filmmaker
Ralph Neas	Activist	17-May-1946		People for the American Way
Conan O'Brien	Talk Show Host	18-Apr-1963		Briefly hosted The Tonight Show
Ken Ober	Game Show Host	3-Jul-1957	15-Nov-2009	Remote Control, Ober and Olsen
Gary Samore	Government	31-Mar-1953		White House WMD Czar, 2009-13
Eunice Kennedy Shriver	Relative	10-Jul-1921	11-Aug-2009	Founder of the Special Olympics
Jean Kennedy Smith	Diplomat	20-Feb-1928		US Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-98
Mike Wallace	Journalist	9-May-1918	7-Apr-2012	Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent
William A. Wellman	Film Director	29-Feb-1896	9-Dec-1975	The High and the Mighty

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Saul Bellow	Novelist	10-Jun-1915	5-Apr-2005	The Adventures of Augie March
Owen Brewster	Politician	22-Feb-1888	25-Dec-1961	Governor and Senator from Maine
Arthur Fiedler	Conductor	17-Dec-1894	10-Jul-1979	Conductor of the Boston Pops
Amy Lowell	Poet	9-Feb-1874	12-May-1925	What's O'Clock
George R. Minot	Doctor	2-Dec-1885	25-Feb-1950	Liver therapy for pernicious anemia
William P. Murphy	Scientist	6-Feb-1892	9-Oct-1987	Liver therapy for pernicious anemia
Olive Higgins Prouty	Novelist	10-Jan-1882	24-Mar-1974	Stella Dallas
James Ford Rhodes	Author	1-May-1848	22-Jan-1927	History of the Civil War

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