CITY

Official Website:
http://ci.columbus.oh.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.experiencecolumbus.com/

Population:
711470 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1812

County:
Delaware County, Fairfield County, Franklin County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Columbus Dispatch

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Ohio Dominican University	1911
Franklin University	1902
Ohio State University	1870

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Hexion Specialty Chemicals	2005
Retail Ventures	2003
Victoria's Secret	1977
CompuServe	1969
Big Lots	1967
Limited Brands	1963
Worthington Industries	1955
Bob Evans Farms	1953
Nationwide	1925
White Castle	1921
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease	1909
Huntington Bancshares	1866
Borden Chemical	1857
American Electric Power

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Atkins	Doctor	17-Oct-1930	17-Apr-2003	Atkins Diet doctor
Majel Barrett	Actor	23-Feb-1932	18-Dec-2008	Widow of Gene Roddenberry
Warner Baxter	Actor	29-Mar-1889	7-May-1951	In Old Arizona
George Bellows	Painter	12-Aug-1882	8-Jan-1925	American realist painter
Richard Biggs	Actor	18-Mar-1961	22-May-2004	Dr. Stephen Franklin on Babylon 5
Bizzy Bone	Rapper	12-Sep-1976		Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Andrea Bowen	Actor	4-Mar-1990		Desperate Housewives
Kevin Boyce	Politician	5-Oct-1971		Treasurer of Ohio, 2009-11
Lois McMaster Bujold	Novelist	2-Nov-1949		The Vorkosigan Saga
Walter Dean Burnham	Scholar	15-Jun-1930		Democracy in the Making
Prescott Bush	Politician	15-May-1895	8-Oct-1972	US Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63
Bruce L. Byrnes	Business	29-Mar-1948		Vice Chairman of Procter & Gamble, 2004-08
Joe Carr	Football	22-Oct-1880	20-May-1939	NFL President, 1921-39
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady	Football	2-Mar-1934		Winner, 1955 Heisman Trophy
Robert F. Chandler	Educator	22-Jun-1907	23-Mar-1999	International Rice Research Institute
Richard Cordray	Government	3-May-1959		Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Ben Curtis	Golf	26-May-1977		Winner, 2003 British Open
Beverly D'Angelo	Actor	15-Nov-1951		National Lampoon's Vacation
Jay DeMarcus	Country Musician	26-Apr-1971		Vocalist, Rascal Flatts
Michael Duffy	Journalist	7-Sep-1958		TIME reporter
David W. Dyer	Judge	28-Jun-1910	7-Jun-1998	5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1966-76
Michael Feinstein	Singer	7-Sep-1956		Revives the Great American Songbook
Guy Fieri	Chef	22-Jan-1968		Face of the Food Network
Alana De La Garza	Actor	18-Jun-1976		Connie Rubirosa on Law & Order
Dody Goodman	Actor	28-Oct-1914	22-Jun-2008	Mother on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Maggie Grace	Actor	21-Sep-1983		Shannon Rutherford on Lost
Alex Grey	Artist	29-Nov-1953		Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
Archie Griffin	Football	21-Aug-1954		Winner, 1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy
Wil Haygood	Journalist	19-Sep-1954		The Butler
Eileen Heckart	Actor	29-Mar-1919	31-Dec-2001	Butterflies Are Free
Curtis LeMay	Military	15-Nov-1906	1-Oct-1990	USAF General
Gary LeVox	Country Musician	10-Jul-1970		Lead singer, Rascal Flatts
John B. McCoy	Business	11-Jun-1943		CEO of Bank One, 1987-99
Patrick McCrory	Politician	17-Oct-1956		Governor of North Carolina
Irvin McDowell	Military	15-Oct-1818	4-May-1885	Defeated at First Battle of Bull Run
Grant Mitchell	Actor	17-Jun-1874	1-May-1957	Father Is a Prince
Jack Nicklaus	Golf	21-Jan-1940		Golf legend, Winner of 18 Majors
William J. Patterson	Business	27-Jan-1962	24-Sep-2010	SPO Partners & Co.
Jack Plotnick	Actor	30-Oct-1968		Xandir on Drawn Together
Tom Poston	Actor	17-Oct-1921	30-Apr-2007	Handyman on Newhart
Brady Quinn	Football	27-Oct-1984		Free-agent NFL quarterback
Josh Radnor	Actor	29-Jul-1974		How I Met Your Mother
Eddie Rickenbacker	Aviator	8-Oct-1890	23-Jul-1973	Flying ace shot down 22 planes in WWI
James A. Ryder	Business	28-Jul-1913	25-Mar-1997	Founder of Ryder System
Randy Savage	Wrestling	15-Nov-1952	20-May-2011	WWF and WCW heavyweight champion
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.	Historian	15-Oct-1917	28-Feb-2007	The Age of Roosevelt
Bob Shamansky	Politician	18-Apr-1927	11-Aug-2011	Congressman from Ohio, 1981-83
Claire Shipman	Journalist	1962		Good Morning America
Roger Smith	Business	12-Jul-1925	29-Nov-2007	CEO of General Motors, 1980-90
Donald Ogden Stewart	Author	30-Nov-1894	2-Aug-1980	The Philadelphia Story
Jermaine Stewart	Singer	7-Sep-1957	17-Mar-1997	We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
R. L. Stine	Author	8-Oct-1943		Goosebumps series
Philip Michael Thomas	Actor	26-May-1949		Det. Ricardo Tubbs on Miami Vice
James Thurber	Author	8-Dec-1894	2-Nov-1961	Short story writer and cartoonist
Pat Tiberi	Politician	21-Oct-1962		Congressman, Ohio 12th
Hal Williams	Actor	14-Dec-1938		Lester Jenkins on 227
Bill Willis	Football	5-Oct-1921	27-Nov-2007	Cleveland Browns, NFL Hall of Famer
Ralph Wilson, Jr.	Football	17-Oct-1918	25-Mar-2014	Founding Owner, Buffalo Bills

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John W. Bricker	Politician	6-Sep-1893	22-Mar-1986	Governor of Ohio, 1939-45
Samuel P. Bush	Relative	4-Oct-1863	8-Feb-1948	Father of Senator Prescott Bush
Joe Carr	Football	22-Oct-1880	20-May-1939	NFL President, 1921-39
Cozy Cole	Jazz Musician	17-Oct-1909	29-Jan-1981	Topsy Part 2
Dimebag Darrell	Guitarist	20-Aug-1966	8-Dec-2004	Lead guitarist for Pantera
Harry M. Daugherty	Government	26-Jan-1860	12-Oct-1941	US Attorney General, 1921-24
A. Victor Donahey	Politician	7-Jul-1873	8-Apr-1946	Governor of Ohio, 1923-29
John Glenn	Astronaut	18-Jul-1921	8-Dec-2016	First American to orbit earth
Vic Janowicz	Football	26-Jan-1930	27-Feb-1996	Winner, 1950 Heisman Trophy
Thomas J. Moyer	Judge	18-Apr-1939	2-Apr-2010	Ohio Chief Justice, 1987-2010
C. William O'Neill	Politician	14-Feb-1916	20-Aug-1978	Governor of Ohio, 1957-59
Hjalmar Petersen	Politician	2-Jan-1890	29-Mar-1968	Governor of Minnesota, 1936-37
James A. Rhodes	Politician	13-Sep-1909	4-Mar-2001	Twice Governor of Ohio
Andrew A. Sorensen	Educator	20-Jul-1938	17-Apr-2011	President, University of South Carolina, 2002-08
Allen G. Thurman	Politician	13-Nov-1813	12-Dec-1895	US Senator from Ohio, 1869-81
Paul Tibbets	Military	23-Feb-1915	1-Nov-2007	Pilot of the Enola Gay
Bill Willis	Football	5-Oct-1921	27-Nov-2007	Cleveland Browns, NFL Hall of Famer
Chalmers P. Wylie	Politician	23-Nov-1920	14-Aug-1998	Congressman from Ohio, 1967-93

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