CITY

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

Population:
120568 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1664

County:
Union County

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rick Barry	Basketball	28-Mar-1944		NBA Hall of Famer
Judy Blume	Author	12-Feb-1938		Author of children's books
Clint Bolick	Activist	26-Dec-1957		Libertarian school choice activist
Hubie Brown	Basketball	25-Sep-1933		NBA Analyst, former head coach
Nicholas Murray Butler	Educator	2-Apr-1862	7-Dec-1947	President of Columbia University, 1901-45
Michael Chertoff	Government	28-Nov-1953		US Homeland Security Czar
Tom Colicchio	Chef	15-Aug-1962		Head Judge, Top Chef
Valerie Cruz	Actor	18-Jul-1976		Dr. Grace Santiago, Nip/Tuck
Chuck Feeney	Business	23-Apr-1931		Duty Free Shoppers
William F. Halsey	Military	30-Oct-1882	20-Aug-1959	WWII Commander of the South Pacific
Helen E. Hoens	Judge	31-Jul-1954		Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court
Daniel Hugh Kelly	Actor	10-Aug-1952		Hardcastle and McCormick
Daniel Kurtzer	Diplomat	Jun-1949		US Ambassador to Israel, 2001-05
James P. Mitchell	Government	12-Nov-1900	19-Oct-1964	US Secretary of Labor, 1953-61
Thomas Mitchell	Actor	11-Jul-1892	17-Dec-1962	Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
Susan Ness	Government	?		FCC Commissioner, 1994-2001
Elizabeth Peña	Actor	23-Sep-1959	14-Oct-2014	Tortilla Soup
Matthew Rinaldo	Politician	1-Sep-1931		Congressman from New Jersey, 1973-93
Debralee Scott	Actor	2-Apr-1953	5-Apr-2005	Feathered hair in Police Academy
William Tunner	Military	14-Jul-1906	6-Apr-1983	Organized the Berlin Airlift
Malinda Williams	Actor	3-Dec-1975		Tracy Van Adams on Soul Food

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert P. Patterson	Judge	12-Feb-1891	22-Jan-1952	US Secretary of War, 1945-47

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