CITY

Official Website:
http://www.gary.in.us/

Population:
102746 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1906

County:
Lake County

Founded 1906 by US Steel.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Indiana University Northwest	1963

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Borman	Astronaut	14-Mar-1928		First to circumnavigate moon
Nicholas D. Chabraja	Business	6-Nov-1942		CEO of General Dynamics, 1997-2009
Brent E. Dickson	Judge	1941		Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Polly Draper	Actor	15-Jun-1955		Ellyn Warren on thirtysomething
Jackie Jackson	Musician	4-May-1951		Tallest of the Jackson Five
Janet Jackson	Singer	16-May-1966		What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Jermaine Jackson	Musician	11-Dec-1954		The Jackson Five
La Toya Jackson	Singer	29-May-1956		Sister of Michael Jackson
Marlon Jackson	Musician	12-Mar-1957		The Jackson Five
Michael Jackson	Singer	29-Aug-1958	25-Jun-2009	King of Pop
Rebbie Jackson	Singer	29-May-1950		Eldest of the Jackson family
Tito Jackson	Musician	15-Oct-1953		Jackson Five
Alex Karras	Actor	15-Jul-1935	10-Oct-2012	Mongo, dad on Webster
James McCracken	Singer	16-Dec-1926	30-Apr-1988	Operatic tenor, Otello
Robert A. McDonald	Business	20-Jun-1953		US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Elizabeth Brown Pryor	Historian	15-Mar-1951	13-Apr-2015	Clara Barton: Professional Angel
Paul Samuelson	Economist	15-May-1915	13-Dec-2009	Theory of revealed preference
Joseph Stiglitz	Economist	9-Feb-1943		Ex-Chief Economist of the World Bank
Ernest Thomas	Actor	26-Mar-1950		Raj on What's Happening
Peter Visclosky	Politician	13-Aug-1949		Congressman, Indiana 1st
Deniece Williams	Singer	3-Jun-1951		Let's Hear It For The Boy
Fred Williamson	Football	5-Mar-1938		Football star, Original Gangstas

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cannonball Adderley	Jazz Musician	15-Sep-1928	8-Aug-1975	Alto sax blower
Katie Hall	Politician	3-Apr-1938	20-Feb-2012	Congresswoman from Indiana, 1982-85

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