CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/

Population:
102361 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1852

County:
Santa Clara County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Mission College Santa Clara	1967
Santa Clara University	1851

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Atheros Communications	1998
Netgear	1996
Transmeta	1995
Bay Networks	1994
Exodus Communications	1994
NVIDIA	1993
Computer Access Technology	1992
McAfee	1987
Claris	1987
PMC-Sierra	1984
Sun Microsystems	1982
Intel	1968
Applied Materials	1967
National Semiconductor	1959
Fairchild Semiconductor	1957

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kathleen Lloyd	Actor	13-Sep-1948		It Lives Again
Sandra McCoy	Actor	14-Aug-1979		Cry Wolf
George Packer	Author	13-Aug-1960		The Assassins' Gate
Jim Plunkett	Football	5-Dec-1947		Superbowl MVP
Kerri Walsh	Sports Figure	15-Aug-1978		Top beach volleyball player

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William E. Riker	Religion	1873	3-Dec-1969	Holy City cult leader
John Vasconcellos	Politician	11-May-1932	24-May-2014	California State Legislator

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