bibliography
NNDB
This is a beta version of NNDB
Search: for

Lawrence, KS

CITY

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

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.lawrencechamber.com/

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

Population:
80098 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1854

County:
Douglas County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Haskell Indian Nations University
1884
University of Kansas
1865

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Hugh Beaumont
Actor
16-Feb-1909 14-May-1982 Ward Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver
Erin Brockovich
Activist
22-Jun-1960   Paralegal portrayed by Julia Roberts
Robert F. Ellsworth
Politician
11-Jun-1926 9-May-2011 Congressman from Kansas, 1961-67
Troy Findley
Politician
11-Jul-1964   Lt. Governor of Kansas
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Author
17-Feb-1879 9-Nov-1958 Understood Betsy
Ralph Houk
Baseball
9-Aug-1919 21-Jul-2010 Former NY Yankees Manager
Delbert Mann
Film Director
30-Jan-1920 11-Nov-2007 That Touch of Mink
William Shockley
Actor
17-Sep-1963   Hank Lawson on Dr. Quinn
Charles A. Sprague
Politician
12-Nov-1887 13-Mar-1969 Governor of Oregon, 1939-43
Jeff Yagher
Actor
18-Jan-1961   Kyle Bates on V

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Phog Allen
Basketball
18-Nov-1885 16-Sep-1974 KU Head Coach, 1919-56
William S. Burroughs
Author
5-Feb-1914 2-Aug-1997 Naked Lunch
James Naismith
Basketball
6-Nov-1861 28-Nov-1939 Inventor of Basketball



Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile



Copyright ©2017 Soylent Communications

NNDB MAPPER


Giuliani's Right Wing Network


Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.

Bibliographies

NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at the top of most pages, or via the "Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest books that might be critical omissions.