CITY

Official Website:
http://www.gulfport-ms.gov/

Population:
71127 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1845

County:
Harrison County

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lem Barney	Football	8-Sep-1945		NFL Hall of Famer, Baptist minister
Brett Favre	Football	10-Oct-1969		Legendary football quarterback
Steven Palazzo	Politician	21-Feb-1970		Congressman, Mississippi 4th
Tavis Smiley	Journalist	13-Sep-1964		The Tavis Smiley Show

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Forrest Smith	Politician	14-Feb-1886	8-Mar-1962	Governor of Missouri, 1949-53
Ken Stabler	Football	25-Dec-1945	8-Jul-2015	Oakland Raiders QB

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