CITY

Official Website:
http://www.norfolk.va.us/

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

Population:
234403 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1682

County:
Norfolk city

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Virginian-Pilot
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Virginia Wesleyan College	1965
Norfolk State University	1935
Old Dominion University	1930

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Norfolk Southern	1982

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alexander T. Augusta	Doctor	8-Mar-1825	21-Dec-1890	First black battlefield surgeon
Stephen Bannon	Business	27-Nov-1953		White Nationalist, Head of Breitbart News
Frank Batten	Publisher	11-Feb-1927	10-Sep-2009	Founder, The Weather Channel
Plaxico Burress	Football	12-Aug-1977		NFL free agent
Clarence Clemons	Musician	11-Jan-1942	18-Jun-2011	Bruce Springsteen's saxophonist
Gregory B. Craig	Attorney	4-Mar-1945		White House Counsel, 2009
Rob Estes	Actor	22-Jul-1963		Kyle McBride on Melrose Place
Gary Fleder	Film Director	19-Dec-1965		Runaway Jury
Stephen Furst	Actor	8-May-1955		Vir on Babylon 5
Grant Gustin	Actor	14-Jan-1990		The Flash
Leroy R. Hassell, Sr.	Judge	17-Aug-1955	9-Feb-2011	Virginia Chief Justice, 2003-11
Magoo	Rapper	12-Jul-1973		Rap partner with Timbaland
Theodore A. Mathas	Business	c. 1967		President of New York Life
Dorothy Maynor	Singer	3-Sep-1910	19-Feb-1996	Soprano, founder of Harlem School of the Arts
John Newton	Military	24-Aug-1823	1-May-1895	Union Army General and engineer
Barbara Perry	Actor	22-Jun-1923		Character actress
Peggy A. Quince	Judge	3-Jan-1948		Justice, Florida Supreme Court
Tim Reid	Actor	19-Dec-1944		Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati
M. Jodi Rell	Politician	16-Jun-1946		Governor of Connecticut, 2004-11
Ed Schultz	Radio Personality	27-Jan-1954		Talk radio host
Rhea Seehorn	Actor	12-May-1972		Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul
Deborah Shelton	Actor	21-Nov-1948		Mandy Winger on Dallas
John Wesley Shipp	Actor	22-Jan-1956		Mitch Leery on Dawson's Creek
Bruce Smith	Football	18-Jun-1963		200 career sacks
Keely Smith	Singer	9-Mar-1932		Louis Prima Band
Curtis Strange	Golf	30-Jan-1955		Winner of the US Open, 1988 and 1989
Margaret Sullavan	Actor	16-May-1911	1-Jan-1960	The Shop Around the Corner
Timbaland	Music Producer	10-Mar-1971		Innovative rap producer and performer
Gene Vincent	Musician	11-Feb-1935	12-Oct-1971	Be-Bop-A-Lula
Patrick Wilson	Actor	3-Jul-1973		The Phantom of the Opera
David Wright	Baseball	20-Dec-1982		3rd Base, New York Mets

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Batten	Publisher	11-Feb-1927	10-Sep-2009	Founder, The Weather Channel
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.	Politician	11-Feb-1897	9-Jun-1981	Governor of Virginia, 1942-46
John Goode	Politician	27-May-1829	14-Jul-1909	Congressman from Virginia, 1875-81
Howard W. Jones, Jr.	Doctor	30-Dec-1910	31-Jul-2015	Pioneer of in vitro fertilization
Frank B. Kelso II	Military	11-Jul-1933	23-Jun-2013	Chief of Naval Operations, 1990-94
Moses Malone	Basketball	23-Mar-1955	13-Sep-2015	Philadelphia 76ers
George Pickett	Military	16-Jan-1825	30-Jul-1875	Battle of Gettysburg
Littleton Waller Tazewell	Politician	17-Dec-1774	6-May-1860	Senator and Governor from Virginia

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