CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.white-plains.ny.us/

Population:
53077 (2000 census)

County:
Westchester County

Seat of Westchester County since 1758.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Westchester Journal News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Stepinac High School, White Plains, NY	1948
White Plains High School, White Plains, NY

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
AboveNet	1993
Starwood Hotels	1991
ITT	1920

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Bruni	Journalist	31-Oct-1964		New York Times food critic
Joseph Campbell	Author	26-Mar-1904	31-Oct-1987	The Power of Myth
Michael J. Durham	Business	c. 1951		Former CFO, American Airlines
Dan Duryea	Actor	23-Jan-1907	7-Jun-1968	The Little Foxes
Noah Fleiss	Actor	16-Apr-1984		Josh and S.A.M.
David N. Greenlee	Diplomat	3-Jun-1943		US Ambassador to Bolivia, 2003-06
Art Monk	Football	5-Dec-1957		Former Washington Redskins WR
Christopher Murphy	Politician	3-Aug-1973		Congressman, Connecticut 5th
Lowell W. Robinson	Business	c. 1949		COO of MIVA, Inc.
David E. Sanger	Journalist	5-Jul-1960		NYT Chief Washington Correspondent
George E. Smith	Scientist	10-May-1930		Digital photography
Andrew Tanenbaum	Computer Programmer	16-Mar-1944		Creator of Minix
Ralph Waite	Actor	22-Jun-1928	13-Feb-2014	John Walton, Sr. on The Waltons
Tim Weiner	Journalist	20-Jun-1956		Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
James Whitmore	Actor	1-Oct-1921	6-Feb-2009	Give 'em Hell, Harry!

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Waldo Frank	Author	25-Aug-1889	9-Jan-1967	American cultural critic and social historian
Percy Grainger	Composer	8-Jul-1882	20-Feb-1961	Country Gardens
Jean Kerr	Author	10-Jul-1922	5-Jan-2003	Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Moms Mabley	Comic	19-Mar-1894	23-May-1975	Pioneering black comedienne
Everett C. Parker	Activist	17-Jan-1913	17-Sep-2015	Civil rights advocate, UCC official
Les Paul	Guitarist	9-Jun-1915	13-Aug-2009	Electric guitar/multitrack recording pioneer
Big Pun	Rapper	10-Nov-1971	7-Feb-2000	Latino rapper/producer
Leonard Rose	Cellist	28-Jul-1918	16-Nov-1984	Virtuoso cellist
Jean Stafford	Novelist	1-Jul-1915	26-Mar-1979	The Catherine Wheel
Mary Jean Crenshaw Tully	Activist	15-Dec-1925	27-Dec-2003	Feminism activist
Vincent du Vigneaud	Chemist	18-May-1901	11-Dec-1978	Synthesized vasopressin and oxytocin

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