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Atlanta, GA

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.atlanta.ga.us/

Population:
416474 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1837

County:
DeKalb County; Fulton County

Mayor of Atlanta

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Clark Atlanta University
1988
Morehouse School of Medicine
1975
John Marshall Law School Atlanta
1933
Georgia State University
1913
Georgia Military College
1879
Emory University
1836
Oglethorpe University
1835
Morehouse College
1867
Georgia Tech
1885
Spelman College
1881

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
Mueller Water Products
2006
Spectrum Brands
2005
FOCUS Brands
2004
Novelis
2004
Acuity Brands
2001
Moe's Southwest Grill
2001
Cingular
2001
Marine Products Corporation
2001
Mirant
2001
IntercontinentalExchange
2000
Newell Rubbermaid
1999
Century Strategies
1997
Kilpatrick Stockton
1997
Logility
1996
Internap
1996
Superior Essex
1996
BlueLinx Holdings
1996
Cypress Communications
1995
Beazer Homes
1993
AFC Enterprises
1992
TurboChef Technologies
1991
Worldspan
1990
Coca Cola Enterprises
1986
SunTrust Banks
1985
Georgia Gulf
1985
RPC, Inc.
1984
Bellsouth
1983
Hooters
1983
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
1979
Long Aldridge & Norman
1974
Cumulus Media
1974
Computer Generation
1968
Chick-fil-A
1967
NDCHealth
1967
Arby's
1964
Norrell
1961
Cousins Properties
1958
Aaron Rents
1955
Rollins
1948
Oxford Industries
1942
Gold Kist
1933
Delta Airlines
1928
Genuine Parts
1928
Georgia Pacific
1927
Georgia Power Company
1926
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy
1909
United Parcel Service
1907
Russell Corporation
1902
Cox Enterprises
1898
Troutman Sanders
1897
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
1897
Alston & Bird
1893
Coca Cola
1892
Equifax
1889
King & Spalding
1885
Southern Bell
1879
Carter's
1865
AGL Resources
1856
Church's Chicken
 
Riverwood International
 
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
 
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
 
Southern Co.
 

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Brock Adams
Politician
13-Jan-1927 10-Sep-2004 US Senator from Washington, 1987-93
André 3000
Musician
27-May-1975   The skinny half of OutKast
Lee Atwater
Politician
27-Feb-1951 29-Mar-1991 RNC Chairman, 1988-90
Alan Ball
Screenwriter
13-May-1957   American Beauty
Marcus C. Bennett
Business
c. 1937   CFO of Lockheed Martin, 1988-99
Earl Blackwell
Business
3-May-1913 1-Mar-1995 Celebrity publicist
Daniel Boorstin
Historian
1-Oct-1914 28-Feb-2004 The Creators
Phil Bronstein
Editor
c. 1951   Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle
Caroline Bynum
Historian
1941   Medieval historian
Monica Calhoun
Actor
29-Jul-1971   Bagdad Café
Cee-Lo
Rapper
30-May-1974   Goodie Mob, Gnarls Barkley
Thomas F. Chapman
Business
1943   CEO of Equifax, 1998-2005
Max Cleland
Politician
24-Aug-1942   US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003
Pat Conroy
Author
26-Oct-1945   The Prince of Tides
Barbara Cook
Singer
25-Oct-1927   Broadway, TV and cabaret singer and actress
C. Martin Croker
Actor
c. 1960   Zorak & Moltar on Space Ghost
David Cross
Comic
4-Apr-1964   Mr. Show with Bob and David
H. James Dallas
Business
c. 1958   CIO of Medtronic
James Dickey
Poet
2-Feb-1923 19-Jan-1997 Deliverance
Stephen Dorff
Actor
29-Jul-1973   Blade
K. Terry Dornbush
Business
1933   US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1994-98
Young Dro
Rapper
15-Jan-1979   Best Thang Smokin'
Ervin S. Duggan
Government
30-Jun-1939   CEO of PBS, 1994-99
Jeff Foxworthy
Comic
6-Sep-1958   Just might be a redneck
Walt Frazier
Basketball
29-Mar-1945   New York Knicks hall of famer
Gorilla Zoe
Rapper
?   Hood Nigga
Glenda Hatchett
TV Personality
14-Dec-1951   Judge Hatchett
Ed Helms
Comic
24-Jan-1974   The Daily Show
Scott Herren
Electronic Musician
1976   Prefuse 73
Kristin Hersh
Musician
7-Aug-1966   Frontwoman for Throwing Muses
Laurie Hickson-Smith
TV Personality
23-May-1971   Interior decorator on Trading Spaces
Keri Hilson
Singer/Songwriter
27-Oct-1982   The Way I Are
P. Harris Hines
Judge
c. 1943   Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Clark Howard
Radio Personality
20-Jun-1955   The Clark Howard Show
Robin E. Hudson
Judge
20-Feb-1952   Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
T. I.
Rapper
25-Sep-1980   Dirty south rapper, Trap Muzik
Johnny Isakson
Politician
24-Dec-1944   US Senator from Georgia
Dana Ivey
Actor
12-Aug-1942   Legally Blonde 2
Yung Joc
Rapper
2-Apr-1983   New Joc City
Lil' Jon
Rapper
1970   The King of Crunk
Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr.
Publisher
1946   Publisher of the Washington Post
Bobby Jones
Golf
17-Mar-1902 18-Dec-1971 Winner of 13 major championships
Vernon Jordan
Business
15-Aug-1935   Advisor to Bill Clinton
DeForest Kelley
Actor
20-Jan-1920 11-Jun-1999 Dr. McCoy on Star Trek
William N. Kelley
Doctor
23-Jun-1939   Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome
Richard Kelly
Politician
31-Jul-1924 22-Aug-2005 Congressman snagged in ABSCAM sting
Martin Luther King
Activist
15-Jan-1929 4-Apr-1968 Pacifist civil rights activist
Gladys Knight
Singer
28-May-1944   Lords dominion over The Pips
Spike Lee
Film Director
20-Mar-1957   Do The Right Thing
Elliott H. Levitas
Politician
26-Dec-1930   Congressman from Georgia, 1975-85
Jamal Lewis
Football
29-Aug-1979   Cleveland Browns RB
Eric Lively
Actor
31-Jul-1981   So Weird
Chris Lowell
Actor
17-Oct-1984   Piz on Veronica Mars
Lester Maddox
Politician
30-Sep-1915 25-Jun-2003 Governor of Georgia, 1967-71
Chan Marshall
Singer/Songwriter
21-Jan-1972   Cat Power
Christopher Massey
Actor
26-Jan-1990   Michael Barret on Zoey 101
Kyle Massey
Actor
28-Aug-1991   Cory on That's So Raven
Larry McDonald
Politician
1-Apr-1935 1-Sep-1983 Congressman from Georgia, 1975-83
Cynthia McKinney
Politician
17-Mar-1955   Congresswoman from Georgia, 2005-07
James C. Miller III
Economist
25-Jun-1942   Conservative economist
Margaret Mitchell
Novelist
8-Nov-1900 16-Aug-1949 Gone With the Wind
John H. Mullin III
Business
1941   Former Partner, Dillon Read & Co.
Carl E. Mundy, Jr.
Military
16-Jul-1935   USMC Commandant, 1991-95
Brittany Murphy
Actor
10-Nov-1977   Clueless
Frances Newman
Novelist
13-Sep-1888 22-Oct-1928 The Hard-Boiled Virgin
Don Oberdorfer
Journalist
1931   The Washington Post
Harrison Page
Actor
c. 1948   Supporting actor in Jag, E.R.
Kip Pardue
Actor
23-Sep-1976   The Rules of Attraction
Bert Parks
TV Personality
30-Dec-1914 2-Feb-1992 Host of the Miss America Pageant
Ty Pennington
TV Personality
19-Oct-1965   Carpenter on Trading Spaces
William Pierce
Author
11-Sep-1933 23-Jul-2002 The Turner Diaries
JonBenét Ramsey
Victim
6-Aug-1990 26-Dec-1996 6-year-old murdered pageant winner
Raven-Symoné
Actor
10-Dec-1985   That's So Raven
Jerry Reed
Country Musician
20-Mar-1937   When You're Hot, You're Hot
LaTanya Richardson
Actor
21-Oct-1949   Actress/wife of Samuel L. Jackson
Chris Robinson
Musician
20-Dec-1966   Lead singer, The Black Crowes
James D. Robinson III
Business
19-Nov-1935   CEO of American Express, 1977-93
Rich Robinson
Guitarist
24-May-1969   Guitarist, The Black Crowes
Kelly Rowland
Singer
11-Feb-1981   One-third of Destiny's Child
Nipsey Russell
Comic
13-Oct-1924 2-Oct-2005 Tinman in The Wiz
Joe Scarborough
Pundit
9-Apr-1963   Scarborough Country
Lil' Scrappy
Rapper
20-Jan-1984   Head Bussa
Ryan Seacrest
Talk Show Host
24-Dec-1974   Host of American Idol
Charles S. Shapiro
Diplomat
c. 1957   US Ambassador to Venezuela, 2002-04
Steven Soderbergh
Film Director
14-Jan-1963   Traffic
Joe South
Musician
28-Feb-1940   Southern singer/songwriter and session guitarist
Louis Wade Sullivan
Government
3-Nov-1933   US Secretary of HHS, 1989-93
Thomas C. Sutton
Business
1942   CEO of Pacific Life, 1990-2007
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas
Musician
27-Feb-1971   One third of TLC
Kenan Thompson
Comic
10-May-1978   Kenan & Kel
Lee Tracy
Actor
14-Apr-1898 18-Oct-1968 Crashing Hollywood
Lamar Trotti
Screenwriter
18-Oct-1900 28-Aug-1952 Young Mr. Lincoln
Chris Tucker
Comic
31-Aug-1972   Pipsqueak in Rush Hour
Barry Van Dyke
Actor
31-Jul-1951   Diagnosis Murder
Susan Walters
Actor
28-Sep-1963   The Young and the Restless
Devon Werkheiser
Actor
8-Mar-1991   Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Kanye West
Music Producer
8-Jun-1977   The College Dropout
Lynn Westmoreland
Politician
2-Apr-1950   Congressman, Georgia 8th
Walter White
Activist
1-Jul-1893 21-Mar-1955 Worked against lynchings
Wayne Williams
Criminal
27-May-1958   Atlanta child murders
Garry Wills
Historian
22-May-1934   Lincoln at Gettysburg
Scott Wilson
Actor
29-Mar-1942   The Ninth Configuration
Jane Withers
Actor
12-Apr-1926   Once-superstar child actor
Will Wright
Computer Programmer
20-Jan-1960   Created SimCity, The Sims

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ralph Abernathy
Activist
21-Mar-1926 17-Apr-1990 Prominent civil rights activist
James Brown
Singer
3-May-1933 25-Dec-2006 Purportedly felt good
Ty Cobb
Baseball
18-Dec-1886 17-Jul-1961 Legendary Detroit Tigers hitter
Bobby Dodd
Football
11-Nov-1908 21-Jun-1988 Georgia Tech Head Coach, 1945-67
John Ehrlichman
Government
20-Mar-1925 14-Feb-1999 Watergate criminal, served time
Hiram Wesley Evans
Activist
26-Sep-1881 Sep-1966 KKK Imperial Wizard, 1922-39
Rebecca Latimer Felton
Politician
10-Jun-1835 24-Jan-1930 First female in the US Senate
Bernie Geoffrion
Hockey
14-Feb-1931 11-Mar-2006 Montreal Canadiens, 1950-64
Roberto C. Goizueta
Business
18-Nov-1931 18-Oct-1997 CEO of Coca-Cola, 1981-97
Joel Chandler Harris
Novelist
9-Dec-1848 3-Jul-1908 Uncle Remus
Bobby Jones
Golf
17-Mar-1902 18-Dec-1971 Winner of 13 major championships
Hamilton Jordan
Government
21-Sep-1944 20-May-2008 White House Chief of Staff, 1979-80
Lester Maddox
Politician
30-Sep-1915 25-Jun-2003 Governor of Georgia, 1967-71
Whitman Mayo
Actor
15-Nov-1930 22-May-2001 Grady on Sanford and Son
Margaret Mitchell
Novelist
8-Nov-1900 16-Aug-1949 Gone With the Wind
Benjamin Orr
Bassist
8-Sep-1947 3-Oct-2000 Bassist for The Cars
John S. Pemberton
Inventor
8-Jul-1831 16-Aug-1888 Creator of Coca-Cola
Patsy Ramsey
Relative
29-Dec-1956 24-Jun-2006 JonBenét's mother
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Politician
11-Feb-1812 4-Mar-1883 Confederate Vice President
Robert W. Woodruff
Business
6-Dec-1889 7-Mar-1985 President of Coca-Cola, 1923-54



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