CITY

Population:
71329 (2000 census)

County:
Lehigh County; Northampton County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Lehigh University	1865

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
OraSure Technologies	1979

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chuck Bednarik	Football	1-May-1925		Eagles Linebacker, Hall of Famer
Stephen Vincent Benét	Author	22-Jul-1898	13-Mar-1943	John Brown's Body
Pete Carril	Basketball	10-Jul-1930		Princeton Head Coach, 1967-96
Charles Cullen	Criminal	1960		Claimed to have killed 30-40 patients
Martin C. Faga	Government	11-Jun-1941		Director of the NRO, 1989-93
Jonathan Frakes	Actor	19-Aug-1952		Commander Riker on Star Trek: TNG
Mel Harris	Actor	12-Jul-1957		Hope Steadman on thirtysomething
H. D.	Poet	10-Sep-1886	27-Sep-1961	Imagist poet, Sea Garden
Paul F. McHale	Politician	26-Jul-1950		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1993-99
Daniel Roebuck	Actor	4-Mar-1963		Cliff Lewis on Matlock
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	Actor	8-Sep-1981		Randy on Home Improvement

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