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Davenport, IA

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofdavenportiowa.com/

Population:
98359 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1836

County:
Scott County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Hamilton Technical College
1969
Marycrest International University
1939
Kaplan University
1937
Palmer College of Chiropractic
1897
St. Ambrose University
1882

MUSEUM

MuseumFounded
Figge Art Museum
2005

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
Lee Enterprises
1890

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Henry Carter Adams
Economist
31-Dec-1851 11-Aug-1921 Public Debts
Patricia Barry
Actor
16-Nov-1921 11-Oct-2016 Character actress
Bix Beiderbecke
Jazz Musician
10-Mar-1903 6-Aug-1931 Celebrated jazz cornetist
Lara Flynn Boyle
Actor
24-Mar-1970   Wayne's World
Roger Craig
Football
10-Jul-1960   Former San Francisco 49ers RB
Bill Fitch
Basketball
19-May-1934   Longtime NBA and NCAA coach
John Getz
Actor
15-Oct-1946   Blood Simple
Susan Glaspell
Playwright
1-Jul-1882 27-Jul-1948 Provincetown Players
Jim Leach
Politician
15-Oct-1942   Congressman from Iowa, 1977-2007
Sue Lyon
Actor
10-Jul-1946   Lolita
Stuart Margolin
Actor
31-Jan-1940   Angel Martin on The Rockford Files
Donald C. Nebergall
Business
12-Aug-1928   Brenton Bank & Trust
Mary Beth Peil
Actor
25-Jun-1940   Evelyn Ryan on Dawson's Creek
Nat Pendleton
Actor
9-Aug-1895 12-Oct-1967 At the Circus
Linnea Quigley
Actor
27-May-1958   Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama
Charles Edward Russell
Author
25-Sep-1860 23-Apr-1941 The Greatest Trust in the World
Randy Shilts
Journalist
8-Aug-1951 17-Feb-1994 Chronicler of AIDS, biographer of Harvey Milk
Michael Sitrick
Business
8-Jun-1947   Sitrick and Company
Joan Spero
Diplomat
2-Oct-1944   Under Secretary of State, 1993-97

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Cary Grant
Actor
18-Jan-1904 29-Nov-1986 North by Northwest



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