CITY

Official Website:
http://ci.fort-worth.tx.us/

Population:
534694 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1849

County:
Denton County; Tarrant County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	1901
Texas Wesleyan University	1890
Texas Christian University	1873
Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, TX

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Burlington Northern Santa Fe	1995
Texas Pacific Group	1992
AmeriCredit	1992
XTO Energy	1986
Bombay Company	1978
Burlington Northern	1970
Pier 1 Imports	1962
Alcon	1945
American Airlines	1930
Radio Shack

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward Bass	Philanthropist	c. 1945		Billionaire, Biosphere proponent
Robert Bass	Business	c. 1948		Billionaire
Sid Bass	Business	1942		Fort Worth Billionaire
Gerry Beckley	Musician	12-Sep-1952		One-third of America
David Bonderman	Business	c. 1943		Billionaire, Texas Pacific Group
Betty Buckley	Actor	3-Jul-1947		Abby Bradford on Eight Is Enough
Kate Capshaw	Actor	3-Nov-1953		Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Mark David Chapman	Assassin	10-May-1955		Assassin of Beatle John Lennon
Kelly Clarkson	Singer	24-Apr-1982		First winner of American Idol
Ornette Coleman	Jazz Musician	19-Mar-1930		Free Jazz innovator
Bobby Day	Singer	1-Jul-1928	27-Jul-1999	Rockin' Robin
George Eads	Actor	1-Mar-1967		Nick Stokes on CSI
Kirk Franklin	Singer	26-Jan-1970		The Nu Nation Project
Janet Gunn	Actor	2-Nov-1961		Lost Voyage
Larry Hagman	Actor	21-Sep-1931		J.R. Ewing on Dallas
Bug Hall	Actor	4-Feb-1985		Alfalfa in Little Rascals remake
Taylor Hawkins	Drummer	17-Feb-1972		The Foo Fighters
Patricia Highsmith	Novelist	19-Jan-1921	4-Feb-1995	Strangers on a Train
Gayle Hunnicutt	Actor	6-Feb-1943		The Legend of Hell House
Martha Hyer	Actor	10-Aug-1924		Some Came Running
Ernest Istook	Politician	11-Feb-1950		Congressman, Oklahoma 5th
Jesse Jane	Pornstar	10-Jul-1980		Hooters girl gone porn
Joe Johnston	Film Director	1950		October Sky
Wallace Langham	Actor	11-Mar-1965		Phil on The Larry Sanders Show
Bruce Merrifield	Chemist	15-Jul-1921	14-May-2006	Synthesized polypeptides
Roger Miller	Country Musician	2-Jan-1936	25-Oct-1992	King of the Road
Michael J. Moncrief	Politician	?		Mayor of Fort Worth
John T. Montford	Politician	28-Jun-1943		Chancellor, Texas Tech University, 1996-2001
Erle Nye	Business	Jun-1938		CEO of TXU, 1999-2004
Bill Owens	Politician	22-Oct-1950		Governor of Colorado
Fess Parker	Actor	16-Aug-1925		Daniel Boone
Bill Paxton	Actor	17-May-1955		Mighty Joe Young
Rex Reed	Critic	2-Oct-1938		At the Movies
Marvin Runyon	Government	16-Sep-1924	3-May-2004	US Postmaster General, 1992-98
Tom Schieffer	Diplomat	4-Oct-1947		US Ambassador to Japan
Ivan Stang	Religion	21-Aug-1954		Church of the SubGenius
Hunter Tylo	Actor	3-Jul-1962		The Bold and the Beautiful
Darrent Williams	Football	27-Sep-1982	1-Jan-2007	Murdered Denver Broncos cornerback
Van Williams	Actor	27-Feb-1934		The Green Hornet
Morgan Woodward	Actor	16-Sep-1925		Punk Anderson on Dallas
Jim Wright	Politician	22-Dec-1922		Congressman from Texas, 1955-89

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Perry R. Bass	Philanthropist	11-Nov-1914	1-Jun-2006	Billionaire
Ben Hogan	Golf	14-May-1912	25-Jul-1997	Won 63 golf tournaments

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