CITY

Population:
57247 (2000 census)

County:
Galveston County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Texas A&M University at Galveston	1962

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
American National Insurance	1905

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard H. Anderson	Business	1956		CEO of Delta Airlines
Buck Chapoton	Government	18-May-1936		Reagan's tax guy
Wrong Way Corrigan	Aviator	22-Jan-1907	9-Dec-1995	Flew transatlantic route "by accident"
Bill Engvall	Comic	27-Jul-1957		Blue Collar Comedy Tour
Katherine Helmond	Actor	5-Jul-1928		Jessica Tate on Soap
Kay Bailey Hutchison	Politician	22-Jul-1943		US Senator from Texas
Jack Johnson	Boxing	31-Mar-1878	10-Jun-1946	First black heavyweight champion
John McLaren	Baseball	29-Sep-1951		Manager, Seattle Mariners
Valerie Perrine	Actor	3-Sep-1943		Slaughterhouse Five
Jonathan Pollard	Spy	7-Aug-1954		Spied for Israel
Edward Sedgwick	Film Director	7-Nov-1892	7-Mar-1953	The Cameraman
John Stockwell	Actor	25-Mar-1961		Cougar in Top Gun
King Vidor	Film Director	8-Feb-1894	1-Nov-1982	Northwest Passage
Barry White	Singer	12-Sep-1944	4-Jul-2003	Soulful R&B singer

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Braxton Bragg	Military	22-Mar-1817	27-Sep-1876	Confederate Army General
Babe Zaharias	Golf	26-Jun-1914	27-Sep-1956	Best female athlete of all time

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