CITY

Population:
56002 (2000 census)

County:
Greenville County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Bob Jones University	1947
Furman University	1826

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
JPS Industries	1998
ScanSource	1992
Bowater	1881

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peabo Bryson	Singer	13-Apr-1951		If Ever You're In My Arms Again
Carroll Campbell	Politician	24-Jul-1940	7-Dec-2005	Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95
Jim DeMint	Politician	2-Sep-1951		US Senator from South Carolina
Tyler Florence	Chef	3-Mar-1971		Food 911 on the Food Network
Bo Hopkins	Actor	2-Feb-1942		Matthew Blaisdel on Dynasty
Scott Horton	Attorney	11-Aug-1955		Human rights attorney
Jesse Jackson	Activist	8-Oct-1941		Rainbow Coalition
Jesse Jackson, Jr.	Politician	11-Mar-1965		Congressman, Illinois 2nd
John M. McConnell	Government	26-Jul-1943		Director of National Intelligence
Costa M. Pleicones	Judge	29-Feb-1944		Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
Charles H. Townes	Physicist	28-Jul-1915		Invention of the maser and laser
John Watson	Psychologist	9-Jan-1878	25-Sep-1958	Founder of Behaviorism

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Warren Barker	Composer	16-Apr-1923	3-Aug-2006	Composer for 77 Sunset Strip
Marshall Frady	Journalist	11-Jan-1940	9-Mar-2004	Wallace
Shoeless Joe Jackson	Baseball	16-Jul-1889	5-Dec-1951	Say it ain't so, Joe

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