CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/

Population:
208054 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1836

County:
Dane County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Wisconsin	1971
Edgewood College	1927
Madison Area Technical College	1912
University of Wisconsin at Madison	1848

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Alliant Energy	1981
CUNA Mutual Group	1935
American Family Insurance	1927
MGE Energy	1855

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Andrea Anders	Actor	10-May-1975		Alex Garrett on Joey
Tammy Baldwin	Politician	11-Feb-1962		Congresswoman, Wisconsin 2nd
John Bardeen	Physicist	23-May-1908	30-Jan-1991	Co-Inventor of the transistor
Tyne Daly	Actor	21-Feb-1946		Lacey on Cagney and Lacey
Chris Farley	Comic	15-Feb-1964	17-Dec-1997	Saturday Night Live
Bill Foster	Politician	7-Oct-1955		Congressman, Illinois 14th
Matthew Fox	Religion	21-Dec-1940		Creation Spirituality
David Goodfriend	Government	3-Apr-1968		Democratic strategist
Greg Graffin	Musician	6-Nov-1964		Bad Religion frontman
Eric Heiden	Skating	15-Jun-1958		Olympic speed skater, 5 gold medals
Julius Albert Krug	Government	23-Nov-1907	26-Mar-1970	US Secretary of the Interior, 1946-49
Robert M. La Follette, Jr.	Politician	6-Feb-1895	24-Feb-1953	US Senator, committed suicide
Richard Lamm	Politician	12-Sep-1935		Governor of Colorado, 1975-87
Donald C. Leidel	Diplomat	31-Aug-1927		US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1983-86
David J. Lesar	Business	1954		CEO of Halliburton
K. T. McFarland	Government	1952		Former Kissinger staffer
Chris Noth	Actor	13-Nov-1954		Mr. Big on Sex and the City
Bradford W. Parkinson	Engineer	16-Feb-1935		Global Positioning System
Frederic Prokosch	Novelist	17-May-1908	6-Jun-1989	The Skies of Europe
Joe Schermie	Bassist	12-Feb-1946	26-Mar-2002	Bass player for Three Dog Night
Bradley Whitford	Actor	10-Oct-1959		The West Wing
Thornton Wilder	Novelist	17-Apr-1897	7-Dec-1975	The Bridge of San Luis Rey
James Wright	Educator	1939		President, Dartmouth College
Kathryn S. Wylde	Administrator	c. 1946		Partnership for New York City

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rasmus B. Anderson	Scholar	12-Jan-1846	2-Mar-1936	America Not Discovered by Columbus
Stephen Babcock	Chemist	22-Oct-1843	2-Jul-1931	Chemistry of milk
Samuel H. Day	Activist	5-Oct-1926	26-Jan-2001	Antinuke crusader
Ed Gein	Criminal	27-Aug-1906	26-Jul-1984	Serial killer and cannibal
Frank Herbert	Author	8-Oct-1920	11-Feb-1986	Dune
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch	Football	17-Jun-1923	28-Jan-2004	LA Rams halfback 1949-57
Merrill Jensen	Historian	1905	30-Jan-1980	The Articles of Confederaton
Otis Redding	Singer/Songwriter	9-Sep-1941	10-Dec-1967	Dock of the Bay
Harry Steenbock	Biologist	16-Aug-1886	25-Dec-1967	Cured rickets with synthesized Vitamin D
Howard M. Temin	Scientist	10-Dec-1934	9-Feb-1994	Tumor viruses and host genetics
Sewall Wright	Biologist	21-Dec-1889	3-Mar-1988	Mathematics of evolution

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