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Waco, TX
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.waco-texas.com/ Population:
113726 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1849 County:
McLennan County Founded 1849 by Jacob De Cordova, it became the seat of McLennan County in 1850. SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Joe Barton |
Politician |
15-Sep-1949 |
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Congressman, Texas 6th |
| Scott A. Brister |
Judge |
8-Jan-1955 |
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Justice, Texas Supreme Court |
| Peri Gilpin |
Actor |
27-May-1961 |
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Rosalinda on Frasier |
| Anne Gwynne |
Actor |
10-Dec-1918 |
31-Mar-2003 |
WWII pinup girl, also actress |
| William J. Haynes II |
Government |
30-Mar-1958 |
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DOD General Counsel, 2001-08 |
| Jennifer Love Hewitt |
Actor |
21-Feb-1979 |
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Ghost Whisperer |
| Leon Jaworski |
Government |
19-Sep-1905 |
9-Dec-1982 |
Watergate special prosecutor |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
Politician |
3-Dec-1935 |
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Congresswoman, Texas 30th |
| Steve Martin |
Comic |
14-Aug-1945 |
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The Jerk |
| George C. McGhee |
Diplomat |
1912 |
4-Jul-2005 |
US Ambassador to Germany, 1963-68 |
| C. Wright Mills |
Sociologist |
28-Aug-1916 |
20-Mar-1962 |
The Power Elite |
| Lyndon L. Olson |
Diplomat |
1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Sweden, 1998-2001 |
| Margaret Milner Richardson |
Government |
14-May-1943 |
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IRS Commissioner, 1993-97 |
| Bill Rogers |
Golf |
10-Sep-1951 |
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Winner, 1981 British Open |
| Pete Sessions |
Politician |
22-Mar-1955 |
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Congressman, Texas 32nd |
| Ashlee Simpson |
Singer |
3-Oct-1984 |
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Jessica Simpson's nepotistic younger sister |
| Hank Thompson |
Country Musician |
3-Sep-1925 |
6-Nov-2007 |
Honky Tonk Swing musician |
| Robert Wilson |
Theater Director |
4-Oct-1941 |
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Experimental theater director, designer |
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