LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.athenschamber.net/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitathensga.com/

Population:
100266 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1806 (town)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Georgia	1785

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Zaxby's	1990

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Barrow	Politician	31-Oct-1955		Congressman, Georgia 12th
Kim Basinger	Actor	8-Dec-1953		L.A. Confidential
Tituss Burgess	Actor	21-Feb-1979		Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Henry Crumpton	Government	?		Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2005-07
Dow Finsterwald	Golf	6-Sep-1929		Winner, 1958 PGA Championship
Leo Kottke	Guitarist	11-Sep-1945		Acoustic guitarist virtuoso
William Porter Payne	Business	13-Oct-1947		Gleacher Partners LLC
Keith Strickland	Musician	26-Oct-1953		Drummer and guitarist for the B-52s
R. Sanders Williams	Educator	1948		Dean of Duke's Medical School
Cindy Wilson	Musician	28-Feb-1957		Vocalist for the B-52s
Ricky Wilson	Guitarist	19-Mar-1953	12-Oct-1985	Guitarist for the B-52's
Rob Woodall	Politician	11-Feb-1970		Congressman, Georgia 7th

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wally Butts	Football	7-Feb-1905	17-Dec-1973	UGA Head Coach, 1939-60
Vic Chesnutt	Singer/Songwriter	12-Nov-1964	25-Dec-2009	Wheelchair-bound folk singer
Thomas G. Dyer	Historian	10-Oct-1943	28-Oct-2013	Theodore Roosevelt and the Idea of Race
Martin J. Hillenbrand	Diplomat	1-Aug-1915	2-Feb-2005	US Ambassador to Germany, 1972-76
Hugh Kenner	Critic	7-Jan-1923	24-Nov-2003	The Poetry of Ezra Pound
Dean Rusk	Government	9-Feb-1909	21-Dec-1994	US Secretary of State, 1961-69
Frank Sinkwich	Football	10-Oct-1920	22-Oct-1990	Winner, 1942 Heisman Trophy

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