CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.bakersfield.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.bakersfieldchamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.bakersfieldcvb.org/

Population:
247057 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1869

County:
Kern County

Founded 1869 by Colonel Thomas Baker. Destroyed by fire in 1889.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
California State University Bakersfield	1965
Bakersfield College	1913

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Beltran	Actor	19-Nov-1953		Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager
Frank Bidart	Poet	1939		The Book of the Body
David Carr	Football	21-Jul-1979		Retired NFL Quarterback
Brandon Cruz	Actor	28-May-1962		The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Jonathan Davis	Musician	18-Jan-1971		Korn frontman
Michael Deaver	Government	11-Apr-1938	18-Aug-2007	Reagan Deputy Chief of Staff
Clair Engle	Politician	21-Sep-1911	30-Jul-1964	US Senator from California, 1959-64
Lamb Gaede	Musician	30-Jun-1992		Nazi Tween Twin band Prussian Blue
Lynx Gaede	Musician	30-Jun-1992		Nazi Tween Twin band Prussian Blue
Kelli Garner	Actor	11-Apr-1984		Man of the House
Merle Haggard	Country Musician	6-Apr-1937	6-Apr-2016	Okie From Muskogee
Kevin Harvick	Auto Racing	8-Dec-1975		Winner, 2007 Daytona 500
Joanne Linville	Actor	15-Jan-1928		Gable and Lombard
Dennis P. Lockhart	Business	1-Feb-1947		President and CEO, Atlanta Fed
Guy Madison	Actor	19-Jan-1922	6-Feb-1996	Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Kevin McCarthy	Politician	26-Jan-1965		Congressman, California 22nd
Carver A. Mead	Engineer	1-May-1934		Microelectronics
Lyn Nofziger	Government	8-Jun-1924	27-Mar-2006	GOP political operative
Erik Paulsen	Politician	14-May-1965		Congressman, Minnesota 3rd
Sigrid Valdis	Actor	21-Sep-1935	14-Oct-2007	Hilda on Hogan's Heroes

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Annette Funicello	Actor	22-Oct-1942	8-Apr-2013	Former Mouseketeer
William M. Ketchum	Politician	2-Sep-1921	24-Jun-1978	Congressman from California, 1973-78
Charles Napier	Actor	12-Apr-1936	5-Oct-2011	Duke Phillips on The Critic
Buck Owens	TV Personality	12-Aug-1929	25-Mar-2006	Hee Haw

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