CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/

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

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

Population:
205727 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
22-Oct-1794

County:
Allen County

Founded 1794, incorporated as a city 22 February 1840.

• Mayor of Fort Wayne, IN

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	1964
Indiana Institute of Technology	1930
Taylor University Fort Wayne	1904
University of St. Francis Fort Wayne	1890

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Fort Wayne Museum of Art	1921

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Steel Dynamics	1993

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Julia Barr	Actor	8-Feb-1949		Brooke English in All My Children
Bill Blass	Fashion Designer	22-Jun-1922	12-Jun-2002	Bill Blass, Ltd.
Dan Butler	Actor	2-Dec-1954		Bob "Bulldog" Brisco on Frasier
Willis Carto	Activist	17-Jul-1926	26-Oct-2015	Founder of Liberty Lobby, IHR
Michael B. Elefante	Attorney	15-Feb-1944		Partner, Hemenway & Barnes
Jenna Fischer	Actor	7-Mar-1974		Pam Beesly on The Office
Darrell Garwood	Journalist	8-Oct-1909	8-Apr-1988	Artist in Iowa: A Life of Grant Wood
Charles E. Golden	Business	c. 1946		CFO of Eli Lilly, 1996-2006
Richard E. Hoagland	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Tajikistan, 2003-06
Drake Hogestyn	Actor	29-Sep-1953		Days of Our Lives
Carole Lombard	Actor	6-Oct-1908	16-Jan-1942	My Man Godfrey
Shelley Long	Actor	23-Aug-1949		Diane on Cheers
Armin H. Meyer	Diplomat	19-Jan-1914	13-Aug-2006	US Ambassador to Japan, 1969-72
George Jean Nathan	Author	14-Feb-1882	8-Apr-1958	American Mercury
Benjamin Quayle	Politician	5-Nov-1976		Congressman from Arizona, 2011-13
Ian M. Rolland	Business	3-Jun-1933		CEO of Lincoln National, 1977-98
Mark Souder	Politician	18-Jul-1950		Congressman from Indiana, 1995-2010
Eric Wedge	Baseball	27-Jan-1968		Seattle Mariners manager
Dick York	Actor	4-Sep-1928	20-Feb-1992	Darrin #1 on Bewitched

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
E. Ross Adair	Politician	14-Dec-1907	5-May-1983	Congressman from Indiana, 1951-71
Red Foley	Country Musician	17-Jun-1910	19-Sep-1968	Country crooner, wrote Old Shep
Izler Solomon	Conductor	11-Jan-1910	6-Dec-1987	Director, Indianapolis Symphony, 1956-76

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