CITY

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

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.fresnochamber.com/

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

Population:
427652 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1872

County:
Fresno County

Founded 1872 when the population of Millerton collectively moved to be closer to the railroad. Incorporated 12 October 1885.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Fresno Bee

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
California Christian College	1955
Fresno Pacific University	1944
Fresno State University	1911
Fresno City College	1910

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science	1984

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Fresno Chaffee Zoo	1929

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ross Bagdasarian	Musician	27-Jan-1919	16-Jun-1972	Progenitor of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Kurt M. Campbell	Government	1957		Asst. Secy. of State for East Asian Affairs
Derek Carr	Football	28-Mar-1991		Oakland Raiders QB
Chris Colfer	Actor	27-May-1990		Kurt Hummel on Glee
Mike Connors	Actor	15-Aug-1925	26-Jan-2017	Mannix
Jim Costa	Politician	13-Apr-1952		Congressman, California 20th
Tom Flores	Football	21-Mar-1937		Raiders QB, later Head Coach
Christopher Gorham	Actor	14-Aug-1974		Harrison John on Popular
Sid Haig	Actor	14-Jul-1939		House of 1000 Corpses
Jon Hall	Actor	23-Feb-1915	13-Dec-1979	The Hurricane
Paul Hendrickson	Author	29-Apr-1944		Hemingway's Boat
Kirk Kerkorian	Business	6-Jun-1917	15-Jun-2015	Las Vegas baron
Sammy Lee	Diver	1-Aug-1920	2-Dec-2016	Olympic diver
Vern Mikkelsen	Basketball	21-Oct-1928	21-Nov-2013	NBA Hall of Famer
Nestor Paiva	Actor	30-Jun-1905	9-Sep-1966	Tarantula
Carson Palmer	Football	27-Dec-1980		Oakland Raiders QB
Chip Pashayan	Politician	27-Mar-1941		Congressman from California, 1979-91
Sam Peckinpah	Film Director	21-Feb-1925	28-Dec-1984	Breakthrough director of ultraviolent film
Jerry Perenchio	Business	20-Dec-1930		Univision billionaire
Chuck Poochigian	Politician	31-May-1949		California State Senator
William Saroyan	Author	31-Aug-1908	18-May-1981	The Time of Your Life
Tom Seaver	Baseball	17-Nov-1944		Three-time Cy Young Award winner
James R. Ukropina	Attorney	1937		Former Partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Steven Zaillian	Screenwriter	30-Jan-1953		Schindler's List

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pappy Boyington	Military	4-Dec-1912	11-Jan-1988	World War II flying ace
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey	Author	4-Apr-1908	4-Nov-2006	Cheaper by the Dozen
Ken Curtis	Actor	2-Jul-1916	29-Apr-1991	Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke
Richard Kiel	Actor	13-Sep-1939	10-Sep-2014	"Jaws" in Moonraker
Philip Levine	Poet	10-Jan-1928	14-Feb-2015	What Work Is
Bob Mathias	Sports Figure	17-Nov-1930	2-Sep-2006	Decathlon athlete turned Congressman
Dennis Morgan	Actor	20-Dec-1908	7-Sep-1994	My Wild Irish Rose
William Saroyan	Author	31-Aug-1908	18-May-1981	The Time of Your Life

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