CITY

Official Website:
http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/

Population:
48950 (2000 census)

County:
Dauphin County

Capital of Pennsylvania since 1812.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Harrisburg Area Community College	1964

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bob Davies	Basketball	15-Jan-1920	22-Apr-1990	Rochester Royals, Hall of Famer
George W. Gekas	Politician	14-Apr-1930		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1983-2003
Newt Gingrich	Politician	17-Jun-1943		Speaker of the House, 1995-99
Dennis Green	Football	17-Feb-1949	21-Jul-2016	NFL and NCAA football coach
Dan Hartman	Singer/Songwriter	8-Dec-1950	22-Mar-1994	I Can Dream About You
Nancy Kulp	Actor	28-Aug-1921	3-Feb-1991	Miss Jane Hathaway on Beverly Hillbillies
Lew Lehrman	Business	15-Aug-1938		Rite Aid drugstore founder
Barry Lynn	Activist	1948		Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Pauline Moore	Actor	14-Jun-1914	7-Dec-2001	American character actress
David C. Page	Biologist	6-Jul-1956		Director, Whitehead Institute
Robert T. Parry	Business	16-May-1939		President, San Francisco Fed, 1986-2004
Kimberly Peirce	Film Director	8-Sep-1967		Boys Don't Cry
John R. Ryan	Military	15-Aug-1945		Chancellor of SUNY, 2006-07
Richard Sanders	Actor	23-Aug-1940		Les Nessman on WKRP
Bobby Troup	Songwriter	18-Oct-1918	7-Feb-1999	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
John Wyeth	Business	1841	30-Mar-1907	Founder of Wyeth

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
R. Budd Dwyer	Government	21-Nov-1939	22-Jan-1987	Suicided in front of TV cameras
John White Geary	Politician	30-Dec-1819	8-Feb-1873	Governor of Kansas and Pennsylvania
Alex Grass	Business	3-Aug-1927	27-Aug-2009	Founder of Rite Aid
Helen Twelvetrees	Actor	25-Dec-1908	13-Feb-1958	The Painted Desert

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