CITY

Official Website:
http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/

Population:
184256 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1822

County:
Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Jackson Clarion-Ledger

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Millsaps College	1890
Belhaven College	1883
Jackson State University	1877

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis	1905
Trustmark	1889
Wise Carter Child & Caraway	1883

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Reuben V. Anderson	Attorney	16-Sep-1942		Partner, Phelps Dunbar
David Banner	Rapper	11-Apr-1974		Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1
Jim Barksdale	Business	24-Jan-1943		CEO of Netscape, 1995-99
George H. Carley	Judge	24-Sep-1938		Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Virgis W. Colbert	Business	1939		EVP at Miller Brewing, 1997-2005
Cat Cora	Chef	c. 1968		Iron Chef America
Richard Ford	Novelist	16-Feb-1944		Independence Day
M. C. Gainey	Actor	18-Jan-1948		Sideways
Cynthia Geary	Actor	21-Mar-1965		Shelly Tambo on Northern Exposure
Gregg Harper	Politician	1-Jun-1956		Congressman, Mississippi 3rd
Beth Henley	Playwright	8-May-1952		Crimes of the Heart
Faith Hill	Country Musician	21-Sep-1967		Take Me as I Am
Warren A. Hood, Jr.	Business	c. 1952		Hood Companies
Larry Hoover	Criminal	30-Nov-1950		Gangster Disciples
Lauren Jones	TV Personality	27-Aug-1982		Anchorwoman
Simbi Khali	Actor	28-Apr-1971		Nina Campbell on 3rd Rock from the Sun
Daniel Curtis Lee	Actor	17-May-1991		Simon Nelson-Cook on Ned's Declassified
Tom Lester	Actor	23-Sep-1938		Eb Dawson on Green Acres
Harold M. Messmer, Jr.	Business	20-Feb-1946		CEO of Robert Half International
Willie Morris	Author	29-Nov-1934	2-Aug-1999	North Toward Home
Tig Notaro	Comic	24-Mar-1971		Boyish Girl Interrupted
Candice Patton	Actor	24-Jun-1988		Iris West on The Flash
Wes Pruden	Columnist	18-Dec-1935		Washington Times Editor-in-Chief, 1992-2008
LeAnn Rimes	Country Musician	28-Aug-1982		How Do I Live
Kathryn Stockett	Novelist	1969		The Help
Tate Taylor	Film Director	c. 1969		The Help
Bobby V	Singer	27-Feb-1980		Slow Down
William L. Waller, Jr.	Judge	c. 1952		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Eudora Welty	Author	13-Apr-1909	23-Jul-2001	The Optimist's Daughter
Cassandra Wilson	Singer	4-Dec-1955		New Moon Daughter

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Allain	Politician	14-Feb-1928	2-Dec-2013	Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88
Ross R. Barnett	Politician	22-Jan-1898	6-Nov-1987	Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64
Medgar Evers	Activist	2-Jul-1925	12-Jun-1963	Civil rights activist murdered in 1963
Kirk Fordice	Politician	10-Feb-1934	7-Sep-2004	Governor of Mississippi, 1992-2000
Willie Morris	Author	29-Nov-1934	2-Aug-1999	North Toward Home
Floyd Spence	Politician	9-Apr-1928	16-Aug-2001	Congressman from South Carolina, 1971-2001
John C. Stennis	Politician	3-Aug-1901	23-Apr-1995	US Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89
William Lowe Waller	Politician	21-Oct-1926	29-Nov-2011	Governor of Mississippi, 1972-76
Eudora Welty	Author	13-Apr-1909	23-Jul-2001	The Optimist's Daughter
Arthur Winstead	Politician	6-Jan-1904	14-Mar-1995	Congressman from Mississippi, 1943-65

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