CITY

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

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

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

Population:
80098 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1854

County:
Douglas County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Haskell Indian Nations University	1884
University of Kansas	1865

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hugh Beaumont	Actor	16-Feb-1909	14-May-1982	Ward Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver
Erin Brockovich	Activist	22-Jun-1960		Paralegal portrayed by Julia Roberts
Robert F. Ellsworth	Politician	11-Jun-1926	9-May-2011	Congressman from Kansas, 1961-67
Troy Findley	Politician	11-Jul-1964		Lt. Governor of Kansas
Dorothy Canfield Fisher	Author	17-Feb-1879	9-Nov-1958	Understood Betsy
Ralph Houk	Baseball	9-Aug-1919	21-Jul-2010	Former NY Yankees Manager
Delbert Mann	Film Director	30-Jan-1920	11-Nov-2007	That Touch of Mink
William Shockley	Actor	17-Sep-1963		Hank Lawson on Dr. Quinn
Charles A. Sprague	Politician	12-Nov-1887	13-Mar-1969	Governor of Oregon, 1939-43
Jeff Yagher	Actor	18-Jan-1961		Kyle Bates on V

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Phog Allen	Basketball	18-Nov-1885	16-Sep-1974	KU Head Coach, 1919-56
William S. Burroughs	Author	5-Feb-1914	2-Aug-1997	Naked Lunch
James Naismith	Basketball	6-Nov-1861	28-Nov-1939	Inventor of Basketball

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