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Macon, GA

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofmacon.net/

Population:
97255 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1823

County:
Bibb County, Jones County

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Macon State College
1965
Wesleyan College
1836
Mercer University
1833

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jason Aldean
Country Musician
28-Feb-1977   Big Green Tractor
Luke Askew
Actor
26-Mar-1932 29-Mar-2012 Easy Rider
Blake Clark
Comic
2-Feb-1946   Harry on Home Improvement
Melvyn Douglas
Actor
5-Apr-1901 4-Aug-1981 Being There
Nancy Grace
Journalist
23-Oct-1958   CourtTV and CNN legal host
Melissa Fay Greene
Author
30-Dec-1952   Praying for Sheetrock
Sidney Lanier
Poet
3-Feb-1842 7-Sep-1881 Important Southern lyrical poet
Jack McBrayer
Actor
27-May-1973   30 Rock
Emmett Miller
Singer
02-Feb-1900 29-Mar-1962 Minstrel show yodeller
Jim Parker
Football
3-Apr-1934 18-Jul-2005 Lineman, NFL Hall of Famer
Jerry Pate
Golf
16-Sep-1953   Winner, 1976 US Open
P. B. S. Pinchback
Government
10-May-1837 21-Dec-1921 First African-American US Governor
Carrie Preston
Actor
21-Jun-1967   Arlene Fowler on True Blood
Little Richard
Musician
5-Dec-1932   Tutti Frutti
John Rocker
Baseball
17-Oct-1974   MLB player, suspended for racist remarks
Cassie Yates
Actor
2-Mar-1951   Sarah Curtis on Dynasty

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Duane Allman
Guitarist
20-Nov-1946 29-Oct-1971 Guitarist, The Allman Brothers
Emmett Miller
Singer
02-Feb-1900 29-Mar-1962 Minstrel show yodeller
Richard Ray
Politician
2-Feb-1927 29-May-1999 Congressman from Georgia, 1983-93
Ed Roberts
Inventor
13-Sep-1941 1-Apr-2010 Inventor of the Altair computer





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