CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce

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

Population:
208054 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1836

County:
Dane County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Wisconsin	1971
Edgewood College	1927
Madison Area Technical College	1912
University of Wisconsin at Madison	1848

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Madison Symphony Orchestra	1925

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Spectrum Brands	2005
Alliant Energy	1981
CUNA Mutual Group	1935
American Family Insurance	1927
MGE Energy	1855

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Andrea Anders	Actor	10-May-1975		Alex Garrett on Joey
Tammy Baldwin	Politician	11-Feb-1962		US Senator from Wisconsin
John Bardeen	Physicist	23-May-1908	30-Jan-1991	Co-Inventor of the transistor
Mary Cheney	Relative	14-Mar-1969		Lesbian daughter of Dick Cheney
Michael Cole	Actor	3-Jul-1945		Pete Cochran on The Mod Squad
Tyne Daly	Actor	21-Feb-1946		Lacey on Cagney and Lacey
Chris Farley	Comic	15-Feb-1964	17-Dec-1997	Saturday Night Live
Bill Foster	Politician	7-Oct-1955		Congressman from Illinois, 2008-11
Matthew Fox	Religion	21-Dec-1940		Creation Spirituality
David Goodfriend	Government	3-Apr-1968		Democratic strategist
Greg Graffin	Musician	6-Nov-1964		Bad Religion frontman
Eric Heiden	Speed Skating	15-Jun-1958		Olympic speed skater, 5 gold medals
Julius Albert Krug	Government	23-Nov-1907	26-Mar-1970	US Secretary of the Interior, 1946-49
Robert M. La Follette, Jr.	Politician	6-Feb-1895	24-Feb-1953	US Senator, committed suicide
Richard Lamm	Politician	12-Sep-1935		Governor of Colorado, 1975-87
Donald C. Leidel	Diplomat	31-Aug-1927		US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1983-86
David J. Lesar	Business	1954		CEO of Halliburton
James B. Loken	Judge	21-May-1940		8th Circuit Court of Appeals
K. T. McFarland	Government	1952		Former Kissinger staffer
Chris Noth	Actor	13-Nov-1954		Mr. Big on Sex and the City
San W. Orr, Jr.	Business	1941	30-Sep-2014	Wausau Paper Corporation
Bradford W. Parkinson	Engineer	16-Feb-1935		Global Positioning System
Frederic Prokosch	Novelist	17-May-1908	6-Jun-1989	The Skies of Europe
Charles R. Robertson	Politician	5-Sep-1889	19-Feb-1951	Congressman from North Dakota, 1940s
George Rublee	Diplomat	7-Jul-1868	26-Apr-1957	Advisor to Woodrow Wilson
Joe Schermie	Bassist	12-Feb-1946	26-Mar-2002	Bass player for Three Dog Night
Willard Waterman	Actor	29-Aug-1914	2-Feb-1995	The Great Gildersleeve
Bradley Whitford	Actor	10-Oct-1959		The West Wing
Thornton Wilder	Novelist	17-Apr-1897	7-Dec-1975	The Bridge of San Luis Rey
James Wright	Educator	1939		President, Dartmouth College
Kathryn S. Wylde	Administrator	c. 1946		Partnership for New York City

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rasmus B. Anderson	Scholar	12-Jan-1846	2-Mar-1936	America Not Discovered by Columbus
Stephen Babcock	Chemist	22-Oct-1843	2-Jul-1931	Chemistry of milk
George E. P. Box	Mathematician	18-Oct-1919	28-Mar-2013	Statistician at University of Wisconsin
Paul S. Boyer	Historian	2-Aug-1935	17-Mar-2012	When Time Shall Be No More
N. Patrick Crooks	Judge	16-May-1938	21-Sep-2015	Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Samuel H. Day	Activist	5-Oct-1926	26-Jan-2001	Antinuke crusader
Ed Gein	Criminal	27-Aug-1906	26-Jul-1984	Serial killer and cannibal
Walter S. Goodland	Politician	22-Dec-1862	12-Mar-1947	Governor of Wisconsin, 1943-47
Frank Herbert	Author	8-Oct-1920	11-Feb-1986	Dune
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch	Football	17-Jun-1923	28-Jan-2004	LA Rams halfback 1949-57
Merrill Jensen	Historian	16-Jul-1905	30-Jan-1980	The Articles of Confederaton
Gerda Lerner	Historian	30-Apr-1920	2-Jan-2013	The Woman in American History
John M. Nelson	Politician	10-Oct-1870	29-Jan-1955	Congressman from Wisconsin, 1921-33
Otis Redding	Singer/Songwriter	9-Sep-1941	10-Dec-1967	Dock of the Bay
Oscar Rennebohm	Politician	25-May-1889	15-Oct-1968	Governor of Wisconsin, 1947-51
Harry Steenbock	Biologist	16-Aug-1886	25-Dec-1967	Cured rickets with synthesized Vitamin D
Howard M. Temin	Scientist	10-Dec-1934	9-Feb-1994	Tumor viruses and host genetics
James Craig Watson	Astronomer	28-Jan-1838	23-Nov-1880	Claimed to discover the planet Vulcan
Edwin E. Witte	Economist	4-Jan-1887	20-May-1960	Father of Social Security
Sewall Wright	Biologist	21-Dec-1889	3-Mar-1988	Mathematics of evolution

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