CITY

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

Population:
92962 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1857

County:
Johnson County

Founded 1857 by John T. Barton, became the county seat in 1859.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
MidAmerica Nazarene University	1966

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Anderson, Jr.	Politician	8-May-1917	15-Sep-2014	Governor of Kansas, 1961-65
Larry Parks	Actor	13-Dec-1914	13-Apr-1975	Named names before HUAC
Buddy Rogers	Actor	13-Aug-1904	21-Apr-1999	With Mary Pickford in My Best Girl
Don Tyson	Business	21-Apr-1930	6-Jan-2011	Tyson Foods

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Anderson, Jr.	Politician	8-May-1917	15-Sep-2014	Governor of Kansas, 1961-65

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