CITY

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

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

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

Population:
54067 (2000 census)

County:
Daviess County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Owensboro Community and Technical College	1999
Brescia University	1950
Kentucky Wesleyan College	1858

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stephen F. Cohen	Scholar	25-Nov-1938		Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution
Craig Crawford	Columnist	1956		Congressional Quarterly columnist
Johnny Depp	Actor	9-Jun-1963		Captain Jack Sparrow
Tom Ewell	Actor	29-Apr-1909	12-Sep-1994	The Seven Year Itch
Wendell H. Ford	Politician	8-Sep-1924	22-Jan-2015	US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99
Thomas C. Meredith	Educator	c. 1940		Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Michael Waltrip	Auto Racing	30-Apr-1963		Two-time Daytona 500 Winner

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wendell H. Ford	Politician	8-Sep-1924	22-Jan-2015	US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99

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