CITY

Official Website:
http://www.pontiac.mi.us/

Population:
66337 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1818

County:
Oakland County

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sven Birkerts	Critic	21-Sep-1951		The Gutenberg Elegies
Daniel P. Burnham	Business	1946		CEO of Raytheon, 1998-2003
Larry Joe Campbell	Actor	29-Nov-1970		Andy on According to Jim
Zev Chafets	Author	1947		Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One
Philip H. Geier, Jr.	Business	22-Feb-1935		CEO of Interpublic Group, 1980-2000
Kirk Gibson	Baseball	28-May-1957		1988 National League MVP
Steve Howe	Baseball	10-Mar-1958	28-Apr-2006	MLB pitcher
Laura Innes	Actor	16-Aug-1959		Dr. Kerry Weaver on ER
Elvin Jones	Drummer	9-Sep-1927	18-May-2004	Different Drummer
Thad Jones	Jazz Musician	28-Mar-1923	20-Aug-1986	Jazz cornet/fluglehorn/trumpeter and bandleader
Jack Kevorkian	Doctor	26-May-1928	3-Jun-2011	Euthanasia enthusiast
James A. Lash	Business	4-May-1944		Manchester Principal LLC
Donna McKechnie	Dancer	16-Nov-1942		A Chorus Line
Gary Peters	Politician	1-Dec-1958		Congressman, Michigan 9th

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jerry York	Business	22-Jun-1938	16-Mar-2010	CFO of IBM, 1993-95

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