CITY

Official Website:
http://www.portsmouth.va.us/

Population:
100565 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1767

County:
Portsmouth city

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, VA	1888

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
V. C. Andrews	Author	6-Jun-1923	19-Dec-1986	Flowers in the Attic
Ruth Brown	Singer	12-Jan-1928	17-Nov-2006	Miss Rhythm
Bebe Buell	Model	14-Jul-1953		Liv Tyler's mom
Jack Carter	Relative	3-Jul-1947		Jimmy Carter's eldest son
John T. Casteen III	Educator	11-Dec-1943		President, University of Virginia
Elizabeth A. Duke	Government	c. 1952		Federal Reserve Governor
Missy Elliott	Rapper	1-Jul-1971		Get Ur Freak On
Perry Ellis	Fashion Designer	3-Mar-1940	30-May-1986	Founder, Perry Ellis International
Chandler Harper	Golf	10-Mar-1914	8-Nov-2004	Winner, 1950 PGA Championship
W. Nathaniel Howell	Diplomat	14-Sep-1939		US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1987-90
Kay Coles James	Government	1-Jun-1949		Director of OPM, 2001-05
Jack T. Kirby	Historian	22-Aug-1938	6-Aug-2009	Mockingbird Song
Rita Lavelle	Government	8-Sep-1947		EPA official
Sara Levinson	Business	c. 1950		President of NFL Properties, 1994-2000
Mae Murray	Actor	10-May-1889	23-Mar-1965	The Girl with the Bee Stung Lips
Patton Oswalt	Comic	27-Jan-1969		King of Queens
Ace Parker	Football	17-May-1912	6-Nov-2013	NFL Hall of Fame Tailback
Ralph Reed	Activist	24-Jun-1961		Former head of the Christian Coalition
William Russ	Actor	20-Oct-1950		Roger LoCocco on Wiseguy
Bill Schneider	Pundit	8-Oct-1944		CNN senior political analyst
Wanda Sykes	Comic	7-Mar-1964		Wanda at Large
Mike Watt	Musician	20-Dec-1957		fIREHOSE, Minutemen

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carl Brashear	Military	19-Jan-1931	25-Jul-2006	Navy diver
Chandler Harper	Golf	10-Mar-1914	8-Nov-2004	Winner, 1950 PGA Championship
Ace Parker	Football	17-May-1912	6-Nov-2013	NFL Hall of Fame Tailback

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