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Scottsdale, AZ

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/

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

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

Population:
202705 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1888

County:
Maricopa County

Founded 1888 by US Army Chaplain Winfield Scott.

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Scottsdale Community College
1970

MUSEUM

MuseumFounded
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
1999

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
RSC Holdings
2007
NJOY Electronic Cigarette Company
2006
eFunds
1999
Go Daddy
1997
P. F. Chang's
1993
TASER International
1993
Allied Waste Industries
1989
Meritage Homes
1985
Blimpie
1964
Giant Industries
1964
Discount Tire
1960

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Gabrielle Carteris
Actor
2-Jan-1961   Beverly Hills 90210
Brady Corbet
Actor
17-Aug-1988   Thunderbirds
Catherine Hicks
Actor
6-Aug-1951   Annie Camden on 7th Heaven
Shawn Michaels
Wrestling
22-Jul-1965   The Heartbreak Kid
Emma Stone
Actor
6-Nov-1988   Superbad

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Muhammad Ali
Boxing
17-Jan-1942 3-Jun-2016 Floated like butterfly, stung like bee
Don Ameche
Actor
31-May-1904 6-Dec-1993 Trading Places
Buster Crabbe
Actor
17-Feb-1907 23-Apr-1983 Flash Gordon
Bob Crane
Actor
13-Jul-1928 29-Jun-1978 Hogan on Hogan's Heroes
Chuck Fairbanks
Football
10-Jun-1933 2-Apr-2013 New England Patriots Head Coach, 1973-78
Dennis Farina
Actor
29-Feb-1944 22-Jul-2013 Ray Barboni in Get Shorty
Tom Fogerty
Guitarist
9-Nov-1941 6-Sep-1990 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Joe Foss
Military
17-Apr-1915 1-Jan-2003 WWII ace, Governor of South Dakota
Joe Garagiola
Baseball
12-Feb-1926 23-Mar-2016 St. Louis Cardinal turned sportscaster
Harry Helmsley
Business
4-Mar-1909 4-Jan-1997 Hotel magnate
Carl Hubbell
Baseball
22-Jun-1903 21-Nov-1988 New York Giants pitcher
Harmon Killebrew
Baseball
29-Jun-1936 17-May-2011 Minnesota Twins
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Activist
8-Jul-1926 24-Aug-2004 On Death And Dying
Meadowlark Lemon
Basketball
25-Apr-1932 27-Dec-2015 Harlem Globetrotter
George Mikan
Basketball
18-Jun-1924 1-Jun-2005 Minneapolis Lakers center
Maureen O'Sullivan
Actor
17-May-1911 28-Jun-1998 A Day at the Races
Barbara Park
Author
21-Apr-1947 15-Nov-2013 Junie B. Jones series
Billy Preston
Singer/Songwriter
9-Sep-1946 6-Jun-2006 You Are So Beautiful
Raymond Rubicam
Business
16-Jun-1892 8-May-1978 Co-Founder, Young and Rubicam
Eldon Dean Rudd
Politician
15-Jul-1920 8-Feb-2002 Congressman from Arizona, 1977-87
Ron Santo
Baseball
25-Feb-1940 2-Dec-2010 Third baseman, Chicago Cubs
Hulett C. Smith
Politician
21-Oct-1918 15-Jan-2012 Governor of West Virginia, 1965-69
Jimmy Smith
Jazz Musician
8-Dec-1925 8-Feb-2005 Master of the Hammond B3 organ
Glendon Swarthout
Novelist
8-Apr-1918 23-Sep-1992 Bless the Beasts and Children
Van Williams
Actor
27-Feb-1934 28-Nov-2016 The Green Hornet



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