CITY

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

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.topekachamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visittopeka.travel/

Population:
122377 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
5-Dec-1854

County:
Shawnee County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Washburn University	1865

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Collective Brands	2007
Westar Energy	2002
Payless ShoeSource	1956
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.	Business	c. 1943		TAG Holdings LLC
Annette Bening	Actor	29-May-1958		The American President
Gwendolyn Brooks	Poet	7-Jun-1917	3-Dec-2000	Annie Allen
Helen Chenoweth-Hage	Politician	27-Jan-1938	2-Oct-2006	Congresswoman from Idaho, 1995-2001
Charles Curtis	Politician	25-Jan-1860	8-Feb-1936	US Vice President, 1929-33
Joan Finney	Politician	12-Feb-1925	28-Jul-2001	Governor of Kansas, 1991-95
Donald R. Heath	Diplomat	12-Aug-1894	15-Oct-1981	US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1958-61
Lynn Jenkins	Politician	10-Jun-1963		Congresswoman, Kansas 2nd
Nancy Kassebaum	Politician	29-Jul-1932		US Senator from Kansas, 1979-97
Karl Menninger	Psychiatrist	22-Jul-1893	18-Jul-1990	The Human Mind
Wesley W. Posvar	Educator	14-Sep-1925	27-Jul-2001	Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh, 1967-91
Pat Roberts	Politician	20-Apr-1936		US Senator from Kansas
Lois Smith	Actor	3-Nov-1930		Five Easy Pieces

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joan Finney	Politician	12-Feb-1925	28-Jul-2001	Governor of Kansas, 1991-95
Walter A. Huxman	Politician	16-Feb-1887	25-Jun-1972	Governor of Kansas, 1937-39
Alf Landon	Politician	9-Sep-1887	12-Oct-1987	Republican Presidential candidate 1936
Kay McFarland	Judge	20-Jul-1935	18-Aug-2015	Kansas Chief Justice, 1995-2009
Karl Menninger	Psychiatrist	22-Jul-1893	18-Jul-1990	The Human Mind
Fred Phelps	Activist	13-Nov-1929	19-Mar-2014	Convinced that God hates fags
Harry H. Woodring	Politician	31-May-1890	9-Sep-1967	US Secretary of War, 1936-40

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