CITY

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

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

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.iowacitycoralville.org/

Population:
62220 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
21-Jan-1839

County:
Johnson County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Iowa	1847

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bob Barr	Politician	5-Nov-1948		Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2003
Steven M. Colloton	Judge	9-Jan-1963		8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Hill Harper	Actor	17-May-1966		CSI: New York
Zach Johnson	Golf	24-Feb-1976		Winner of 2007 Masters
Laura Leighton	Actor	24-Jul-1968		Sydney Andrews on Melrose Place
John Y. McCollister	Politician	10-Jun-1921	1-Nov-2013	Congressman from Nebraska, 1971-77
Arthur A. McGiverin	Judge	10-Nov-1928		Iowa Chief Justice, 1987-2000
Phil Morris	Actor	4-Apr-1959		Mission: Impossible revival
Michael Mosley	Actor	16-Sep-1978		Ted Vanderway on Pan-Am
Mike Muuss	Computer Programmer	16-Oct-1958	20-Nov-2000	Ping
Jeremy D. Popkin	Historian	19-Dec-1948		Revolutionary News: The Press in France
Allan R. Sandage	Astronomer	18-Jun-1926	13-Nov-2010	Quasars and Hubble-Sandage variable stars

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gustav Bergmann	Philosopher	4-May-1906	21-Apr-1987	Ontologist
Frank Conroy	Author	15-Jan-1936	6-Apr-2005	Stop-Time
Ray L. Heffner	Educator	7-May-1925	28-Nov-2012	President of Brown University, 1966-69
Donald Justice	Poet	12-Aug-1925	6-Aug-2004	The Summer Anniversaries
James Alan McPherson	Author	16-Sep-1943	27-Jul-2016	Elbow Room
James Van Allen	Astronomer	7-Sep-1914	9-Aug-2006	Discovered the Van Allen Belt
Grant Wood	Painter	13-Feb-1891	12-Feb-1942	American Gothic

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