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

School	Founded
Scottsdale Community College	1970

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art	1999

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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