CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.toledo.oh.us/

Population:
313619 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1833

County:
Lucas County

Founded 1833 with the merger of Port Lawrence and Vistula.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Toledo Blade

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Toledo	1872

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Manor Care	1991
Health Care REIT	1970
Owens Corning	1938
Dana	1904
Owens-Illinois	1903

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cliff Arquette	Actor	28-Dec-1905	23-Sep-1974	Charlie Weaver
Thomas W. Ludlow Ashley	Politician	11-Jan-1923	15-Jun-2010	Congressman from Ohio, 1955-81
Anita Baker	Singer	26-Jan-1958		Giving You the Best That I Got
Pat Brady	Actor	31-Dec-1914	27-Feb-1972	The Roy Rogers Show
Teresa Brewer	Singer	7-May-1931	17-Oct-2007	Till I Waltz Again with You
Edmund M. Carpenter	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Barnes Group
Russell L. Carson	Business	1943		Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Michael B. Coleman	Politician	18-Nov-1954		Mayor of Columbus
John Cromwell	Film Director	23-Dec-1887	26-Sep-1979	The Prisoner of Zenda
Jason Dohring	Actor	30-Mar-1982		Logan Echolls on Veronica Mars
Doug Ducey	Politician	9-Apr-1964		Governor of Arizona
Jamie Farr	Actor	1-Jul-1934		Cpl. Klinger on M*A*S*H
Evan Griffith Galbraith	Business	2-Jul-1928	21-Jan-2008	US Ambassador to France, 1981-85
Teresa Ganzel	Actor	23-Mar-1957		Character actress
Stephen Hadley	Government	13-Feb-1947		National Security Advisor, 2005-09
Philip Baker Hall	Actor	10-Sep-1931		Magnolia
Larry Harmon	Performance Artist	2-Jan-1925	3-Jul-2008	Bozo the Clown
Steve Hartman	Columnist	14-Apr-1963		60 Minutes II
Katie Holmes	Actor	18-Dec-1978		Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek
Lyfe Jennings	Singer/Songwriter	3-Jun-1973		The Phoenix
Joe the Plumber	Activist	3-Dec-1973		Unlicensed plumber, political operative
Marcy Kaptur	Politician	17-Jun-1946		Congresswoman, Ohio 9th
Dick Kazmaier	Football	23-Nov-1930	1-Aug-2013	Winner, 1951 Heisman Trophy
Otto Kruger	Actor	6-Sep-1885	6-Sep-1974	Saboteur
Judith Ann Lanzinger	Judge	2-Apr-1946		Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Brett Leonard	Film Director	14-May-1959		Lawnmower Man
P. J. O'Rourke	Author	14-Nov-1947		Political satirist
Adrianne Palicki	Actor	6-May-1983		Tyra Collette on Friday Night Lights
Donald J. Pease	Politician	26-Sep-1931	28-Jul-2002	Congressman from Ohio, 1977-93
Tom Scholz	Songwriter	10-Mar-1947		Founder and songwriter behind Boston
John H. Shenefield	Attorney	23-Jan-1930		Morgan Lewis
Herb Shriner	Actor	29-May-1918	23-Apr-1970	Two for the Money
Greg C. Smith	Business	c. 1952		Vice Chairman of Ford, 2005-06
John Snow	Government	2-Aug-1939		US Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06
Rich Sommer	Actor	2-Feb-1978		Harry Crane on Mad Men
Lyman Spitzer, Jr.	Astronomer	26-Jun-1914	31-Mar-1997	Father of space telescopes
Gloria Steinem	Activist	25-Mar-1934		Founder, Ms. Magazine
Alyson Stoner	Actor	11-Aug-1993		Disney actress
Art Tatum	Jazz Musician	13-Oct-1909	5-Nov-1956	Greatest jazz pianist of all time
Rick Upchurch	Football	20-May-1952		Denver Broncos WR, 1975-83

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mildred Wirt Benson	Author	10-Jul-1905	28-May-2002	Ghostwriter of the Nancy Drew mystery series
Gordie Howe	Hockey	31-Mar-1928	10-Jun-2016	Mr. Hockey
Steven R. McCracken	Business	1953	7-Feb-2008	CEO of Owens-Illinois, 2004-06
Petroleum V. Nasby	Author	20-Sep-1833	15-Feb-1888	The Nasby Papers

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