Ames, IA

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Ames, IA

CITY

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

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

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

Population:
50731 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1864 (railroad station)

County:
Story County

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Iowa State University 1858

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

James Bovard Author 1956 Lost Rights

Charles B. Knapp Educator 13-Aug-1946 President, University of Georgia, 1987-97

Ted Kooser Poet 25-Apr-1939 Poet Laureate of the United States

Edward Mezvinsky Politician 17-Jan-1937 Congressman from Iowa, 1973-77

Sara Paretsky Novelist 8-Jun-1947 V. I. Warshawski detective novels

Evan Stone Pornstar 18-Jul-1964 Pirates

Billy Sunday Religion 19-Nov-1862 6-Nov-1935 Baseball evangelist

Bob Walkup Politician 14-Nov-1936 Mayor of Tucson

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