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KNOXVILLE
Most Famous People Born in Knoxville, United States
- Notable people
- 339
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1945
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 8.1×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Knoxville during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Knoxville Is Known For
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Football is Knoxville's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (52).
Knoxville over-indexes on baseball — 8.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Knoxville's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
0042 LAWYER
Edward Terry Sanford
1865 - 1930
0068 ORNITHOLOGIST
George Kruck Cherrie
1865 - 1948
0106 LAWYER
John E. Raker
1863 - 1926
0178 FOOTBALL
Matthew McClung
1868 - 1908
0249 LAWYER
James Alexander Fowler
1863 - 1955
0259 POLITICIAN
Edwin M. Capps
1860 - 1938
0264 LAWYER
Victor B. Walker
Born 1864
0281 BUSINESS
James G. Sterchi
1867 - 1932
0285 DESIGNER
Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
1866 - 1955
0290 BUSINESS
Thomas Sperry
1864 - 1913
0306 POLITICIAN
Lincoln Henry Jelliff
1865 - 1948
0333 MILITAR
Harry Clay Hale
1861 - 1946