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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 1890s Clear ×
0018 ACTOR
Lillian Randolph
1898 - 1980
0036 WRITER
Joseph Wood Krutch
1893 - 1970
0077 POLITICIAN
Millard Caldwell
1897 - 1984
0138 BASEBALL
Billy Meyer
1893 - 1957
0254 BASEBALL
Jess Doyle
1898 - 1961
0270 FOOTBALL
Rus Lindsay
1891 - 1977
0279 MOUNTAINEER
Robert Tatum
1891 - 1964
0311 NURSE
Frances Reed Elliot
1892 - 1965
0314 POLITICIAN
Elmer W. Cart
1891 - 1980