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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 1900s Clear ×
0010 SCREENWRITER
James Agee
1909 - 1955
0040 PAINTER
Beauford Delaney
1901 - 1979
0052 LAWYER
William H. Hastie
1904 - 1976
0098 LAWYER
Harvey Broome
1902 - 1968
0153 PAINTER
Joseph Delaney (artist)
1904 - 1991
0171 ACTIVIST
James Herman Robinson
1907 - 1972
0198 GYMNAST
William Galbraith (gymnast)
1906 - 1994
0268 ENGINEER
Peter Kreis
1900 - 1934
0299 BASEBALL
Art Ruble
1903 - 1983
0328 FOOTBALL
Elvin Butcher
1907 - 1957