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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 1920s Clear ×
Jerome Courtland
1926 - 2012
Tom Kindness
1929 - 2004
Carl Butler
1927 - 1992
John Reinhardt
1920 - 2016
Doris Sams
1927 - 2012
Penny Jay
1925 - 2006
Henry G. Marsh
1921 - 2011
Bud Sherrod
1927 - 1980
Guilford Glazer
1921 - 2014
Frankie Housley
1926 - 1951
Cartha Doyle
Born 1929
William Corwin Stuart
1920 - 2010
Henry Fonde
1924 - 2009
Roy Smith (Canadian football)
Born 1928
Kathleen Malach
1926 - 2011
T. W. Edwards Jr.
1929 - 2015