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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 1930s Clear ×
Polly Bergen
1930 - 2014
John Cullum
Born 1930
Mary Costa
Born 1930
Edward C. Stone
Born 1936
Lara Parker
Born 1937
Marcia Angell
Born 1939
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Born 1938
Robin Beard
1939 - 2007
Richard Aaker Trythall
Born 1939
Marilou Awiakta
Born 1936
Gale Schisler
1933 - 2020
Charles Arthur Moser
1935 - 2006
Jackie Parker
1932 - 2006
Charles Kohlhase
Born 1935
David Madden (novelist)
Born 1933
J. Don Ferguson
1933 - 2008
Clifford Curry
1936 - 2016
Consuelo Bland Marshall
Born 1936
James Howard Jarvis II
1937 - 2007
Gilbert Harry Trythall
Born 1930
Kyle Testerman
1934 - 2015
Ben Atchley
1930 - 2018
Jonathan Howes
1937 - 2015
Martha Tabor
1939 - 2004
Dwight Nichols
1934 - 2009
George F. Regas
Born 1930
Buddy Cruze
1933 - 2018
William T. Snyder
Born 1931
Buddy Gilbert
Born 1935
Ambrose I. Lane Sr.
1935 - 2010
Harry Brown Bainbridge III
1939 - 2010