36.3712° N, 84.5626° W
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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 38 notable births.
What Knoxville Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Music
- Science
- Writing
- Other
- Field: Actor Clear ×
Quentin Tarantino
Born 1963
Christina Hendricks
Born 1975
Johnny Knoxville
Born 1971
Brad Renfro
1982 - 2008
Polly Bergen
1930 - 2014
Justin Hartley
Born 1977
Jake Thomas
Born 1990
Dale Dickey
Born 1961
Mary Costa
Born 1930
Lillian Randolph
1898 - 1980
Cleavant Derricks (actor)
Born 1953
Jerome Courtland
1926 - 2012
Jamie Marchi
Born 1977
Lara Parker
Born 1937
Mitch Rouse
Born 1964
Cylk Cozart
Born 1957
Morgan Stevens
Born 1951
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Born 1938
Linda Carlson
Born 1945
Clinton Derricks-Carroll
Born 1953
Christopher Douglas (American actor)
Born 1969
J. Don Ferguson
1933 - 2008
Gina May
Born 1974
Renee Lawless
Born 1960