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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
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0063 BUSINESS
Charles Rudolph Walgreen
1873 - 1939
0229 BUSINESS
Dee Haslam
Born 1955
0255 BUSINESS
Joseph Alexander Mabry II
1826 - 1882
0269 BUSINESS
Guilford Glazer
1921 - 2014
0281 BUSINESS
James G. Sterchi
1867 - 1932
0287 BUSINESS
Cal Johnson (businessman)
1844 - 1925
0290 BUSINESS
Thomas Sperry
1864 - 1913
0336 BUSINESS
Joseph P. Graw
1915 - 2018