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MEMPHIS
Most Famous People Born in Memphis, United States
- Notable people
- 950
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1953
- Most distinctive
- Rapper 16.4×
The 7.4× songwriter over-index is Stax and Sun Studio in one number — the city where Aretha Franklin was born and Elvis is buried still disproportionately manufactures the people who write American pop. The 16.4× rapper multiplier is a newer chapter, Three 6 Mafia and a generation of Memphis horror-rap running through the same neighborhoods that taught Morgan Freeman his accent.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Memphis during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 127 notable births.
What Memphis Is Known For
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Football is Memphis's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (140).
Memphis over-indexes on rapper — 16.4× the global rate.
Memphis under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Memphis's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Baseball Clear ×
Drew Pomeranz
Born 1988
Zack Cozart
Born 1985
Mickey Callaway
Born 1975
Tim McCarver
Born 1941
Logan Forsythe
Born 1987
Bill Madlock
Born 1951
George Sherrill
Born 1977
Ed Easley
Born 1985
Aaron Fultz
Born 1973
Bob Caruthers
1864 - 1911
David West (baseball)
Born 1964
Taylor Duncan
1953 - 2004
Tim Raines Jr.
Born 1979
Matt Palmer (baseball)
Born 1979
Vada Pinson
1938 - 1995
Joe Oliver (baseball)
Born 1965
Phil Gagliano
1941 - 2016
Walt Streuli
1935 - 2017
Mike Paxton
Born 1953
Ray Crone
Born 1931
Ike Brown
1942 - 2001
Ben Johnson (outfielder)
Born 1981
Tucker Ashford
Born 1954
Chuck Smith (baseball)
Born 1969
Reggie Williams (1980s outfielder)
Born 1960
Bill Allington
1903 - 1966
John Antonelli (infielder)
1915 - 1990
Kevin Mmahat
Born 1964
Mark Freeman (baseball)
1930 - 2006
Frank Waddey
1905 - 1990
Jake Wells
1863 - 1927
Dee Moore
1914 - 1997
Happy Foreman
1899 - 1953
Andy Fletcher (umpire)
Born 1966
James L. White (coach)
1893 - 1949
Andy Cook (baseball)
Born 1967
Joe B. Scott
1920 - 2013
Don Leppert (second baseman)
Born 1930
Bill Nagel
1915 - 1981
Austin Riley
Born 1997
Steve Dillard (baseball)
Born 1951
Harvey Branch
Born 1939
Floyd Rayford
Born 1957
Clint Rogge
1889 - 1969
Willie Grace
1917 - 2006
Art Pennington
1923 - 2017
Frank Leland
1869 - 1914
Tom Long (pitcher)
1898 - 1973
Doc Prothro
1893 - 1971
George Canale
Born 1965
Tony Johnson (baseball)
Born 1956
Dino Chiozza
1912 - 1972
Aubrey Epps
1912 - 1984
Ralph Gagliano
Born 1946
Li'l Rastus
Born 1892
Guido Grilli
Born 1939
Bick Campbell
1898 - 1967