Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee ranks 2,910th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Michigan, Semarang, and Presidente Prudente. Memorable people born in Jackson, Tennessee include Thomas Harris, Steve Fossett, and Randall Wallace. Memorable people who died in Jackson, Tennessee include Frank Lentini. Jackson, Tennessee has been the birth place of many writers, and businesspeople and the death place of many politicians. Jackson, Tennessee is located in United States.
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located 70 miles (110 km) east of Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee combined statistical area. Jackson is Madison County's largest city, and the second-largest city in West Tennessee after Memphis. It is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for West Tennessee, as Jackson was the major city in the west when the court was established in 1834. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1968, Jackson, Tennessee was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Thomas Harris, Steve Fossett, and Randall Wallace. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Jackson, Tennessee including Frank Lentini.
People Born in Jackson, Tennessee
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Thomas Harris
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 1
Steve Fossett
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2007
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2
Randall Wallace
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 3
Christopher Jones
ACTOR
1941 - 2014
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 4
Luther Ingram
SINGER
1937 - 2007
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 5
Van Jones
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 25.50
Rank: 6
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jackson, Tennessee were writers (1), businesspeople (1), film directors (1), actors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jackson, Tennessee, including Thomas Harris. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jackson, Tennessee, including Thomas Harris.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Jackson, Tennessee since 1700.
