Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee ranks 719th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wuhan, Solna, and Bromley. Memorable people born in Knoxville, Tennessee include Quentin Tarantino, Randall Collins, and Randy Orton. Memorable people who died in Knoxville, Tennessee include Samuel Jones, William Blount, and Mark Linkous. Knoxville, Tennessee has been the birth place of many actors, and wrestlers and the death place of many athletes, and politicians. Knoxville, Tennessee is located in United States.
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. It is the principal city of the Knoxville metropolitan area, which had a population of 879,773 in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1990, Knoxville, Tennessee was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Quentin Tarantino, Randall Collins, and Randy Orton. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Knoxville, Tennessee including Samuel Jones, William Blount, and Mark Linkous.
People Born in Knoxville, Tennessee
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Quentin Tarantino
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Randall Collins
SOCIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2
Randy Orton
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 3
Johnny Knoxville
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4
David Keith
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 5
James Agee
WRITER
1909 - 1955
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 6
Christina Hendricks
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 7
Polly Bergen
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 8
Brad Renfro
ACTOR
1982 - 2008
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 9
John Cullum
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 10
Lillian Randolph
ACTOR
1914 - 1980
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 11
Mary Costa
SINGER
1930 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Knoxville, Tennessee
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Cleavant Derricks
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 15
Candy Reynolds
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 16
Wesley Kitts
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Knoxville, Tennessee
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Samuel Jones
ATHLETE
1880 - 1954
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 1
William Blount
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1800
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 2
Mark Linkous
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2010
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 3
Pat Summitt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - 2016
HPI: 32.30
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Knoxville, Tennessee were actors (10), wrestlers (2), film directors (1), sociologists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were athletes (1), politicians (1), musicians (1), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Knoxville, Tennessee, including Johnny Knoxville, David Keith, and Christina Hendricks. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Knoxville, Tennessee, including Johnny Knoxville, David Keith, and Christina Hendricks.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Knoxville, Tennessee since 1700.
