Oak Ridge, Tennessee ranks 3,065th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tornio, Hayward, California, and College Station, Texas. Memorable people born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee include Megan Fox, Gore Verbinski, and William Shepherd. Memorable people who died in Oak Ridge, Tennessee include Alvin M. Weinberg. Oak Ridge, Tennessee has been the birth place of many actors and film directors and the death place of many physicists. Oak Ridge, Tennessee is located in United States.
Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak Ridge's nicknames include the Atomic City, the Secret City, and the City Behind the Fence. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1949 and 1986, Oak Ridge, Tennessee was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Megan Fox, Gore Verbinski, and William Shepherd. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Oak Ridge, Tennessee including Alvin M. Weinberg.
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 3
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 4
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.99
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Oak Ridge, Tennessee were actors (2), film directors (2), and astronauts (1), while most who died were physicists (1).