Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, Tennessee ranks 2,976th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hikari, Yamaguchi, Ciudad Real, and Nykøbing Falster. 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, and Elda Emma Anderson. 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 a Fence. Read more on Wikipedia
People
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, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Oak Ridge, Tennessee including Alvin M. Weinberg, and Elda Emma Anderson.
People Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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Megan Fox
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1
Gore Verbinski
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2
William Shepherd
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 3
Elaine Hendrix
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 4
Adam Wingard
FILM DIRECTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.33
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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Alvin M. Weinberg
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2006
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 1
Elda Emma Anderson
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1961
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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Most individuals born in present day Oak Ridge, Tennessee were actors (2), film directors (2), and astronauts (1), while most who died were physicists (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, including Megan Fox, and Elaine Hendrix. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oak Ridge, Tennessee, including Megan Fox, and Elaine Hendrix.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee since 1700.
