Tennessee
Tennessee ranks 5,918th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, Pertuis, and Falmouth, Jamaica. The most famous people from Tennessee are Mary Katharine Brandegee, Chris Woodruff, and Kendra Harrison. The most famous people who died in Tennessee are John B. Calhoun, and Albert Sidney Johnston. Tennessee has been the birth place of many biologists, and tennis players and the death place of many biologists, and military personnels. Tennessee is located in United States.
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1844 and 1992, Tennessee was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Mary Katharine Brandegee, Chris Woodruff, and Kendra Harrison. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Tennessee including John B. Calhoun, and Albert Sidney Johnston.
People Born in Tennessee
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Mary Katharine Brandegee
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1920
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1
Chris Woodruff
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 2
Kendra Harrison
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 3
Doug Brochu
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.81
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Tennessee
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John B. Calhoun
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1995
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 1
Albert Sidney Johnston
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1862
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tennessee were biologists (1), tennis players (1), athletes (1), and actors (1), while most who died were biologists (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tennessee, including Chris Woodruff. Whereas, throughout history, biologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tennessee, including Mary Katharine Brandegee.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tennessee since 1700.
