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Famous people · Memphis

Famous people from Memphis

No famous person’s birth in Memphis is on record yet. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68. 384 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Memphis), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Memphis has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Memphis

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Memphis and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.