#1Famous people · Brentwood
10 famous people from Brentwood, many of them athletes
Dawson Knox, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Robbie Ray and Van Jefferson. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Mary Pruitt, born in 1934, the newest to Lexi Janicek, born in 2011.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Dawson Knox
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Mary Pruitt
Youngest
2011
Lexi Janicek
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Brentwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brentwood’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brentwood is known for
Brentwood has 2× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Brentwood
The three best known are all athletes.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Brentwood
Here are 7 more, born from 1934 to 2011.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Brentwood home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Brentwood, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Franklin leads the towns around it, with 35 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brentwood 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.
Photo credits (7)
- Dawson Knox: Spc. Michael Schwenk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Ray: jnashboulden on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Jefferson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thelma Harper: David Fine, FEMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Bumbalough: sachab, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vaughn: J. Glover - Atlanta, Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell D. Moore: Theology147, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons