#1Famous people · Cookeville
15 famous people were born in Cookeville, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American basketball player and coach JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. John W. Rose, the American politician, comes second, with William Eldridge Odom third. 7 were born in 1970 or later. Only 22 of the 236 towns in Tennessee with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
JJ Redick
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
William Eldridge Odom
Youngest
1994
Trent Taylor
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cookeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cookeville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cookeville
JJ Redick leads with articles in 31 languages, ahead of John W. Rose (11) and William Eldridge Odom (11).
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What Cookeville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cookeville
Another 12, 6 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Cookeville home
One more notable person made the town home: Rich Froning Jr..
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cookeville 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)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Rose: Hillsource427, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Taylor: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alison Piepmeier: Trey Piepmeier, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Brown: Andreanna from Austin, USA. Cropped by Johntex, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Froning Jr.: Armen Hammer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons