#1Famous people · Maryville
Writers and artists stand out among the 17 famous people born in Maryville
Lamar Alexander, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. The American country musician Jack Greene ranks second, ahead of Mark Doty. Per head, the list is long: 5.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Tennessee has 2.9. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Lamar Alexander
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Edwin Cunningham
Youngest
1991
Jackie Lee
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Maryville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Maryville is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 3.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Maryville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 3 births.
Writing & ArtsSportsMusicNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Maryville
The three are covered in 33, 13 and 11 languages: Lamar Alexander, Jack Greene and Mark Doty.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Maryville
14 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Maryville home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, James A. Lindsay the best known.
James A. Lindsay
born 1979American mathematician, author, and cultural critic
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Alcoa, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maryville 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 (8)
- Lamar Alexander: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio-Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Greene: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall Cobb: Gabriel Cervantes (cropped by Moe Epsilon), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Humphrey: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Cunningham: Joseffo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Lee: Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wontorek: Paul Wontorek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Lindsay: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons