#1Politics & Law
Jack English Hightower
1926–2013American politician and lawyer
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Famous people · Memphis
Most of the 8 famous people born in Memphis came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American politician and lawyer Jack English Hightower, covered in 8 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Larry Combest, third to Scott M. Grundy. From Frank Sachse in 1917 to Blues Boy Willie in 1946, the births cover 29 years. Fewer than a quarter of the 632 towns in Texas with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jack English Hightower
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Frank Sachse
Youngest
1946
Blues Boy Willie
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Memphis
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2SG#3
Through the years
When Memphis’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicBusiness
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Known for
What Memphis is known for
Share of Memphis’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Memphis
5 more, 2 of them athletes.
George Edward Stanley
1942–2011American writer of children's fiction and academic (Middle Eastern and African languages)
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Blues Boy Willie
1946–2024African American electric blues singer and harmonica player
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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.
Photo credits (2)
- Jack English Hightower: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Combest: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons