Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee ranks 147th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind British Hong Kong, Caracas, and Genoa. Memorable people born in Memphis, Tennessee include Aretha Franklin, Morgan Freeman, and Kathy Bates. Memorable people who died in Memphis, Tennessee include Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Black, and Bukka White. Memphis, Tennessee has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many musicians, and singers. Memphis, Tennessee is located in United States.
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeast, and the 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1883 and 2002, Memphis, Tennessee was the birth place of 77 globally memorable people, including Aretha Franklin, Morgan Freeman, and Kathy Bates. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Memphis, Tennessee including Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Black, and Bukka White.
People Born in Memphis, Tennessee
Go to all RankingsAretha Franklin
SINGER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 62
Morgan Freeman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 58
Kathy Bates
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 35
Lisa Marie Presley
SINGER
1968 - 2023
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 53
Jerry Lawler
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 57
Cybill Shepherd
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 55
Dan Schneider
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 30
Linda Thompson
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 43
Shannen Doherty
ACTOR
1971 - 2024
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 18
Justin Timberlake
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 26
Ric Flair
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 31
George Hamilton
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Memphis, Tennessee
Go to all RankingsMartin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
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Rank: 1
Bill Black
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1965
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 2
Bukka White
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1977
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Rank: 3
Isaac Hayes
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2008
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Rank: 4
Jimi Jamison
SINGER
1951 - 2014
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Rank: 5
Little Milton
SINGER
1934 - 2005
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Rank: 6
Shawn Lane
MUSICIAN
1963 - 2003
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 7
Mississippi Fred McDowell
SINGER
1906 - 1972
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Rank: 8
Jeff Buckley
MUSICIAN
1966 - 1997
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Rank: 9
Alphonso Ford
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - 2004
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Rank: 10
Rufus Thomas
SINGER
1917 - 2001
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Rank: 11
Elizabeth Bolden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 2006
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Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Memphis, Tennessee
Go to all RankingsMartin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
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Rank: 1
Bukka White
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1977
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Rank: 3
Isaac Hayes
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2008
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Jimi Jamison
SINGER
1951 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Little Milton
SINGER
1934 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Mississippi Fred McDowell
SINGER
1906 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Jeff Buckley
MUSICIAN
1966 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Alphonso Ford
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Rufus Thomas
SINGER
1917 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Elizabeth Bolden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Lorenzen Wright
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - 2010
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Rank: 13
R. L. Burnside
SINGER
1926 - 2005
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Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Memphis, Tennessee were actors (27), singers (14), musicians (11), basketball players (5), and wrestlers (3), while most who died were musicians (9), singers (7), basketball players (2), social activists (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Memphis, Tennessee, including Morgan Freeman, Kathy Bates, and Cybill Shepherd. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Memphis, Tennessee, including Morgan Freeman, Kathy Bates, and Cybill Shepherd.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Memphis, Tennessee since 1700.