Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is a city located in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 173,890. It is the county seat of Knox County{{GR|6}}, and is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee. Its nickname is the Marble City, from when it was a major center of marble distribution in the early 1900s. It was named in honor of the first Secretary of War, Henry Knox.

Famous Knoxvillians

• James Agee, author of A Death in the Family
• Brian Bell, guitarist for the band Weezer
• Polly Bergen, the Pepsi-Cola girl
• Lowell Cunningham, Men in Black creator
• David Farragut, Civil War admiral
• Nikki Giovanni, poet
• Todd Helton, baseball player
• Dennis Hwang, graphic artist for Google
• David Keith, actor
• Johnny Knoxville
• Brownie McGhee, blues musician
• Chad Pennington, American football player (quarterback, New York Jets)
• Brad Renfro, actor
• Quentin Tarantino, film director (birthplace)
• Jake Thomas, actor
• Bob Thomas, actor, radio announcer, writer
• Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's restaurant (birthplace)
• Dr. Jerry Punch, ESPN Analyst

Famous non-native residents include:

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• Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of Little Lord Fauntleroy
• Alex Haley, author of
• Cormac McCarthy