List of people from Nashville, Tennessee
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The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Nashville, Tennessee.
People born in Tennessee:
Name | Birth year | Notability | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
John Adams | 1825 | Brigadier General during the American Civil War | [1] |
Shak Adams | 1998 | Soccer player | [2] |
Duane Allman | 1946 | Guitarist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band | [3] |
Gregg Allman | 1947 | Singer, keyboardist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band | [4] |
Frank Maxwell Andrews | 1884 | Important figure in U.S. military aviation | [5] |
Casey Atwood | 1980 | NASCAR driver | [6] |
Alfred Bartles | 1930 | Composer of jazz/classical crossover music | [7] |
Bill Belichick | 1952 | Former head coach of six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots | [8] |
Madison Smartt Bell | 1957 | Novelist | [9] |
Julian Bond | 1940 | Civil rights activist | [10] |
Robert Earl Bonney | 1882 | U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient, 1910 | [11] |
Linn Boyd | 1800 | Member of Congress from Kentucky and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | [12] |
Beverly Briley | 1914 | Mayor of Nashville, 1963–1975 | [13] |
David Briley | 1964 | Mayor of Nashville, 2018 | |
Marvelyn Brown | 1984 | HIV/AIDS activist | [14] |
Kitty Cheatham | 1864 | Singer and actress | [15] |
Sara Ward Conley | 1859 | Artist | [16] |
James Craig | 1912 | Actor | [17] |
Anne Dallas Dudley | 1876 | Women's suffrage activist | [18] |
Thomas Fletcher | 1817 | Arkansas politician | [19] |
Colin Ford | 1996 | Actor | [20] |
Morris Frank | 1908 | Founder, the Seeing Eye, first guide dog training school | |
Bill Frist | 1952 | Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader | [21] |
John Gordy | 1935 | Tennessee Volunteers and Detroit Lions football player | |
Dick Griffey | 1938 | Record executive and promoter | |
Red Grooms | 1937 | Artist | [22] |
Noodles Hahn | 1879 | Major League Baseball player | [23] |
Bobby Hamilton | 1957 | NASCAR driver | |
Demonte Harper | 1989 | American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
Bobby Hebb | 1938 | R&B/soul songwriter, singer, musician known for the hit "Sunny" | |
Les Hunter | 1942 | Center of 1963 Loyola Ramblers basketball national championship team | |
Thomas Setzer Hutchison | 1875 | Military officer, police commissioner, civil reformer, author, inventor | |
Lillian Jackson | 1919 | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League founding member | |
Marion James | 1934 | Blues singer | [24] |
Claude Jarman Jr. | 1934 | Actor | |
Randall Jarrell | 1914 | Poet and writer | |
Jeff Jarrett | 1967 | Professional wrestler | |
Claude Jonnard | 1897 | Professional baseball player for the New York Giants | |
Caleb Joseph | 1986 | Major League Baseball player | |
Lucille La Verne | 1872 | Actress | [25] |
Margaret Landis | 1890 | Silent screen actress | [26] |
Mary Louise Lester | 1921 | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League founding member | |
Kathy Liebert | 1967 | World Series of Poker bracelet winner | |
Beth Littleford | 1968 | Comedian and actress | [27] |
Ellen McLain | 1952/1953 | Voice actress | |
Ron Mercer | 1976 | Professional basketball player | |
Tom Moran | 1899 | Football player | [28] |
William Morrison | 1860 | Dentist, inventor of cotton candy | |
Alice Oates | 1849 | Actress and pioneer of musical theatre | [29] |
Chord Overstreet | 1989 | Singer, songwriter, TV actor | |
Bettie Page | 1923 | Pin-up model | [30] |
Keith Paskett | 1964 | Professional football player for Green Bay Packers | [31] |
James B. Pearson | 1920 | U.S. Senator | [32] |
Antoinette Van Leer Polk | 1847 | French baroness | |
Annie Potts | 1952 | Actress | [33][note 1] |
Shelton Quarles | 1971 | Professional football player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
Emily J. Reynolds | 1956 | Former Secretary of the U.S. Senate | [34] |
Robert Ryman | 1930 | Visual artist | [35] |
Hillary Scott | 1986 | Singer-songwriter, member of country music trio Lady Antebellum | |
John Seigenthaler | 1927 | Journalist, writer, and political figure | |
Jackie Shane | 1940 | Soul and rhythm and blues singer; among first black transgender musicians to chart | |
Nate Simpson | 1954 | Football player | |
Ahmaad Smith | 1983 | Football player | |
Edwin Starr | 1942 | Motown soul and R&B singer/songwriter | |
Turkey Stearnes | 1901 | Baseball player | [36] |
Samuel Stritch | 1887 | First American member of the Roman Curia | |
Phillip Supernaw | 1990 | NFL player | [37] |
Andrea True | 1943 | Pornstar and disco singer | [38] |
Anthony Van Leer | 1783 | Prominent iron works owner in Tennessee | |
Carlos Clark Van Leer | 1865 | United States Army officer and Chief of Personnel at Department of the Treasury | |
Eric Volz | 1979 | Magazine publisher wrongfully convicted of murder in Nicaragua | |
Lark Voorhies | 1974 | Television actress | [39] |
Charlie Wade | 1950 | Football player | |
Chuck Wagner | 1958 | Actor | [40] |
William Walker | 1824 | Journalist, adventurer, and briefly the President of Nicaragua | [41] |
Gretchen Walsh | 2003 | Swimmer | [42] |
Kitty Wells | 1919 | Musician and singer, commonly referred to as the Queen of Country Music | [43] |
Hank Williams III | 1972 | Singer and musician | [44] |
Del Wood | 1920 | Ragtime, gospel, and country music pianist | [45] |
Young Buck | 1981 | Rapper | [46] |
With its status as a major hub of music production (especially country and gospel music), Nashville attracts a wide array of musicians, singers, and songwriters.
This sectionion needs additional citations for verification. (April 2008) |
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