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NASHVILLE
Most Famous People Born in Nashville, United States
- Notable people
- 804
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1941
- Most distinctive
- Songwriter 8.7×
Nashville's Songwriter bench is Music Row in one line of the file — the Bradley and RCA studios that built modern country and then absorbed Americana, gospel and contemporary Christian writing on top. The heavier-than-expected Baseball count is older, a holdover from the Nashville Vols of the Southern Association, while the Music and Singer lines run from the Grand Ole Opry's founding generation through the outlaw country and contemporary Americana eras.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nashville during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Nashville Is Known For
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Football is Nashville's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (80).
Nashville over-indexes on songwriter — 8.7× the global rate.
Nashville under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Nashville's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Music
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1820s Clear ×
William Walker (filibuster)
1824 - 1860
Benjamin F. Cheatham
1820 - 1886
John Adams (Confederate Army officer)
1825 - 1864
Sempronius H. Boyd
1828 - 1894
Edward White Robertson
1823 - 1887
Virginia Clay-Clopton
1825 - 1915
John A. Wharton
1828 - 1865
Randal William McGavock
1826 - 1863
Samuel Hollingsworth Stout
1822 - 1903
Carson Boren
1824 - 1912
Thomas Menees
1823 - 1905
Samuel Snowden Hayes
1820 - 1880
Alexander William Campbell
1828 - 1893
Andrew S. Herron
1823 - 1882