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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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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Kitty Wells
1919 - 2012
Randall Jarrell
1914 - 1965
James Craig (actor)
1912 - 1985
Bruce Henderson
1915 - 1992
Cornelia Fort
1919 - 1943
Lona Andre
1915 - 1992
Lee MacPhail
1917 - 2012
Cecil Gant
1913 - 1951
Katherine Rawls
1917 - 1982
Jimmy Lewis (bassist)
1918 - 2000
Ernest Schmidt
1911 - 1986
Jack Stapp
1912 - 1980
Thomas J. Anderson
1910 - 2002
Sophie Spitz
1910 - 1956
Beverly Briley
1914 - 1980
Wesley Bennett
1913 - 2002
Johnny Beazley
1918 - 1990
Ted Rhodes
1913 - 1969
Clint Grant
1916 - 2010
Roy Cullenbine
1913 - 1991
Paul Rand Dixon
1913 - 1996
Charles M. Murphy (coach)
1913 - 1999
Merrimon Cuninggim
1911 - 1995
Hank Fort
1914 - 1973
Elizabeth Riddle Graves
1916 - 1972
Clyde McCullough
1917 - 1982
David K. Wilson
1919 - 2007
DeWitt Weaver
1912 - 1998
George Archie
1914 - 2001
Lucius E. Burch Jr.
1912 - 1996
Lefty Sullivan
1916 - 1988
M. Norvel Young
1916 - 1998
Saul Weingeroff
1916 - 1988
Johnny Martin (American football)
1916 - 1968
Lillian Jackson
1919 - 2003
Jim Pruett
1917 - 2003
Raleigh Morgan, Jr.
1916 - 1998
Henry Kimbro
1912 - 1999
Willie Geny
1913 - 1999
Scovel Richardson
1912 - 1982