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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nashville during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 79 notable births.

What Nashville Is Known For

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Football is Nashville's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (80).

Nashville over-indexes on songwriter8.7× the global rate.

Nashville under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football80
  2. Politician78
  3. Singer69
  4. Actor59
  5. Baseball58
  6. Basket38
  7. Lawyer37
  8. Music34
  1. Songwriter138.7×
  2. Baseball586.3×
  3. Coach95.4×
  4. Wrestler114.3×
  5. Singer694.1×
  6. Basket383.8×
  7. Music343.0×
  8. Lawyer372.6×
  1. Writer100.4×

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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  • Writing
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0013 ACTOR

Noah Cyrus

Born 2000

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0074 ACTOR

Max Charles

Born 2003

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0252 ACTOR

Jet Jurgensmeyer

Born 2004

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0627 BASKET

James Wiseman (basketball)

Born 2001

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