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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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- Field: Baseball Clear ×
R.A. Dickey
Born 1974
Sonny Gray
Born 1989
Joe Blanton
Born 1980
Lee MacPhail
1917 - 2012
Jim Gilliam
1928 - 1978
Ben Chapman (baseball)
1908 - 1993
Caleb Joseph
Born 1986
Andrew Triggs
Born 1989
Kirk Rueter
Born 1970
Logan Darnell
Born 1989
Noodles Hahn
1879 - 1960
Bob Montgomery (baseball)
Born 1944
Turkey Stearnes
1901 - 1979
John J. Tigert
1882 - 1965
Charley Moran
1878 - 1949
Johnny Beazley
1918 - 1990
Fred Toney
1888 - 1953
Roy Cullenbine
1913 - 1991
Charles M. Murphy (coach)
1913 - 1999
Wayne Garland
Born 1950
Bob Tillman
1937 - 2000
Lefty Davis
1875 - 1919
Clyde McCullough
1917 - 1982
Tom Bolton (baseball)
Born 1962
Foster Castleman
Born 1931
Jim Zapp
1924 - 2016
Bobby Joe Edmonds
Born 1964
George Archie
1914 - 2001
Charlie Harding
1891 - 1971
Michael Coleman (baseball)
Born 1975
Joe Burke (infielder)
1867 - 1940
Bob Fisher (baseball)
1886 - 1963
Charlie Petty
1866 - 1928
Bruce Petway
1885 - 1941
Claude Jonnard
1897 - 1959
Lefty Sullivan
1916 - 1988
Mike Gerber (baseball)
Born 1992
Bill McTigue
1891 - 1920
Chuck Meriwether
1956 - 2019
Jim Kirby (baseball)
1923 - 2009
Johnny Gill (baseball)
1905 - 1984
Steve Liddle
Born 1959
Lillian Jackson
1919 - 2003
Jim Pruett
1917 - 2003
Byrd Douglas
1894 - 1965
Tiny Graham
1892 - 1962
Ray Hamrick
1921 - 2009
Dan Leahy (baseball)
1870 - 1903
Newt Fisher
1871 - 1947
Henry Kimbro
1912 - 1999
Thomas Kain
1907 - 1971
Bubber Jonnard
1897 - 1977
Mary Louise Lester
Born 1921
Mickey Kreitner
1922 - 2003
Joe Hewitt (baseball)
1885 - 1948
Butch McCord
1925 - 2011
Haywood Rose
1870 - 1947
Frank Butler (Negro leagues)
1872 - 1899