#1Famous people · Nashville
6 famous people come from Nashville, Trevor Bardette the best known
At the top of the list is the American actor Trevor Bardette, covered in 12 languages. Effie Anderson Smith is second and Pat Cupp third. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.8 on the list, well above the typical Arkansas town’s 3.8.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Trevor Bardette
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Effie Anderson Smith
Youngest
1938
Pat Cupp
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Nashville
Trevor Bardette leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Effie Anderson Smith (4) and Pat Cupp (3).
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Effie Anderson Smith
1869–1955Arizona Impressionist landscape painter
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PC#3
Through the years
When Nashville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 1.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Nashville is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Nashville
The rest number 3, with 2 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nashville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Trevor Bardette: RKO Radio Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Anderson Smith: Msteven567, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons