#1Famous people · Nashville
2 famous people were born in Nashville
Most widely known is Dawson Mathis, the American politician, with articles in 9 languages. The only other name is the American football player Ashel Day. Ashel Day (1898) and Dawson Mathis (1940) mark the two ends of the list. In all of Georgia, the famous people on record come from 351 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dawson Mathis
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Ashel Day
Youngest
1940
Dawson Mathis
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Nashville
#1#2Known for
What Nashville is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
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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)
- Dawson Mathis: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashel Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons