#1Famous people · Rossville
The 5 famous people born in Rossville, led by Lauren Alaina
At the top of the list is the American singer & songwriter Lauren Alaina, covered in 26 languages. Close behind are Ashley Harkleroad and Pete Brown. 2 of them were born since 1970. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Lauren Alaina
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Pete Brown
Youngest
1994
Lauren Alaina
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Rossville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rossville’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rossville
Three names lead: Lauren Alaina (26 languages), Ashley Harkleroad (22) and Pete Brown (3).
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#2Sports
Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
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PB#3
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What Rossville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.
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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Another 2, 2 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rossville 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 (3)
- Lauren Alaina: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Harkleroad: Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons