#1Politics & Law
Harry Blackmun
1908–1999US Supreme Court justice from 1970 to 1994
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Famous people · Nashville
Harry Blackmun tops a list of 5 famous people born in Nashville
Harry Blackmun leads the list, covered in 23 languages. The next two names are William Neville and Everett J. Murphy. The earliest on the list is William Neville, born in 1843, and the youngest Royce Newman, born in 1997. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Harry Blackmun
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
William Neville
Youngest
1997
Royce Newman
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Nashville
The three best known are all leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
William Neville
1843–1909American Populist politician from Nebraska
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Through the years
When Nashville’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Nashville is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.
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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2 more, from 1940 to 1997.
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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 (3)
- Harry Blackmun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Neville: Thomas Fleming, author. Nutshell Publishing Co. (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royce Newman: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons