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Famous people · Murfreesboro
Of the 8 famous people born in Murfreesboro, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the player of American football Dwight Stephenson, covered in 8 languages. Close behind are William Nathan Harrell Smith and Fred Vinson. The list comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina. Only 67 of the 337 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Dwight Stephenson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Hardy Murfree
Youngest
1981
Curtis Deloatch
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Murfreesboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Murfreesboro’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Murfreesboro is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 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.
The best known
Born in Murfreesboro
Two of the three are athletes.
#2Politics & Law
William Nathan Harrell Smith
1812–1889American politician
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Murfreesboro
Another 5, 3 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murfreesboro 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)
- William Nathan Harrell Smith: Philadelphia: C. Robson & Co., publishers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Jacque Hunter III: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hardy Murfree: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons