#1Famous people · Nashville
A single famous person was born in Nashville: Thomas Weir
The union Army soldier Thomas Weir was born in 1838. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 745 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Thomas Weir
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
Thomas Weir
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Nashville
#1The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Nashville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Nashville’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
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 (1)
- Thomas Weir: Cyrus Townsend Brady, author. Published in "Pearson's Magazine" (New York, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons