#1Famous people · Fayetteville
Fayetteville counts 28 famous people, first among them Frank Kelso
Most widely known is Frank Kelso, the American Navy admiral, with articles in 13 languages. The largest group, 11, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Lamar Divens, born in 1985, is the youngest, and Samuel Wright Mardis, born in 1800, the first on record. Only 10 of the 236 towns in Tennessee with anyone on record list more.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Frank Kelso
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Samuel Wright Mardis
Youngest
1985
Lamar Divens
Most common field
Sports
14 people
The best known
Born in Fayetteville
By how many languages cover them, Frank Kelso comes first (13), then Hatton W. Sumners (7) and Rick Dempsey (7).
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#3Sports
Rick Dempsey
born 1949American professional baseball player, catcher, coach
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Through the years
When Fayetteville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fayetteville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fayetteville
25 more, 13 of them athletes.
John Morgan Bright
1817–1911Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
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Crook Smith
1899–1990American college football, baseball, and basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fayetteville 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 (11)
- Frank Kelso: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatton W. Sumners: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Dempsey: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willa McCord Blake Eslick: Tennessee State Library & Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morgan Bright: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Morgan: Seutter, E. R. von, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Higgins: Broadleaf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Bagley: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Hatcher: Knoxville Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira L. Kimes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Tolley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons