#1Famous people · Gainesboro
Of the 7 famous people born in Gainesboro, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American politician Mounce Gore Butler, covered in 4 languages. The union Army general Alvan Cullem Gillem ranks second, ahead of Charlotte Burks. Births span 1827 to 1942, from Martha McWhirter to Charlotte Burks. Fewer than a quarter of the 239 towns in Tennessee with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Mounce Gore Butler
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Martha McWhirter
Youngest
1942
Charlotte Burks
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Gainesboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Gainesboro is known for
Gainesboro has 2.7× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Gainesboro’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Gainesboro
By how many languages cover them, Mounce Gore Butler comes first (4), then Alvan Cullem Gillem (3) and Charlotte Burks (3).
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The rest number 4, with 2 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gainesboro 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 (5)
- Mounce Gore Butler: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvan Cullem Gillem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Gore: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zenas Sanford Loftis: Archibald McLean, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Leo Boles: Sammy Tremlinn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons