#1Famous people · Hendersonville
Of the 10 famous people born in Hendersonville, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the second tallest person ever recorded John Rogan, covered in 20 languages. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. The list comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 residents, below the 2.9 of the typical town in Tennessee. Fewer than a quarter of the 239 towns in Tennessee with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John Rogan
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
John Rogan
Youngest
1996
Jalen Hurd
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Hendersonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hendersonville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 3.
SportsNotableFaithFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hendersonville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2 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 Hendersonville
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Hendersonville
Here are 7 more, born from 1866 to 1996.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hendersonville home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Kelly Clarkson.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Gallatin lists the most people: 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hendersonville 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 (9)
- John Rogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jenkins: File:Chris Singleton John Jenkins.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Zimmerman: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Patterson-Sewell: Diego Valenzuela's Photos from Buenos Aires, Argentina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Golden Tate: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Rich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Clarkson: Stephen Schester/Carlin Leslie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Choby: User:Diezba, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huell Howser: Joits, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons