#1Military
Nathaniel Edwin Harris
1846–1929Confederate Army officer and politician
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Famous people · Jonesborough
13 famous people were born in Jonesborough, most of them in the early republic
Articles in 9 languages make the confederate Army officer and politician Nathaniel Edwin Harris the best known. Close behind are John Blair and David Nelson. John Blair (1790) and Gary L. Harrell (1951) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents there are 20.9 on the list, well above the typical Tennessee town’s 2.9.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Nathaniel Edwin Harris
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
John Blair
Youngest
1951
Gary L. Harrell
Most common field
Military
3 people
What stands out about Jonesborough’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jonesborough’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 3 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 Jonesborough
Languages with an article: 9 for Nathaniel Edwin Harris, 5 for John Blair, 3 for David Nelson.
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What Jonesborough is known for
Jonesborough has 6.4× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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Everyone else born in Jonesborough
Another 10, 2 of them soldiers and sailors.
Bernie Moore
1895–1967American college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame member, Southeastern Conference commissioner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jonesborough 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 (8)
- Nathaniel Edwin Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Nelson: Nelson, David, 1793-1844 (editor) – artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary L. Harrell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Stuart Diehl: U.S. Navy photo / Contributed by Bill Gonyo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Bogart Cooper: Washington Bogart Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Stuart Cummins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Deaderick Glenn: Blackshear, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Deaderick: Uncited photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons