#1Famous people · Maynardville
3 famous people come from Maynardville, Roy Acuff the best known
At the top of the list is the American country music singer and fiddler Roy Acuff, covered in 26 languages. Second place goes to the American country singer Carl Smith, third to Warren Williams Sanders. From Warren Williams Sanders to Carl Smith, the births on the list run from 1877 to 1927. The list comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Roy Acuff
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Warren Williams Sanders
Youngest
1927
Carl Smith
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Maynardville
Languages with an article: 26 for Roy Acuff, 13 for Carl Smith, 2 for Warren Williams Sanders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maynardville 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 (3)
- Roy Acuff: Walden S. Fabry/Ross Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Smith: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Williams Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons