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Famous people · McMinnville
McMinnville’s famous people span 186 years: 14 births from 1785 to 1971
The best known is the radiation chemist Samuel C. Lind, with articles in 8 languages. In the early republic, 6 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 10.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Tennessee has 2.9. Samuel C. Lind, the best known, was born in 1879.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Samuel C. Lind
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
John B. Forester
Youngest
1971
Jamie Walker
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in McMinnville
Three names lead: Samuel C. Lind (8 languages), John Houston Savage (7) and Jamie Walker (6).
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#3Through the years
When McMinnville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1810s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryMusicNotableScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What McMinnville is known for
McMinnville has 1.4× 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.
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Everyone else born in McMinnville
The other 11 span the years 1785 to 1963.
Charles F. Bryan
1911–1955American composer, musician, music educator and collector of folk music
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McMinnville 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 (7)
- John Houston Savage: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Walker: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin J. Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Ray: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Christian: Eugene Christian and Mollie Griswold Christian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Strode: Scott Allen from Indianapolis, IN, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bursheba Fristoe Younger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons