Hermitage Hotel · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people from Nashville
The nearest list is next door in Hendersonville: 10 names, starting with John Rogan. So far, no famous person on record was born in Nashville. 236 of the towns in Tennessee list at least one person. The longest list in Tennessee is Chattanooga’s, with 56 names.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Nashville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Nashville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Nashville
The best known from each town bordering Nashville.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nashville 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)
- John Rogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawson Knox: Spc. Michael Schwenk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Wright: Decca Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons