#1Music
Sleepy John Estes
1899–1977American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Famous people · Ripley
Ripley counts 13 famous people, first among them Sleepy John Estes
With articles in 18 languages, Sleepy John Estes is the most widely known. Close behind are Peetie Wheatstraw and Norma Jean Wright. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 17 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Sleepy John Estes
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Colin P. McKinney
Youngest
2000
Greg Morrow
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Ripley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ripley’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ripley
Ranked by languages covered: Sleepy John Estes with 18, then Peetie Wheatstraw with 9 and Norma Jean Wright with 4.
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What Ripley is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 4.2 times.
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The longest list nearby is Henning’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ripley 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 (6)
- Sleepy John Estes: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Jean Wright: uegmusic, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tre Hargett: Jeffrey Williams, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson W. Winbush: Sf46, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Renardo Foster: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin P. McKinney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons