#1Famous people · Smyrna
Of the 17 famous people born in Smyrna, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Jalen Ramsey, the American football player, with articles in 15 languages. Second place goes to the confederate Army general William Barksdale, third to Ben H. Guill. 8 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list comes to 3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Tennessee, at 2.9.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Jalen Ramsey
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
William Barksdale
Youngest
1994
Jalen Ramsey
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Smyrna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Smyrna is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Smyrna
Languages with an article: 15 for Jalen Ramsey, 12 for William Barksdale, 6 for Ben H. Guill.
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#3Through the years
When Smyrna’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Smyrna
14 more names, born between 1824 and 1980.
Jess Neely
1898–1983American football player and coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator
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The longest list nearby is Murfreesboro’s, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smyrna 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 (10)
- Jalen Ramsey: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Barksdale: uploaded by Hlj at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben H. Guill: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethelbert Barksdale: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jess Neely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Gooch: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ammie Sikes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Neely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pos Elam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Buchanan: Atlas Network Official website, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons