#1Famous people · Springfield
7 famous people were born in Springfield from 1799 to 1962
Most widely known is Tracy Smothers, the American professional wrestler, with articles in 9 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Tracy Smothers, the best known, was born in 1962. Fewer than a quarter of the 229 towns in Tennessee with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Tracy Smothers
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Richard Cheatham
Youngest
1962
Tracy Smothers
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Springfield
Ranked by languages covered: Tracy Smothers with 9, then Daniel E. Garrett with 7 and Richard Cheatham with 6.
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Through the years
When Springfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 1.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Springfield is known for
Springfield has 2.1× 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Springfield
Still to come: 4 more, from 1821 to 1932.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Springfield home
Born elsewhere, Jasen Rauch lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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 (4)
- Tracy Smothers: Smart Mark Greene at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel E. Garrett: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Henderson: Paul Henderson Photograph Collection, Maryland Historical Society, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cave Johnson Couts: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons