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Famous people · Tullahoma

Athletes stand out among the 14 famous people born in Tullahoma

Most widely known is Dustin Lynch, the American singer, with articles in 13 languages. The American astronomer Tom Bolton ranks second, ahead of Bryan Morris. More than half were born since 1970, 8 in all. Only 23 of the 234 towns in Tennessee with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownDustin LynchMusic · born 1985
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Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Dustin Lynch
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Hubert Wiggs
Youngest
1996
Justus Sheffield
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Tullahoma’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Tullahoma’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.

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SportsMusicPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Tullahoma is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, 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 Tullahoma

By how many languages cover them, Dustin Lynch comes first (13), then Tom Bolton (8) and Bryan Morris (5).

Dustin Lynch#1
Music

Dustin Lynch

born 1985

American singer

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TB#2
Science & Medicine

Tom Bolton

1943–2021

American astronomer

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Bryan Morris#3
Sports

Bryan Morris

born 1987

American baseball player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Tullahoma

The other 11 span the years 1893 to 1996.

Justus Sheffield

Justus Sheffield

born 1996

American baseball player

JI

John Wesley Work III

1901–1967

American musician and musicologist

SM

Steve Matthews

born 1970

American football player

AL

Antonio London

born 1971

American football player

Dewon Brazelton

Dewon Brazelton

born 1980

American baseball player

GS

Glen Stewart

1912–1997

American baseball player

Jordan Sheffield

Jordan Sheffield

born 1995

American baseball player

TJ

Thomas A. Wiseman Jr.

1930–2020

United States federal judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
HW

Hubert Wiggs

1893–1977

American football player

WJ

Walter L. Ward, Jr.

born 1943

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Tullahoma home

One more notable person made the town home: Nancy Rubins.

NR

Nancy Rubins

born 1952

American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tullahoma 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.

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