#12 famous people come from Wartrace, Jimmy Cleveland the best known
The best known is the American jazz trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, with articles in 13 languages. The other is Fred Russell, the American sportswriter. Born in 1906, Fred Russell is the first name on record, and Jimmy Cleveland, born in 1926, the most recent. Chattanooga has the most of any town in Tennessee: 56.


Born in Wartrace
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#2What Wartrace is known for
The field with the most names is Music: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Wartrace?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Wartrace’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wartrace 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 (2)
- Jimmy Cleveland: Quad Wing, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons