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Famous people · Wartrace

2 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.

#1 best knownJimmy ClevelandMusic · 1926–2008
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Cleveland
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Fred Russell
Youngest
1926
Jimmy Cleveland
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known

Born in Wartrace

Jimmy Cleveland#1
Music

Jimmy Cleveland

1926–2008

American jazz trombonist

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Fred Russell#2
Sports

Fred Russell

1906–2003

American sportswriter

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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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.

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