List of people from Nashville, Tennessee

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The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Nashville, Tennessee .

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Native Nashvillians

People born in Nashville:

NameBirth yearNotabilityReference
John Adams 1825 Brigadier General during the American Civil War [1]
Duane Allman 1946Guitarist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band [2]
Gregg Allman 1947Singer, keyboardist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band [3]
Frank Maxwell Andrews 1884Important figure in U.S. military aviation [4]
Casey Atwood 1980 NASCAR driver [5]
Alfred Bartles 1930Composer of jazz/classical crossover music [6]
Bill Belichick 1952Former head coach of six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots [7]
Madison Smartt Bell 1957Novelist [8]
Julian Bond 1940Civil rights activist [9]
Robert Earl Bonney 1882U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient, 1910 [10]
Linn Boyd 1800Member of Congress from Kentucky and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives [11]
Beverly Briley 1914Mayor of Nashville, 1963–1975 [12]
David Briley 1964Mayor of Nashville, 2018
Marvelyn Brown 1984HIV/AIDS activist [13]
Kitty Cheatham 1864Singer and actress [14]
Sara Ward Conley 1859Artist [15]
James Craig 1912Actor [16]
Anne Dallas Dudley 1876Women's suffrage activist [17]
Thomas Fletcher 1817Arkansas politician [18]
Colin Ford 1996Actor [19]
Morris Frank 1908Founder, the Seeing Eye, first guide dog training school
Bill Frist 1952Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader [20]
John Gordy 1935 Tennessee Volunteers and Detroit Lions football player
Dick Griffey 1938Record executive and promoter
Red Grooms 1937Artist [21]
Noodles Hahn 1879 Major League Baseball player [22]
Bobby Hamilton 1957 NASCAR driver
Demonte Harper 1989American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Bobby Hebb 1938R&B/soul songwriter, singer, musician known for the hit "Sunny"
Les Hunter 1942Center of 1963 Loyola Ramblers basketball national championship team
Thomas Setzer Hutchison 1875Military officer, police commissioner, civil reformer, author, inventor
Lillian Jackson 1919 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League founding member
Marion James 1934Blues singer [23]
Claude Jarman Jr. 1934Actor
Randall Jarrell 1914Poet and writer
Jeff Jarrett 1967 Professional wrestler
Claude Jonnard 1897Professional baseball player for the New York Giants
Caleb Joseph 1986Major League Baseball player
Lucille La Verne 1872Actress [24]
Margaret Landis 1890Silent screen actress [25]
Mary Louise Lester 1921 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League founding member
Kathy Liebert 1967 World Series of Poker bracelet winner
Beth Littleford 1968Comedian and actress [26]
Ellen McLain 1952/1953Voice actress
Ron Mercer 1976 Professional basketball player
Tom Moran 1899Football player [27]
William Morrison 1860 Dentist, inventor of cotton candy
Alice Oates 1849Actress and pioneer of musical theatre [28]
Chord Overstreet 1989Singer, songwriter, TV actor
Bettie Page 1923 Pin-up model [29]
Keith Paskett 1964Professional football player for Green Bay Packers [30]
James B. Pearson 1920 U.S. Senator [31]
Antoinette Van Leer Polk 1847French baroness
Annie Potts 1952Actress [32] [note 1]
Shelton Quarles 1971Professional football player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Emily J. Reynolds 1956Former Secretary of the U.S. Senate [33]
Robert Ryman 1930Visual artist [34]
Hillary Scott 1986Singer-songwriter, member of country music trio Lady Antebellum
John Seigenthaler 1927Journalist, writer, and political figure
Jackie Shane 1940Soul and rhythm and blues singer
Nate Simpson 1954Football player
Ahmaad Smith 1983Football player
Edwin Starr 1942Motown soul and R&B singer/songwriter
Turkey Stearnes 1901Baseball player [35]
Samuel Stritch 1887First American member of the Roman Curia
Phillip Supernaw 1990NFL player [36]
Andrea True 1943Pornstar and disco singer [37]
Anthony Van Leer 1783Prominent iron works owner in Tennessee
Carlos Clark Van Leer 1865United States Army officer and Chief of Personnel at Department of the Treasury
Eric Volz 1979Magazine publisher wrongfully convicted of murder in Nicaragua
Lark Voorhies 1974Television actress [38]
Charlie Wade 1950Football player
Chuck Wagner 1958Actor [39]
William Walker 1824Journalist, adventurer, and briefly the President of Nicaragua [40]
Gretchen Walsh 2003Swimmer [41]
Kitty Wells 1919Musician and singer, commonly referred to as the Queen of Country Music [42]
Hank Williams III 1972Singer and musician [43]
Del Wood 1920 Ragtime, gospel, and country music pianist [44]
Young Buck 1981Rapper [45]

Musicians and songwriters

With its status as a major hub of music production (especially country and gospel music), Nashville attracts a wide array of musicians, singers, and songwriters.

Political figures

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Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources list Potts' birthplace as Franklin, Kentucky, rather than Nashville.

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