List of people from Nashville, Tennessee
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The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Nashville, Tennessee.
Contents
Native Nashvillians
People born in Nashville:
| Name | Birth year | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | 1825 | Brigadier General during the American Civil War | [1] |
| Duane Allman | 1946 | Guitarist and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band | [2] |
| Gregg Allman | 1947 | Singer, keyboardist and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band | [3] |
| Casey Atwood | 1980 | NASCAR driver | [4] |
| Frank Maxwell Andrews | 1884 | Important figure in U.S. military aviation | [5] |
| Alfred Bartles | 1930 | Composer | [6] |
| Bill Belichick | 1952 | Football coach | [7] |
| Madison Smartt Bell | 1957 | Novelist | [8] |
| Julian Bond | 1940 | Civil rights activist | [9] |
| Robert Earl Bonney | 1882 | US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient 1910 | [10] |
| Linn Boyd | 1800 | Member of Congress from Kentucky and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | [11] |
| Beverly Briley | 1914 | Mayor of Nashville, 1963–1975 | [12] |
| Young Buck | 1981 | Rapper | [13] |
| Kitty Cheatham | 1864 | Singer and actress | [14] |
| James Craig | 1912 | Actor | [15] |
| Miley Cyrus | 1992 | Actress and singer | [16][17] |
| Anne Dallas Dudley | 1876 | Women's suffrage activist | [18] |
| Colin Ford | 1996 | Actor | [19] |
| Bill Frist | 1952 | Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader | [20] |
| Red Grooms | 1937 | Artist | [21] |
| Noodles Hahn | 1879 | Major League Baseball player | [22] |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1957 | NASCAR driver | |
| Les Hunter | 1942 | Center of 1963 Loyola Ramblers basketball national championship team | |
| Thomas Setzer Hutchison | 1875 | Military officer, police commissioner, civil reformer, author, inventor | |
| Lillian Jackson | 1919 | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League founding member | |
| Marion James | 1934 | Blues singer | [23] |
| Randall Jarrell | 1914 | Poet and writer | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1967 | Professional wrestler | |
| Lucille La Verne | 1872 | Actress | [24] |
| Margaret Landis | 1890 | Silent 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 | 1968 | Comedian and actress | [26] |
| Ron Mercer | 1976 | Professional basketball player | |
| Tom Moran | 1899 | American football player | [27] |
| Bettie Page | 1923 | Pin-up model | [28] |
| Keith Paskett | 1964 | Professional Football Player for the Green Bay Packers | [29] |
| James B. Pearson | 1920 | U.S. Senator | [30] |
| Annie Potts | 1952 | Actress | [31][note 1] |
| Shelton Quarles | 1971 | Professional football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Emily J. Reynolds | 1956 | Former Secretary of the U.S. Senate | [32] |
| Robert Ryman | 1930 | Visual artist | [33] |
| Hillary Scott | 1986 | Singer-songwriter, member of country music trio Lady Antebellum | |
| John Seigenthaler | 1927 | Journalist, writer, and political figure | |
| Nate Simpson | 1954 | Football player | |
| Ahmaad Smith | 1983 | Football player | |
| Samuel Stritch | 1887 | First American member of the Roman Curia | |
| Phillip Supernaw | 1990 | NFL player | [34] |
| Andrea True | 1943 | Pornstar and disco singer | [35] |
| Eric Volz | 1979 | Magazine publisher convicted of murder in Nicaragua | |
| Lark Voorhies | 1974 | Television actress | [36] |
| Charlie Wade | 1950 | Football player | |
| Chuck Wagner | 1958 | Actor | [37] |
| William Walker | 1824 | Journalist, adventurer, and briefly the President of Nicaragua | [38] |
| Kitty Wells | 1919 | Musician and singer, commonly referred to as the Queen of Country Music | [39] |
| Hank Williams III | 1972 | Singer and musician | [40] |
| Del Wood | 1920 | Ragtime, gospel, and country music pianist | [41] |
Musicians and songwriters
Due to its status as a major hub of music production (especially country and gospel music), Nashville attracts a wide array of musicians, singers, and songwriters.
- Roy Acuff – country singer and songwriter; co-founder (with Fred Rose) of the Acuff-Rose publishing house
- Trace Adkins – country music singer and songwriter
- Dean Alexander – country singer and songwriter
- Chet Atkins – country guitarist and record producer
- The Band Perry – country pop band
- Dave Barnes – acoustic singer and songwriter
- Greg Bates – country singer-songwriter
- David Berman – singer/songwriter of Silver Jews
- Beeb Birtles – former member of Little River Band
- The Black Keys – rock musicians
- Pat Boone (Charles Eugene Boone) – pop singer and actor
- J. J. Cale – songwriter and musician, known for writing "After Midnight" and "Cocaine"
- Glen Campbell – pop and country musician, TV personality and actor, sang "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
- Johnny Cash – country singer, songwriter and actor, known to his fans as "The Man in Black"
- June Carter Cash – country singer and songwriter, wife of Johnny Cash, and member of the A.P. Carter Family
- Desmond Child – hit rock/pop songwriter for Cher, Kiss, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, Bonnie Tyler, Bon Jovi, and others
- Cimorelli – YouTube Girl Group
- The Civil Wars – folk/Americana duo
- Kelly Clarkson – pop singer-songwriter, first winner of American Idol.
- Patsy Cline – country singer and songwriter, first woman in Country Music Hall of Fame
- Kyle Cook – singer-songwriter from matchbox twenty
- Rita Coolidge – pop recording artist and songwriter
- Billy Cox – guitarist, last surviving member of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Sheryl Crow – singer, songwriter, actress
- Billy Ray Cyrus – country singer, songwriter, and actor
- Miley Cyrus – country/pop singer, songwriter, star of Hannah Montana; son of Billy Ray Cyrus
- Steve Earle – country singer and songwriter
- Tommy Emmanuel – guitarist, native to Australia but lives in Nashville
- Zac Farro – drummer
- Fisk Jubilee Singers – African-American gospel choir
- Lester Flatt – bluegrass pioneer
- Béla Fleck – banjoist, lived in Nashville most of his young adulthood, originally from New York City
- Ben Folds – singer-songwriter, former frontman of Ben Folds Five
- Framing Hanley – alternative rock band
- Peter Frampton – English rock musician, producer, songwriter, lives in Nashville
- Josh Gracin – country singer
- Amy Grant – singer and songwriter known for Christian themes
- Emmylou Harris – country singer, songwriter, and musician
- Kerry Harvick – country singer, songwriter, cast member of the hit reality series Bad Girls Club
- Lil Hawthorne- music hall performer involved in bringing Dr. Crippen to justice
- Brandon Heath – Christian singer/songwriter
- The Hemphills – Gospel music group; winner of eight GMA Dove Awards
- Jimi Hendrix – electric guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer
- John Hiatt – songwriter and musician
- Faith Hill – country music singer
- Hot Chelle Rae – popular rock pop band
- Harlan Howard – Music Row songwriter
- Alan Jackson – country singer and songwriter
- Waylon Jennings – country singer and guitarist
- Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd – mother-daughter country music singers and songwriters
- Kesha – pop singer
- Kings of Leon – rock musicians
- Robert Knight – R&B singer best known for the hit "Everlasting Love"
- Kris Kristofferson – country songwriter, singer, and actor
- Lady Antebellum – country music trio group
- Brenda Lee – pop singer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Little Richard – rock musician
- Kimberley Locke – pop and R&B singer
- Liam Lynch – musician and co-creator of the television show Sifl and Olly
- Loretta Lynn – country singer and songwriter
- Barbara Mandrell – country singer and songwriter
- Chris Marion – member of classic rock's Little River Band
- Martina McBride – singer and songwriter
- Tim McGraw – country music singer, songwriter and actor
- Reba McEntire – country music singer and actress
- Roger Miller – country singer and songwriter, known for "King of the Road"
- Dave Mustaine - lead musician for heavy metal band Megadeth
- Willie Nelson – guitarist and country singer, member of the outlaw country movement
- Aaron Neville – soul singer and member of the Neville Brothers; displaced from his native New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina
- John Oates – hit rock and soul recording artist from duo Hall & Oates has homes in Colorado and Nashville
- Roy Orbison – singer and songwriter, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, known for "Pretty Woman"
- Brad Paisley – country singer, songwriter
- Paramore – rock musicians
- Dolly Parton – country singer, songwriter, and actress
- Johnny Paycheck – country singer
- Wayne Perry – country singer-songwriter and producer
- Kellie Pickler – country music singer and songwriter
- Millard Powers – member of Counting Crows, musician, songwriter, producer, engineer
- Rascal Flatts – country music trio
- Tex Ritter – singing cowboy
- Earl Scruggs – bluegrass banjo player
- Blake Shelton – country singer, judge on TV series The Voice
- Michael W. Smith – Christian music artist
- Edwin Starr – '70s funk singer
- Chris Stapleton - Award-winning Country/bluegrass/rock musician
- Marty Stuart – country/bluegrass musician; host of his own show on RFD-TV
- Donna Summer – disco and R&B singer
- Taylor Swift – country and pop superstar
- Jamie Teachenor – platinum-selling singer-songwriter
- Thompson Square – country music duo
- Ernest Tubb – singer and songwriter, one of the pioneers of country music
- Shania Twain – country music singer and songwriter
- Steven Tyler – lead singer/songwriter of rock band Aerosmith
- Carrie Underwood – country music singer and songwriter
- Keith Urban - country music superstar, married to Nicole Kidman
- Townes Van Zandt – folk music singer-songwriter
- Gillian Welch – contemporary "alt-country" songwriter and singer
- Kitty Wells – singer and musician from country music's early days
- Matt Wertz – acoustic singer and songwriter
- Dottie West – country singer and songwriter
- Jack White – guitarist and lead vocalist of The White Stripes
- Hayley Williams – musician, songwriter, lyricist
- Allen Woody – bassist for the Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule
- Victor Wooten – virtuoso electric bass guitar player
- Tammy Wynette – country singer and songwriter, known for "Stand By Your Man"
- Yelawolf – hip hop artist
- Dwight Yoakam – country musician, songwriter and actor
- Taylor York – musician, songwriter, lyricist
- Young Buck – rapper and member of G-Unit
Political figures
National
- Bill Frist – former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
- Al Gore, Jr. – former U.S. Vice President and Senator
- Andrew Jackson – former U.S. President
- John Lewis – American Civil Rights Leader, U.S. Congressman (GA 5th Dist.), and former SNCC chairman
- James K. Polk – former U.S. President
- Andrew Johnson – former U.S. President & Vice President
- Fred Thompson – former U.S. Senator and Actor
Local
- Phil Bredesen – mayor of Nashville 1991–99, governor of Tennessee 2003–2011
- Ben Cunningham – leader of the grassroots political group Tennessee Tax Revolt, Inc.
- Karl Dean – former mayor of Nashville
- Megan Barry – First female mayor of Nashville
- John Jay Hooker – attorney, perennial candidate, and political gadfly
- Diane Neighbors – current vice mayor of Nashville (as of 2007)
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Other Nashvillians
- Connie Britton – Actress, currently stars in ABC's Nashville
- Richard Henry Boyd – founder and head of the National Baptist Publishing Board
- Virginia E. Walker Broughton – African American author and Baptist missionary[42] [43][44]
- Mary R. Calvert (1884–1974) – astronomical computer and astrophotographer
- Tracy Caulkins – three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer
- Mike Curb – founder of Curb Records, former Lieutenant Governor of California
- George A. Dickel – liquor distributor
- Rachel DiPillo – actress, currently stars in NBC's Chicago Med
- Greg Downs – Flannery O'Connor Award-winning short story writer
- James T. Draper, Jr. – president of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1982–1984; president of Nashville-based LifeWay Christian Resources, 1991–2006
- William Driver – nicknamed the U.S. flag "Old Glory"
- Tony Earley – novelist and short story writer
- Ralph Emery – country music disc jockey and television host
- Eddie George – Heisman Trophy winner, four-time Pro Bowl NFL running back, businessman and professional actor
- Tipper Gore – Second Lady of the United States 1993–2001
- Francis Guess – Nashville businessman and member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1983–1989)[45]
- Adam Hooker – 2008 Slamball League MVP and starting stopper for Champion Slashers
- Demetria Kalodimos – Emmy Award-winning anchor for WSMV-TV
- Nicole Kidman – actress
- Karen Kingsbury – novelist
- Andy Kirby – NASCAR driver
- Harmony Korine – filmmaker and artist
- Rachel Korine – actress and photographer, married to Harmony Korine
- Jessica Kresa – professional wrestler, known as ODB
- James Lawson – civil rights leader and Methodist minister
- Alan LeQuire – sculptor
- Z. Alexander Looby – lawyer active in the American Civil Rights Movement
- Dan May – civic leader
- Patrick McCauley – journalist, lived in Nashville from 1954 to 1959, edited Southern School News[46]
- Fred Meyer – treasurer of Aladdin Industries in Nashville, pre-1971; chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 1988–1994; president of Tyler Corporation in Dallas, 1983–1986; native of suburban Chicago[47]
- Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, fka Carlos Leon Bledsoe – charged in the 2009 jihadi Little Rock military recruiting office shooting[48][49]
- Diane Nash – civil rights leader
- Yvette Nelson – actress and model
- Ann Patchett – novelist
- Minnie Pearl (Sarah Cannon) – country comedian who appeared frequently on the Grand Ole Opry
- Dave Ramsey – talk radio host and author
- Grantland Rice – sportswriter
- Herb Rich – NFL football player
- Wilma Rudolph – track star and Olympic gold medalist
- Fred Russell – sportswriter
- T. M. Schleier – early photographer
- John Seigenthaler, Jr. – MSNBC news anchor; son of John Seigenthaler, Sr.
- Dinah Shore – singer, actress, and television personality
- Azariah Southworth – former host of a Christian television show; LGBT rights advocate[50][51]
- Martin Strel – long-distance swimmer, Big River Man and actor from Slovenia
- Preston Taylor – minister, businessperson, philanthropist
- Adair Tishler – actress
- Marcia Trimble – victim of an infamous child murder case
- Jim Varney – actor, known for his character Ernest P. Worrell
- Robert Penn Warren – Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet
- Dawn Wells – actress, Gilligan's Island
- Oprah Winfrey – talk show host and entrepreneur
- Reese Witherspoon – Academy Award-winning actress
- Doug the Pug – Current social media star
- CinemaSins – YouTube celebrity consisting of Jeremy Scott and Chris Atkinson
See also
Notes
- ↑ Some sources list Potts' birthplace as Franklin, Kentucky, rather than Nashville.
References
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