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

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

Al Gore

National

Local

See also: List of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee

Other Nashvillians

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Artists and writers[edit]

Business leaders[edit]

Civic leaders[edit]

Entertainers[edit]

Journalists and talk show hosts[edit]

Religious leaders[edit]

Sportspeople[edit]

Criminals and victims[edit]

Other[edit]

See also

Notes

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

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