Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee ranks 208th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kingston, Jamaica, Sapporo, and Delhi. Memorable people born in Nashville, Tennessee include Edward Emerson Barnard, William Walker, and Margaret Keane. Memorable people who died in Nashville, Tennessee include Bobby Hebb, Andrew Jackson, and Otis Blackwell. Nashville, Tennessee has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many singers, and musicians. Nashville, Tennessee is located in United States.
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. It is the 21st-most populous city in the United States and fourth-most populous city in the Southeast with a population of 689,447 at the 2020 census, while the Nashville metropolitan area with over 2.15 million people is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Nashville is among the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1796 and 2003, Nashville, Tennessee was the birth place of 61 globally memorable people, including Edward Emerson Barnard, William Walker, and Margaret Keane. Additionaly, 59 globally memorable people have passed away in Nashville, Tennessee including Bobby Hebb, Andrew Jackson, and Otis Blackwell.
People Born in Nashville, Tennessee
Go to all RankingsEdward Emerson Barnard
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 40
William Walker
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1860
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 50
Margaret Keane
PAINTER
1927 - 2022
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 45
Bettie Page
MODEL
1923 - 2008
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 46
Nancy Roman
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 42
Annie Potts
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 4
Duane Allman
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1971
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 9
James Denton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 10
Gregg Allman
SINGER
1947 - 2017
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 44
Robert Ryman
PAINTER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 54
Bill Byrge
ACTOR
1932 - 2025
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 28
Andrea True
SINGER
1943 - 2011
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 57
People Deceased in Nashville, Tennessee
Go to all RankingsBobby Hebb
SINGER
1938 - 2010
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1
Andrew Jackson
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1845
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Otis Blackwell
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Eddie Rabbitt
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1994
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Rank: 5
Guy Clark
SINGER
1941 - 2016
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Rank: 6
Meat Loaf
SINGER
1947 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Bob Johnston
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Melanie
SINGER
1947 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Glen Campbell
SINGER
1936 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Lynn Anderson
SINGER
1947 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
John Seigenthaler
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Nashville, Tennessee
Go to all RankingsAndrew Jackson
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1845
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Otis Blackwell
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Eddie Rabbitt
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Guy Clark
SINGER
1941 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Meat Loaf
SINGER
1947 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Bob Johnston
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Melanie
SINGER
1947 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Glen Campbell
SINGER
1936 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Lynn Anderson
SINGER
1947 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Mike Barrett
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Tom Lester
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nashville, Tennessee were actors (21), singers (10), politicians (4), basketball players (4), and musicians (3), while most who died were singers (24), musicians (14), politicians (7), writers (2), and actors (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nashville, Tennessee, including Annie Potts, James Denton, and Bill Byrge. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nashville, Tennessee, including Annie Potts, James Denton, and Bill Byrge.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 24 globally memorable people born in Nashville, Tennessee since 1700.