Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee ranks 2,365th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pennsylvania, Saluzzo, and Kuldīga. Memorable people born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee include James M. Buchanan, Sarah Childress Polk, and Margaret Rhea Seddon. Memorable people who died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee include John Saxon, and Andre Norton. Murfreesboro, Tennessee has been the birth place of many astronauts, and economists and the death place of many actors, and writers. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is located in United States.
Murfreesboro is a city in, and county seat of, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 165,430 according to the 2023 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee, 34 miles (55 km) southeast of downtown Nashville. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1803 and 1985, Murfreesboro, Tennessee was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including James M. Buchanan, Sarah Childress Polk, and Margaret Rhea Seddon. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Murfreesboro, Tennessee including John Saxon, and Andre Norton.
People Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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James M. Buchanan
ECONOMIST
1919 - 2013
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 1
Sarah Childress Polk
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1891
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 2
Margaret Rhea Seddon
ASTRONAUT
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 3
Barry E. Wilmore
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 4
Muhammed Lawal
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 5
David Price
BASEBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.49
Rank: 6
Chris Young
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 18.11
Rank: 7
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Murfreesboro, Tennessee were astronauts (2), economists (1), politicians (1), wrestlers (1), and baseball players (1), while most who died were actors (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, astronauts have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, including Margaret Rhea Seddon, and Barry E. Wilmore. Whereas, throughout history, astronauts have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Murfreesboro, Tennessee, including Margaret Rhea Seddon, and Barry E. Wilmore.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee since 1700.
