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Nashville, Tennessee (usa)

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Nashville, Tennessee ranks 201st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tashkent, Boulogne-Billancourt, and Mannheim. Memorable people born in Nashville, Tennessee include Margaret Keane, Edward Emerson Barnard, and William Walker. Memorable people who died in Nashville, Tennessee include James K. Polk, Johnny Cash, and Andrew Jackson. 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 is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. Located in Middle Tennessee, it had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census. Nashville is the 21st most populous city in the United States, and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, and is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1796 and 2001, Nashville, Tennessee was the birth place of 54 globally memorable people, including Margaret Keane, Edward Emerson Barnard, and William Walker. Additionaly, 58 globally memorable people have passed away in Nashville, Tennessee including James K. Polk, Johnny Cash, and Andrew Jackson. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Nashville, Tennessee than were born there.

People Born in Nashville, Tennessee

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People Deceased in Nashville, Tennessee

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Nashville, Tennessee were actors (20), singers (8), politicians (5), basketball players (4), and musicians (3),  while most who died were singers (24), musicians (14), politicians (7), physicians (2), and writers (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, Cynthia Rhodes, and James Denton. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nashville, Tennessee, including Annie Potts, Cynthia Rhodes, and James Denton.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Nashville, Tennessee since 1700.

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