List of people from Nashville
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The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Nashville, Tennessee.
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[edit] Native Nashvillians
People born in Nashville:
- John Adams[1] - Brigadier General during the American Civil War
- Duane Allman - guitarist and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band
- Gregg Allman - singer, keyboardist and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band
- Casey Atwood - NASCAR driver
- Frank Maxwell Andrews - important figure in U.S. military aviation
- Madison Smartt Bell - novelist
- Julian Bond - civil rights activist
- Young Buck (David Darnell Brown) - rapper
- Rita Coolidge - singer, known as "The Delta Lady"
- James Craig - actor
- Miley Cyrus[2] - actress and pop singer
- Bill Frist - former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
- Red Grooms - artist
- Noodles Hahn[3] - major league baseball player
- Bobby Hamilton - NASCAR driver
- Randall Jarrell - poet and writer
- Jeff Jarrett - professional wrestler
- Jerry Jarrett - professional wrestler and wrestling promoter; father of Jeff
- Kerry G. Johnson - graphic designer, illustrator, caricaturist
- Mickey Kantor - former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative
- Lucille La Verne - actress
- Kathy Liebert - World Series of Poker bracelet winner
- Beth Littleford - comedian and actress
- Ron Mercer - professional basketball player
- Bettie Page - pin-up model
- James B. Pearson - U.S. Senator
- Annie Potts - actress
- Emily J. Reynolds - Secretary of the U.S. Senate
- John Seigenthaler, Sr. - journalist, writer, and political figure
- Samuel Stritch - first American member of the Roman Curia
- Andrea True - pornstar and disco singer
- Lark Voorhies - television actress
- Chuck Wagner[4] - actor
- William Walker - journalist, adventurer, and briefly the President of Nicaragua
- Hank Williams III - punkabilly singer and musician
- Del Wood (Polly Hendricks) - ragtime, gospel, and country music pianist
[edit] Musicians and songwriters
Due to its status as a major hub of music production (especially country music), Nashville attracts a wide array of musicians, singers, and songwriters.
- Roy Acuff - country music singer and songwriter; co-founder (with Fred Rose) of the Acuff-Rose publishing house.
- Ryan Adams[5] - alt-country singer and songwriter
- Chet Atkins - country guitarist and record producer
- Beeb Birtles - former member of the Little River Band
- J.J. Cale - songwriter and musician, best known for writing "After Midnight" and "Cocaine"
- Johnny Cash - country music singer and songwriter, known to his fans as "The Man in Black"
- June Carter Cash - country music singer and songwriter, wife of Johnny Cash, and member of the A.P. Carter Family.
- Jeremy Castle - country music singer and songwriter
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Steve Earle - country music singer and songwriter
- Lester Flatt - bluegrass pioneer
- Ben Folds - singer-songwriter, former frontman of Ben Folds Five
- Josh Gracin
- Amy Grant - singer and songwriter known for strong Christian themes
- John Hiatt - songwriter and musician
- Emmylou Harris - country music singer, songwriter, and musician
- Jimi Hendrix - influential electric guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer
- Faith Hill - country music singer
- Harlan Howard - legendary Music Row songwriter
- Alan Jackson - country music singer and songwriter
- Waylon Jennings - country music singer and guitarist
- Kris Kristofferson - country music songwriter, singer, and actor
- Kimberley Locke - Adult Contemporary Pop/R&B singer
- Liam Lynch - musician and co-creator of the television show Sifl and Olly
- Loretta Lynn - country singer and songwriter
- Chris Marion - member of classic rock's Little River Band
- Roger Miller - country singer and songwriter
- 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.
- Roy Orbison - rock and roll singer and songwriter
- Dolly Parton - country music singer, songwriter, and actress
- Johnny PayCheck - country music singer
- Kellie Pickler
- Tex Ritter - singing cowboy
- Earl Scruggs - influential bluegrass banjo player
- Ernest Tubb - singer and songwriter, one of the pioneers of country music
- Shania Twain - country and pop music singer and songwriter
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
- Townes Van Zandt - folk music singer-songwriter
- Gillian Welch - contemporary "alt-country" songwriter and singer
- Jack White - guitarist and lead vocalist of The White Stripes
- Hank Williams, Sr. - early county music singer and songwriter
- 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, best known for "Stand By Your Man"
- Dwight Yoakam - country musician, songwriter, and actor
[edit] Political figures
[edit] National
- Al Gore - former U.S. Vice President
- Andrew Jackson - former U.S. President
- James K. Polk - former U.S. President
- Bill Frist - former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
[edit] Local
- Bill Purcell - current mayor of Nashville (as of 2006)
- Howard Gentry, Jr. - current vice mayor of Nashville (as of 2006)
- Phil Bredesen - mayor of Nashville 1991–1999, current governor of Tennessee
- David Briley - Councilman at Large
- Ben Cunningham - leader of the grassroots political group Tennessee Tax Revolt
- John Jay Hooker - attorney, perennial candidate, and political gadfly
- Justin P. Wilson - attorney, has served in various appointive public service roles
- See also: List of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee
[edit] Other Nashvillians
- Mike Curb - founder of Curb Records, former Lieutenant Governor of California
- Greg Downs - short story writer
- William Driver - nicknamed the U.S. flag "Old Glory"
- Tony Earley - novelist and short story writer
- Ralph Emery - country music disk jockey and television host
- Tipper Gore - Second Lady of the United States from 1993 until 2001
- Nicole Kidman - actress
- Andy Kirby - NASCAR driver
- 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
- Diane Nash - civil rights leader
- Ann Patchett - novelist
- Minnie Pearl (Sarah Cannon) - country comedian who appeared frequently on the Grand Ole Opry
- Dave Ramsey - talk radio host and best-selling author
- Wilma Rudolph - track star and Olympic gold-medalist
- Marcia Trimble - victim of an infamous child murder case
- Jim Varney - actor, best known for his character Ernest P. Worrell
- Robert Penn Warren - Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet
- Oprah Winfrey - talk show host and entrepreneur
- Reese Witherspoon - Academy Award-winning actress
- John Seigenthaler, Jr. - MSNBC News Anchor, son of John Seigenthaler, Sr.
[edit] References
- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
- ^ Miley Cyrus at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ [1969] (1979) in Reichler, Joseph L.: The Baseball Encyclopedia, 4th edition, New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ^ Chuck Wagner at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Ryan Adams Online
