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Nashville, TN
LOCATION
SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Duane Allman |
Guitarist |
20-Nov-1946 |
29-Oct-1971 |
Guitarist, The Allman Brothers |
| Gregg Allman |
Musician |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
An Allman Brother |
| James Bacchus |
Politician |
21-Jun-1949 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1991-95 |
| Edward Barnard |
Astronomer |
16-Dec-1857 |
16-Feb-1923 |
Self-taught scientist |
| Bill Belichick |
Football |
16-Apr-1952 |
|
Head Coach, New England Patriots |
| Luke Benward |
Actor |
12-May-1995 |
|
How to Eat Fried Worms |
| Mary Frances Berry |
Government |
17-Feb-1938 |
|
Civil Rights Commissioner, 1980-2004 |
| Julian Bond |
Activist |
14-Jan-1940 |
|
NAACP Chairman |
| William Hill Boner |
Politician |
14-Feb-1945 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1979-87 |
| Barbara L. Bowles |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
The Kenwood Group |
| James R. Boyd |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
VP of Ashland, 1986-2002 |
| Young Buck |
Rapper |
15-Mar-1981 |
|
Straight Outta Cashville |
| Ed Buckham |
Government |
c. 1958 |
|
Alexander Strategy Group |
| Bob Clement |
Politician |
23-Sep-1943 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1987-2003 |
| Rita Coolidge |
Singer |
1-May-1944 |
|
The Delta Lady |
| Alec C. Covington |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of Nash Finch |
| James Craig |
Actor |
4-Feb-1912 |
28-Jun-1985 |
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes |
| James Denton |
Actor |
20-Jan-1963 |
|
Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives |
| Jim Ellis |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1956 |
28-Jun-2001 |
Usenet co-creator |
| Thomas B. Evans, Jr. |
Politician |
5-Nov-1931 |
|
Congressman from Delaware, 1977-83 |
| Bill Frist |
Politician |
22-Feb-1952 |
|
US Senate Majority Leader, 2003-07 |
| Thomas F. Frist III |
Business |
c. 1968 |
|
Frist Capital Partners |
| Bobby Hamilton |
Auto Racing |
29-May-1957 |
7-Jan-2007 |
NASCAR driver, 1988-2006 |
| Bob Harper |
TV Personality |
1965 |
|
Trainer, The Biggest Loser |
| Charles O. Holliday, Jr. |
Business |
1948 |
|
CEO of DuPont |
| Randall Jarrell |
Poet |
6-May-1914 |
14-Oct-1965 |
The Woman at the Washington Zoo |
| Joi |
Singer |
25-Jan-1972 |
|
Crunk/R&B vocalist |
| Clayton M. Jones |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Rockwell Collins |
| Mickey Kantor |
Government |
7-Aug-1939 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce, 1996-97 |
| Beth Littleford |
Comic |
17-Jul-1968 |
|
Daily Show correspondent |
| R. Stevie Moore |
Singer/Songwriter |
18-Jan-1952 |
|
Prolific DIY pop musician |
| Lorrie Morgan |
Country Musician |
27-Jun-1959 |
|
What Part of No |
| Sydney Penny |
Actor |
7-Aug-1971 |
|
All My Children |
| Michael Peterson |
Author |
23-Oct-1943 |
|
The Staircase |
| Joseph W. Prueher |
Diplomat |
25-Nov-1942 |
|
US Ambassador to China, 1999-2001 |
| DJ Qualls |
Actor |
12-Jun-1978 |
|
Road Trip |
| Opie Read |
Author |
22-Dec-1852 |
2-Nov-1939 |
Jucklins |
| Cynthia Rhodes |
Actor |
21-Nov-1956 |
|
Flashdance |
| Edwin Starr |
Musician |
21-Jan-1942 |
2-Apr-2003 |
War (What Is It Good For) |
| Lark Voorhies |
Actor |
25-Mar-1974 |
|
Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell |
| William Walker |
Military |
8-May-1824 |
12-Sep-1860 |
American "filibuster" |
| Kitty Wells |
Country Musician |
30-Aug-1919 |
|
First Queen of Country Music |
| John D. Wiley |
Educator |
23-Mar-1942 |
|
Chancellor, UW-Madison |
| Hank Williams III |
Musician |
12-Dec-1972 |
|
Grandson of Hank Williams |
| Jack D. Woodard |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Southern Nuclear Operating Company |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Roy Acuff |
Country Musician |
15-Sep-1903 |
23-Nov-1992 |
Country music pioneer |
| Arthur Alexander |
Singer |
10-May-1940 |
9-Jun-1993 |
Influential soul singer |
| Eddy Arnold |
Country Musician |
15-May-1918 |
8-May-2008 |
The Tennessee Plowboy |
| Chet Atkins |
Country Musician |
20-Jun-1924 |
30-Jun-2001 |
Prominent country picker |
| Otis Blackwell |
Songwriter |
16-Feb-1932 |
6-May-2002 |
Prolific R&B songwriter |
| Arna Bontemps |
Novelist |
13-Oct-1902 |
4-Jun-1973 |
God Sends Sunday |
| June Carter Cash |
Country Musician |
23-Jun-1929 |
15-May-2003 |
Country singer wife of Johnny Cash |
| Frank G. Clement |
Politician |
2-Jun-1920 |
4-Nov-1969 |
Governor of Tennessee |
| Floyd Cramer |
Country Musician |
27-Oct-1933 |
31-Dec-1997 |
Country music pianist |
| Donald Davidson |
Poet |
8-Aug-1893 |
25-Apr-1968 |
Agrarian, Southern American poet |
| Ron Davies |
Singer/Songwriter |
15-Jan-1946 |
30-Oct-2003 |
Southern singer/songwriter |
| Minnesota Fats |
Sports Figure |
19-Jan-1913 |
15-Jan-1996 |
Billiards opponent of Willie Mosconi |
| Henry Stuart Foote |
Politician |
20-Sep-1800 |
20-May-1880 |
Governor of Mississippi 1852-54 |
| Don Gibson |
Country Musician |
3-Apr-1928 |
17-Nov-2003 |
Heartbroken country crooner |
| Andrew Jackson |
Head of State |
15-Mar-1767 |
8-Jun-1845 |
7th US President, 1829-37 |
| Bill Justis |
Musician |
14-Oct-1927 |
15-Jul-1982 |
Raunchy |
| Meriwether Lewis |
Explorer |
18-Aug-1774 |
11-Oct-1809 |
Lewis and Clark expedition |
| Jim Nance McCord |
Politician |
17-Mar-1879 |
2-Sep-1968 |
Governor of Tennessee, 1945-49 |
| Tug McGraw |
Baseball |
30-Aug-1944 |
5-Jan-2004 |
Pitcher for Mets, Phillies |
| John Merritt |
Football |
26-Jan-1926 |
13-Dec-1983 |
Tennessee Football Coach, 1963-83 |
| Eddie Miller |
Country Musician |
10-Dec-1919 |
11-Apr-1977 |
Release Me |
| Robert E. Park |
Sociologist |
14-Feb-1864 |
7-Feb-1944 |
Race and Culture |
| Johnny Paycheck |
Country Musician |
31-May-1938 |
18-Feb-2003 |
Take This Job and Shove It |
| Minnie Pearl |
Musician |
25-Oct-1912 |
4-Mar-1996 |
Her hat cost $1.98 |
| James Knox Polk |
Head of State |
2-Nov-1795 |
15-Jun-1849 |
11th US President, 1845-49 |
| Sarah Polk |
First Lady |
4-Sep-1803 |
14-Aug-1891 |
Wife of US President James K. Polk |
| Eddie Rabbitt |
Country Musician |
27-Nov-1941 |
7-May-1998 |
Drivin' My Life Away |
| Boots Randolph |
Musician |
3-Jun-1927 |
3-Jul-2007 |
Yakety Sax |
| James Earl Ray |
Assassin |
10-Mar-1928 |
23-Apr-1998 |
Pled guilty in Martin Luther King's assassination |
| Tex Ritter |
Musician |
12-Jan-1905 |
2-Jan-1974 |
You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often |
| Marty Robbins |
Country Musician |
26-Sep-1925 |
8-Dec-1982 |
El Paso |
| Marvin Runyon |
Government |
16-Sep-1924 |
3-May-2004 |
US Postmaster General, 1992-98 |
| Red Sovine |
Country Musician |
17-Jul-1918 |
4-Apr-1980 |
The Old Syrup Sopper |
| Allen Tate |
Poet |
19-Nov-1899 |
9-Feb-1979 |
Mr. Pope and Other Poems |
| Ernest Tubb |
Musician |
9-Feb-1914 |
6-Sep-1984 |
The Texas Troubador |
| Porter Wagoner |
Country Musician |
12-Aug-1927 |
28-Oct-2007 |
The Thin Man from West Plains |
| Dottie West |
Country Musician |
11-Oct-1932 |
4-Sep-1991 |
Country Sunshine |
| Sheb Wooley |
Actor |
10-Apr-1921 |
17-Sep-2003 |
The Purple People Eater |
| Tammy Wynette |
Country Musician |
5-May-1942 |
6-Apr-1998 |
Stand By Your Man |
| Alvin York |
Military |
13-Dec-1887 |
2-Sep-1964 |
Highly decorated WWI veteran |
| Faron Young |
Musician |
25-Feb-1932 |
10-Dec-1996 |
The Hillbilly Heartthrob |
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