Native Nashvillians
People born in Nashville:
| Name | Birth year | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | 1825 | Brigadier General during the American Civil War | |
| Duane Allman | 1946 | Guitarist and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band | |
| Gregg Allman | 1947 | Singer, keyboardist and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band | |
| Casey Atwood | 1980 | NASCAR driver | |
| Frank Maxwell Andrews | 1884 | Important figure in U.S. military aviation | |
| Bill Belichick | 1952 | Football coach | |
| Madison Smartt Bell | 1957 | Novelist | |
| Julian Bond | 1940 | Civil rights activist | |
| Linn Boyd | 1800 | Member of Congress from Kentucky and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| Beverly Briley | 1914 | Mayor of Nashville, 1963–1975 | |
| Young Buck | 1981 | Rapper | |
| Kitty Cheatham | 1864 | Singer and actress | |
| James Craig | 1912 | Actor | |
| Miley Cyrus | 1992 | Actress and singer | |
| Anne Dallas Dudley | 1876 | Women's suffrage activist | |
| Bill Frist | 1952 | Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader | |
| Red Grooms | 1937 | Artist | |
| Noodles Hahn | 1879 | Major League Baseball player | |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1957 | NASCAR driver | |
| Lillian Jackson | 1919 | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League founding member | |
| Randall Jarrell | 1914 | Poet and writer | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1967 | Professional wrestler | |
| Lucille La Verne | 1872 | Actress | |
| Margaret Landis | 1890 | Silent Screen Actress | |
| Mary Louise Lester | 1921 | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League founding member | |
| Kathy Liebert | 1967 | World Series of Poker bracelet winner | |
| Beth Littleford | 1968 | Comedian and actress | |
| Ron Mercer | 1976 | Professional basketball player | |
| Bettie Page | 1923 | Pin-up model | |
| Keith Paskett | 1964 | Professional Football Player for the Green Bay Packers | |
| James B. Pearson | 1920 | U.S. Senator | |
| Annie Potts | 1952 | Actress | |
| Shelton Quarles | 1971 | Professional Football Player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Emily J. Reynolds | 1956 | Former Secretary of the U.S. Senate | |
| Robert Ryman | 1930 | Visual artist | |
| John Seigenthaler | 1927 | Journalist, writer, and political figure | |
| Nate Simpson | 1954 | Football player | |
| Samuel Stritch | 1887 | First American member of the Roman Curia | |
| Andrea True | 1943 | Pornstar and disco singer | |
| Eric Volz | 1979 | Magazine publisher convicted of murder in Nicaragua | |
| Lark Voorhies | 1974 | Television actress | |
| Charlie Wade | 1950 | Football player | |
| Chuck Wagner | 1958 | Actor | |
| William Walker | 1824 | Journalist, adventurer, and briefly the President of Nicaragua | |
| Kitty Wells | 1919 | musician and singer, commonly referred to as the Queen of Country Music | |
| Hank Williams III | 1972 | Singer and musician | |
| Del Wood | 1920 | Ragtime, gospel, and country music pianist |
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Famous quotes containing the word native:
“The most domestic cat, which has lain on a rug all her days, appears quite at home in the woods, and, by her sly and stealthy behavior, proves herself more native there than the regular inhabitants.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)