Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1. Sarah Childress Polk (1803)
First Lady Of The United States
Wife of the eleventh President of the United States,James K. Polk, who served as the twelfth First Lady from 1845 to 1849. She outlived her husband by 42 years and...
2. Grantland Rice (1880)
Journalist
Legendary Tennessee sportswriter who came up with the name for the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame, among other quotes.
3. Barry Wilmore (1962)
Astronaut
Piloted the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the 2009 mission to the International Space Station.
4. Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947)
Surgeon And Former Nasa Astronau
Part of the first group of NASA astronauts to include women.
5. Chris Young (1985)
Actor
Recipient of a contract with RCA Records after his winning finish on the television program Nashville Star. He has released #1 hits like "The Man I Want to Be."
6. Colton Dixon (1991)
Singer
Christian singer who first gained exposure as a top ten finisher in the eleventh season of American Idol.
7. Muhammed Lawal (1981)
American Martial Artist
Wrestler nicknamed King Mo; former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.
8. Montori Hughes (1990)
American Football Player Defensi
Montori Hughes is an American football nose tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Hughes played college football for the University of Tennessee at Martin. The Indianapolis...
9. David Maney Currin (1817)
American And Confederate Politic
David Maney Currin Sr. was a Tennessee attorney and politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
10. Jerry Anderson (safety) (1953)
American Football Player
Jerry O. Anderson was an American football safety. He played one season for the Cincinnati Bengals and one season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League. He...
11. William H. Cate (1839)
Arkansas Politician
Henderson Cate was an American politician a judge and a U. S. Representative from Arkansas.
12. Harold Earthman (1900)
American Politician
Harold Henderson Earthman was an American politician and a U. S. Representative from Tennessee.
13. John E. Miles (1884)
American Politician
John Easten Miles was a U. S. politician who served as the 12th Governor of the state of New Mexico.
14. Gustavus A. Northcott (1861)
American Politician
Gustavus Augustus Northcott was the Republican President of the West Virginia Senate from Cabell County and served from 1905 to 1907. He was the brother of Elliott Northcott a federal...
15. Philip D. McCulloch, Jr. (1851)
Arkansas Politician
Philip Doddridge McCulloch Jr. was a U. S. Representative from Arkansas. Born in Murfreesboro Tennessee McCulloch moved with his parents to Trenton Tennessee where he attended private schools and...
16. Bart Gordon (1949)
American Politician
Barton Jennings Bart Gordon is a lawyer and former U. S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing...
17. Jim Jennings (Unknow)
American Football Player
Jim Jennings is a former player in the National Football League.
