Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville is a city located in Montgomery County, Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 103,455, retaining its position as Tennessee's fifth largest city. It is the county seat of Montgomery County{{GR|6}}. Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay State University.

Notable Clarksvillians

• Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer also know by the pen name of Dorothy Dix (a journalist who was famous for authoring a newspaper column that gave advice to people.)
• Trenton Hassell (Basketball player with Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls)
• Shawn Marion (Basketball player with Phoenix Suns)
• Austin Peay IV (Tennessee governor from 1922 to 1927 and namesake to university)
• Robert Loftin Newman (Renowned oil painter)
• Jeff Purvis (Busch Series race car driver)
• Wilma Rudolph (First female athlete to win three Olympic Gold Medals in a single games)
• Frank Sutton (Actor who played Sgt. Carter in television series "Gomer Pyle, USMC")
• Allen Tate (Poet)
• Caroline Gordon (Novelist and wife of Allen Tate)
• Robert Penn Warren (Poet)
• Evelyn Scott (Poet and novelist)
• Pat Summitt (UT Women's Basketball coach)
• Mason Rudolph (Professional golfer)
• Ben Clark (One of the youngest Americans to climb Mount Everest)
• Gretchen Cordy (Reality television cast member on "")
• Ryan Shoulders (Reality television cast member on "")
• Travis Stephens (American football player with Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
• Harry Galbreath (American football player with Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, and New York Jets)
• Horace Lisenbee (MLB Player)
• Roland Hayes (Musician)
• Helen Wood (Drama)
• Phila Hach (Chef and Cookbook Author)
• Clarence Cameron White (Musician)
• Charles Bollin Watts (Drama)
• A.H. Patch (Inventor Of The Corn Sheller)
• Clarence Sanders (Founder Of The Present Day Supermarket)
• Dorothy Jordan (Drama)
• Ferdinand Lust (Musician)
• Dr. Robert Burt (Well Known Surgeon)

Other Notables who have called Clarksville Home

• Jimi Hendrix (Rock guitarist)
• Gen. William Westmoreland
• Roy Acuff (Country music star)
• Charles Schulz (Creator of "Peanuts")
• Wayne Pace (CFO of AOL Time Warner)