Clarksville Connections

Clarksville Connections is an ongoing project to share the stories of historically significant people who have a Clarksville connection. We invite your input. Please email your information and ideas to michelle@visitclarksvilletn.com.

Athletics

Clarksvillians have blazed trails and set world records -- even Olympic records -- for decades. Read about the original "fastest woman in the world" and her inspiring story, the...

Athletics

Business

Inventors, pioneers, revolutionaries. Read about some of our noteworthy contributions to the field of business.

Business

Celebrities

Being the home of Fort Campbell Army Post (Air Assault) gives Clarksville connections to a host of celebrities in the music and entertainment industry. Maybe none is more famous...

Celebrities

Government

A Revolutionary War hero, governors, and top federal officials who redefined education and the postal service are a few of Clarksville's contributions to government. Read about...

Government

Literature & Journalism

Acclaimed authors and poets hail from Clarksville while others made their home here for a time. Read about U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Penn Warren and others.

Literature and Journalism

Medicine & Science

Contributions from Clarksvillians forever field of medicine. The first female African American dentist in the United States was from Clarksville. Read these profiles to learn more.

Medicine & Science

Performing & Visual Arts

Clarksville's most famous native actor, Frank Sutton from "Gomer Pyle: USMC", stands memorialized in bronze along Franklin Street downtown. Read about his career, along with other...

Performing & Visual Arts