Editing Springfield, Tennessee (section)

==Notable people==
*[[David Alexander (college president)|David Alexander]], president of [[Pomona College]] and administrator of the [[Rhodes Scholar]] program, was born in Springfield<ref>{{cite news|last=Hevesi|first=Dennis|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/education/31alexander.html|title=David Alexander, Overseer of Rhodes Selection, Is Dead at 77|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 30, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Edward Butler (soldier)|Edward Butler]], Army officer in the American Revolution and former acting [[Inspector General of the United States Army]], died in Springfield
*[[Richard Cheatham]], Whig Congressman from Tennessee, was a Springfield native and resident. His children included:
**[[Boyd M. Cheatham]], member of Tennessee's legislature, Springfield native and resident
**[[Edward Saunders Cheatham]], member of Tennessee's legislature, Springfield native and resident
**[[Richard Boone Cheatham]], member of Tennessee's legislature, born in Springfield, was later Mayor of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] 
*[[Jeff Fosnes]], record-setting [[Vanderbilt University]] basketball star, medical doctor
*[[Daniel E. Garrett]], born near Springfield, lawyer and politician
*[[Albert Hadley]], [[interior design]]er and decorator, was born in Springfield
*[[Charles Hartmann]], [[Dixieland|New Orleans jazz]] trombonist and union activist, died in Springfield
*[[Paul Henderson (photojournalist)|Paul Henderson]], African-American photojournalist, was born in Springfield
*[[Alice Vassar LaCour]], African-American teacher and singer, was principal of an [[American Missionary Association]] school in Springfield for former slaves
*[[Bill Monroe]], musician called the "Father of Bluegrass", died in Springfield
*[[Romeo Nelson]], [[boogie woogie]] pianist, was born in Springfield
*[[Jasen Rauch]], Christian rock guitarist and songwriter, lives in Springfield
*[[Bill Sanders]], award-winning editorial cartoonist, was born in Springfield
*[[Tracy Smothers]], professional wrestler, was born in Springfield
*[[Harry Underwood]], self-taught "outsider artist", has his home and studio in Springfield