# John Donelson

> John Donelson (1718-1785) was an American frontiersman, ironmaster, politician, city planner, and explorer. After founding and operating what became Washington Iron Furnace in Franklin County, Virginia for several years, he moved with his family to Middle Tennessee which was on the developing frontier. There, together with James Robertson, Donelson co-founded the frontier settlement of Fort Nashborough. This later developed as the city of Nashville, Tennessee.

*American explorer and adventurer*

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## Identity
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1718
- **Died:** 1785
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 18.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Donelson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Donelson)
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- [Донельсон, Джон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3181366)

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