Biographical Records
Notable People from Tennessee
1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 14 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.
Sophie Spitz
1910 – 1956
pathologistphysician
John Patrick Farrelly
1856 – 1921
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Andrew Ewing
1813 – 1864
politicianlawyerjudge
Dave Loggins
1947 – 2024
songwritermusiciansinger
Kiffin Yates Rockwell
1892 – 1916
journalistaircraft pilot
Delma Byron
1913 – 2006
dancerfilm actoractor
Edward T. Lowe, Jr.
1890 – 1973
film producerfilm editordirector
Earl Webb
1897 – 1965
baseball player
Andrew Humphreys
1821 – 1904
politician
Wilburn Cartwright
1892 – 1979
teacherpoliticianlawyer
William R. Dickinson
1931 – 2015
archaeologistgeologist
John Ridley Mitchell
1877 – 1962
politicianlawyerjudge
Finis J. Garrett
1875 – 1956
politicianlawyerjudge
Ellsworth Faris
1874 – 1953
sociologistuniversity teacher
Robert Ewing Thomason
1879 – 1973
politicianlawyerjudge
Preston Smith
1823 – 1863
lawyer
Orion Clemens
1825 – 1897
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Richard Merrill Atkinson
1894 – 1947
politicianlawyer
Thomas Jefferson Murray
1894 – 1971
district attorneypoliticianlawyer
Johnny Majors
1935 – 2020
American football coachAmerican football player
Lucius M. Walker
1829 – 1863
military personnel
Donald Davidson
1893 – 1968
novelistuniversity teacherliterary critic
Stick McGhee
1917 – 1961
songwritermusiciansinger
Joseph R. Walker
1798 – 1876
explorer
Jere Cooper
1893 – 1957
politicianlawyer
Jim Poole
1932 – 2021
non-fiction writerbadminton playerbasketball player
John Morgan Bright
1817 – 1911
politicianlawyer
Jeannette Augustus Marks
1875 – 1964
writerteacher
John J. Pettus
1813 – 1867
farmerpolitician
Joe L. Evins
1910 – 1984
juristlawyerpolitician
Martin W. Littleton
1872 – 1934
politicianlawyer
William McFarland
1821 – 1900
politicianlawyerjudge
Sid Hudson
1915 – 2008
baseball playerbaseball coach
Henry Wharton Conway
1793 – 1827
military officerpolitician
Pleasant B. Tully
1829 – 1897
politicianlawyer
Jimmy Crawford
1910 – 1980
blues musicianjazz musicianmusician
Dan King
1931 – 2003
basketball player
Charles Hunter
1876 – 1906
politiciancomposer
Hatton W. Sumners
1875 – 1962
politicianlawyer
Jesse J. Finley
1812 – 1904
politicianlawyerjudge
Dayton Edward Phillips
1910 – 1980
lawyerpoliticianteacher
Fats Everett
1915 – 1969
politician
Garnett Brown
1936 – 2021
jazz musicianfilm score composermusician
William L. Sharkey
1798 – 1873
politicianlawyerjudge
John Ford House
1827 – 1904
politicianlawyer
Willie Betty Newman
1863 – 1935
painterartist
Harvey Magee Watterson
1811 – 1891
journalisteditorpolitician
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins
1825 – 1908
politicianlawyer
Evans Bradshaw
1933 – 1978
jazz musicianpianist