Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 20 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Bruce K. Holloway
Bruce K. Holloway
(1912-1999) United States Air Force general and World War II flying ace
1912 – 1999
military officer
Isaac S. Taylor
Isaac S. Taylor
American architect (1850-1917)
1850 – 1917
architect
Oscar Lovette
American politician (1871–1934)
1871 – 1934
politicianlawyer
Charles Dickens Clark
Charles Dickens Clark
United States federal judge (1847-1908)
1847 – 1908
lawyerjudge
Alice Oates
Alice Oates
American actress and musical theatre pioneer (1849-1881)
1849 – 1881
stage actoractor
Mounce Gore Butler
Mounce Gore Butler
American politician (1849-1917)
1849 – 1917
politicianlawyer
Samuel McClary Fite
American politician (1816–1875)
1816 – 1875
politicianlawyerjudge
Lytle Brown
Lytle Brown
United States general (1872–1951)
1872 – 1951
military personnel
Sarah Polk Fall
Sarah Polk Fall
socialite and philanthropist (1847–1924)
1847 – 1924
socialite
Jimmy Johnston
Jimmy Johnston
Major League Baseball player
1889 – 1967
baseball player
Anthony A.C. Rogers
American politician (1821-1899)
1821 – 1899
politicianbusinessperson
William Wilkerson
American film personality and publisher
1890 – 1962
publisher
Horace Milan
Horace Milan
American baseball player (1894-1955)
1894 – 1955
baseball playerassociation football player
John W. Preston
John W. Preston
American judge (1877-1958)
1877 – 1958
politicianlawyerjudge
Isaac Thomas
American politician (1784-1859)
1784 – 1859
politicianlawyer
Julius C. Moreland
Julius C. Moreland
American judge (1844-1918)
1844 – 1918
judge
Laura Carter Holloway
American writer, journalist, lecturer, and theosophist
1843 – 1930
lecturertheosophistessayist
Harry Cage
American politician (1795-1858)
1795 – 1858
politicianlawyerjudge
Susanna Dickinson
Susanna Dickinson
Alamo survivor (1814–1883)
1814 – 1883
Ella Miller
American supercentenarian (1884–2000)
1884 – 2000
Charles Arthur Moser
American literary critic and political activist
1935 – 2006
slavistliterary scholarliterary critic
Bailey Brown
Bailey Brown
United States federal judge
1917 – 2004
military officerlawyerjudge
Troy Melton
American actor (1921-1995)
1921 – 1995
television actorstunt performeractor
Pamela Ann Rymer
Pamela Ann Rymer
United States federal appellate judge (1941–2011)
1941 – 2011
lawyerjudge
Sam R. Sells
Sam R. Sells
American politician (1871-1935)
1871 – 1935
politicianlawyer
Robert E. Preston
Robert E. Preston
Director of the United States Mint
1834 – 1911
director
George Washington Kirk
George Washington Kirk
American Civil War soldier
1837 – 1905
soldier
Elizabeth Lyle Saxon
Elizabeth Lyle Saxon
American suffragist, writer
1832 – 1915
suffragistwriter
Ewin L. Davis
Ewin L. Davis
American politician (1876-1949)
1876 – 1949
politicianlawyerjudge
Larry Birdsong
American singer (1934-1990)
1934 – 1990
musiciansinger
Frank Lowe
American jazz saxophonist (1943-2003)
1943 – 2003
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Alvan Cullom Gillem Jr.
Alvan Cullom Gillem Jr.
United States Army general (1888-1973)
1888 – 1973
military personnel
John C. Moore
John C. Moore
American mayor
1832 – 1915
journalistpolitician
E. Hunter Harrison
American railway executive (1944-2017)
1944 – 2017
railway executivechief executive officerbusinessperson
Earl Harris
American politician
1941 – 2015
politician
James H. Brookes
James H. Brookes
American minister
1830 – 1897
writer
Walter F. Lineberger
Walter F. Lineberger
American politician (1883-1943)
1883 – 1943
military officerpolitician
Edwin Hickman Ewing
American politician (1809-1902)
1809 – 1902
politicianlawyer
John Antonelli
American baseball player (1915-1990)
1915 – 1990
baseball player
Jerome Turner
Jerome Turner
United States federal judge (1942–2000)
1942 – 2000
lawyerjudge
Memphis Willie B.
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
1911 – 1993
songwriterguitaristsinger
Ken Sparks
American football player and coach
1944 – 2017
head coach
Herman Hickman
American football player and coach (1911-1958)
1911 – 1958
American football player
John Dobbs
John Dobbs
American baseball player (1875–1934)
1875 – 1934
baseball player
Garnet Carter
American inventor, father of minigolf (1883–1954)
1883 – 1954
engineerbusinessperson
Eugene Holmes
African American operatic baritone
1942 – 2007
opera singermusiciansinger
James S. Rains
James S. Rains
American politician (1817–1880)
1817 – 1880
politician
Floyd Newman
American musician (1931–2023)
1931 – 2023
saxophonistmusic directormusician
Hilton McConnico
American designer and artist (1943-2018)
1943 – 2018
designer
Robert Love Taylor
Robert Love Taylor
United States federal judge (1899–1987)
1899 – 1987
lawyerjudge
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