Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 21 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Jesse Corcoran Adkins
Jesse Corcoran Adkins
United States federal judge (1879–1955)
1879 – 1955
lawyerjudge
Peter Ellis Bean
Mexican revolutionary (1783-1846)
1783 – 1846
military personnel
James Argyle Smith
James Argyle Smith
United States Army officer (1831-1901)
1831 – 1901
soldiermilitary officerfarmer
Ralph McGill
Ralph McGill
American journalist (1898–1969)
1898 – 1969
journalist
Horace Randal
Horace Randal
Confederate States Army Colonel (1833–1864)
1833 – 1864
military officer
Spencer Wiggins
American singer (1942–2023)
1942 – 2023
singer
Joseph Aloysius Durick
Catholic bishop (1914–1994)
1914 – 1994
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Francis Joseph Campbell
Francis Joseph Campbell
American activist and educator
1832 – 1914
pedagoguemusician
George McConnell
George McConnell
Major League Baseball pitcher
1877 – 1964
baseball player
Jean Maria Arrigo
Jean Maria Arrigo
American social psychologist
1944 – 2024
psychologist
John Rone
American stage actor and director (1949–2019)
1949 – 2019
theatre directorstage actor
Charles Ready
Charles Ready
American politician (1802-1878)
1802 – 1878
politicianlawyer
Bowden Wyatt
American college football coach, college athletic director (1917-1969)
1917 – 1969
American football player
Florence Kahn
Florence Kahn
American actress (1878-1951)
1878 – 1951
film actorstage actoractor
Emma F. Langdon
Emma F. Langdon
American labor leader
1875 – 1937
trade unionist
Edmund Rucker
Edmund Rucker
Confederate Army officer (1835-1924)
1835 – 1924
military officer
Clint Grant
Clint Grant
American photographer and photojournalist
1916 – 2010
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Chuck Patterson
American actor and director (1945-2013)
1945 – 2013
television actortheatre directorstage actor
Otto Pflanze
American historian (1918–2007)
1918 – 2007
university teacherhistorian
Charley Moran
Charley Moran
American football and baseball player and coach (1878-1949)
1878 – 1949
American football playerAmerican football coachbaseball player
Tommy Gilbert
Tommy Gilbert
American professional wrestler
1940 – 2015
professional wrestler
Charles P. Cantrell
Charles P. Cantrell
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1874 – 1948
military personnel
David Shepard
David Shepard
American politician
1947 – 2021
politician
Bob Tillman
Bob Tillman
American baseball player
1937 – 2000
baseball player
James Edward Ruffin
American politician (1893-1977)
1893 – 1977
politicianlawyer
George W. Grider
George W. Grider
American politician (1912-1991)
1912 – 1991
submarinermilitary officerpolitician
Moytoy of Tellico
Cherokee leader
1687 – 1741
Snootie Wild
Snootie Wild
American rapper
1985 – 2022
rapper
Joe Reaves
American basketball player
1950 – 2021
basketball player
David Lipscomb
David Lipscomb
Leader, American Restoration Movement (1831-1917)
1831 – 1917
civil servant
Larry Finch
American basketball player-coach
1951 – 2011
basketball coachbasketball player
Sam Fletcher
American singer (1933-1989)
1933 – 1989
singer
William F. Slemons
William F. Slemons
American politician (1830–1918)
1830 – 1918
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Mayes Arnell
American politician (1833–1903)
1833 – 1903
politicianlawyer
Lindsey Nelson
Lindsey Nelson
American sportscaster (1919-1995)
1919 – 1995
sports commentator
Willie Hightower
American trumpeter
1889 – 1959
trumpeter
Bobby Gordon
American gridiron football player (1935-1990)
1935 – 1990
American football player
Robert Selph Henry
American lawyer, railroad executive and historian
1889 – 1970
historian
Little Buddy Doyle
American Memphis blues musician
1911 – 1960
songwritersinger
John Rankin
John Rankin
American minister (1793-1886)
1793 – 1886
abolitionistChristian ministereducator
George Caldwell Taylor
George Caldwell Taylor
United States federal judge
1885 – 1952
lawyerjudge
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh
American politician (1837–1890)
1837 – 1890
politicianlawyer
Fred Toney
Fred Toney
Major League Baseball pitcher
1888 – 1953
baseball player
J. G. M. Ramsey
J. G. M. Ramsey
American historian (1797-1884)
1797 – 1884
physicianbusinesspersonhistorian
George Washington Anderson
American politician (1832-1902)
1832 – 1902
politicianlawyer
Spence M. Armstrong
Spence M. Armstrong
United States Air Force general
1934 – 2025
aircraft pilot
Richardson A. Scurry
Richardson A. Scurry
American and Texian politician (1811-1862)
1811 – 1862
politicianlawyerjudge
George Le Guere
George Le Guere
US-american actor (1887-1947)
1887 – 1947
stage actoractor
Frank Justus Miller
Frank Justus Miller
American classicist, translator, and university administrator (1858-1938)
1858 – 1938
classical philologistclassical scholartranslator
William Malone Baskervill
American academic (1850–1899)
1850 – 1899
English teacherjournalistliterary critic
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