Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 22 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

George Washington Anderson
American politician (1832-1902)
1832 - 1902
politicianlawyer
Frank Justus Miller
Frank Justus Miller
American classicist, translator, and university administrator (1858-1938)
1858 - 1938
classical philologistclassical scholartranslator
Archie Butler
American actor
1911 - 1977
television actorstunt performeractor
Kenny Parchman
American musician
1932 - 1999
musician
John N. Stone
John N. Stone
American football and basketball player and coach (1882-1926)
1882 - 1926
American football playerbasketball coach
Jack Palmer
American pianist and composer
1900 - 1976
songwritermusicianpianist
Fred Lane
American football player (1975-2000)
1975 - 2000
American football player
Horace Milan
Horace Milan
American baseball player (1894-1955)
1894 - 1955
baseball playerassociation football player
William Malone Baskervill
American academic (1850–1899)
1850 - 1899
English teacherjournalistliterary critic
Raymond H. Cooley
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1916-1947)
1916 - 1947
military personnel
Harry Cage
American politician (1795-1858)
1795 - 1858
politicianlawyerjudge
Louis Holmes
player of American football
1985 - 2023
American football player
Virginia E. Walker Broughton
American author and Baptist missionary (1856–1934)
1856 - 1934
religious leadermissionaryauthor
John Dodge
John Dodge
American Major League Baseball player
1889 - 1916
baseball player
Snootie Wild
Snootie Wild
American rapper
1985 - 2022
rapper
Alfred E. Jackson
Alfred E. Jackson
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1807-1889)
1807 - 1889
military leader
Jim Hickman
Jim Hickman
American baseball player
1937 - 2016
baseball player
Samuel W. Small
Samuel W. Small
American journalist and evangelist (1851–1931)
1851 - 1931
journalistevangelist
Jimmy Norman
Jimmy Norman
American songwriter (1937-2011)
1937 - 2011
singer-songwriter
Marv Throneberry
Marv Throneberry
American baseball player
1933 - 1994
baseball player
John Palmer
John Palmer
American TV journalist, born 1935
1935 - 2013
journalist
Simpson Harris Morgan
American politician
1821 - 1864
politicianlawyer
John Rice Irwin
American historian
1930 - 2022
historian
James Dobson
American actor (1920-1987)
1920 - 1987
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Thomas J. Henderson
Thomas J. Henderson
American politician (1824–1911)
1824 - 1911
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Luther Roy
Luther Roy
American baseball player (1902-1963)
1902 - 1963
baseball player
Jimmy Johnston
Jimmy Johnston
Major League Baseball player
1889 - 1967
baseball player
Ella Miller
American supercentenarian (1884–2000)
1884 - 2000
Alvan Cullom Gillem Jr.
Alvan Cullom Gillem Jr.
United States Army general (1888-1973)
1888 - 1973
military personnel
P. Buford Price
American physicist (1932–2021)
1932 - 2021
nuclear physicistphysicist
Stephen Tall
American writer (1908-1981)
1908 - 1981
science fiction writernovelist
William Henry DeWitt
American politician (1827-1896)
1827 - 1896
politicianjudge
John E. Hutton
American politician (1828-1893)
1828 - 1893
politicianlawyer
Jim Denny
American music executive (1911–1963)
1911 - 1963
talent managerrecord producer
Ralph Emery
American musician (1933–2022)
1933 - 2022
radio personalitysinger-songwriter
Thomas Gray Hull
Thomas Gray Hull
United States federal judge (1926–2008)
1926 - 2008
politicianlawyerjudge
Emma F. Langdon
Emma F. Langdon
American labor leader
1875 - 1937
trade unionist
Thomas J. Anderson
Thomas J. Anderson
American columnist, farmer, editor and publisher (1910-2002)
1910 - 2002
journalistpoliticianbusinessperson
Jacob Golladay
Jacob Golladay
American politician (1819-1887)
1819 - 1887
politicianlawyer
Benjamin Franklin Gordon
Confederate States Army Colonel
1826 - 1866
military personnel
Archibald S. Dobbins
Archibald S. Dobbins
Confederate cavalry officer (c. 1827–c. 1878)
1827
merchantmilitary officerfarmer
Edwin Cunningham
Edwin Cunningham
American diplomat to China (1868–1953)
1868 - 1953
diplomat
Lewis S. Owings
Lewis S. Owings
American politician (1820–1875)
1820 - 1875
politicianbusinesspersonphysician
Willie Franklin Pruitt
Willie Franklin Pruitt
American poet
1865 - 1947
poetwriter
Ethelbert Barksdale
Ethelbert Barksdale
American politician (1824-1893)
1824 - 1893
politicianlawyer
Mary Ware
Mary Ware
American poet, writer (1828-1915)
1828 - 1915
poetwriter
Robert Brown
American cartoonist, born 1936 (1936–2007)
1936 - 2007
cartoonistpainter
William Allen Montgomery
William Allen Montgomery
journalist and lawyer
1829 - 1905
journalistlawyer
Walter F. Lineberger
Walter F. Lineberger
American politician (1883-1943)
1883 - 1943
military officerpolitician
Thomas M. Gunter
Thomas M. Gunter
American politician (1826-1904)
1826 - 1904
politicianlawyer
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