Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 23 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

James Alexander Fowler
James Alexander Fowler
American attorney
1863 – 1955
politicianlawyer
Alfred E. Jackson
Alfred E. Jackson
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1807-1889)
1807 – 1889
military leader
Johnny Gooch
Johnny Gooch
American baseball player and coach
1897 – 1975
baseball player
Johnny Floyd
American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1891-1965)
1891 – 1965
American football playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Tom Ford
American baseball player
1866 – 1917
baseball player
R. F. Graf
American architect
1863 – 1940
architect
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
John B. Forester
American politician
1785 – 1845
politicianlawyer
Doc Johnston
Doc Johnston
American baseball player (1887–1961)
1887 – 1961
baseball player
Lewis S. Owings
Lewis S. Owings
American politician (1820–1875)
1820 – 1875
politicianbusinesspersonphysician
Flournoy Miller
American entertainer and playwright
1885 – 1971
film actorstage actorplaywright
George H. Weems
George H. Weems
American military personnel
1891 – 1957
military personnel
Catharine Smiley Cheatham
Catharine Smiley Cheatham
American musician and actor
1864 – 1946
singeractor
John Haden Wilson
John Haden Wilson
American politician, member of Congress for Pennsylvania (1867-1946)
1867 – 1946
non-fiction writerpoliticianlawyer
Jack Palmer
American pianist and composer
1900 – 1976
songwritermusicianpianist
Thomas M. Gunter
Thomas M. Gunter
American politician (1826-1904)
1826 – 1904
politicianlawyer
Tiny Davis
Tiny Davis
American trumpeter
1907 – 1994
trumpetersingermusician
Danny Dill
Danny Dill
American country music singer and songwriter
1924 – 2008
country musiciansongwritersinger
Eddie Jackson
American country musician
1926 – 2002
musiciansinger
Lenny Lyles
American football player (1936-2011)
1936 – 2011
American football player
James Sanders Holman
American politician (1804–1867)
1804 – 1867
entrepreneurpoliticiancourt clerk
J.E.R. Carpenter
American architect (1867-1932)
1867 – 1932
architect
Alf Sharpe
Alf Sharpe
American football player (1902-1981)
1902 – 1981
American football player
Jimmy Armistead
American college football player (1905-1984)
1905 – 1984
American football player
Vernon Sharpe
American football player (1906-1991)
1906 – 1991
American football player
James David Vaughan
American music teacher, composer and song book publisher (1864–1941)
1864 – 1941
singerpoliticiancomposer
William Mecklenburg Polk
William Mecklenburg Polk
American physician (1844–1918)
1844 – 1918
obstetrician-gynecologistgynecologistbiographer
C. M. Newton
American college basketball coach (1930–2018)
1930 – 2018
baseball playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Oscar Gross Brockett
theatre historian
1923 – 2010
theatrologistuniversity teacherauthor
Gordon Byrom Rogers
Gordon Byrom Rogers
United States Army lieutenant general (1901-1967)
1901 – 1967
military personnel
Harry Phillips
Harry Phillips
United States federal judge (1909–1985)
1909 – 1985
politicianjudge
Catherine Marshall
American writer
1914 – 1983
novelistwriter
James Herman Robinson
James Herman Robinson
American activist (1907–1972)
1907 – 1972
activist
Rozelle Claxton
American jazz pianist (1913-1995)
1913 – 1995
jazz musicianpianist
William West Bond
William West Bond
American politician (1884-1975)
1884 – 1975
politicianlawyer
Sophie Wenzel Ellis
American author
1893 – 1984
science fiction writerwriter
Charles L. McGaha
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1914-1984)
1914 – 1984
military personnel
William Franklin
American opera singer
1906
opera singer
James Howard Jarvis II
James Howard Jarvis II
United States federal judge (1937–2007)
1937 – 2007
lawyerjudge
Fred Lane
American football player (1975-2000)
1975 – 2000
American football player
Raymond H. Cooley
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1916-1947)
1916 – 1947
military personnel
Lovie Lee
American blues pianist (1909-1997)
1909 – 1997
pianistsongwritersinger
Luther Roy
Luther Roy
American baseball player (1902-1963)
1902 – 1963
baseball player
Lyle Hicks Lanier
American writer (1903-1988)
1903 – 1988
university teacherpsychologist
Alvin P. Shapiro
Alvin P. Shapiro
American physician (1920-1998)
1920 – 1998
physician
Elbert L. Kinser
Elbert L. Kinser
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal Recipient of the Medal of Honor
1922 – 1945
military personnel
Jim Hickman
Jim Hickman
American baseball player
1937 – 2016
baseball player
Jimmy Norman
Jimmy Norman
American songwriter (1937-2011)
1937 – 2011
singer-songwriter
Ben Branch
American entrepreneur, jazz tenor saxophonist, and bandleader
1924 – 1987
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
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