Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 27 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas Benton Smith
Thomas Benton Smith
Confederate Army general (1838–1923)
1838 – 1923
military officer
Rufus King Garland Jr.
American politician
1830 – 1886
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Richard Waterhouse
Richard Waterhouse
Confederate Army general (1832–1876)
1832 – 1876
military personnel
K. M. Van Zandt
K. M. Van Zandt
Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans from 1919 to 1921
1836 – 1930
army officerbankermerchant
Armin Ganz
production designer (1948-1995)
1948 – 1995
production designer
Jim Jennings
American basketball player (1941-2014)
1941 – 2014
basketball player
Felix A. Reeve
Felix A. Reeve
American lawyer
1836 – 1920
lawyer
Quintard Taylor
Quintard Taylor
African American historian (1948–2025)
1948 – 2025
university teacherdocenthistorian
Russell Hardin
American political scientist (1940-2017)
1940 – 2017
political scientist
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
United States Army officer (1942–2024)
1942 – 2024
helicopter pilotmilitary personnel
Homer Banks
African-American songwriter (1941-2003)
1941 – 2003
songwritermusician
De Witt Clinton Fort
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
1830 – 1868
politicianlawyer
Walter K. Singleton
Walter K. Singleton
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1944 – 1967
military personnel
Austin Denney
American football player (1944-2009)
1944 – 2009
American football player
Phil Gagliano
Phil Gagliano
American baseball player
1941 – 2016
baseball player
Ron Lollar
American politician
1948 – 2018
politician
Peter Chartiers
North American fur trader
1690 – 1759
Sam Walton
American football player (1943-2002)
1943 – 2002
American football player
Busta Jones
Busta Jones
American musician (1951-1995)
1951 – 1995
songwritersinger-songwriter
Alvan Cullem Gillem
Alvan Cullem Gillem
Union Army general (1830-1875)
1830 – 1875
military officerpolitician
Christopher Dickey
Christopher Dickey
American magazine editor (1951-2020)
1951 – 2020
journalist
Chuck Meriwether
Chuck Meriwether
former baseball umpire from the United States (1956-2019)
1956 – 2019
baseball umpire
Frank Wilbert Stokes
American artist (1858-1955)
1858 – 1955
sculptorpainterillustrator
Cleveland Elam
American football player (1952-2012)
1952 – 2012
American football player
Cliff Taylor
American football player (1952-2010)
1952 – 2010
American football player
Cornell Webster
American football player (1954–2022)
1954 – 2022
American football playerrestaurateur
Jean Lowry Rankin
American activist (1795–1877)
1795 – 1878
abolitionist
James Bradley
American basketball player
1955 – 2023
basketball player
Barbara Tsakirgis
American archaeologist and university teacher
1954 – 2019
archaeologistuniversity teacher
Gary L. Harrell
Gary L. Harrell
United States general
1951 – 2023
military personnel
William Harding Carter
William Harding Carter
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1851–1925)
1851 – 1925
biographermilitary officer
William Banks Caperton
William Banks Caperton
United States admiral (1855-1941)
1855 – 1941
military officeradmiral
Thomas Henry Morgan
American architect
1857 – 1940
architect
Joe L. Kincheloe
American academic (1950–2008)
1950 – 2008
pedagoguescientist
Samuel Snowden Hayes
American politician
1820 – 1880
politicianlawyer
Billy Earheart
Billy Earheart
American musician
1954 – 2025
keyboardist
Rosie Nix Adams
American singer
1958 – 2003
songwritersinger
Randal William McGavock
Randal William McGavock
American politician
1826 – 1863
politicianlawyer
David Thomas
Texas politician (19th century)
1795 – 1836
politicianlawyer
Thomas Menees
Thomas Menees
American politician
1823 – 1905
obstetricianpoliticianlawyer
Randy Brown
American singer
1952 – 2025
singer
William Stone
American politician from Tennessee
1791 – 1853
politician
Edmund Sylvers
American singer
1957 – 2004
voice actorartistsinger
Eric Harris
American football player (1955-2012)
1955 – 2012
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Oliver Perry Temple
Oliver Perry Temple
American attorney (1820-1907)
1820 – 1907
historianbusinesspersonlawyer
Ray Oldham
American football player (1951-2005)
1951 – 2005
American football player
J. J. Jones
American football player (1952-2009)
1952 – 2009
American football player
Eddie Gossage
former president of Texas Motor Speedway (1958-2024)
1958 – 2024
sports executivebusiness executive
Nathaniel Macon Burford
Nathaniel Macon Burford
Confederate Army officer, judge
1824 – 1898
lawyerjudge
Byron Looper
American convicted murderer and political assassin (1964-2013)
1964 – 2013
politician
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