Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 29 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Red Lucas
Red Lucas
American baseball player (1902–1986)
1902 – 1986
baseball player
Slim Embrey
Slim Embrey
American baseball player (1901–1947)
1901 – 1947
baseball playerbasketball player
Son Bonds
American country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1909–1947)
1909 – 1947
blues musicianguitaristsongwriter
Turkey Stearnes
American Hall of Fame baseball player (1901–1979)
1901 – 1979
baseball player
Stephanie Smith
Stephanie Smith
American singer-songwriter
1901
singer-songwriter
Fred Robinson
American musician (1901-1984)
1901 – 1984
musician
George Reneau
American musician (1901–1933)
1901 – 1933
musician
Chester R. Allen
Chester R. Allen
American Marine Corps Major General (1905-1972)
1905 – 1972
military officer
Claude Jonnard
Claude Jonnard
American baseball player
1897 – 1959
baseball player
Charlie Harding
American baseball player
1891 – 1971
baseball player
Johnny Williams
American jazz double bassist and tuba player (1908–1998)
1908 – 1998
double-bassisttubistjazz musician
Charlie Carman
American football player (1895-1976)
1895 – 1976
American football player
John Bowman
American lawyer and politician
1824 – 1899
politicianlawyer
Clyde S. Kilby
American academic (1902-1986)
1902 – 1986
writer
James "Stump" Johnson
American blues pianist and singer (1902–1969)
1902 – 1969
musicianpianistsinger
Calvin John Ward
Calvin John Ward
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1899 – 1967
military personnel
Bill McTigue
Bill McTigue
Major League Baseball pitcher (1891-1920)
1891 – 1920
baseball player
Bill Bolden
Major League Baseball pitcher
1893 – 1966
baseball player
Taylor Rhodes
American record producer
1901
songwriterrecord producercomposer
Ben Cantwell
Ben Cantwell
American baseball player (1902-1962)
1902 – 1962
baseball player
Bernie Walter
American baseball player (1908-1988)
1908 – 1988
baseball player
Bill Akers
American baseball player
1904 – 1962
baseball player
Bill Lewis
American baseball player (1904-1977)
1904 – 1977
baseball player
Bob Dyer
Bob Dyer
American entertainer
1909 – 1984
television presenter
Bobby Reeves
Bobby Reeves
American baseball player
1904 – 1993
baseball player
Cas Walker
Cas Walker
American politician
1902 – 1998
politicianbusinessperson
Charlie Gooch
American baseball player
1902 – 1982
baseball player
Dick Bass
American baseball player (1907-1989)
1907 – 1989
baseball player
Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers
American baseball player (1892–1936)
1892 – 1936
baseball playerscreenwriter
Earl Williams
American baseball player
1903 – 1958
baseball player
Edwin Hunt
American checkers player
1902 – 1981
lawyer
Ella Mae Wiggins
American labor unionist
1900 – 1929
trade unionist
Frank Waddey
Frank Waddey
American baseball player (1905-1990)
1905 – 1990
American football playerbaseball player
Fred Russell
Fred Russell
American sportswriter
1906 – 2003
writer
Andrew S. Herron
American lawyer, politician and officer (1823-1882)
1823 – 1882
military officerpoliticianbusinessperson
Tom Long
American baseball player (1898–1973)
1898 – 1973
baseball player
Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr.
Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr.
United States federal judge (1899–1989)
1899 – 1989
lawyerjudge
Rich Rundles
American baseball player (1981–2019)
1981 – 2019
baseball player
Roy Walker
American baseball player
1893 – 1962
baseball player
Pop-Boy Smith
Pop-Boy Smith
American baseball player (1892–1924)
1892 – 1924
baseball player
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
President of Howard University (1890-1976)
1890 – 1976
religious leaderuniversity presidentclergyman
Hillis Layne
Major League Baseball player, scout (1918-2010)
1918 – 2010
baseball player
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
Player of American football (1916-1945)
1916 – 1945
American football playermilitary officer
Jack H. Hexter
American historian (1910–1996)
1910 – 1996
historian
Donny Everett
American baseball player (1997-2016)
1997 – 2016
baseball player
Jim Barber
American football player (1912-1998)
1912 – 1998
American football player
Johnnie Chambers
American baseball player (1911-1977)
1911 – 1977
baseball player
Johnny Beazley
American baseball player
1918 – 1990
baseball player
Ken Burkhart
American baseball player
1916 – 2004
baseball player
Larz Bourne
American artist
1916 – 1993
cartoonistscreenwriter
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