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Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 3 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Bill Black
Bill Black
American bassist (1926–1965)
1926 – 1965
session musicianbassistmusician
Albert Brewer
Albert Brewer
47th Governor of Alabama (1928-2017)
1928 – 2017
governorpoliticianlawyer
Johnny Ace
American R&B singer (1929–1954)
1929 – 1954
recording artistmusicianpianist
Johnny Burnette
Johnny Burnette
American musician (1934–1964)
1934 – 1964
guitaristsongwritermusician
Dottie West
Dottie West
American country music singer and songwriter (1932–1991)
1932 – 1991
recording artistlyricistmusician
Myrtle Corbin
Myrtle Corbin
American sideshow performer (1868–1928)
1868 – 1928
sideshow performercircus performer
Lillian Randolph
Lillian Randolph
American actress (1898–1980)
1898 – 1980
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
James Craig
James Craig
actor (1912-1985)
1912 – 1985
film actortelevision actoractor
Bill Brock
Bill Brock
politician and United States Navy sailor (1930-2021)
1930 – 2021
politician
Bobby Hebb
Bobby Hebb
American singer-songwriter (1938-2010)
1938 – 2010
jazz musiciansongwritersinger-songwriter
Jack Clement
Jack Clement
American singer-songwriter and record producer (1934–2013)
1931 – 2013
film producersongwritermusician
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee
American rock musician (1945–2006)
1945 – 2006
vocalistguitaristmusician
Brian Christopher
Brian Christopher
American professional wrestler (1972–2018)
1972 – 2018
professional wrestler
Nikki McCray
American professional basketball player (1971–2023)
1971 – 2023
basketball coachbasketball player
John Henninger Reagan
John Henninger Reagan
American politician (1818-1905)
1818 – 1905
politicianlawyerjudge
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1899-1977)
1899 – 1977
recording artistblues musicianguitarist
Marjorie Lee Browne
American mathematician, educator (1914–1979)
1914 – 1979
mathematician
Jim Sasser
Jim Sasser
American politician (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Shawn Lane
Shawn Lane
American musician (1963–2003)
1963 – 2003
jazz guitaristguitaristmusician
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
American actress (1874-1966)
1874 – 1966
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell
American activist and suffragette (1863–1954)
1863 – 1954
women's rights activistsuffragistlecturer
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe
American actor (1886-1933)
1886 – 1933
actor
Betty Lou Gerson
Betty Lou Gerson
American actress (1914-1999)
1914 – 1999
film actorvoice actortelevision actor
Lona Andre
Lona Andre
American actress (1915–1992)
1915 – 1992
film actorreal-estate agentactor
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell
American trumpeter and composer of fusion music (1937-2021)
1937 – 2021
trumpetercomposeractor
Luther Ingram
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (1937-2007)
1937 – 2007
singer-songwritersinger
Red West
American actor, film stuntman and songwriter (1936-2017)
1936 – 2017
television actorsongwriterstunt performer
Frank McRae
American actor (1944–2021)
1944 – 2021
American football playertelevision actorfilm actor
Julian Bond
Julian Bond
American social activist (1940–2015)
1940 – 2015
journalistcivil rights advocatepolitician
Reggie White
Reggie White
American football player (1961–2004)
1961 – 2004
American football player
Samuel B. Moore
American politician (1779-1846)
1779 – 1846
governorpoliticianjudge
Augustus Hill Garland
Augustus Hill Garland
American politician (1832-1899)
1832 – 1899
politician
George S. Houston
George S. Houston
American politician, Alabama (1811-1879)
1811 – 1879
politician
John Tyler Morgan
John Tyler Morgan
United States politician and Confederate soldier (1824-1907)
1824 – 1907
soldierpolitician
William Michaels
boxer
1876 – 1934
boxer
Anne Dallas Dudley
Anne Dallas Dudley
American women's suffrage activist (1876-1955)
1876 – 1955
women's rights activistsuffragist
Jimmy Blanton
American musician (1918–1942)
1918 – 1942
jazz musiciandouble-bassistmusician
Jerome Courtland
Jerome Courtland
American actor, director and producer (1926–2012)
1926 – 2012
producerfilm actorfilm producer
Bill McKinney
American actor (1931–2011)
1931 – 2011
film actorsongwritersinger
Robert Ryman
American artist (1930-2019)
1930 – 2019
visual artistdraftspersonpainter
Booker Little
American jazz musician (1938–1961)
1938 – 1961
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
John S. Bull
John S. Bull
U.S. Navy test pilot, engineer and astronaut (1934–2008)
1934 – 2008
military flight engineertest pilotmilitary officer
Karl Edward Wagner
Karl Edward Wagner
American writer (1945–1994)
1945 – 1994
science fiction writernovelistpublisher
Gangsta Boo
Gangsta Boo
American rapper (1979–2023)
1979 – 2023
rappersongwritersinger
John C. Brown
John C. Brown
Confederate Army general (1827-1889)
1827 – 1889
military officerjuristmajor general
Jordan Anderson
Jordan Anderson
Freed slave (1825-1907)
1825 – 1907
John Burgess
John Burgess
American political scientist (1844–1931)
1844 – 1931
historian of Modern Ageconstitutional lawyeruniversity teacher
Luke Edward Wright
Luke Edward Wright
United States politician and diplomat (1846–1922)
1846 – 1922
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
American author and lawyer (1881–1965)
1881 – 1965
short story writerscience fiction writernovelist
George W. Snedecor
George W. Snedecor
American mathematician (1881–1974)
1881 – 1974
statisticianmathematician
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