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Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 31 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Ben West
American politician (1911-1974)
1911 - 1974
politician
Beverly Briley
Beverly Briley
Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee (1914-1980)
1914 - 1980
politician
Bill Nagel
American MLB player
1915 - 1981
baseball player
Bill Wright
American baseball player
1914 - 1996
baseball player
Booker T. Laury
American boogie-woogie, blues, gospel and jazz pianist and singer
1914 - 1995
jazz musicianpianistsinger
Hendley S. Bennett
American politician (1807-1891)
1807 - 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Bert Hodges
Major League Baseball player
1917 - 2001
baseball player
Hugh Jackson Morgan
Hugh Jackson Morgan
American academic (1893-1961)
1893 - 1961
American football playerphysician
Harvey Hendrick
Harvey Hendrick
American baseball player (1897-1941)
1897 - 1941
baseball player
Harry Baumgartner
Harry Baumgartner
American baseball player (1892–1930)
1892 - 1930
baseball player
Happy Foreman
Major League Baseball player (1899–1953)
1899 - 1953
baseball player
Hank DeBerry
Hank DeBerry
American baseball player (1894-1951)
1894 - 1951
baseball player
Guy Lacy
American baseball player and manager (1897-1953)
1897 - 1953
baseball playerassociation football player
Francis Jones
American politician
1800 - 1900
politicianlawyer
Eugene Rice
United States federal judge
1891 - 1967
lawyerjudge
Eugene Bolden
American swimmer
1899 - 1991
swimmer
Will Shade
African American Memphis blues musician (1898–1966)
1898 - 1966
singer
Les Bingaman
Les Bingaman
American football player (1926-1970)
1926 - 1970
American football player
Mary Q. Steele
American writer and naturalist (1922-1992)
1922 - 1992
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Millie Kirkham
American singer
1923 - 2014
singer
Penny Jay
American singer-songwriter
1925 - 2006
singer-songwritersinger
Rebecca Matlock
American photographer (1928–2019)
1928 - 2019
photographer
Robert Malcolm McRae Jr.
United States federal judge (1921–2004)
1921 - 2004
military officerlawyerjudge
Sarah Webster Fabio
American poet, literary critic, and educator
1928 - 1979
literary criticpoetwriter
S. David Freeman
American businessman
1926 - 2020
businessperson
Mildred Thornton Stahlman
American neonatologist (1922–2024)
1922 - 2024
neonatologistphysician
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
American musician (1898–1971)
1898 - 1971
fiddler
Conrad Longmire
Conrad Longmire
American physicist
1921 - 2010
nuclear physicistphysicist
Thomas Jefferson Foster
Confederate Army officer and politician (1809–1887)
1809 - 1887
politician
Denny Crawford
American football player (1921–2005)
1921 - 2005
American football player
Noah Lewis
Noah Lewis
American jug band and country blues musician (1895–1961)
1895 - 1961
street artistmusician
Elise Bartlett
Elise Bartlett
American actress (1899–1947)
1899 - 1947
actor
E. William Henry
American politician
1929 - 2022
politician
Ed Murray
American politician (1928-2009)
1928 - 2009
politician
Christine Kittrell
singer-songwriter, musician
1929 - 2001
musiciansinger
Hoss Allen
American radio DJ
1922 - 1997
disc jockey
Fred Craddock
Fred Craddock
American preacher and academic (1928-2015)
1928 - 2015
writer
Granville Crabtree
Granville Crabtree
Member of the Florida House of Representatives (1929–2024)
1929 - 2024
politician
Frank P. Gates
American architect
1895 - 1975
architect
Harry W. Wellford
American judge (1924–2021)
1924 - 2021
military officerlawyerjudge
Hugh Spencer Daniel
Hugh Spencer Daniel
Recipient of the Navy Cross (1923–1942)
1923 - 1942
military personnel
Irene Hughes
American psychic
1920 - 2012
psychic
James F. Neal
American trial lawyer (1929–2010)
1929 - 2010
speakerjuristlawyer
Jim Peebles
Jim Peebles
American football player (1920-1997)
1920 - 1997
American football player
Kenneth Cartwright Patty
American lawyer
1891 - 1967
lawyer
David Nelson
David Nelson
Minister, educator, physician (1793–1844)
1793 - 1844
Christian ministersurgeonwriter
Collins Denny, Jr.
American lawyer
1899 - 1964
lawyer
Charles Kerr
American filmmaker
1892 - 1954
film directorscreenwriter
Enoch Brown
Enoch Brown
American athlete (1892-1962)
1892 - 1962
American football player
Garland Morrow
American football and basketball player and coach (1899–1987)
1899 - 1987
American football coachbasketball coach
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