Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

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

George C. Hawkins
George C. Hawkins
American Democratic politician (1918-1991)
1918 – 1991
politicianlawyer
Ellis L. Perry
Ellis L. Perry
American admiral (1919–2002)
1919 – 2002
military officer
Clara Brawner
African-American physician
1929 – 1991
pediatrician
Grailey Berryhill
Grailey Berryhill
American politician and gridiron football player (1896-1976)
1896 – 1976
American football playerpolitician
Wilson Fitts
American basketball player
1915 – 2005
basketball player
Henry Wakefield
Henry Wakefield
American football player, end (1899-1962)
1899 – 1962
American football player
Cal Turner
Founder of American business Dollar General
1915 – 2000
businessperson
Elizabeth Hamer Kegan
Elizabeth Hamer Kegan
American archivist and historian
1912 – 1979
archivistlibrarian
Alvin Ingram
Alvin Ingram
American orthopedic surgeon
1914 – 1999
surgeon
Claiborne H. Kinnard Jr.
Claiborne H. Kinnard Jr.
Colonel in the United States Army Air Forces
1912 – 1966
military personnel
Herbert L. Wilkerson
Herbert L. Wilkerson
American major general
1919 – 2021
military leadermilitary personnel
Charlotte Capers
historian and archivist
1913 – 1996
archivisthistorianwriter
Edward E. Shelby
Edward E. Shelby
American Navy officer (1910–1973)
1910 – 1973
military officer
James Patton Brownlow
Union Army colonel (1842–1879)
1842 – 1879
military officer
Carl Doyle
American baseball player
1912 – 1951
baseball player
Carl Hinkle
American football player (1917-1992)
1917 – 1992
American football player
Charles F. Bryan
American composer, musician, music educator and collector of folk music (1911-1955)
1911 – 1955
musicologistcomposer
Charles Gelbert Neese
Charles Gelbert Neese
United States federal judge
1916 – 1989
military officerlawyerjudge
Charles P. Roland
American historian and army officer
1918 – 2022
historian
Charlie Tate
Charlie Tate
American college football player, college football coach, professional football coach (1919-1996)
1919 – 1996
American football playerbaseball player
Clyde McCullough
Clyde McCullough
American baseball player and coach (1917-1982)
1917 – 1982
baseball player
Cody Fowler
American lawyer
1892 – 1978
lawyer
Curly Fox
Curly Fox
American musician
1910 – 1995
fiddlersongwriter
Ed Wright
American baseball player
1919 – 1995
baseball player
Gaines Lawson
Gaines Lawson
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
1840 – 1906
Fred Archer
professional baseball player (1910-1981)
1910 – 1981
baseball player
Glen Stewart
American baseball player (1912-1997)
1912 – 1997
baseball player
Hank Sweeney
American baseball player (1915–1980)
1915 – 1980
baseball player
John Adair
American anthropologist (1913–1997)
1913 – 1997
anthropologistphotographer
Hod Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee
American baseball player
1898 – 1987
baseball player
Anna Mae Winburn
African-American vocalist and jazz bandleader
1913 – 1999
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
Aubrey Epps
American baseball player
1912 – 1984
baseball player
Ben West
American politician (1911-1974)
1911 – 1974
politician
Bert Hodges
Major League Baseball player
1917 – 2001
baseball player
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
William Bryan Robertson
William Bryan Robertson
American aviator (1893–1943)
1893 – 1943
aircraft pilot
Walter Stuart Diehl
Walter Stuart Diehl
American aeronautical engineer (1893–1976)
1893 – 1976
military flight engineermilitary officerengineer
Wallace Wade
Wallace Wade
American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach (1892–1986)
1892 – 1986
American football coachAmerican football playerbasketball coach
Penelope Johnson Allen
Penelope Johnson Allen
newspaper columnist and local historian (1886-1985)
1886 – 1985
local historiancolumnistjournalist
Adrian Johnson
American screenwriter (1883-1964)
1883 – 1964
screenwriter
Zenas Sanford Loftis
Zenas Sanford Loftis
American physician
1881 – 1909
Protestant missionarymissionarypharmacist
Nancy Cox-McCormack
Nancy Cox-McCormack
American sculptor (1885-1967)
1885 – 1967
sculptorsocialiteartist
Irvin C. Miller
Irvin C. Miller
African-American actor, playwright and vaudeville show writer and producer
1884 – 1975
playwrightactor
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
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