Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 32 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Tot McCullough
Tot McCullough
American football and baseball player (1895-1963)
1895 - 1963
American football player
Grailey Berryhill
Grailey Berryhill
American politician and gridiron football player (1896-1976)
1896 - 1976
American football playerpolitician
Henry Wakefield
Henry Wakefield
American football player, end (1899-1962)
1899 - 1962
American football player
Tom Saffell
Tom Saffell
American baseball player (1921-2012)
1921 - 2012
military aviatorbaseball player
Tommy Prothro
Tommy Prothro
American football player and coach (1920–1995)
1920 - 1995
American football coachbridge playermilitary officer
W. Reece Smith, Jr.
W. Reece Smith, Jr.
U.S. Navy officer, attorney, university president, American Bar Association president
1925 - 2013
military officerlawyer
Ward Crutchfield
American politician (1928–2016)
1928 - 2016
politician
Billy Byrd
American musician
1920 - 2001
jazz guitaristguitarist
Hod Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee
American baseball player
1898 - 1987
baseball player
Hugh Mott
Hugh Mott
American army officer
1920 - 2005
military personnel
John J. Shea, Jr.
American physician (1924-2015)
1924 - 2015
physician
Charlie Carman
American football player (1895-1976)
1895 - 1976
American football player
Robert E. Cooper, Sr.
American judge (1920–2016)
1920 - 2016
judge
King G. Porter
American politician (1921–2012)
1921 - 2012
politician
Robert M. Bond
Robert M. Bond
American general (1929–1984)
1929 - 1984
aircraft pilot
Harp McGuire
American actor (1921-1966)
1921 - 1966
voice actoractor
Clarence Adams
United States Army soldier
1929 - 1999
military personnel
Angelo Thomas Acerra
American Roman Catholic bishop (1925–1990)
1925 - 1990
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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
Samuel Wright Mardis
American politician (1800–1836)
1800 - 1836
politicianlawyer
Zenas Sanford Loftis
Zenas Sanford Loftis
American physician
1881 - 1909
Protestant missionarymissionarypharmacist
Arthur Julian
American actor (1923-1995)
1923 - 1995
television actoractorscreenwriter
Vivian Caver
Vivian Caver
American politician
1928 - 2021
politician
Ed Withers
Ed Withers
American football player (1926-1975)
1926 - 1975
American football player
John Williams
American art historian
1928 - 2015
hispanistmedievalistuniversity teacher
George Green
American racing driver
1927 - 2008
racing automobile driver
Jim Zapp
American baseball player (1924-2016)
1924 - 2016
baseball player
James Collinsworth
Texan attorney
1806 - 1838
lawyerjudge
Othella Dallas
Othella Dallas
American dancer and jazz singer
1925 - 2020
jazz singerdancerballet dancer
James Young
Vice-governor of Missouri (1800-1878)
1800 - 1878
politician
Burnie Peacock
American jazz musician
1921 - 1997
saxophonistclarinetist
Jimmy Sweeney
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1922-1992)
1922 - 1992
guitaristsongwritersinger
Alline Banks Sprouse
American basketball player (1921-2018)
1921 - 2018
basketball player
Agnes D. Lattimer
African American Pediatrician and Educator
1928 - 2018
physician
Nancy Cox-McCormack
Nancy Cox-McCormack
American sculptor (1885-1967)
1885 - 1967
sculptorsocialiteartist
Tom Reese
American actor
1928 - 2017
television actorfilm actoractor
Mildred Kelly
United States Army non-commissioned officer (1928–2003)
1928 - 2003
military personnel
Willie Camper
Willie Camper
one of the tallest humans in recorded history
1924 - 1943
Roy Wiggins
Roy Wiggins
American guitarist
1926 - 1999
musicianguitarist
Mary Shadow
Mary Shadow
member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
1925 - 1992
politicianteacher
Wilson Collins
Wilson Collins
American baseball player (1889-1941)
1889 - 1941
American football playerbaseball player
Irvin C. Miller
Irvin C. Miller
African-American actor, playwright and vaudeville show writer and producer
1884 - 1975
playwrightactor
John Creed Moore
John Creed Moore
American military official (1824-1910)
1824 - 1910
military officer
Alexander Russell
Alexander Russell
American organist (1880–1953)
1880 - 1953
organistcomposer
Carl Butler
American musician (1927–1992)
1927 - 1992
songwritermusician
James W. Bagley
James W. Bagley
American photographer
1881 - 1947
war photographercartographergeologist
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