Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 33 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

John J. Tigert
John J. Tigert
American educationalist (1882-1965)
1882 - 1965
American football playerbaseball playerathletics competitor
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
American Major League Baseball pitcher (1889–1963)
1889 - 1963
baseball player
Roy Edmund Steckel
Roy Edmund Steckel
Los Angeles Police department Chief (1887-1950)
1887 - 1950
Mark Stewart
American baseball player
1889 - 1932
baseball player
A. Walton Litz
American literary historian and critic (1929-2014)
1929 - 2014
philologistliterary historianscholar of English
Art Pennington
Cuban baseball player
1923 - 2017
baseball player
Lee Bible
Lee Bible
racing driver
1887 - 1929
racing driver
John W. Holland
American judge (1883-1969)
1883 - 1969
juristlawyerjudge
John Donelson Martin, Sr.
John Donelson Martin, Sr.
United States federal judge
1883 - 1962
lawyerjudge
Larry Hayes
American football player (1935-2017)
1935 - 2017
American football player
Leon Daniel
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1931-2006)
1931 - 2006
journalistcorrespondent
Mark Freeman
Mark Freeman
American baseball player
1930 - 2006
baseball player
Neil Wilson
American baseball player (1935-2013)
1935 - 2013
baseball player
Alexander Blackburn Bradford
American politician (1799-1873)
1799 - 1873
politician
Phil King
American football player (1936-1973)
1936 - 1973
American football player
Ray Crone
American baseball player
1931 - 2026
baseball player
Richard "Pistol" Allen
African-American soul drummer
1932 - 2002
musician
Richard McKenzie
American actor (1930–2023)
1930 - 2023
television actorstage actoractor
Jack Dalton
American baseball player (1885-1950)
1885 - 1950
baseball player
Ernst Leonhardt
Swiss politician (1885-1945)
1885 - 1945
Majorpolitician
Hub Perdue
Hub Perdue
American baseball player (1882–1968)
1882 - 1968
baseball player
Thomas A. Wiseman Jr.
United States federal judge (1930-2020)
1930 - 2020
politicianlawyerjudge
George Went Hensley
American Pentecostal minister
1881 - 1955
Christian minister
Walt Bond
American baseball player (1937-1967)
1937 - 1967
baseball player
Walt Streuli
Walt Streuli
baseball player (1935–2017)
1935 - 2017
baseball player
Frank Kyle
American college football coach (1882-1929)
1882 - 1929
American football playerhead coach
Ed Foster
American baseball player
1885 - 1929
baseball player
Earl A. Davis
American college football and college basketball coach, athletics administrator (1889–1965)
1889 - 1965
American football coachbasketball coachathletic director
William P. Acker
William P. Acker
Major General, United States Air Force
1930 - 2018
military officer
Jake Butcher
Jake Butcher
American politician
1936 - 2017
bankerbusinessperson
Donald Richberg
Donald Richberg
American lawyer (1881-1960)
1881 - 1960
trade unionistpoliticianlawyer
Lorene Mann
American singer (1937-2013)
1937 - 2013
singer-songwritersinger
Dan Griner
Dan Griner
American baseball player
1888 - 1950
baseball player
Peter Chartiers
North American fur trader
1690 - 1759
Hal Miller
American football player (1930-2011)
1930 - 2011
American football player
Harry F. Barnes
United States federal judge
1932 - 2019
lawyerjudge
Phyllis Tickle
Phyllis Tickle
American writer
1934 - 2015
writer
D. M. Smith
D. M. Smith
American mathematician
1884 - 1962
mathematician
Charlie Bowman
Charlie Bowman
American musician (1889-1962)
1889 - 1962
fiddler
John M. Cooper
American philosopher (1939-2022)
1939 - 2022
philosopherclassical scholaruniversity teacher
Cotton Ivy
American politician (1930-2021)
1930 - 2021
politician
Barbara McConnell
American politician (1936-2016)
1936 - 2016
politician
Carl Burger
American illustrator and naturalist (1888-1967)
1888 - 1967
children's writerillustratorwriter
Bob Higgins
Bob Higgins
American baseball player (1886-1941)
1886 - 1941
baseball player
Bob Fisher
Bob Fisher
American baseball player
1886 - 1963
baseball player
Bert James
American baseball player
1886 - 1959
baseball player
Ben Harris
American Major League Baseball pitcher
1889 - 1927
baseball player
Archer Baldwin
British politician (1883-1966)
1883 - 1966
politician
Oscar Seagle
Oscar Seagle
American musician
1877 - 1945
musician
Phil Connell
Phil Connell
American gridiron football player (1874-1932)
1874 - 1932
American football player
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