Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 34 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Lutie Lytle
Lutie Lytle
American lawyer, writer, educator
1871 – 1940
lawyer
Hugh Lawson White Hill
American politician (1810-1892)
1810 – 1892
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
Andrew L. Todd, Sr
American lawyer and politician
1872 – 1945
editorpolitician
Xenophon Hicks
Xenophon Hicks
United States federal judge
1872 – 1952
politicianlawyerjudge
William O. Jenkins
Mexican businessman (1878-1963)
1878 – 1963
mechanicconsuldiplomat
Wiley Davis
American baseball player (1875–1942)
1875 – 1942
baseball player
Roy Evans
Roy Evans
American baseball player (1874–1915)
1874 – 1915
baseball player
Ridley McLean
Ridley McLean
United States admiral (1872–1933)
1872 – 1933
military officer
Thomas A. Wiseman Jr.
United States federal judge (1930-2020)
1930 – 2020
politicianlawyerjudge
R. E. Winsett
American musician (1876–1952)
1876 – 1952
composer
Walt Bond
American baseball player (1937-1967)
1937 – 1967
baseball player
Walt Streuli
Walt Streuli
baseball player (1935–2017)
1935 – 2017
baseball player
Hendley S. Bennett
American politician (1807-1891)
1807 – 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Noodles Hahn
Noodles Hahn
American baseball player (1879-1960)
1879 – 1960
baseball player
Loveman Noa
Loveman Noa
United States Navy officer (1878-1901)
1878 – 1901
military officermilitary personnel
Lefty Davis
Lefty Davis
American baseball player
1875 – 1919
baseball player
John William Ross
John William Ross
United States federal judge (1878-1925)
1878 – 1925
lawyerjudge
John Randolph Neal, Jr.
John Randolph Neal, Jr.
American lawyer
1876 – 1959
politicianlawyer
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
Lorene Mann
American singer (1937-2013)
1937 – 2013
singer-songwritersinger
Francis Jones
American politician
1800 – 1900
politicianlawyer
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
John J. Gore
John J. Gore
United States federal judge (1878-1939)
1878 – 1939
politicianlawyerjudge
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
James Carson Breckinridge
James Carson Breckinridge
American Marine Corps general (1877-1942)
1877 – 1942
military officer
Grafton Green
Grafton Green
American judge in Tennessee
1872 – 1947
lawyerjudge
Frank Bates
Frank Bates
Major League Baseball pitcher
1876
baseball player
David C. Chapman
David C. Chapman
American soldier, politician and businessman (1876-1944)
1876 – 1944
American football player
Dan Leahy
American baseball player
1870 – 1903
baseball player
Bobby Hoppe
Player of American football (1934-2008)
1934 – 2008
American football player
Boyd Adams
American racecar driver
1934 – 2025
engineer
Dick Davis
American gridiron football player
1938 – 2021
American football player
Frank Little
Operatic tenor (1939-2006)
1939 – 2006
music educatoropera singersinger
Norma Jean Lang
American algologist
1931 – 2015
phycologistbotanist
Ken Frost
American football player
1938 – 2021
American football player
Charles Fleming
American football player (1877-1944)
1877 – 1944
American football player
Joe Louis Light
American artist (1934–2005)
1934 – 2005
sculptorpainter
Richard Aaker Trythall
American Italian composer
1939 – 2022
composer
Thomas Jefferson Foster
Confederate Army officer and politician (1809–1887)
1809 – 1887
politician
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American baseball player (1878-1915)
1878 – 1915
baseball player
Kenneth Simonds
Kenneth Simonds
American businessman and philanthropist (1935-2009)
1935 – 2009
businessperson
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