Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 6 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Nera White
Nera White
Hall of Fame American basketball player
1935 – 2016
softball playerbasketball player
Coleman Barks
Coleman Barks
American poet
1937 – 2026
linguisttranslatorpoet
William Eldridge Odom
William Eldridge Odom
United States Army general (1932-2008)
1932 – 2008
soldier
Major Owens
Major Owens
American politician (1936-2013)
1936 – 2013
bureaucratlibrarianpolitician
Bruce Hampton
Bruce Hampton
American musician (1947–2017)
1947 – 2017
guitaristmusicianactor
Les Hunter
Les Hunter
American basketball player (1942–2020)
1942 – 2020
basketball player
Robert Knight
American singer
1945 – 2017
university teachermusiciansinger
Clark Middleton
American actor
1957 – 2020
television actoractor
Lord Infamous
American rapper (1975-2013)
1975 – 2013
rapper
Archibald Yell
Archibald Yell
2nd governor of Arkansas (1797-1847)
1797 – 1847
military officerjuristgovernor
William B. Campbell
William B. Campbell
United States Army officer (1807-1867)
1807 – 1867
juristprosecutormilitary officer
Thomas Stevenson Drew
Thomas Stevenson Drew
3rd governor of Arkansas (1802-1879)
1802 – 1879
juristgovernorpolitician
Hopkins L. Turney
Hopkins L. Turney
American politician (1797-1857)
1797 – 1857
politicianlawyer
James D. Porter
James D. Porter
American politician (1828–1912)
1828 – 1912
diplomatjuristambassador
Solomon W. Downs
Solomon W. Downs
American politician (1801–1854)
1801 – 1854
farmerpoliticianlawyer
George Gordon
George Gordon
Civil War general (1836-1911)
1836 – 1911
politicianlawyer
John Selden Roane
John Selden Roane
4th governor of Arkansas from 1849 to 1852
1817 – 1867
Brigadegeneralarmy officergovernor
William K. Sebastian
William K. Sebastian
American politician (1812-1865)
1812 – 1865
politicianlawyerjudge
David T. Patterson
David T. Patterson
American politician (1818-1891)
1818 – 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
James W. Throckmorton
James W. Throckmorton
American politician (1825-1894)
1825 – 1894
governorpoliticianlawyer
James E. Bailey
James E. Bailey
American politician (1822-1885)
1822 – 1885
politicianjudge
Alexander P. Stewart
Alexander P. Stewart
Confederate Army general (1821–1908)
1821 – 1908
meteorological observeruniversity teacher
Joseph W. Byrns
Joseph W. Byrns
American politician (1869-1936)
1869 – 1936
politicianlawyer
John P. Buchanan
John P. Buchanan
American politician; governor of Tennessee from 1891 to 1893 (1847-1930)
1847 – 1930
governorpolitician
George C. Pendleton
George C. Pendleton
American politician (1845-1913)
1845 – 1913
politicianlawyer
James D. Richardson
James D. Richardson
American politician (1843-1914)
1843 – 1914
military officerpoliticianmilitary personnel
John K. Shields
John K. Shields
American politician (1858-1934)
1858 – 1934
juristpoliticianlawyer
Jeter Connelly Pritchard
Jeter Connelly Pritchard
American politician (1857-1921)
1857 – 1921
politicianlawyerjudge
Albert Hodges
Albert Hodges
American chess champion (1861–1944)
1861 – 1944
chess player
Miles Poindexter
Miles Poindexter
American politician (1868–1946)
1868 – 1946
diplomatpoliticianjudge
Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix
American newspaper columnist
1861 – 1951
newspaperpersonjournalistcolumnist
Luke Lea
Luke Lea
American politician, born 1879 (1879–1945)
1879 – 1945
editormilitary officerbusinessperson
Jesse H. Jones
Jesse H. Jones
American politician and entrepreneur (1874–1956)
1874 – 1956
bankerpublisherentrepreneur
George L. Berry
George L. Berry
American politician
1882 – 1948
trade unionistpolitician
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
American actor (1887-1943)
1887 – 1943
stage actoractor
Ruth Hale
Ruth Hale
American journalist and women's rights activist (1887–1934)
1887 – 1934
feministwomen's rights activistjournalist
Gordon Browning
Gordon Browning
politician and United States Army officer (1889-1976)
1889 – 1976
juristgovernorpolitician
John Noel
sport shooter
1888 – 1939
sport shooter
Walter James
Walter James
American actor (1882-1946)
1882 – 1946
actor
Erskine Tate
Erskine Tate
American musician (1895–1978)
1895 – 1978
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
Walter Herschel Beech
Walter Herschel Beech
American pioneer aviator; co-founder of Beech Aircraft Company (1891-1950)
1891 – 1950
aircraft pilotentrepreneur
Margaret Landis
Margaret Landis
American silent film actress (1890–1981)
1890 – 1981
film actoractor
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
American writer, creator of DC Comics (1890–1965)
1890 – 1965
magazine writersoldierpublisher
Burnett Guffey
American cinematographer (1905-1983)
1905 – 1983
cinematographer
William Galbraith
gymnast (1906-1994)
1906 – 1994
artistic gymnast
Beauford Delaney
Beauford Delaney
African American artist (1901-1979)
1901 – 1979
painter
Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist (1924–1972)
1924 – 1972
musiciansinger
Rosco Gordon
American Blues singer and songwriter
1928 – 2002
lyricistpianistmusician
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American jazz pianist (1931–1989)
1931 – 1989
jazz musicianrecording artistpianist
Ned McWherter
Ned McWherter
Governor of Tennessee & Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1930-2011)
1930 – 2011
governorpoliticiancaptain
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