Biographical Records
Notable People from Tennessee
1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 7 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.
Galen Young
1975 – 2021
basketball coachbasketball player
John Noel
1888 – 1939
sport shooter
Walter James
1882 – 1946
actor
William K. Sebastian
1812 – 1865
politicianlawyerjudge
John Selden Roane
1817 – 1867
Brigadegeneralarmy officergovernor
Gordon Browning
1889 – 1976
juristgovernorpolitician
Bob Moore
1932 – 2021
bandleadermusicianconductor
Joseph W. Byrns
1869 – 1936
politicianlawyer
Andy Coan
1958 – 2017
swimmer
Ruth Hale
1887 – 1934
feministwomen's rights activistjournalist
James D. Porter
1828 – 1912
diplomatjuristambassador
Rod Daniel
1942 – 2016
directorfilm directortelevision director
Hopkins L. Turney
1797 – 1857
politicianlawyer
Terry Gordy
1961 – 2001
professional wrestler
George L. Berry
1882 – 1948
trade unionistpolitician
Hooper Atchley
1887 – 1943
stage actoractor
John Duncan
1919 – 1988
politicianlawyer
John Isaac Cox
1855 – 1946
prosecutorgovernorjurist
James Patton Anderson
1822 – 1872
politician
Dewitt Clinton Senter
1830 – 1898
governorpoliticianlawyer
Ray Blanton
1930 – 1996
governorpoliticianteacher
Henry Cooper
1827 – 1884
university teacherpoliticianjudge
Washington C. Whitthorne
1825 – 1891
politician
Alfred O. P. Nicholson
1808 – 1876
journalisteditorpolitician
Phil Garner
1949 – 2026
baseball player
Doc Cheatham
1905 – 1997
jazz trumpetersaxophonistjazz musician
Edward W. Carmack
1858 – 1908
journalistjuristpolitician
Frank G. Clement
1920 – 1969
juristgovernorpolitician
Peter Turney
1827 – 1903
juristgovernorcolonel
John N. Heiskell
1872 – 1972
publisherjournalisteditor
Bobby Clark
1888 – 1960
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Doug Atkins
1930 – 2015
American football playerathletics competitorbasketball player
Howard Caine
1926 – 1993
television actorstage actoractor
George Morgan
1924 – 1975
songwritersinger
James B. Pearson
1920 – 2009
military officerpoliticianlawyer
William B. Ross
1873 – 1924
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Clyde Stubblefield
1943 – 2017
musiciandrummer
Andrew Jackson Donelson
1799 – 1871
diplomatjuristpolitician
Prentice Cooper
1895 – 1969
prosecutorjuristdiplomat
Alexander Barrow
1801 – 1846
farmerpoliticianlawyer
Ben W. Hooper
1870 – 1957
juristgovernorpolitician
William Eschmeyer
1939 – 2024
ichthyologisttaxonomist
Nathaniel Edwin Harris
1846 – 1929
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Alice Nielsen
1872 – 1943
stage actoropera singeractor
Millard F. Caldwell
1897 – 1984
juristgovernorpolitician
Willie Mabon
1925 – 1985
songwriterpianistmusician
Tom Stewart
1892 – 1972
district attorneypoliticianlawyer
Charles B. Mitchel
1815 – 1864
politician
John Martin
1833 – 1913
politicianlawyerjudge
Koopsta Knicca
1975 – 2015
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