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Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 8 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Doug Atkins
Doug Atkins
player of American football (1930-2015)
1930 - 2015
American football playerathletics competitorbasketball player
Thomas Kilby
Thomas Kilby
American politician (1865–1943)
1865 - 1943
governorpolitician
Andrieus A. Jones
Andrieus A. Jones
American politician (1862–1927)
1862 - 1927
politicianlawyer
Raymond Cannon
Raymond Cannon
American actor, film director and screenwriter (1892-1977)
1892 - 1977
film directordirectorjournalist
Frank Stokes
American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel (1888–1955)
1888 - 1955
street artistguitaristmusician
George de Forest Brush
George de Forest Brush
American artist (1855–1941)
1855 - 1941
painter
Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice
American sportswriter (1880-1954)
1880 - 1954
sports journalistjournalist
Bobby Clark
Bobby Clark
American actor (1888-1960)
1888 - 1960
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Charles B. Mitchel
Charles B. Mitchel
American politician (1815-1864)
1815 - 1864
politician
Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton
American politician (1930–1996)
1930 - 1996
governorpoliticianteacher
Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905-1997)
1905 - 1997
jazz trumpetersaxophonistjazz musician
John Martin
John Martin
(1833-1913) United States Senator from Kansas
1833 - 1913
politicianlawyerjudge
John Tipton
John Tipton
American politician (1786-1839)
1786 - 1839
politicianwriter
Gwen Welles
actress (1951-1993)
1951 - 1993
film actoractor
Horace Lawson Hunley
Horace Lawson Hunley
Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War (1823-1863)
1823 - 1863
civil engineerbusinessperson
Elias Nelson Conway
Elias Nelson Conway
American governor of Arkansas (1812-1892)
1812 - 1892
governorpolitician
William Clark Falkner
William Clark Falkner
Confederate Army officer
1825 - 1879
novelistpoet
Frank G. Clement
Frank G. Clement
American politician (1920–1969)
1920 - 1969
juristgovernorpolitician
William Eschmeyer
American ichthyologist
1939 - 2024
ichthyologisttaxonomist
John Isaac Cox
John Isaac Cox
American politician (1855-1946)
1855 - 1946
prosecutorgovernorjurist
Barbara Cason
American actress (1928-1990)
1928 - 1990
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Larry Lee
American musician (1943-2007)
1943 - 2007
guitaristmusician
Tom Kindness
Tom Kindness
American politician (1929–2004)
1929 - 2004
lobbyistpoliticianlawyer
Tom Bolton
American astronomer
1943 - 2021
astronomer
John Pennel
John Pennel
American pole vaulter (1940-1993)
1940 - 1993
athletics competitor
Rick Roberson
Rick Roberson
American basketball player (1947-2020)
1947 - 2020
basketball player
Jean MacArthur
Jean MacArthur
wife of General Douglas MacArthur (1898–2000)
1898 - 2000
politician
Austin Augustus King
Austin Augustus King
American politician (1802-1870)
1802 - 1870
juristgovernorpolitician
David Barton
David Barton
American politician (1783-1837)
1783 - 1837
politicianjudge
Edward H. East
Edward H. East
American politician (1830-1904)
1830 - 1904
politicianlawyerjudge
Carolyn Franklin
American singer-songwriter (1944-1988)
1944 - 1988
songwritermissionarysinger
Roddie Edmonds
American infantryman and POW honored as Righteous Among the Nations (1919–1985)
1919 - 1985
soldiersalesperson
Samuel T. Francis
American journalist and writer (1947–2005)
1947 - 2005
non-fiction writerpolitical theoristjournalist
Helen Wood
Helen Wood
American actress (1917-1988)
1917 - 1988
actor
John White
John White
prominent U.S. politician during the 1840s (1802–1845)
1802 - 1845
politicianlawyerjudge
DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey
American country musician (1899–1982)
1899 - 1982
banjoistsongwritermusician
Owen Bradley
American record producer (1915–1998)
1915 - 1998
bandleadersongwritermusician
Johnnie Wright
Johnnie Wright
American singer (1914-2011)
1914 - 2011
singer
Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver
American baseball player and announcer
1941 - 2023
baseball playersports commentator
W. S. Holland
W. S. Holland
American drummer (1935–2020)
1935 - 2020
musiciandrummer
John R. Cherry III
American film director and screenwriter (1948–2022)
1948 - 2022
film producerfilm directoractor
Mary Carr Moore
Mary Carr Moore
American composer (1873-1957)
1873 - 1957
composer
Mary R. Calvert
Mary R. Calvert
American astronomer
1884 - 1974
astronomer
Jim Nance McCord
Jim Nance McCord
American politician (1879-1968)
1879 - 1968
politician
Warner Mack
Warner Mack
American musician (1938–2022)
1938 - 2022
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Jimmy Quillen
Jimmy Quillen
American politician (1916-2003)
1916 - 2003
business executivepublisherjournalist
Homesick James
Homesick James
American blues musician (1910-2006)
1910 - 2006
street artistguitaristmusician
Thomas B. Turley
Thomas B. Turley
American politician
1845 - 1910
politicianlawyer
Cecil Gant
American musician (1913–1951)
1913 - 1951
pianistmusician
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