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Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 9 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Priscilla Coolidge
American recording artist
1940 - 2014
singer
John Wolfe Jr.
John Wolfe Jr.
American politician (1954–2023)
1954 - 2023
political candidatepoliticianlawyer
Irene Baker
Irene Baker
American politician (1901-1994)
1901 - 1994
politician
David Choby
David Choby
American Catholic priest, Bishop of Nashville (1947–2017)
1947 - 2017
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Hugh Hunt
Hugh Hunt
American set decorator (1902-1988)
1902 - 1988
scenographer
John R. Cherry III
American film director and screenwriter (1948–2022)
1948 - 2022
film producerfilm directoractor
Samuel C. Lind
Radiation chemist (1879-1965)
1879 - 1965
university teacherchemist
Peetie Wheatstraw
American country blues musician (1902-1941)
1902 - 1941
blues musicianmusicianpianist
Eric Jerome Dickey
Eric Jerome Dickey
American author
1961 - 2021
novelistcomedianwriter
Mary Carr Moore
Mary Carr Moore
American composer (1873-1957)
1873 - 1957
composer
Richard Hale
Richard Hale
American singer and character actor (1892–1981)
1892 - 1981
television actorfilm actoropera singer
Jim Nance McCord
Jim Nance McCord
American politician (1879-1968)
1879 - 1968
politician
John W. Boyle
John W. Boyle
American cinematographer (1891-1959)
1891 - 1959
cinematographer
Thomas B. Turley
Thomas B. Turley
American politician
1845 - 1910
politicianlawyer
Tom Bolton
American astronomer
1943 - 2021
astronomer
John Pennel
John Pennel
American pole vaulter (1940-1993)
1940 - 1993
athletics competitor
Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver
American baseball player and announcer
1941 - 2023
baseball playersports commentator
Alfred A. Taylor
Alfred A. Taylor
American politician (1848-1931)
1848 - 1931
juristgovernorpolitician
Thomas Hickman Williams
American politician (1801–1851)
1801 - 1851
politician
Rick Roberson
Rick Roberson
American basketball player (1947-2020)
1947 - 2020
basketball player
Carolyn Franklin
American singer-songwriter (1944-1988)
1944 - 1988
songwritermissionarysinger
Helen Wood
Helen Wood
American actress (1917-1988)
1917 - 1988
actor
Roddie Edmonds
American infantryman and POW honored as Righteous Among the Nations (1919–1985)
1919 - 1985
soldiersalesperson
Mary Jane Richardson Jones
Mary Jane Richardson Jones
American abolitionist, suffragist, and activist (1819–1909)
1819 - 1909
suffragistactivistabolitionist
Owen Bradley
American record producer (1915–1998)
1915 - 1998
bandleadersongwritermusician
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Confederate States Army general (1806–1878)
1806 - 1878
lawyer
Murray Bowen
American psychiatrist, family therapist, and systemic therapist (1913–1990)
1913 - 1990
systemic therapistfamily therapistpsychiatrist
Jimmy Quillen
Jimmy Quillen
American politician (1916-2003)
1916 - 2003
business executivepublisherjournalist
Jean MacArthur
Jean MacArthur
wife of General Douglas MacArthur (1898–2000)
1898 - 2000
politician
Samuel T. Francis
American journalist and writer (1947–2005)
1947 - 2005
non-fiction writerpolitical theoristjournalist
Johnnie Wright
Johnnie Wright
American singer (1914-2011)
1914 - 2011
singer
W. S. Holland
W. S. Holland
American drummer (1935–2020)
1935 - 2020
musiciandrummer
Larry Lee
American musician (1943-2007)
1943 - 2007
guitaristmusician
DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey
American country musician (1899–1982)
1899 - 1982
banjoistsongwritermusician
Warner Mack
Warner Mack
American musician (1938–2022)
1938 - 2022
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Homesick James
Homesick James
American blues musician (1910-2006)
1910 - 2006
street artistguitaristmusician
J. Don Ferguson
American actor (1933-2008)
1933 - 2008
television actoractor
Cecil Gant
American musician (1913–1951)
1913 - 1951
pianistmusician
Samuel R. Watkins
Samuel R. Watkins
American writer and humorist (1839–1901)
1839 - 1901
clerkfarmer
Robert Russell Newton
American astronomer
1918 - 1991
historianphysicistastronomer
Charles F. Wheeler
American cinematographer (1915–2004)
1915 - 2004
camera operatorcinematographer
Daniel Brand
Olympic wrestler
1935 - 2015
amateur wrestler
John Marshall Stone
John Marshall Stone
American governor of Mississippi (1830-1900)
1830 - 1900
university presidentmilitary officerpolitician
Benjamin F. Cheatham
Benjamin F. Cheatham
Confederate Army general and owner of a gold mine
1820 - 1886
military officer
Dorsey Burnette
American rockabilly musician (1932–1979)
1932 - 1979
guitaristsongwritermusician
Elbert Howard
Elbert Howard
American civil rights activist (1938-2018)
1938 - 2018
author
William Harding Jackson
William Harding Jackson
American spy (1901–1971)
1901 - 1971
intelligence officerlawyer
Ann Nixon Cooper
American activist (1902-2009)
1902 - 2009
activist
Mary R. Calvert
Mary R. Calvert
American astronomer
1884 - 1974
astronomer
John Wilkins Whitfield
John Wilkins Whitfield
Confederate Army general and politician (1818-1879)
1818 - 1879
politician
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