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Notable People from Tennessee

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

John Pennel
John Pennel
American pole vaulter (1940-1993)
1940 – 1993
athletics competitor
Jim Nance McCord
Jim Nance McCord
American politician (1879-1968)
1879 – 1968
politician
Samuel T. Francis
American journalist and writer (1947–2005)
1947 – 2005
non-fiction writerpolitical theoristjournalist
Roddie Edmonds
American infantryman and POW honored as Righteous Among the Nations (1919–1985)
1919 – 1985
soldiersalesperson
Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver
American baseball player and announcer
1941 – 2023
baseball playersports commentator
Thomas B. Turley
Thomas B. Turley
American politician
1845 – 1910
politicianlawyer
Jean MacArthur
Jean MacArthur
wife of General Douglas MacArthur (1898–2000)
1898 – 2000
politician
Wesley Bennett
American basketball player (1913–2002)
1913 – 2002
basketball playermilitary officer
Carolyn Franklin
American singer-songwriter (1944-1988)
1944 – 1988
songwritermissionarysinger
Alfred A. Taylor
Alfred A. Taylor
American politician (1848-1931)
1848 – 1931
juristgovernorpolitician
Owen Bradley
American record producer (1915–1998)
1915 – 1998
bandleadersongwritermusician
Johnnie Wright
Johnnie Wright
American singer (1914-2011)
1914 – 2011
singer
W. S. Holland
W. S. Holland
American drummer (1935–2020)
1935 – 2020
musiciandrummer
Jimmy Quillen
Jimmy Quillen
American politician (1916-2003)
1916 – 2003
business executivepublisherjournalist
Thomas Hickman Williams
American politician (1801–1851)
1801 – 1851
politician
DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey
American country musician (1899–1982)
1899 – 1982
banjoistsongwritermusician
Murray Bowen
American psychiatrist, family therapist, and systemic therapist (1913–1990)
1913 – 1990
systemic therapistfamily therapistpsychiatrist
J. Don Ferguson
American actor (1933-2008)
1933 – 2008
television actoractor
Mary Jane Richardson Jones
Mary Jane Richardson Jones
American abolitionist, suffragist, and activist (1819–1909)
1819 – 1909
suffragistactivistabolitionist
Charles F. Wheeler
American cinematographer (1915–2004)
1915 – 2004
camera operatorcinematographer
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Confederate States Army general (1806–1878)
1806 – 1878
lawyer
Mary R. Calvert
Mary R. Calvert
American astronomer
1884 – 1974
astronomer
Homesick James
Homesick James
American blues musician (1910-2006)
1910 – 2006
street artistguitaristmusician
Warner Mack
Warner Mack
American musician (1938–2022)
1938 – 2022
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Robert Russell Newton
American astronomer
1918 – 1991
historianphysicistastronomer
Cecil Gant
American musician (1913–1951)
1913 – 1951
pianistmusician
Helen Wood
Helen Wood
American actress (1917-1988)
1917 – 1988
actor
Samuel R. Watkins
Samuel R. Watkins
American writer and humorist (1839–1901)
1839 – 1901
clerkfarmer
Joseph W. Folk
Joseph W. Folk
American politician (1869-1923)
1869 – 1923
juristgovernorpolitician
John E. Miles
John E. Miles
American politician (1884-1971)
1884 – 1971
assessoreditorpostmaster
Dorsey Burnette
American rockabilly musician (1932–1979)
1932 – 1979
guitaristsongwritermusician
Elbert Howard
Elbert Howard
American civil rights activist (1938-2018)
1938 – 2018
author
William H. Hastie
William H. Hastie
American politician and civil rights activist (1904-1976)
1904 – 1976
university teacherjuristgovernor
John Marshall Stone
John Marshall Stone
American governor of Mississippi (1830-1900)
1830 – 1900
university presidentmilitary officerpolitician
William Harding Jackson
William Harding Jackson
American spy (1901–1971)
1901 – 1971
intelligence officerlawyer
Lovie Austin
American pianist (1887–1972)
1887 – 1972
jazz musicianpianistcomposer
Ann Nixon Cooper
American activist (1902-2009)
1902 – 2009
activist
David West
David West
American baseball player
1964 – 2022
baseball player
Louis Smith
American musician (1931–2016)
1931 – 2016
jazz musicianuniversity teachermusician
Benjamin F. Cheatham
Benjamin F. Cheatham
Confederate Army general and owner of a gold mine
1820 – 1886
military officer
David Barton
David Barton
American politician (1783-1837)
1783 – 1837
politicianjudge
Nat Love
Nat Love
African-American cowboy following the American Civil War
1854 – 1921
cowboy
Eric Jerome Dickey
Eric Jerome Dickey
American author
1961 – 2021
novelistcomedianwriter
John C. Branner
John C. Branner
American geologist, professor of geology and President of Stanford University, Palo Alto (1850-1922)
1850 – 1922
botanistscientific collectoruniversity teacher
John Wilkins Whitfield
John Wilkins Whitfield
Confederate Army general and politician (1818-1879)
1818 – 1879
politician
Elizabeth Thomas
American egyptologist (1907–1986)
1907 – 1986
archaeologistanthropologistEgyptologist
Irene Baker
Irene Baker
American politician (1901-1994)
1901 – 1994
politician
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
1930 – 2013
jazz musiciancomposer
Daniel Brand
Olympic wrestler
1935 – 2015
amateur wrestler
Fred Hynes
sound engineer (1908-1992)
1908 – 1992
audio engineerengineer
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