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This is a list of notable people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with
Memphis, Tennessee.
This list is in alphabetical order by last name.
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B
Kathy Bates
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Ben Browder
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Julien Baker (born 1995) — singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Michael A. Baker (born 1953) — astronaut
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Adrian Banks (born 1986) —
American-Israeli basketball player
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The Bar-Kays (formed in 1966) — musicians
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Lloyd Barbee (1925–2002) — Wisconsin legislator and civil rights activist
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Marion Barry (1936–2014) — mayor of Washington, D.C.
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Charles Bartliff (1886–1962) — soccer player
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Daren Bates (born 1990) —
NFL player
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Kathy Bates (born 1948) — Academy Award-winning actress
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Kenneth Lawrence Beaudoin (1913–1995) — poet
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Michael Beck (born 1949) — actor, best known for
The Warriors and
Xanadu
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Reginald Becton (born 1991) — basketball player who currently plays for
Yokohama B-Corsairs of the
B. League
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William Bedford (born 1963) — basketball player
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Diane Meredith Belcher (born 1960) — concert organist, teacher, and church musician
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Chris Bell (1951–1978) — musician
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William Bell (born 1939) — singer
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Charles T. Bernard (1927–2015) — businessman and Arkansas politician, died in Memphis in 2015
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Big Scarr (born 2000) — rapper
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Big Star (formed in 1971) — rock band
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Big30 — rapper
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Greg Bird — Major League Baseball first baseman
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Blac Youngsta (born 1990) — rapper; born Samuel Marquez Benson
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Tarik Black (born 1991) — basketball player
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James Blackwood (1919–2002) — gospel singer, founding member of quartet The Blackwood Brothers
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Bobby "Blue" Bland (1930–2013) — musician
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BlocBoy JB — rapper
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Elizabeth Bolden (1890–2006) — oldest person in the world during most of 2006
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Charles Boyce (born 1949) — syndicated
cartoonist
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Cory Branan (born 1974) — singer/songwriter
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Craig Brewer (born 1971) — film director
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Ben Browder (born 1962) — actor, best known for
Farscape and
Stargate SG-1
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Dave Brown (born 1946) — TV meteorologist, professional wrestling announcer
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Joe Brown (born 1947) — politician
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Isaac Bruce (born 1972) — former NFL player
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Antonio Burks (born 1980) — former basketball player
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Dorsey Burnette (1932–1979) — rockabilly pioneer, singer-songwriter
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Johnny Burnette (1934–1964) — rockabilly pioneer, singer-songwriter
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Leonard Burton (born 1964) — NFL player
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Mike Butler (1946–2018) — basketball player
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Derrick Byars (born 1984) — basketball player
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Latasha Byears (born 1973) — basketball player
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Alex Chilton
Edward H. Crump
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Shannen Doherty
Donald "Duck" Dunn
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Aretha Franklin
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Al Green
Logan Guleff
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W.C. Handy
Chris Hardwick
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J
Mother Jones
K
L
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Wink Martindale
Willie Mitchell
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Elise Neal
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P
Q
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Lisa Quinn (born 1967) — actress, author, designer
R
Otis Redding
S
Sam and Dave
Cybill Shepherd
Stella Stevens
T
Carla Thomas
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W
Ida B. Wells
Junior Wells
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References
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^
Johnny Ace Retrieved 28 November 2022
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^ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969].
The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing.
ISBN
0-02-578970-8.
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^ Lowry, Joe (September 26, 2018).
"Dr. Francis Kneeland – Forgotten Hero". Our Memphis History.
Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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^
Nick Marable - Team USA. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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^ Clark, Kym (April 26, 2013).
"Photographer's social experiment gains exposure".
WXIX-TV. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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"Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. CAF Rise Above. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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