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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the
U.S. state of
Tennessee , live (or lived) in Tennessee, or for whom Tennessee is significant part of their identity:
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Doug Atkins
Roy Acuff (1903–1992), musician; born in
Maynardville
Charlie Adams , drummer
Calpernia Addams (born 1971), transgender actress; born in
Nashville
James Agee (1909–1955); Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, poet, critic; born in
Knoxville
The Aldridge Sisters , singing duo on
The Lawrence Welk Show (1977–1982)
Jessi Alexander (born 1976), singer-songwriter; born in
Jackson
Lamar Alexander (born 1940), lawyer and U.S. Senator; born in
Maryville
Mo Alexander (born 1970), comedian; born in
Memphis
Duane Allman (1946–1971), guitarist; born in
Nashville
Gregg Allman (1947–2017), singer-songwriter, musician; born in
Nashville
Jarrod Alonge (born 1993), comedian and musician; lives in
Chattanooga
Monroe Dunaway Anderson , banker, cotton trader; from
Jackson
William R. Anderson (1921–2007), naval officer, politician; born in
Humphreys County
Lona Andre (1915–1992), actress, golfer; born in
Nashville
Jessica Andrews (born 1983), singer
Jill Andrews , singer-songwriter, musician, born in
Johnson City
Lil Hardin Armstrong , jazz musician, wife of
Louis Armstrong ; from
Memphis
Eddy Arnold (1918–2008), singer; born in
Henderson
Victor Ashe , Knoxville mayor,
Ambassador to Poland ; born in
Knoxville
Chet Atkins (1924–2001), guitarist and record producer; born in
Luttrell
Doug Atkins (1930–2015),
Pro Football Hall of Fame
defensive end primarily with
Chicago Bears
Rodney Atkins (born 1969), singer; born in
Knoxville
Estelle Axton (1918-2004), co-founder of
Stax Records
B
Kathy Bates
Kelsea Ballerini
Mookie Betts
Pat Boone
Corey Brewer
Nathan L. Bachman (1878–1937), U.S. Senator
DeFord Bailey (1897–1982), musician,
Grand Ole Opry performer; from
Smith County
Ed Bailey (1931–2007), baseball player
H. E. Bailey (1898 or 1899–1976)
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Howard Baker (1925–2014), politician, U.S. Senator and
White House Chief of Staff ; born in
Huntsville
Julien Baker (born 1995), singer-songwriter; born in
Germantown, Tennessee
Robert Baker (born 1979), actor; born in Memphis
Kelsea Ballerini (born 1993), singer; born in
Mascot , grew up in
Knoxville
Adrian Banks (born 1986), basketball player, 2011-12
top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Ava Barber (born 1954), singer; born in Knoxville
George Franklin Barber (1854–1915), architect; lived in Knoxville
Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), firearms manufacturer; born in
Murfreesboro
Ross Bass (1918–1993), U.S. Senator
William M. Bass (born 1928), forensic anthropologist
William B. Bate (1826–1905), governor and U.S. Senator
Daren Bates (born 1990), football player; born in Memphis
Kathy Bates (born 1948),
Academy Award -winning actress; born in Memphis
Kate Batts (also known as
The Bell Witch ), mythic
poltergeist
Robin Beard (1939–2007), politician; born in
Knoxville
Casey Beathard , songwriter; from
Spring Hill
Bianca Belair (born 1989), WWE wrestler; born in Knoxville
Bill Belichick (born 1952), head coach of
New England Patriots ; born in
Nashville
Brian Bell (born 1968), guitarist; from Knoxville
John Bell (1796–1869), politician, Secretary of War under
William Henry Harrison ; from Mill Creek
William Bell (born 1939), singer
Jeff Bennett (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in
Donelson
Aaron Benward (born 1973), singer
Polly Bergen (1930–2014), actress, singer, entrepreneur; born in Knoxville
George L. Berry (1882–1948), U.S. Senator
Mookie Betts (born 1992), baseball player; born in
Brentwood
Greg Bird (born 1992), baseball player; born in Memphis
Tarik Black , basketball player
Joe Blanton (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in Nashville
Jerry Blevins (born 1983), baseball pitcher; born in
Johnson City
William Blount (1749–1800), statesman, governor and senator
Willie Blount (1768–1835), early governor of Tennessee
Julian Bond (1940–2015), activist, politician; born in Nashville
Alexander Bonnyman Jr. (1910–1943), decorated U.S. Marine; raised in Knoxville
Arna W. Bontemps (1902–1973), poet and novelist
Maci Bookout , reality TV personality
Pat Boone (born 1934), singer and actor; raised in Nashville
Rachel Boston (born 1982), actress; born in
Chattanooga
Charles Boyce , syndicated cartoonist
Craig Wayne Boyd (born 1978), singer, winner of
NBC 's
The Voice
season 7 ; resides in
Nashville
Richard Henry Boyd (1843–1922), founder, National Baptist Publishing Board
Jarrett Boykin (born 1989), football player; born in Chattanooga
Virginia Frazer Boyle (1863-1938), author, poet
Rod Brasfield (1910–1958), comedian
Corey Brewer (born 1986), basketball player; from
Portland
Bill Brock (1930–2021), U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of Labor
Cary Brothers , indie rock singer-songwriter; from Nashville
Rex Brothers (born 1987), baseball player; born in
Murfreesboro
Clarence Brown (1890–1987), film director; attended school in Knoxville
John C. Brown (1827–1889), governor
Marlon Brown (born 1991), football player; born in Memphis
Neill S. Brown (1810–1896), governor
Gordon Browning (1889–1976), governor
Jonathan Browning (1805–1879), maker of firearms; born in
Sumner County
William Gannaway Brownlow (1805–1877), editor and governor
James M. Buchanan , economist, Nobel laureate
John P. Buchanan (1847–1930), governor
Josh Bullocks (born 1983), football player; born in Chattanooga
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), English-born author; settled near Knoxville
Morgan Burnett , football player; born in Memphis
Kenneth C. Burns (1920–1989), musician, "Jethro" of
Homer and Jethro
Charles Burson (born 1944), chief of staff for
Al Gore ; grew up in
Shelby County
Kristian Bush (born 1970), singer; born in Knoxville
Jake Butcher (1936–2017), banker and politician
Carl Butler (1927–1992), singer-songwriter; born in Knoxville
Derrick Byars (born 1984), basketball player; born in Memphis
Bill Byrge (born 1932), actor, comedian; born in Nashville
Joseph W. Byrns (1869–1936), 14-term congressman; born in
Cedar Hill
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Tracy Caulkins
Kenny Chesney
Morgan Cox
Davy Crockett
Miley Cyrus
Matt Cain , baseball pitcher
Howard Caine , actor
Mike Caldwell , football player
Duke Calhoun , football player
Mickey Callaway , baseball pitcher, coach
Archie Campbell , entertainer,
Hee Haw star
William B. Campbell , governor
Guy Carawan , folk musician
Hattie Caraway , politician
Deana Carter , singer
Dixie Carter , actress
Kellye Cash , 1987
Miss America
June Carter Cash , singer
Rosanne Cash , singer
David Catching , singer
John Catron , Supreme Court justice
Tracy Caulkins , Olympic gold-medalist swimmer (born in Minnesota)
Benjamin F. Cheatham , Confederate general
Doc Cheatham , musician
Kitty Cheatham , singer
Richard Boone Cheatham , 19th-century mayor of Nashville
Richard Cheatham , 19th-century congressman
John R. Cherry III , film director
Kenny Chesney , singer
Henry Cho , comedian
Tyson Clabo , football player
Alysha Clark (born 1987),
American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team
Elitzur Ramla and the
Las Vegas Aces of the
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Philander P. Claxton , educator
Jim Clayton , housing developer
Frank G. Clement , governor of Te
John Ray Clemmons (born 1977), member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
Antonius Cleveland (born 1994), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Chad Clifton , football player
Randall Cobb , football player
Fred Coe , television producer and director
Michael Coe , football player
Lynnette Cole ,
Miss USA 2000
Mark Collie , singer
Todd Collins , football player
Britton Colquitt , football player
Dustin Colquitt , punter for NFL's
Kansas City Chiefs
Darby Conley , cartoonist
Lester Conner , basketball player and coach
Barry Cook , film director
John Cooper , musician, lead singer of Christian rock band
Skillet
Prentice Cooper , governor
Mary Costa , opera singer, actress
Jerome Courtland , actor, director
John I. Cox , governor
Morgan Cox , football player
Cylk Cozart , actor
Zack Cozart , baseball player
James Craig , actor
David "Davy" Crockett , frontiersman, politician, hero of the
Alamo
Dixie Lee Crosby , early 19th-century entertainer
Edward Hull "Boss" Crump , politician, former mayor of Memphis
John Cullum , actor
Benny Cunningham , football player
Lowell Cunningham , comic-book writer
Elizabeth Litchfield Cunnyngham , missionary and church worker
Brandi Cyrus , singer
Miley Cyrus , singer
Noah Cyrus , singer
D
Natalia Dyer
Rod Daniel , director
Orleans Darkwa , football player
Jeremy Davis , musician (originally from Arkansas)
Bill Dedman , journalist
Beauford Delaney , painter
Tony Delk , basketball player
Rick Dempsey , baseball player
George Roby Dempster , inventor
Jamie Denton , actor
Cleavant Derricks , actor, singer-songwriter
Clinton Derricks-Carroll , actor, musician
Dale Dickey , actress
R. A. Dickey , baseball pitcher
Bobby Dodd , football coach
Shannen Doherty , actress
Andrew Jackson Donelson , diplomat
Aaron Douglas , painter
Christopher Douglas , actor
Josh Drake , music educator
Johnny Duncan , singer
King Dunlap , football player
Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941-2012), bassist
Natalia Dyer , actress
E
F
Ric Flair
Aretha Franklin
Morgan Freeman
Nikki Fargas , basketball coach; grew up in
Oak Ridge
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David Farragut , admiral
Josh Farro , musician
Zac Farro , musician
Jerome Felton , football player
Larry Finch , basketball player
Chad Finchum , NASCAR driver
Ric Flair , professional wrestler
Lester Flatt , musician
Bruce Fleisher , golfer
Shelby Foote , author
Colin Ford , actor
Harold Ford Jr. , politician
Tennessee Ernie Ford , entertainer
Nathan Bedford Forrest ,
American Civil War officer
Logan Forsythe , baseball player
Abe Fortas , U.S. Supreme Court justice
Ramon Foster , football player
Megan Fox , actress
Aretha Franklin , singer
Aubrayo Franklin
James B. Frazier , governor
Morgan Freeman ,
Academy Award -winning actor
Bill Frist , physician and politician
Phillip Fulmer , football coach
G
Ginnifer Goodwin
Sonny Gray
A. H. Garland (1832–1899), politician; born in
Tipton County
Phil Garner , baseball player and manager
Marc Gasol , basketball player
Jacob Gentry , film director
Annie Somers Gilchrist , writer
Jim Gilliam , baseball player
Nikki Giovanni , educator
Guilford Glazer , land developer
Key Glock , rapper
GloRilla , rapper
Ernest William Goodpasture , physician
Ginnifer Goodwin , actress
Al Gore , former
Tennessee Senator , 45th
Vice President of the United States under
Bill Clinton (1993–2001), and
2000
Democratic nominee for president
Albert Gore, Sr. , politician, senator, father of
Al Gore
Yo Gotti , rapper
Lou Graham , golfer, 1975
U.S. Open champion
Aaron Grant , football player
Sonny Gray , baseball player
Jack Greene , musician
Justin Grimm , baseball player
Red Grooms , artist
H
Carla Hall
Thelma Harper
Christina Hendricks
Todd Helton
Dont'a Hightower
Bailey Howell
Keith Habersberger , Youtuber, musician
Wayne Haddix , football player
Lucy Hale , actress and singer;
Pretty Little Liars
Alex Haley , author
Carla Hall , chef
George Hamilton , actor
Ken Hamlin , football player
W.C. Handy , composer
Anne Haney , actress
Jack Hanna , zookeeper
William Happer , physicist
Penny Hardaway , basketball player
Chris Hardwick , comedian, actor, television personality, and host of
At Midnight with Chris Hardwick ; born in
Kentucky but raised in Memphis
Greg Hardy , football player
Bill Harlow , freestyle and folkstyle wrestler
Bob Harper , personal trainer
Demonte Harper (born 1989), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Thelma Harper , U.S. Senator
George "Two Ton" Harris , professional wrestler
Isham G. Harris , governor and U.S. Senator
Mary Styles Harris , biologist, geneticist
Phil Harris , actor, singer, bandleader
Lori Harvey , model
Dennis Haskins , actor
James Haslam Jr. , businessman, owner of NFL's
Cleveland Browns
Trenton Hassell , basketball player
Donald Hawkins , football player
Whit Haydn , magician
Isaac Hayes , musician and actor
Henry D. Haynes , "Homer" of
Homer and Jethro
Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns , boxer
Todd Helton , baseball player
Christina Hendricks , actress
Elaine Hendrix , actress
Dwight Henry , actor, baker
Jim Hickman , baseball player
Dont'a Hightower , football player
Hunter Hillenmeyer , football player
Thomas C. Hindman , Confederate general
Will Hoge , musician
Charles O. (Chad) Holliday , chief executive officer of
Bank of America
Austin Hollins (born 1991), basketball player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Rick Honeycutt , baseball pitcher and coach
The Honky Tonk Man , professional wrestler
John Jay Hooker , attorney
Benjamin Hooks , minister,
NAACP director
Ben W. Hooper , governor
Ed Hooper , author
Myles Horton , educator
Sam Houston , soldier and politician
Bailey Howell , basketball player
Allan B. Hubbard , National Economic Council Director
Dakota Hudson , baseball player
Dick Hudson , football player
Thomas Hughes , English author of Tom Brown's School Days ; founded
Rugby, Tennessee
Yolanda Hughes-Heying , IFBB professional bodybuilder
Cordell Hull , U.S. Secretary of State; recipient,
Nobel Peace Prize
Claude Humphrey , football player
Con Hunley , singer
Courtney Hunt , screenwriter and director
Alberta Hunter , blues singer
Les Hunter , basketball player
Dennis Hwang , graphic artist
J
Samuel L. Jackson
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Juicy J , rapper and producer
Al Jackson Jr. (1935-1975), drummer
Andrew Jackson , seventh
President of the United States (1829–1837)
Howell Edmunds Jackson , Supreme Court Justice
Quinton Jackson , former
UFC light heavyweight champion; born in Memphis
Samuel L. Jackson , actor
Mark Jacoby , performer
Claude Jarman Jr. , actor
Jeff Jarrett , professional wrestler
Josh Jasper (born 1987), All-American college football player (
placekicker )
Carol Mayo Jenkins , actress
Chad Jenkins , baseball player
John Jenkins , basketball player
William L. Jenkins , U.S. House of Representatives (R-TN-01) (1997–2007)
John Jerry , football player
Peria Jerry , football player
Michael Jeter , actor
Andrew Johnson , 17th
President of the United States (1865–1869)
Thomas Johnson , football player
Cave Johnson , politician and
U.S. Postmaster General (1865–1869)
Allan Jones , businessman and founder of
Check Into Cash
Booker T. Jones (born 1944), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
Cherry Jones , actress
Christopher Jones , actor
Ed "Too Tall" Jones , football player
Jesse Holman Jones , politician
Mary Jane Richardson Jones , abolitionist and activist
Popeye Jones , basketball player
Van Jones , environmental advocate
Caleb Joseph , baseball player
K
Johnny Knoxville
Margaret Keane , artist
Josh Kear , songwriter
Josephine E. Keating , musician, music teacher, critic
Estes Kefauver , U.S. Senator
David Keith , actor
Frank B. Kelso II , admiral
K.Michelle , singer
Kem , singer
Tony Kemp , baseball player
Kesha , singer
Daniel Kilgore , football player
Johnny Knoxville , actor
Rachel Korine , actress
Bill Kovach , journalist
Joseph Wood Krutch , naturalist
L
Jerry Lawler
William P. Lawrence
"Nature Boy" Buddy Landel , professional wrestler
Dan Landrum ,
hammered-dulcimer player
Walter Lang ,
film director
Lucille La Verne , actress
Jerry "The King" Lawler , professional wrestler
Renee Lawless , actress, singer
William P. Lawrence ,
U.S. Navy
Vice admiral (United States)
Arthur Lee , musician
Clyde Lee , basketball player
Kai-Fu Lee ,
Google executive
Adriane Lenox , actress
D. D. Lewis , football player
Steve Liddle , baseball coach
Beth Littleford , actress, comedian
Sondra Locke , actress
Z. Alexander Looby , lawyer
Horace Harmon Lurton , Supreme Court justice
Dustin Lynch , singer
Andrew Nelson Lytle , novelist
M
Mike Massey
Chris Moneymaker
Mary Noailles Murfree
Jean (Faircloth) MacArthur , heiress, wife of General
Douglas MacArthur
"Uncle Dave" Macon , musician and comedian
Bill Madlock , baseball player
Matt Mahaffey , musician
Johnny Majors , football coach
Delbert Mann , screenwriter and director
Nick Marable , freestyle and folkstyle wrestler
Jamie Marchi , voice actress
Shawn Marion , basketball player
Sterling Marlin , two-time
Daytona 500 winner
Wink Martindale , television personality
Shaq Mason , football player
Christopher Massey , actor, rapper
Mike Massey , professional pool player
Matthew Fontaine Maury , oceanographer, astronomer
William Gibbs McAdoo , politician
Hill McAlister , governor
Macon McCalman , actor
Cormac McCarthy , novelist
Tim McCarver , baseball player and broadcaster
Byron McKeeby , artist and educator
Ted McClain , basketball player
Jacques McClendon , football player
Michael McDonald , singer
Brownie McGhee , musician
Stick McGhee , musician
Ralph McGill , journalist
Kenneth McKellar , politician
Reggie McKenzie , football player and executive
Bill McKinney , actor
Ellen McLain , opera singer, voice actress
Jon Meacham , publishing executive
Jodie Meeks , basketball player
Ron Mercer , basketball player
Cary Middlecoff , golfer
Jerry Minor , actor
Mike Minor , baseball pitcher
John Mitchell , baseball pitcher
Chris Moneymaker , poker player; from Knoxville
Ashley Monroe , singer
Grace Moore , opera soprano
Shelly Moore ,
Miss Teen USA 1997
Craig Morgan , singer
Lorrie Morgan , singer
Bryan Morris , baseball player
Gideon Morris ,
trans-Appalachian pioneer and founder of
Morristown
Ricky Morton , professional wrestler
Anson Mount , writer
James Cole Mountflorence , 19th-century diplomat
Mary Noailles Murfree , author
Robert Myers , football player
N
Robert Neyland
Elise Neal , actress
Patricia Neal ,
Academy Award -winning actress
Lindsey Nelson , sportscaster
Johnny Neumann , basketball player
Josef Newgarden , Indy Car driver
Robert Neyland , UT Vols football coach, namesake for
Neyland Stadium
Alfred O. P. Nicholson , politician
Bishop
James Daniel Niedergeses , clergyman
Kenneth Nixon , musician
O
Adolph Ochs , publisher
Oconostota
Joe O'Donnell , photojournalist
Michael Oher , football player
Joe Oliver , baseball player
Frank Omiyale , football player
Randall Keith Orton , professional wrestler
Claude Osteen , baseball pitcher
Jimmy Outlaw , baseball player
Park Overall , actress
Chord Overstreet , actor, singer
Major Owens , politician
P
Dolly Parton
Chad Pennington
Annie Potts
Elvis Presley
David Price
Bettie Page , model
John Palmer , television journalist
Matt Palmer , baseball pitcher
Hermes Pan , choreographer
Paramore , four members from
Franklin
Lara Parker , actress
Cindy Parlow , soccer player and coach
Chris Parnell , comedian
Wes Parsons , baseball pitcher
Hope Partlow , singer
Dolly Parton , singer and actress
Randy Parton , singer
Stella Parton , actress
Elizabeth Patterson , actress
Quinton Patton ,
NFL player
Cameron Payne , NBA player
Waylon Payne , singer
Minnie Pearl , comedian and
Grand Ole Opry star
Puggy Pearson , professional poker player
Chad Pennington ,
NFL player
Sydney Penny , actress
Carl Perkins , musician
Michael Peterson , novelist, criminal
John J. Pettus , 23rd
Governor of Mississippi (1859–1863)
John M. Pickard , actor
Landon Pigg , singer
Vada Pinson , baseball player
Dontari Poe ,
NFL player
Antoinette Van Leer Polk , southern belle and Baroness de Charette
James K. Polk , 11th
President of the United States (1845–1849)
Leonidas Polk , bishop
VanLeer Polk , politician
Sarah Childress Polk ,
First Lady of the United States , wife of President
James K. Polk
Drew Pomeranz , baseball pitcher
James D. Porter , governor
Annie Potts , actress
Casey Prather (born 1991), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Elvis Presley , "king of rock and roll", actor
David Price , baseball pitcher
Tommy Prothro , football coach
Will Provine , historian of science
Missi Pyle , actress and singer
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R
Dave Ramsey
Jalen Ramsey
Wilma Rudolph
Dave Ramsey , author, motivational speaker
Jalen Ramsey , football player
John Rankin , abolitionist
John Crow Ransom , educator and critic
Isaiah Rashad , rapper and songwriter
Wallace Rasmussen , businessman and philanthropist
Wendell Rawls Jr. , journalist
Robbie Ray , baseball player
Sam Rayburn , politician
J. J. Redick , basketball player
B. Carroll Reece
Florence Patton Reece , folk singer
Kennedy J. Reed , theoretical atomic physicist
Jerry Reese , football executive
Brad Renfro , actor
Garrett Reynolds , football player
Cynthia Rhodes , actress, singer
Grantland Rice , sportswriter
Herb Rich (1928–2008), 2x All-Pro NFL football player
John S. Roane , 4th
Governor of Arkansas (1849–1852)
Lee Roberson , educator
Rick Roberson , basketball player
Albert H. Roberts , governor
James Robertson , explorer
Oscar Robertson , basketball player
Pat Robertson , televangelist
Olan Rogers , comedian, actor
John Ross , Cherokee chief
Mitch Rouse , actor and director
Vic Rouse , basketball player
Mason Rudolph , golfer
Wilma Rudolph , athlete, Olympic gold medalist
Campy Russell , basketball player
Fred Russell , sportswriter
Thomas Clarke Rye , governor
S
Sequoyah
Frederick W. Smith
Harrison Smith
Steve Spurrier
Pat Summitt
Christine Sadler , journalist
Shane Salerno , screenwriter
Chip Saltsman , politician
William Sanderson , actor,
Newhart ,
Deadwood ,
True Blood
Paul Satterfield , actor
Clarence Saunders , grocer
Dan Schneider , television producer
Aaron Schoenfeld (born 1990), Major League Soccer player
Tom Schulman , screenwriter
John T. Scopes , schoolteacher
Alvin Scott , basketball player
Hillary Scott , lead singer of
Lady Antebellum
Josey Scott , lead singer of
Saliva
Rhea Seddon , astronaut
John Seigenthaler , television journalist
John Michael Seigenthaler , television journalist
Gerald Sensabaugh , football player
Dewitt Clinton Senter , governor
Sequoyah , polymath of the Cherokee Nation
John Sevier , one of Tennessee's founding fathers
Paul Shanklin , satirist
Vicellous Reon Shannon , actor,
The Hurricane ,
24 Season 1
Cybill Shepherd , actress
William Shepherd , astronaut
T. G. Sheppard , singer
George Sherrill , baseball pitcher
John K. Shields , U.S. Senator
Pooh Shiesty , rapper
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Dinah Shore , singer, actress and television personality
Daniel Simberloff , biologist
Walt Simonson , comic book writer/artist
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton , activist
Jonathan Singleton , singer-songwriter
Bessie Smith , singer
Bingo Smith , basketball player
Brent Smith , lead singer of
Shinedown
Carl Smith , singer
Daniel Smith , surveyor
Frederick W. Smith , businessman
Harrison Smith , football player
Lane Smith , actor
Lee Smith , football player
Rachel Smith ,
Miss USA 2007
Bobby Sowell (born 1947), musician, songwriter
Richard Speight Jr. , actor
Steve Spurrier , football coach
Bethany Stahl , author
Edwin Starr , singer
Alfred Steele , CEO of
PepsiCo
Lewie Steinberg (1933-2016), bassist
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. , NASCAR driver
Andrew Stevens , actor and producer
Morgan Stevens , actor
Jim Stewart (born 1930), record producer and co-founder of
Stax Records
Tom Stewart , U.S. Senator
James Stone , football player
John M. Stone , politician
Tyler Stone (born 1991), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Harry Stonecipher , aviation executive
Thomas S. Stribling , writer
Samuel Stritch , archbishop
Pat Summitt , basketball coach
Frank Sutton , actor
Grady Sutton , actor
Lynn Swann , football player
Austin Swift , actor, brother of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift , singer-songwriter and record producer
T
Justin Timberlake
Tina Turner
George Taliaferro , football player
Edward Talley , soldier;
Medal of Honor recipient
Roscoe Tanner , tennis player
James Tappan (1825–1906), politician, lawyer, and Confederate general; born in
Franklin
Quentin Tarantino , film director, actor, and screenwriter; born in
Knoxville
Allen Tate , poet
Golden Tate , football player
Alfred A. Taylor , governor
Jordan Taylor , youtuber
Peter Taylor , author
Robert Love Taylor , governor and U.S. Senator
Adonis Thomas (born 1993), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Carla Thomas (born 1942), singer, dubbed "the Queen of Memphis Soul"
J. Karen Thomas , actress, singer
Jake Thomas , actor
Lane Thomas , baseball player
Hugh F. Thomason (1826–1893), politician; born in
Smith County
Fred Dalton Thompson , politician and actor
Three 6 Mafia
Faye Throneberry , baseball player
Marv Throneberry , baseball player
Isaac Tigrett , businessman, founder of
Hard Rock Cafe
Justin Timberlake , singer and actor
Mageina Tovah , actress;
Joan of Arcadia , the
Spider-Man films
Andrew Triggs , baseball player
Cal Turner , co-founder of
Dollar General
Elston Turner , basketball player
James Luther Turner , co-founder of Dollar General
Tina Turner , singer
Peter Turney , governor
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V
W
Kitty Wells
Nera White
Patrick Willis
Jason Witten
Bill Wade , football player
Chuck Wagner , actor
Leon Wagner , baseball player
Barbara Jo Walker ,
Miss America 1947
William Walker , lawyer, journalist
Randall Wallace , screenwriter and director
Gretchen Walsh , swimmer
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Herbert S. Walters , U.S. Senator
Darrell Waltrip , auto racer, winner of 1989
Daytona 500
Calvin Ward , soldier;
Medal of Honor recipient
Koko B. Ware , professional wrestler
Mary Ware , poet and writer
Taylor Ware , singer
William W. Watkins (1826–1898), politician; born in
Jefferson County
Cameron Watson , actor and director
Robert Penn Warren , author
David Weathers , baseball pitcher
Lucy Webb , comedian
Ida B. Wells , journalist (originally from
Mississippi )
Kitty Wells , singer
Scott Wells , football player
David West , baseball pitcher
Red West , stuntman, actor, associate of
Elvis Presley
James Westerfield , actor
Kent Whitaker , culinary writer, chef (born in
Kentucky , raised in Nashville)
Hugh Lawson White , politician
Nera White , basketball player
Reggie White , football player, Hall of Famer
Ed Whitson , baseball pitcher
John S. Wilder , politician
Snootie Wild , rapper
Dan Williams , football player
Elliot Williams , basketball player
Hank Williams III , singer
Hayley Williams , singer for
Paramore (originally from
Mississippi )
Louis Williams , basketball player
Shawne Williams , basketball player
Sonny Boy Williamson , blues musician
Patrick Willis , football player
Cedrick Wilson , football player
E. Bright Wilson , chemist
Oprah Winfrey , talk show host, actress, producer (originally from
Mississippi )
Don Wise , saxophonist, music producer, songwriter
Tim Wise , activist
Reese Witherspoon ,
Academy Award -winning actress
Jason Witten , football player,
Dallas Cowboys
Brandan Wright , basketball player
Clyde Wright , baseball pitcher
K. J. Wright , football player
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Alvin York
Chris Young
Susan Yeagley , actress
Moneybagg Yo , rapper
Alvin York ,
World War I soldier who captured 132 Germans almost single-handedly,
Sergeant York
Taylor York , guitarist
Bob Young , TV producer
Young Buck , rapper
Chris Young , singer, winner of
Nashville Star
Thaddeus Young , basketball player
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See also
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By governmental office
By location
References
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H.E. Bailey Dead at 77" .The Daily Coloradoan . pp. 1, 20. Retrieved April 7, 2021. "A native Tennessean, he first worked keeping the timebook on a Santa Fe railroad construction gang in Texas..."
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WATE-TV . Archived from
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"Rapper Pooh Shiesty Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charge" .
United States Department of Justice . January 4, 2022.
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"Nashville swimmer youngest Olympic Trials qualifier" .
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