List of people from Tennessee
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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. state of Tennessee, live in Tennessee, or for whom Tennessee is a significant part of their identity:
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[edit] A
- Roy Acuff (1903–1992), musician; born in Maynardville
- Charlie Adams; drummer, percussionist, and drum engineer
- James Agee (1909–1955); Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, journalist, poet, and film critic; born in Knoxville
- The Aldridge Sisters, singing duo that appeared on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1977 to 1982
- Lamar Alexander (b. 1940), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Tennessee; born and raised in Maryville
- Duane Allman (1946–1971); guitarist; born in Nashville
- Gregg Allman (b. 1947); singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter; born in Nashville
- William R. Anderson (1921-2007); naval officer and member of Congress; born in Humphreys County
- Lil Hardin Armstrong
- Victor Ashe
- Chet Atkins (1924–2001); guitarist and record producer; born in Luttrell
[edit] B
- DeFord Bailey
- Howard Baker
- George Franklin Barber
- William M. Bass
- Kathy Bates
- Kate Batts (a.k.a. The Bell Witch)
- Robin Beard
- John Bell
- Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Head Coach, born in Nashville
- Aaron Benward
- Polly Bergen
- William Blount
- Willie Blount
- Alexander Bonnyman, Jr.
- Arna W. Bontemps
- Pat Boone
- Rachel Boston
- Rod Brasfield
- Clarence Brown
- William Gannaway Brownlow
- James M. Buchanan, economist, Nobel laureate
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Kenneth C. Burns, "Jethro" of Homer and Jethro
- Charles Burson
- Jake Butcher
- Joseph W. Byrns
[edit] C
- Guy Carawan
- Hattie Caraway
- Dixie Carter
- Kellye Cash
- Johnny Cash
- June Carter Cash
- Rosanne Cash
- David Catching
- John Catron
- Tracy Caulkins
- Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham
- Doc Cheatham
- Kitty Cheatham
- Richard Boone Cheatham
- Richard Cheatham
- Kenny Chesney
- Philander P. Claxton
- Jim Clayton
- Frank G. Clement
- Fred Coe
- Lynnette Cole
- Mark Collie
- Darby Conley
- David "Davy" Crockett
- Dixie Lee Crosby
- Edward Hull "Boss" Crump
- John Cullum
- Lowell Cunningham
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana
[edit] D
[edit] E
[edit] F
- David Farragut
- Lester Flatt
- Ric Flair
- Shelby Foote
- Harold Ford, Jr.
- Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Nathan Bedford Forrest
- Abe Fortas
- Megan Fox
- Aretha Franklin
- Morgan Freeman
- Bill Frist
- Phillip Fulmer
[edit] G
- Nikki Giovanni
- Guilford Glazer
- Dr. Ernest W. Goodpasture
- Albert Gore, Jr., 45th Vice President of the United States, 1993-2001
- Albert Gore, Sr.
- Yo Gotti
- Lou Graham
- Red Grooms
[edit] H
- Alex Haley
- George Hamilton
- W.C. Handy
- James Haslam Jr.
- Isaac Hayes
- Henry D. Haynes, "Homer" of Homer and Jethro
- Todd Helton
- Will Hoge
- Charles O. (Chad) Holliday
- John Jay Hooker
- Ed Hooper
- Myles Horton
- Sam Houston
- Thomas Hughes
- Cordell Hull
- Con Hunley
- Alberta Hunter
- Dennis Hwang
[edit] J
- Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States, 1829-1837
- Howell Edmunds Jackson
- Quinton Jackson, The Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, (Born in Memphis)
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Claude Jarman Jr.
- William L. Jenkins, U.S. House of Representatives (R-TN-01), 1997-2007
- Michael Jeter
- Andrew Johnson, Seventeenth President of the United States, 1865-1869
- Cave Johnson
- Cherry Jones
- Jesse Holman Jones
[edit] K
[edit] L
- Dan Landrum - Hammer dulcimer player
- Jerry "The King" Lawler
- Arthur Lee
- Michael Levine
- Sondra Locke
- Z. Alexander Looby
- Horace Lurton
- Andrew Lytle
[edit] M
- Jean (Faircloth) MacArthur
- "Uncle Dave" Macon
- Johnny Majors
- Delbert Mann
- Sterling Marlin - Two-time Daytona 500 winner
- Wink Martindale
- Matthew Fontaine Maury
- Cormac McCarthy
- Tim McCarver
- Michael McDonald
- Brownie McGhee
- Stick McGhee
- Kenneth McKellar
- Jon Meacham
- Helen Monday (aka Munday) (c. 1910 - 1987) - silent film actress ("Stark Love" 1927), Knoxville
- Chris Moneymaker - poker player from Knoxville
- Jonathan Montoya (guitarist~Saliva)[citation needed]
- Grace Moore
- Shelly Moore - Miss Teen USA 1997
- Mary Noailles Murfree
[edit] N
- Patricia Neal
- Lindsey Nelson
- Robert Neyland, UT Vols football coach and namesake for Neyland Stadium
- Alfred O. P. Nicholson
- Bishop James Daniel Niedergeses
[edit] O
[edit] P
- Bettie Page
- John Palmer, former NBC News correspondent
- Hermes Pan
- Cindy Parlow
- Hope Partlow
- Dolly Parton
- Minnie Pearl
- Carl Perkins
- James K. Polk, Eleventh President of the United States, 1845-1849
- Bishop Leonidas Polk
- Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States, wife of President James K. Polk
- Annie Potts
- Elvis Presley
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- John Crow Ransom
- Sam Rayburn
- J.J. Redick
- B. Carroll Reece
- Florence Patton Reece (folk singer)
- Brad Renfro
- Grantland Rice
- Lee Roberson
- James Robertson
- Oscar Robertson
- John Ross
- Mason Rudolph
- Wilma Rudolph
[edit] S
- Clarence Saunders
- John T. Scopes
- Josey Scott (lead singer of Saliva)
- Rhea Seddon
- Sequoyah
- John Sevier
- Cybill Shepherd
- William Shepherd
- Dinah Shore
- John Seigenthaler, Jr.
- John Seigenthaler, Sr.
- Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
- Bessie Smith
- Daniel Smith
- Rachel Smith - Miss USA 2007
- Bobby Sowell
- Steve Spurrier
- Duncan Stewart[citation needed]
- John M. Stone
- Thomas S. Stribling
- Pat Summitt
- Frank Sutton
[edit] T
- Roscoe Tanner
- Quentin Tarantino; movie director, actor, and screenwriter; born in Knoxville.
- Allen Tate
- Peter Taylor
- Three 6 Mafia
- Fred Dalton Thompson
- Justin Timberlake
- Tina Turner
[edit] U
[edit] W
- Barbara Walker- Miss America 1947
- William Walker
- Darrell Waltrip
- Taylor Ware
- Cameron Watson, actor and director
- Robert Penn Warren
- Ida B. Wells
- Tina Wesson
- Hugh Lawson White
- Reggie White
- John S. Wilder
- Hayley Williams, (singer) lead vocals for Paramore (originally from Meridian, MS)
- Oprah Winfrey (originally from Mississippi)
- Reese Witherspoon
[edit] Y
- Alvin York, World War I solider who captured 132 Germans almost single-handedly
[edit] Z
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