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[[File:Flag of Tennessee.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Flag of Tennessee|State flag of Tennessee]]]]
[[File:Tennessee in United States.svg|thumb|right|250px|Location of Tennessee on the U.S. map]]
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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==A==
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*[[Roy Acuff]] (1903–1992), musician; born in [[Maynardville, Tennessee|Maynardville]]
*[[Charlie Adams (drummer)|Charlie Adams]], drummer
*[[Calpernia Addams]] (born 1971), transgender actress; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Lily Afshar]], classical guitarist, [[University of Memphis]] music professor
*[[James Agee]] (1909–1955); Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, poet, critic; born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[The Aldridge Sisters]], singing duo on ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]'' (1977–1982)
*[[Jessi Alexander]] (born 1976), singer-songwriter; born in [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]
*[[Lamar Alexander]] (born 1940), lawyer and U.S. Senator; born in [[Maryville, Tennessee|Maryville]]
*[[Duane Allman]] (1946–1971), guitarist; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Gregg Allman]] (born 1947), singer-songwriter, musician; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Jarrod Alonge]] (born 1993), comedian and musician; lives in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
*[[Monroe Dunaway Anderson]], banker, cotton trader; from [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]
*[[William Anderson (naval officer)|William R. Anderson]] (1921–2007), naval officer, politician; born in [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys County]]
*[[Lona Andre]] (1915–1992), actress, golfer; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Jessica Andrews]] (born 1983), singer
*[[Jill Andrews]], singer-songwriter, musician, born in [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]]
*[[Lil Hardin Armstrong]], jazz musician, wife of [[Louis Armstrong]]; from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
*[[Eddy Arnold]] (1918–2008), singer; born in [[Henderson, Tennessee|Henderson]]
*[[Victor Ashe]], Knoxville mayor, [[U.S. Ambassador to Poland|Ambassador to Poland]]; born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Chet Atkins]] (1924–2001), guitarist and record producer; born in [[Luttrell, Tennessee|Luttrell]]
*[[Doug Atkins]] (born 1930), [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] [[defensive end]] primarily with [[Chicago Bears]]
*[[Rodney Atkins]] (born 1969), singer; born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Estelle Axton]] (1918-2004), co-founder of [[Stax Records]]
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==B==
[[File:Mookie Betts running 2018.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Mookie Betts]]]]
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*[[Nathan L. Bachman]] (1878–1937), U.S. Senator
*[[DeFord Bailey]] (1897–1982), musician, ''[[Grand Ole Opry]]'' performer; from [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith County]]
*[[Ed Bailey]] (1931–2007), baseball player
*[[Howard Baker]] (1925–2014), politician, U.S. Senator and [[White House Chief of Staff]]; born in [[Huntsville, Tennessee|Huntsville]]
*[[Robert Baker (actor)|Robert Baker]] (born 1979), actor; born in Memphis
*[[Kelsea Ballerini]] (born 1993), singer; born in [[Mascot, Tennessee|Mascot]], grew up in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Adrian Banks]] (born 1986), basketball player, 2011-12 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|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, Tennessee|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, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Casey Beathard]], songwriter; from [[Spring Hill, Tennessee|Spring Hill]]
*[[Bianca Belair]] (born 1989), WWE wrestler; born in Knoxville
*[[Bill Belichick]] (born 1952), head coach of [[New England Patriots]]; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Brian Bell]] (born 1968), guitarist; from Knoxville
*[[John Bell (Tennessee politician)|John Bell]] (1796–1869), politician, Secretary of War under [[William Henry Harrison]]; from Mill Creek
*[[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]] (born 1939), singer
*[[Jeff Bennett (baseball)|Jeff Bennett]] (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in [[Donelson, Tennessee|Donelson]]
*[[Aaron Benward]] (born 1973), singer
*[[Polly Bergen]] (born 1930), actress, singer, entrepreneur; born in Knoxville
*[[George L. Berry]] (1882–1948), U.S. Senator
*[[Mookie Betts]] (born 1992), baseball player; born in [[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]]
*[[Greg Bird (baseball)|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, Tennessee|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 Bontemps|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, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
*[[Charles Boyce]], syndicated cartoonist
*[[Craig Wayne Boyd]] (born 1978), singer, winner of [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]'' [[The Voice (U.S. season 7)|season 7]]; resides in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Richard Henry Boyd]] (1843–1922), founder, National Baptist Publishing Board
*[[Jarrett Boykin]] (born 1989), football player; born in Chattanooga
*[[Rod Brasfield]] (1910–1958), comedian
*[[Corey Brewer]] (born 1986), basketball player; from [[Portland, Tennessee|Portland]]
*[[Bill Brock]] (born 1930), 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, Tennessee|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 (inventor)|Jonathan Browning]] (1805–1879), maker of firearms; born in [[Sumner County, Tennessee|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, Tennessee|Shelby County]]
*[[Kristian Bush]] (born 1970), singer; born in Knoxville
*[[Jake Butcher]] (born 1936), 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
*[[Jo Byrns|Joseph W. Byrns]] (1869–1936), 14-term congressman; born in [[Cedar Hill, Tennessee|Cedar Hill]]
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==C==
[[File:Davy Crockett.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Davy Crockett]]]]
[[File:MileyCyrusApr09.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Miley Cyrus]]]]
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*[[Matt Cain]], baseball pitcher
*[[Howard Caine]], actor
*[[Mike Caldwell (linebacker)|Mike Caldwell]], football player
*[[Duke Calhoun]], football player
*[[Mickey Callaway]], baseball pitcher, coach
*[[Archie Campbell (comedian)|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 [[Seattle Storm]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]]
*[[Philander Claxton|Philander P. Claxton]], educator
*[[Jim Clayton (Clayton Homes)|Jim Clayton]], housing developer
*[[Frank G. Clement]], governor of Tennessee
*[[Chad Clifton]], football player
*[[Randall Cobb (American football)|Randall Cobb]], football player
*[[Fred Coe]], television producer and director
*[[Michael Coe (American football)|Michael Coe]], football player
*[[Lynnette Cole]], [[Miss USA]] 2000
*[[Mark Collie]], singer
*[[Todd Collins (linebacker)|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)|John Cooper]], musician, lead singer of Christian rock band [[Skillet (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)|James Craig]], actor
*[[Davy Crockett|David "Davy" Crockett]], frontiersman, politician, hero of the [[Alamo]]
*[[Dixie Lee|Dixie Lee Crosby]], early 19th-century entertainer
*[[E. H. Crump|Edward Hull "Boss" Crump]], politician, former mayor of Memphis
*[[John Cullum]], actor
*[[Benny Cunningham]], football player
*[[Lowell Cunningham]], comic-book writer
*[[Brandi Cyrus]], singer
*[[Miley Cyrus]], singer
*[[Noah Cyrus]], singer
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==D==
[[File:Natalia Dyer by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Natalia Dyer]]]]
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*[[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
*[[James Denton|Jamie Denton]], actor
*[[Cleavant Derricks (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 (American actor)|Christopher Douglas]], actor
*[[Josh Drake]], music educator
*[[Johnny Duncan (country singer)|Johnny Duncan]], singer
*[[King Dunlap]], football player
*[[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] (1941-2012), bassist
*[[Natalia Dyer]], actress
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==E==
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*[[Justin Townes Earle]], musician
*[[John Early (comedian)|John Early]], comedian, actor
*[[Edward H. East]], acting governor
*[[William Edmondson]], folk art sculptor
*[[Dan Evins]], founder of [[Cracker Barrel]]
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==F==
[[File:Morgan Freeman, 2006.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Morgan Freeman]]]]
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*[[Nikki Fargas]], basketball coach; grew up in [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee|Oak Ridge]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?s=8183081 |title=Nikki Caldwell Accepts UCLA Head Coaching Job |publisher=[[WATE-TV]] |access-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322052225/http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?s=8183081 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=28701&SPID=2167&ATCLID=205128989&DB_OEM_ID=5200|title=Nikki Caldwell Bio- LSUsports.net |access-date= September 9, 2011}}</ref>
*[[David Farragut]], admiral
*[[Josh Farro]], musician
*[[Zac Farro]], musician
*[[Jerome Felton]], football player
*[[Larry Finch]], basketball player
*[[Chad Finchum]], NASCAR driver
*[[Ric Flair]], 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, founder of the Ku Klux Klan
*[[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
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==G==
[[File:Yo Gotti 2013.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Yo Gotti]]]]
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*[[Augustus Hill Garland|A. H. Garland]] (1832–1899), politician; born in [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton County]]
*[[Phil Garner]], baseball player and manager
*[[Marc Gasol]], basketball player
*[[Jacob Gentry]], film director
*[[Jim Gilliam]], baseball player
*[[Nikki Giovanni]], educator
*[[Guilford Glazer]], land developer
*[[Ernest William Goodpasture]], physician
*[[Ginnifer Goodwin]], actress
*[[Al Gore]], former [[List of United States Senators from Tennessee|Tennessee Senator]], 45th [[Vice President of the United States]] under [[Bill Clinton]] (1993–2001), and [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for President
*[[Albert Gore, Sr.]], politician, senator, father of [[Al Gore]]
*[[Brentley Gore]], singer, actor
*[[Yo Gotti]], rapper
*[[Lou Graham]], golfer, 1975 [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] champion
*[[Aaron Grant]], football player
*[[Sonny Gray]], baseball player
*[[Jack Greene]], musician
*[[Justin Grimm]], baseball player
*[[Red Grooms]], artist
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==H==
[[File:Todd Helton on August 18, 2013.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Todd Helton]]]]
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*[[Wayne Haddix]], football player
*[[Lucy Hale]], actress and singer; ''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]''
*[[Alex Haley]], author
*[[Carla Hall]], chef
*[[George Hamilton (actor)|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 ''[[@midnight|At Midnight with Chris Hardwick]]''; born in [[Kentucky]] but raised in Memphis
*[[Greg Hardy]], football player
*[[Bob Harper (personal trainer)|Bob Harper]], personal trainer
*[[George "Two Ton" Harris]], wrestler
*[[Isham G. Harris]], governor and U.S. Senator
*[[Mary Styles Harris]], biologist, geneticist
*[[Phil Harris]], actor, singer, bandleader
*[[Nicole Taylor Hart]], songwriter
*[[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 Hearns|Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns]], boxer
*[[Todd Helton]], baseball player
*[[Christina Hendricks]], actress
*[[Elaine Hendrix]], actress
*[[Dwight Henry (actor)|Dwight Henry]], actor, baker
*[[Jim Hickman (baseball, born 1937)|Jim Hickman]], baseball player
*[[Dont'a Hightower]], football player
*[[Hunter Hillenmeyer]], football player
*Joe Hills, Minecraft YouTuber
*[[Thomas C. Hindman]], Confederate general
*[[Will Hoge]], musician
*[[Charles O. (Chad) Holliday]], chief executive officer of [[Bank of America]]
*[[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)|Les Hunter]], basketball player
*[[Dennis Hwang]], graphic artist
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==J==
[[File:Samuel L. Jackson Cannes.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Samuel L. Jackson]]]]
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*[[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 [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] light heavyweight champion; born in Memphis
*[[Samuel L. Jackson]], actor
*[[Mark Jacoby]], performer
*[[Claude Jarman Jr.]], actor
*[[Jeff Jarrett]], wrestler
*[[Josh Jasper]] (born 1987), All-American college football player ([[placekicker]])
*[[Carol Mayo Jenkins]], actress
*[[Chad Jenkins]], baseball player
*[[John Jenkins (basketball)|John Jenkins]], basketball player
*[[Bill Jenkins (politician)|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 (American football)|Thomas Johnson]], football player
*[[Cave Johnson]], politician and [[U.S. Postmaster General]] (1865–1869)
*[[Allan Jones (businessman)|Allan Jones]], businessman and founder of [[Check Into Cash]]
*[[Booker T. Jones]] (born 1944), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
*[[Cherry Jones]], actress
*[[Christopher Jones (actor)|Christopher Jones]], actor
*[[Ed Jones (American football)|Ed "Too Tall" Jones]], football player
*[[Jesse Holman Jones]], politician
*[[Popeye Jones]], basketball player
*[[Van Jones]], environmental advocate
*[[Caleb Joseph]], baseball player
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==K==
[[File:Johnny Knoxville (5976220889).jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Johnny Knoxville]]]]
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*[[Margaret Keane]], artist
*[[Josh Kear]], songwriter
*[[Estes Kefauver]], U.S. Senator
*[[David Keith]], actor
*[[Frank B. Kelso II]], admiral
*[[K.Michelle]], singer
*[[Kem (singer)|Kem]], singer
*[[Tony Kemp (baseball)|Tony Kemp]], baseball player
*[[Kesha]], singer
*[[Daniel Kilgore (American football)|Daniel Kilgore]], football player
*[[Johnny Knoxville]], actor
*[[Rachel Korine]], actress
*[[Bill Kovach]], journalist
*[[Joseph Wood Krutch]], naturalist
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*[[Kagamine Rin]], Japanese singer, idol
*[[Kagamine Len]], twin of Kagamine Rin also a Japanese singer and idol
==L==
[[File:William P Lawrence.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[William P. Lawrence]]]]
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*[[Buddy Landel|"Nature Boy" Buddy Landel]], professional wrestler
*[[Dan Landrum]], [[hammered dulcimer|hammered-dulcimer]] player
*[[Walter Lang]], [[film director]]
*[[Lucille La Verne]], actress
*[[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]], professional wrestler
*[[Renee Lawless]], actress, singer
*[[William P. Lawrence]], [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[Vice admiral (United States)]]
*[[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]], musician
*[[Clyde Lee]], basketball player
*[[Kai-Fu Lee]], [[Google]] executive
*[[Adriane Lenox]], actress
*[[D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1945)|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
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==M==
[[File:Mike Massey setting up a trick shot.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Mike Massey]]]]
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*[[Jean MacArthur|Jean (Faircloth) MacArthur]], heiress, wife of General [[Douglas MacArthur]]
*[[Uncle Dave Macon|"Uncle Dave" Macon]], musician and comedian
*[[Bill Madlock]], baseball player
*[[Matt Mahaffey]], musician
*[[Johnny Majors]], football coach
*[[Delbert Mann]], screenwriter and director
*[[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
*[[Ted McClain]], basketball player
*[[Jacques McClendon]], football player
*[[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], singer
*[[Brownie McGhee]], musician
*[[Stick McGhee]], musician
*[[Ralph McGill]], journalist
*[[Kenneth McKellar (politician)|Kenneth McKellar]], politician
*[[Reggie McKenzie (linebacker)|Reggie McKenzie]], football player and executive
*[[Bill McKinney]], basketball player
*[[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)|Mike Minor]], baseball pitcher
*[[John Mitchell (baseball)|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-Appalachia]]n pioneer and founder of [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]]
*[[Ricky Morton]], wrestler
*[[Anson Mount]], writer
*[[James Cole Mountflorence]], 19th-century diplomat
*[[Mary Noailles Murfree]]
*[[Robert Myers (offensive lineman)|Robert Myers]], football player
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==N==
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*[[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
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==O==
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*[[Adolph Ochs]], publisher
*[[Oconostota]]
*[[Joe O'Donnell (photojournalist)|Joe O'Donnell]], photojournalist
*[[Michael Oher]], football player
*[[Joe Oliver (baseball)|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
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* [[Hatsune Miku]], Japanese idol and singer
==P==
[[File:Dolly Parton in Nashville 2.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Dolly Parton]]]]
[[File:Elvis Presley promoting Jailhouse Rock.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Elvis Presley]]]]
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*[[Bettie Page]], model
*[[John Palmer (TV journalist)|John Palmer]], television journalist
*[[Matt Palmer (baseball)|Matt Palmer]], baseball pitcher
*[[Hermes Pan (choreographer)|Hermes Pan]], choreographer
*[[Paramore]], four members from [[Franklin, Tennessee|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)|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 (criminal)|Michael Peterson]], novelist, criminal
*[[John J. Pettus]], 23rd [[List of Governors of Mississippi|Governor of Mississippi]] (1859–1863)
*[[John Pickard (American actor)|John M. Pickard]], actor
*[[Landon Pigg]], singer
*[[Vada Pinson]], baseball player
*[[Dontari Poe]], [[NFL]] player
*[[Antoinette Van Leer Polk]], American southern belle and Baroness de Charette
*[[James K. Polk]], 11th [[President of the United States]] (1845–1849)
*[[Leonidas Polk]], bishop
*[[VanLeer Polk]], American 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)|David Price]], baseball pitcher
*[[Tommy Prothro]], football coach
*[[Will Provine]], historian of science
*[[Missi Pyle]], actress and singer
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==Q==
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*[[DJ Qualls]], actor
*[[James H. Quillen|Jimmy Quillen]], politician
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==R==
[[File:Wilma Rudolph 1960.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Wilma Rudolph]]]]
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*[[Dave Ramsey]], author, motivational speaker
*[[John Rankin (abolitionist)|John Rankin]], abolitionist
*[[John Crow Ransom]], educator and critic
*[[Isaiah Rashad]], rapper and songwriter
*[[Wendell Rawls, Jr.]], journalist
*[[Robbie Ray (baseball)|Robbie Ray]], baseball player
*[[Sam Rayburn]], politician
*[[JJ Redick|J. J. Redick]], basketball player
*[[B. Carroll Reece]]
*[[Florence Patton Reece]], folk singer
*[[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 Selden Roane|John S. Roane]], 4th [[List of Governors of Arkansas|Governor of Arkansas]] (1849–1852)
*[[Lee Roberson]], educator
*[[Rick Roberson]], basketball player
*[[Albert H. Roberts]], governor
*[[James Robertson (early American)|James Robertson]], explorer
*[[Oscar Robertson]], basketball player
*[[Pat Robertson]], televangelist
*[[Olan Rogers]], comedian, actor
*[[John Ross (Cherokee chief)|John Ross]], Cherokee chief
*[[Mitch Rouse]], actor and director
*[[Vic Rouse (basketball)|Vic Rouse]], basketball player
*[[Mason Rudolph (golfer)|Mason Rudolph]], golfer
*[[Wilma Rudolph]], athlete, Olympic gold medalist
*[[Campy Russell]], basketball player
*[[Fred Russell]], sportswriter
*[[Thomas Clarke Rye]], governor
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==S==
[[File:Spurrier 1999.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Steve Spurrier]]]]
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*[[Christine Sadler]], journalist
*[[Shane Salerno]], screenwriter
*[[Chip Saltsman]], politician
*[[William Sanderson]], actor, ''[[Newhart]]'', ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'', ''[[True Blood]]''
*[[Paul Satterfield]], actor
*[[Clarence Saunders (grocer)|Clarence Saunders]], grocer
*[[Dan Schneider (TV producer)|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 (band)|Saliva]]
*[[Rhea Seddon]], astronaut
*[[John Seigenthaler]], television journalist
*[[John Michael Seigenthaler]], television journalist
*[[Gerald Sensabaugh]], football player
*[[Dewitt Clinton Senter]], governor
*[[Sequoyah]]
*[[John Sevier]], one of Tennessee's founding fathers
*[[Paul Shanklin]], satirist
*[[Vicellous Reon Shannon]], actor, ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]'', [[24 (season 1)|''24'' Season 1]]
*[[Cybill Shepherd]], actress
*[[William Shepherd]], astronaut
*[[T. G. Sheppard]], singer
*[[George Sherrill]], baseball pitcher
*[[John K. Shields]], U.S. Senator
*[[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 (musician)|Carl Smith]], singer
*[[Daniel Smith (surveyor)|Daniel Smith]], surveyor
*[[Lane Smith]], actor
*[[Lee Smith (American football)|Lee Smith]], football player
*[[Rachel Smith]], [[Miss USA]] 2007
*[[Bobby Sowell]] (born 1947), musician, songwriter
*[[Richard Speight, Jr.]], actor
*[[Steve Spurrier]], football coach
*[[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 (record producer)|Jim Stewart]] (born 1930), record producer and co-founder of [[Stax Records]]
*[[Tom Stewart]], U.S. Senator
*[[James Stone (American football)|James Stone]], football player
*[[John M. Stone]], politician
*[[Harry Stonecipher]], aviation executive
*[[Thomas Sigismund Stribling|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
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==T==
[[File:Justin Timberlake by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Justin Timberlake]]]]
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*[[George Taliaferro]], football player
*[[Edward Talley]], soldier; [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Roscoe Tanner]], tennis player
*[[James Camp Tappan|James Tappan]] (1825–1906), politician, lawyer, and Confederate general; born in [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
*[[Quentin Tarantino]], film director, actor, and screenwriter; born in [[Knoxville]]
*[[Allen Tate]], poet
*[[Golden Tate]], football player
*[[Alfred A. Taylor]], governor
*[[Blimey Cow#Jordan Taylor|Jordan Taylor]], youtuber
*[[Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor|Peter Taylor]], author
*[[Robert Love Taylor]], governor and U.S. Senator
*[[Jamie Teachenor]], singer-songwriter
*[[Carla Thomas]] (born 1942), singer, dubbed "the Queen of Memphis Soul"
*[[J. Karen Thomas]], actress, singer
*[[Jake Thomas]], actor
*[[Lane Thomas]], baseball player
*[[Hugh French Thomason|Hugh F. Thomason]] (1826–1893), politician; born in [[Smith County, Tennessee|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 in film|''Spider-Man'' films]]
*[[Andrew Triggs]], baseball player
*[[Elston Turner]], basketball player
*[[Tina Turner]], singer
*[[Peter Turney]], governor
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==U==
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* [[Reggie Upshaw]] (born 1995), basketball player in the [[Israel Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], entertainer
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==V==
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*[[Anthony Wayne Van Leer]], iron works owner
*[[Gore Verbinski]], actor and director
*[[Lark Voorhies]], actress
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==W==
[[File:Kitty Wells.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Kitty Wells]]]]
[[File:Jason Witten 2015.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Jason Witten]]]]
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*[[Bill Wade]], football player
*[[Chuck Wagner]], actor
*[[Leon Wagner]], baseball player
*[[Barbara Jo Walker]], [[Miss America]] 1947
*[[William Walker (filibuster)|William Walker]], lawyer, journalist
*[[Randall Wallace]], screenwriter and director
*[[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
*[[Taylor Ware]], singer
*[[William Wirt Watkins|William W. Watkins]] (1826–1898), politician; born in [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson County]]
*[[Cameron Watson (actor)|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)|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
*[[Reggie White]], football player, Hall of Famer
*[[Ed Whitson]], baseball pitcher
*[[John S. Wilder]], politician
*[[Snootie Wild]], rapper
*[[Jay Wilkison]], actor
*[[Dan Williams (defensive tackle)|Dan Williams]], football player
*[[Elliot Williams]], basketball player
*[[Hank Williams III]], singer
*[[Hayley Williams]], singer for [[Paramore]] (originally from [[Mississippi]])
*[[Lou Williams|Louis Williams]], basketball player
*[[Shawne Williams]], basketball player
*[[Sonny Boy Williamson I|Sonny Boy Williamson]], blues musician
*[[Patrick Willis]], football player
*[[Cedrick Wilson Sr.|Cedrick Wilson]], football player
*[[Edgar Bright Wilson|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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==Y==
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*[[Susan Yeagley]], actress
*[[Alvin York]], [[World War I]] soldier who captured 132 Germans almost single-handedly, ''[[Sergeant York (film)|Sergeant York]]''
*[[Taylor York]], guitarist
*[[Bob Young (TV producer)|Bob Young]], TV producer
*[[Young Buck]], rapper
*[[Chris Young (singer)|Chris Young]], singer, winner of ''[[Nashville Star]]''
*[[Thaddeus Young]], basketball player
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==Z==
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*[[Chris Zachary]], baseball player
*[[Felix Zollicoffer]], [[American Civil War]] general, congressman
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==Fictional characters==
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*[[Iron Man|Anthony Stark]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Lists|United States}}
;By educational institution affiliation
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* [[List of Baylor School alumni]]
* [[List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]]
* [[List of Sewanee: The University of the South people]]
* [[List of Tennessee State University presidents]]
* [[List of University of Memphis people]]
* [[List of University of Tennessee people]]
* [[List of Vanderbilt University people]]
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;By governmental office
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* [[List of Governors of Tennessee]]
* [[List of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court]]
* [[List of lieutenant governors of Tennessee]]
* [[List of Speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives]]
* [[List of United States Senators from Tennessee]]
* [[List of United States Representatives from Tennessee]]
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;By location
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* [[List of people from Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
* [[List of people from Knoxville, Tennessee]]
* [[List of people from Memphis, Tennessee]]
* [[List of people from Nashville, Tennessee]]
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== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Tennessee}}
{{Lists of people by U.S. state}}
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[[File:Flag of Tennessee.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Flag of Tennessee|State flag of Tennessee]]]]
[[File:Tennessee in United States.svg|thumb|right|250px|Location of Tennessee on the U.S. map]]
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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==A==
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*[[Roy Acuff]] (1903–1992), musician; born in [[Maynardville, Tennessee|Maynardville]]
*[[Charlie Adams (drummer)|Charlie Adams]], drummer
*[[Calpernia Addams]] (born 1971), transgender actress; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Lily Afshar]], classical guitarist, [[University of Memphis]] music professor
*[[James Agee]] (1909–1955); Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, poet, critic; born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[The Aldridge Sisters]], singing duo on ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]'' (1977–1982)
*[[Jessi Alexander]] (born 1976), singer-songwriter; born in [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]
*[[Lamar Alexander]] (born 1940), lawyer and U.S. Senator; born in [[Maryville, Tennessee|Maryville]]
*[[Duane Allman]] (1946–1971), guitarist; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Gregg Allman]] (born 1947), singer-songwriter, musician; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Jarrod Alonge]] (born 1993), comedian and musician; lives in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
*[[Monroe Dunaway Anderson]], banker, cotton trader; from [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]
*[[William Anderson (naval officer)|William R. Anderson]] (1921–2007), naval officer, politician; born in [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys County]]
*[[Lona Andre]] (1915–1992), actress, golfer; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Jessica Andrews]] (born 1983), singer
*[[Jill Andrews]], singer-songwriter, musician, born in [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]]
*[[Lil Hardin Armstrong]], jazz musician, wife of [[Louis Armstrong]]; from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
*[[Eddy Arnold]] (1918–2008), singer; born in [[Henderson, Tennessee|Henderson]]
*[[Victor Ashe]], Knoxville mayor, [[U.S. Ambassador to Poland|Ambassador to Poland]]; born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Chet Atkins]] (1924–2001), guitarist and record producer; born in [[Luttrell, Tennessee|Luttrell]]
*[[Doug Atkins]] (born 1930), [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] [[defensive end]] primarily with [[Chicago Bears]]
*[[Rodney Atkins]] (born 1969), singer; born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Estelle Axton]] (1918-2004), co-founder of [[Stax Records]]
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==B==
[[File:Mookie Betts running 2018.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Mookie Betts]]]]
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*[[Nathan L. Bachman]] (1878–1937), U.S. Senator
*[[DeFord Bailey]] (1897–1982), musician, ''[[Grand Ole Opry]]'' performer; from [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith County]]
*[[Ed Bailey]] (1931–2007), baseball player
*[[Howard Baker]] (1925–2014), politician, U.S. Senator and [[White House Chief of Staff]]; born in [[Huntsville, Tennessee|Huntsville]]
*[[Robert Baker (actor)|Robert Baker]] (born 1979), actor; born in Memphis
*[[Kelsea Ballerini]] (born 1993), singer; born in [[Mascot, Tennessee|Mascot]], grew up in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Adrian Banks]] (born 1986), basketball player, 2011-12 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|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, Tennessee|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, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
*[[Casey Beathard]], songwriter; from [[Spring Hill, Tennessee|Spring Hill]]
*[[Bianca Belair]] (born 1989), WWE wrestler; born in Knoxville
*[[Bill Belichick]] (born 1952), head coach of [[New England Patriots]]; born in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Brian Bell]] (born 1968), guitarist; from Knoxville
*[[John Bell (Tennessee politician)|John Bell]] (1796–1869), politician, Secretary of War under [[William Henry Harrison]]; from Mill Creek
*[[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]] (born 1939), singer
*[[Jeff Bennett (baseball)|Jeff Bennett]] (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in [[Donelson, Tennessee|Donelson]]
*[[Aaron Benward]] (born 1973), singer
*[[Polly Bergen]] (born 1930), actress, singer, entrepreneur; born in Knoxville
*[[George L. Berry]] (1882–1948), U.S. Senator
*[[Mookie Betts]] (born 1992), baseball player; born in [[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]]
*[[Greg Bird (baseball)|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, Tennessee|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 Bontemps|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, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
*[[Charles Boyce]], syndicated cartoonist
*[[Craig Wayne Boyd]] (born 1978), singer, winner of [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]'' [[The Voice (U.S. season 7)|season 7]]; resides in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Richard Henry Boyd]] (1843–1922), founder, National Baptist Publishing Board
*[[Jarrett Boykin]] (born 1989), football player; born in Chattanooga
*[[Rod Brasfield]] (1910–1958), comedian
*[[Corey Brewer]] (born 1986), basketball player; from [[Portland, Tennessee|Portland]]
*[[Bill Brock]] (born 1930), 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, Tennessee|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 (inventor)|Jonathan Browning]] (1805–1879), maker of firearms; born in [[Sumner County, Tennessee|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, Tennessee|Shelby County]]
*[[Kristian Bush]] (born 1970), singer; born in Knoxville
*[[Jake Butcher]] (born 1936), 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
*[[Jo Byrns|Joseph W. Byrns]] (1869–1936), 14-term congressman; born in [[Cedar Hill, Tennessee|Cedar Hill]]
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==C==
[[File:Davy Crockett.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Davy Crockett]]]]
[[File:MileyCyrusApr09.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Miley Cyrus]]]]
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*[[Matt Cain]], baseball pitcher
*[[Howard Caine]], actor
*[[Mike Caldwell (linebacker)|Mike Caldwell]], football player
*[[Duke Calhoun]], football player
*[[Mickey Callaway]], baseball pitcher, coach
*[[Archie Campbell (comedian)|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 [[Seattle Storm]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]]
*[[Philander Claxton|Philander P. Claxton]], educator
*[[Jim Clayton (Clayton Homes)|Jim Clayton]], housing developer
*[[Frank G. Clement]], governor of Tennessee
*[[Chad Clifton]], football player
*[[Randall Cobb (American football)|Randall Cobb]], football player
*[[Fred Coe]], television producer and director
*[[Michael Coe (American football)|Michael Coe]], football player
*[[Lynnette Cole]], [[Miss USA]] 2000
*[[Mark Collie]], singer
*[[Todd Collins (linebacker)|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)|John Cooper]], musician, lead singer of Christian rock band [[Skillet (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)|James Craig]], actor
*[[Davy Crockett|David "Davy" Crockett]], frontiersman, politician, hero of the [[Alamo]]
*[[Dixie Lee|Dixie Lee Crosby]], early 19th-century entertainer
*[[E. H. Crump|Edward Hull "Boss" Crump]], politician, former mayor of Memphis
*[[John Cullum]], actor
*[[Benny Cunningham]], football player
*[[Lowell Cunningham]], comic-book writer
*[[Brandi Cyrus]], singer
*[[Miley Cyrus]], singer
*[[Noah Cyrus]], singer
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==D==
[[File:Natalia Dyer by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Natalia Dyer]]]]
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*[[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
*[[James Denton|Jamie Denton]], actor
*[[Cleavant Derricks (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 (American actor)|Christopher Douglas]], actor
*[[Josh Drake]], music educator
*[[Johnny Duncan (country singer)|Johnny Duncan]], singer
*[[King Dunlap]], football player
*[[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] (1941-2012), bassist
*[[Natalia Dyer]], actress
*[[Peppa Donnelly]], famous animal (cat) extremely beautiful and loved by all
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==E==
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*[[Justin Townes Earle]], musician
*[[John Early (comedian)|John Early]], comedian, actor
*[[Edward H. East]], acting governor
*[[William Edmondson]], folk art sculptor
*[[Dan Evins]], founder of [[Cracker Barrel]]
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==F==
[[File:Morgan Freeman, 2006.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Morgan Freeman]]]]
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*[[Nikki Fargas]], basketball coach; grew up in [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee|Oak Ridge]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?s=8183081 |title=Nikki Caldwell Accepts UCLA Head Coaching Job |publisher=[[WATE-TV]] |access-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322052225/http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?s=8183081 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=28701&SPID=2167&ATCLID=205128989&DB_OEM_ID=5200|title=Nikki Caldwell Bio- LSUsports.net |access-date= September 9, 2011}}</ref>
*[[David Farragut]], admiral
*[[Josh Farro]], musician
*[[Zac Farro]], musician
*[[Jerome Felton]], football player
*[[Larry Finch]], basketball player
*[[Chad Finchum]], NASCAR driver
*[[Ric Flair]], 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, founder of the Ku Klux Klan
*[[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
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==G==
[[File:Yo Gotti 2013.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Yo Gotti]]]]
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*[[Augustus Hill Garland|A. H. Garland]] (1832–1899), politician; born in [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton County]]
*[[Phil Garner]], baseball player and manager
*[[Marc Gasol]], basketball player
*[[Jacob Gentry]], film director
*[[Jim Gilliam]], baseball player
*[[Nikki Giovanni]], educator
*[[Guilford Glazer]], land developer
*[[Ernest William Goodpasture]], physician
*[[Ginnifer Goodwin]], actress
*[[Al Gore]], former [[List of United States Senators from Tennessee|Tennessee Senator]], 45th [[Vice President of the United States]] under [[Bill Clinton]] (1993–2001), and [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for President
*[[Albert Gore, Sr.]], politician, senator, father of [[Al Gore]]
*[[Brentley Gore]], singer, actor
*[[Yo Gotti]], rapper
*[[Lou Graham]], golfer, 1975 [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] champion
*[[Aaron Grant]], football player
*[[Sonny Gray]], baseball player
*[[Jack Greene]], musician
*[[Justin Grimm]], baseball player
*[[Red Grooms]], artist
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==H==
[[File:Todd Helton on August 18, 2013.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Todd Helton]]]]
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*[[Wayne Haddix]], football player
*[[Lucy Hale]], actress and singer; ''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]''
*[[Alex Haley]], author
*[[Carla Hall]], chef
*[[George Hamilton (actor)|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 ''[[@midnight|At Midnight with Chris Hardwick]]''; born in [[Kentucky]] but raised in Memphis
*[[Greg Hardy]], football player
*[[Bob Harper (personal trainer)|Bob Harper]], personal trainer
*[[George "Two Ton" Harris]], wrestler
*[[Isham G. Harris]], governor and U.S. Senator
*[[Mary Styles Harris]], biologist, geneticist
*[[Phil Harris]], actor, singer, bandleader
*[[Nicole Taylor Hart]], songwriter
*[[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 Hearns|Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns]], boxer
*[[Todd Helton]], baseball player
*[[Christina Hendricks]], actress
*[[Elaine Hendrix]], actress
*[[Dwight Henry (actor)|Dwight Henry]], actor, baker
*[[Jim Hickman (baseball, born 1937)|Jim Hickman]], baseball player
*[[Dont'a Hightower]], football player
*[[Hunter Hillenmeyer]], football player
*Joe Hills, Minecraft YouTuber
*[[Thomas C. Hindman]], Confederate general
*[[Will Hoge]], musician
*[[Charles O. (Chad) Holliday]], chief executive officer of [[Bank of America]]
*[[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)|Les Hunter]], basketball player
*[[Dennis Hwang]], graphic artist
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==J==
[[File:Samuel L. Jackson Cannes.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Samuel L. Jackson]]]]
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*[[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 [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] light heavyweight champion; born in Memphis
*[[Samuel L. Jackson]], actor
*[[Mark Jacoby]], performer
*[[Claude Jarman Jr.]], actor
*[[Jeff Jarrett]], wrestler
*[[Josh Jasper]] (born 1987), All-American college football player ([[placekicker]])
*[[Carol Mayo Jenkins]], actress
*[[Chad Jenkins]], baseball player
*[[John Jenkins (basketball)|John Jenkins]], basketball player
*[[Bill Jenkins (politician)|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 (American football)|Thomas Johnson]], football player
*[[Cave Johnson]], politician and [[U.S. Postmaster General]] (1865–1869)
*[[Allan Jones (businessman)|Allan Jones]], businessman and founder of [[Check Into Cash]]
*[[Booker T. Jones]] (born 1944), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
*[[Cherry Jones]], actress
*[[Christopher Jones (actor)|Christopher Jones]], actor
*[[Ed Jones (American football)|Ed "Too Tall" Jones]], football player
*[[Jesse Holman Jones]], politician
*[[Popeye Jones]], basketball player
*[[Van Jones]], environmental advocate
*[[Caleb Joseph]], baseball player
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==K==
[[File:Johnny Knoxville (5976220889).jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Johnny Knoxville]]]]
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*[[Margaret Keane]], artist
*[[Josh Kear]], songwriter
*[[Estes Kefauver]], U.S. Senator
*[[David Keith]], actor
*[[Frank B. Kelso II]], admiral
*[[K.Michelle]], singer
*[[Kem (singer)|Kem]], singer
*[[Tony Kemp (baseball)|Tony Kemp]], baseball player
*[[Kesha]], singer
*[[Daniel Kilgore (American football)|Daniel Kilgore]], football player
*[[Johnny Knoxville]], actor
*[[Rachel Korine]], actress
*[[Bill Kovach]], journalist
*[[Joseph Wood Krutch]], naturalist
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*[[Kagamine Rin]], Japanese singer, idol
*[[Kagamine Len]], twin of Kagamine Rin also a Japanese singer and idol
==L==
[[File:William P Lawrence.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[William P. Lawrence]]]]
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*[[Buddy Landel|"Nature Boy" Buddy Landel]], professional wrestler
*[[Dan Landrum]], [[hammered dulcimer|hammered-dulcimer]] player
*[[Walter Lang]], [[film director]]
*[[Lucille La Verne]], actress
*[[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]], professional wrestler
*[[Renee Lawless]], actress, singer
*[[William P. Lawrence]], [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[Vice admiral (United States)]]
*[[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]], musician
*[[Clyde Lee]], basketball player
*[[Kai-Fu Lee]], [[Google]] executive
*[[Adriane Lenox]], actress
*[[D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1945)|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
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==M==
[[File:Mike Massey setting up a trick shot.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Mike Massey]]]]
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*[[Jean MacArthur|Jean (Faircloth) MacArthur]], heiress, wife of General [[Douglas MacArthur]]
*[[Uncle Dave Macon|"Uncle Dave" Macon]], musician and comedian
*[[Bill Madlock]], baseball player
*[[Matt Mahaffey]], musician
*[[Johnny Majors]], football coach
*[[Delbert Mann]], screenwriter and director
*[[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
*[[Ted McClain]], basketball player
*[[Jacques McClendon]], football player
*[[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], singer
*[[Brownie McGhee]], musician
*[[Stick McGhee]], musician
*[[Ralph McGill]], journalist
*[[Kenneth McKellar (politician)|Kenneth McKellar]], politician
*[[Reggie McKenzie (linebacker)|Reggie McKenzie]], football player and executive
*[[Bill McKinney]], basketball player
*[[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)|Mike Minor]], baseball pitcher
*[[John Mitchell (baseball)|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-Appalachia]]n pioneer and founder of [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]]
*[[Ricky Morton]], wrestler
*[[Anson Mount]], writer
*[[James Cole Mountflorence]], 19th-century diplomat
*[[Mary Noailles Murfree]]
*[[Robert Myers (offensive lineman)|Robert Myers]], football player
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==N==
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*[[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
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==O==
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*[[Adolph Ochs]], publisher
*[[Oconostota]]
*[[Joe O'Donnell (photojournalist)|Joe O'Donnell]], photojournalist
*[[Michael Oher]], football player
*[[Joe Oliver (baseball)|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
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* [[Hatsune Miku]], Japanese idol and singer
==P==
[[File:Dolly Parton in Nashville 2.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Dolly Parton]]]]
[[File:Elvis Presley promoting Jailhouse Rock.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Elvis Presley]]]]
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*[[Bettie Page]], model
*[[John Palmer (TV journalist)|John Palmer]], television journalist
*[[Matt Palmer (baseball)|Matt Palmer]], baseball pitcher
*[[Hermes Pan (choreographer)|Hermes Pan]], choreographer
*[[Paramore]], four members from [[Franklin, Tennessee|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)|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 (criminal)|Michael Peterson]], novelist, criminal
*[[John J. Pettus]], 23rd [[List of Governors of Mississippi|Governor of Mississippi]] (1859–1863)
*[[John Pickard (American actor)|John M. Pickard]], actor
*[[Landon Pigg]], singer
*[[Vada Pinson]], baseball player
*[[Dontari Poe]], [[NFL]] player
*[[Antoinette Van Leer Polk]], American southern belle and Baroness de Charette
*[[James K. Polk]], 11th [[President of the United States]] (1845–1849)
*[[Leonidas Polk]], bishop
*[[VanLeer Polk]], American 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)|David Price]], baseball pitcher
*[[Tommy Prothro]], football coach
*[[Will Provine]], historian of science
*[[Missi Pyle]], actress and singer
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==Q==
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*[[DJ Qualls]], actor
*[[James H. Quillen|Jimmy Quillen]], politician
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==R==
[[File:Wilma Rudolph 1960.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Wilma Rudolph]]]]
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*[[Dave Ramsey]], author, motivational speaker
*[[John Rankin (abolitionist)|John Rankin]], abolitionist
*[[John Crow Ransom]], educator and critic
*[[Isaiah Rashad]], rapper and songwriter
*[[Wendell Rawls, Jr.]], journalist
*[[Robbie Ray (baseball)|Robbie Ray]], baseball player
*[[Sam Rayburn]], politician
*[[JJ Redick|J. J. Redick]], basketball player
*[[B. Carroll Reece]]
*[[Florence Patton Reece]], folk singer
*[[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 Selden Roane|John S. Roane]], 4th [[List of Governors of Arkansas|Governor of Arkansas]] (1849–1852)
*[[Lee Roberson]], educator
*[[Rick Roberson]], basketball player
*[[Albert H. Roberts]], governor
*[[James Robertson (early American)|James Robertson]], explorer
*[[Oscar Robertson]], basketball player
*[[Pat Robertson]], televangelist
*[[Olan Rogers]], comedian, actor
*[[John Ross (Cherokee chief)|John Ross]], Cherokee chief
*[[Mitch Rouse]], actor and director
*[[Vic Rouse (basketball)|Vic Rouse]], basketball player
*[[Mason Rudolph (golfer)|Mason Rudolph]], golfer
*[[Wilma Rudolph]], athlete, Olympic gold medalist
*[[Campy Russell]], basketball player
*[[Fred Russell]], sportswriter
*[[Thomas Clarke Rye]], governor
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==S==
[[File:Spurrier 1999.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Steve Spurrier]]]]
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*[[Christine Sadler]], journalist
*[[Shane Salerno]], screenwriter
*[[Chip Saltsman]], politician
*[[William Sanderson]], actor, ''[[Newhart]]'', ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'', ''[[True Blood]]''
*[[Paul Satterfield]], actor
*[[Clarence Saunders (grocer)|Clarence Saunders]], grocer
*[[Dan Schneider (TV producer)|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 (band)|Saliva]]
*[[Rhea Seddon]], astronaut
*[[John Seigenthaler]], television journalist
*[[John Michael Seigenthaler]], television journalist
*[[Gerald Sensabaugh]], football player
*[[Dewitt Clinton Senter]], governor
*[[Sequoyah]]
*[[John Sevier]], one of Tennessee's founding fathers
*[[Paul Shanklin]], satirist
*[[Vicellous Reon Shannon]], actor, ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]'', [[24 (season 1)|''24'' Season 1]]
*[[Cybill Shepherd]], actress
*[[William Shepherd]], astronaut
*[[T. G. Sheppard]], singer
*[[George Sherrill]], baseball pitcher
*[[John K. Shields]], U.S. Senator
*[[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 (musician)|Carl Smith]], singer
*[[Daniel Smith (surveyor)|Daniel Smith]], surveyor
*[[Lane Smith]], actor
*[[Lee Smith (American football)|Lee Smith]], football player
*[[Rachel Smith]], [[Miss USA]] 2007
*[[Bobby Sowell]] (born 1947), musician, songwriter
*[[Richard Speight, Jr.]], actor
*[[Steve Spurrier]], football coach
*[[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 (record producer)|Jim Stewart]] (born 1930), record producer and co-founder of [[Stax Records]]
*[[Tom Stewart]], U.S. Senator
*[[James Stone (American football)|James Stone]], football player
*[[John M. Stone]], politician
*[[Harry Stonecipher]], aviation executive
*[[Thomas Sigismund Stribling|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
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==T==
[[File:Justin Timberlake by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Justin Timberlake]]]]
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*[[George Taliaferro]], football player
*[[Edward Talley]], soldier; [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Roscoe Tanner]], tennis player
*[[James Camp Tappan|James Tappan]] (1825–1906), politician, lawyer, and Confederate general; born in [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]
*[[Quentin Tarantino]], film director, actor, and screenwriter; born in [[Knoxville]]
*[[Allen Tate]], poet
*[[Golden Tate]], football player
*[[Alfred A. Taylor]], governor
*[[Blimey Cow#Jordan Taylor|Jordan Taylor]], youtuber
*[[Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor|Peter Taylor]], author
*[[Robert Love Taylor]], governor and U.S. Senator
*[[Jamie Teachenor]], singer-songwriter
*[[Carla Thomas]] (born 1942), singer, dubbed "the Queen of Memphis Soul"
*[[J. Karen Thomas]], actress, singer
*[[Jake Thomas]], actor
*[[Lane Thomas]], baseball player
*[[Hugh French Thomason|Hugh F. Thomason]] (1826–1893), politician; born in [[Smith County, Tennessee|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 in film|''Spider-Man'' films]]
*[[Andrew Triggs]], baseball player
*[[Elston Turner]], basketball player
*[[Tina Turner]], singer
*[[Peter Turney]], governor
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==U==
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* [[Reggie Upshaw]] (born 1995), basketball player in the [[Israel Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], entertainer
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==V==
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*[[Anthony Wayne Van Leer]], iron works owner
*[[Gore Verbinski]], actor and director
*[[Lark Voorhies]], actress
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==W==
[[File:Kitty Wells.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Kitty Wells]]]]
[[File:Jason Witten 2015.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Jason Witten]]]]
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*[[Bill Wade]], football player
*[[Chuck Wagner]], actor
*[[Leon Wagner]], baseball player
*[[Barbara Jo Walker]], [[Miss America]] 1947
*[[William Walker (filibuster)|William Walker]], lawyer, journalist
*[[Randall Wallace]], screenwriter and director
*[[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
*[[Taylor Ware]], singer
*[[William Wirt Watkins|William W. Watkins]] (1826–1898), politician; born in [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson County]]
*[[Cameron Watson (actor)|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)|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
*[[Reggie White]], football player, Hall of Famer
*[[Ed Whitson]], baseball pitcher
*[[John S. Wilder]], politician
*[[Snootie Wild]], rapper
*[[Jay Wilkison]], actor
*[[Dan Williams (defensive tackle)|Dan Williams]], football player
*[[Elliot Williams]], basketball player
*[[Hank Williams III]], singer
*[[Hayley Williams]], singer for [[Paramore]] (originally from [[Mississippi]])
*[[Lou Williams|Louis Williams]], basketball player
*[[Shawne Williams]], basketball player
*[[Sonny Boy Williamson I|Sonny Boy Williamson]], blues musician
*[[Patrick Willis]], football player
*[[Cedrick Wilson Sr.|Cedrick Wilson]], football player
*[[Edgar Bright Wilson|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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==Y==
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*[[Susan Yeagley]], actress
*[[Alvin York]], [[World War I]] soldier who captured 132 Germans almost single-handedly, ''[[Sergeant York (film)|Sergeant York]]''
*[[Taylor York]], guitarist
*[[Bob Young (TV producer)|Bob Young]], TV producer
*[[Young Buck]], rapper
*[[Chris Young (singer)|Chris Young]], singer, winner of ''[[Nashville Star]]''
*[[Thaddeus Young]], basketball player
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==Z==
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*[[Chris Zachary]], baseball player
*[[Felix Zollicoffer]], [[American Civil War]] general, congressman
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==Fictional characters==
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*[[Iron Man|Anthony Stark]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Lists|United States}}
;By educational institution affiliation
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* [[List of Baylor School alumni]]
* [[List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]]
* [[List of Sewanee: The University of the South people]]
* [[List of Tennessee State University presidents]]
* [[List of University of Memphis people]]
* [[List of University of Tennessee people]]
* [[List of Vanderbilt University people]]
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;By governmental office
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* [[List of Governors of Tennessee]]
* [[List of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court]]
* [[List of lieutenant governors of Tennessee]]
* [[List of Speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives]]
* [[List of United States Senators from Tennessee]]
* [[List of United States Representatives from Tennessee]]
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;By location
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* [[List of people from Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
* [[List of people from Knoxville, Tennessee]]
* [[List of people from Memphis, Tennessee]]
* [[List of people from Nashville, Tennessee]]
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{{clear}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Tennessee}}
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<p>The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, live (or lived) in Tennessee, or for whom Tennessee is significant part of their identity:
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Acuff" title="Roy Acuff">Roy Acuff</a> (1903–1992), musician; born in <a href="/wiki/Maynardville,_Tennessee" title="Maynardville, Tennessee">Maynardville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Adams_(drummer)" title="Charlie Adams (drummer)">Charlie Adams</a>, drummer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Calpernia_Addams" title="Calpernia Addams">Calpernia Addams</a> (born 1971), transgender actress; born in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lily_Afshar" title="Lily Afshar">Lily Afshar</a>, classical guitarist, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Memphis" title="University of Memphis">University of Memphis</a> music professor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Agee" title="James Agee">James Agee</a> (1909–1955); Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, poet, critic; born in <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/The_Aldridge_Sisters" title="The Aldridge Sisters">The Aldridge Sisters</a>, singing duo on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show" title="The Lawrence Welk Show">The Lawrence Welk Show</a></i> (1977–1982)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jessi_Alexander" title="Jessi Alexander">Jessi Alexander</a> (born 1976), singer-songwriter; born in <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Tennessee" title="Jackson, Tennessee">Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Alexander" title="Lamar Alexander">Lamar Alexander</a> (born 1940), lawyer and U.S. Senator; born in <a href="/wiki/Maryville,_Tennessee" title="Maryville, Tennessee">Maryville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Duane_Allman" title="Duane Allman">Duane Allman</a> (1946–1971), guitarist; born in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Allman" title="Gregg Allman">Gregg Allman</a> (born 1947), singer-songwriter, musician; born in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jarrod_Alonge" title="Jarrod Alonge">Jarrod Alonge</a> (born 1993), comedian and musician; lives in <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_Dunaway_Anderson" title="Monroe Dunaway Anderson">Monroe Dunaway Anderson</a>, banker, cotton trader; from <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Tennessee" title="Jackson, Tennessee">Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Anderson_(naval_officer)" title="William Anderson (naval officer)">William R. Anderson</a> (1921–2007), naval officer, politician; born in <a href="/wiki/Humphreys_County,_Tennessee" title="Humphreys County, Tennessee">Humphreys County</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lona_Andre" title="Lona Andre">Lona Andre</a> (1915–1992), actress, golfer; born in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Andrews" title="Jessica Andrews">Jessica Andrews</a> (born 1983), singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jill_Andrews" title="Jill Andrews">Jill Andrews</a>, singer-songwriter, musician, born in <a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Hardin_Armstrong" title="Lil Hardin Armstrong">Lil Hardin Armstrong</a>, jazz musician, wife of <a href="/wiki/Louis_Armstrong" title="Louis Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a>; from <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Arnold" title="Eddy Arnold">Eddy Arnold</a> (1918–2008), singer; born in <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Tennessee" title="Henderson, Tennessee">Henderson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Ashe" title="Victor Ashe">Victor Ashe</a>, Knoxville mayor, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Ambassador_to_Poland" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Ambassador to Poland">Ambassador to Poland</a>; born in <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Atkins" title="Chet Atkins">Chet Atkins</a> (1924–2001), guitarist and record producer; born in <a href="/wiki/Luttrell,_Tennessee" title="Luttrell, Tennessee">Luttrell</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Doug Atkins</a> (born 1930), <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a> primarily with <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Atkins" title="Rodney Atkins">Rodney Atkins</a> (born 1969), singer; born in <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Axton" title="Estelle Axton">Estelle Axton</a> (1918-2004), co-founder of <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Stax Records</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_L._Bachman" title="Nathan L. Bachman">Nathan L. Bachman</a> (1878–1937), U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/DeFord_Bailey" title="DeFord Bailey">DeFord Bailey</a> (1897–1982), musician, <i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry" title="Grand Ole Opry">Grand Ole Opry</a></i> performer; from <a href="/wiki/Smith_County,_Tennessee" title="Smith County, Tennessee">Smith County</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Bailey" title="Ed Bailey">Ed Bailey</a> (1931–2007), baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Baker" title="Howard Baker">Howard Baker</a> (1925–2014), politician, U.S. Senator and <a href="/wiki/White_House_Chief_of_Staff" title="White House Chief of Staff">White House Chief of Staff</a>; born in <a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Tennessee" title="Huntsville, Tennessee">Huntsville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Baker_(actor)" title="Robert Baker (actor)">Robert Baker</a> (born 1979), actor; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kelsea_Ballerini" title="Kelsea Ballerini">Kelsea Ballerini</a> (born 1993), singer; born in <a href="/wiki/Mascot,_Tennessee" title="Mascot, Tennessee">Mascot</a>, grew up in <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Banks" title="Adrian Banks">Adrian Banks</a> (born 1986), basketball player, 2011-12 <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League_Statistical_Leaders" title="Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders">top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ava_Barber" title="Ava Barber">Ava Barber</a> (born 1954), singer; born in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/George_Franklin_Barber" title="George Franklin Barber">George Franklin Barber</a> (1854–1915), architect; lived in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Barrett" title="Ronnie Barrett">Ronnie Barrett</a> (born 1954), firearms manufacturer; born in <a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Bass" title="Ross Bass">Ross Bass</a> (1918–1993), U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Bass" title="William M. Bass">William M. Bass</a> (born 1928), forensic anthropologist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Bate" title="William B. Bate">William B. Bate</a> (1826–1905), governor and U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Daren_Bates" title="Daren Bates">Daren Bates</a> (born 1990), football player; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> (born 1948), <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>-winning actress; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Batts" class="mw-redirect" title="Kate Batts">Kate Batts</a> (also known as <a href="/wiki/The_Bell_Witch" class="mw-redirect" title="The Bell Witch">The Bell Witch</a>), mythic <a href="/wiki/Poltergeist" title="Poltergeist">poltergeist</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Beard" title="Robin Beard">Robin Beard</a> (1939–2007), politician; born in <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Beathard" title="Casey Beathard">Casey Beathard</a>, songwriter; from <a href="/wiki/Spring_Hill,_Tennessee" title="Spring Hill, Tennessee">Spring Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bianca_Belair" title="Bianca Belair">Bianca Belair</a> (born 1989), WWE wrestler; born in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Belichick" title="Bill Belichick">Bill Belichick</a> (born 1952), head coach of <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>; born in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Bell" title="Brian Bell">Brian Bell</a> (born 1968), guitarist; from Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Bell (Tennessee politician)">John Bell</a> (1796–1869), politician, Secretary of War under <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a>; from Mill Creek</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Bell_(singer)" title="William Bell (singer)">William Bell</a> (born 1939), singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bennett_(baseball)" title="Jeff Bennett (baseball)">Jeff Bennett</a> (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in <a href="/wiki/Donelson,_Tennessee" title="Donelson, Tennessee">Donelson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Benward" title="Aaron Benward">Aaron Benward</a> (born 1973), singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Polly_Bergen" title="Polly Bergen">Polly Bergen</a> (born 1930), actress, singer, entrepreneur; born in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/George_L._Berry" title="George L. Berry">George L. Berry</a> (1882–1948), U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Mookie Betts</a> (born 1992), baseball player; born in <a href="/wiki/Brentwood,_Tennessee" title="Brentwood, Tennessee">Brentwood</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Bird_(baseball)" title="Greg Bird (baseball)">Greg Bird</a> (born 1992), baseball player; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tarik_Black" title="Tarik Black">Tarik Black</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Blanton" title="Joe Blanton">Joe Blanton</a> (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in Nashville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Blevins" title="Jerry Blevins">Jerry Blevins</a> (born 1983), baseball pitcher; born in <a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Blount" title="William Blount">William Blount</a> (1749–1800), statesman, governor and senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Blount" title="Willie Blount">Willie Blount</a> (1768–1835), early governor of Tennessee</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Bond" title="Julian Bond">Julian Bond</a> (1940–2015), activist, politician; born in Nashville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bonnyman,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Bonnyman, Jr.">Alexander Bonnyman, Jr.</a> (1910–1943), decorated U.S. Marine; raised in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Arna_Bontemps" title="Arna Bontemps">Arna W. Bontemps</a> (1902–1973), poet and novelist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Maci_Bookout" title="Maci Bookout">Maci Bookout</a>, reality TV personality</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Boone" title="Pat Boone">Pat Boone</a> (born 1934), singer and actor; raised in Nashville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Boston" title="Rachel Boston">Rachel Boston</a> (born 1982), actress; born in <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Boyce" title="Charles Boyce">Charles Boyce</a>, syndicated cartoonist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Wayne_Boyd" title="Craig Wayne Boyd">Craig Wayne Boyd</a> (born 1978), singer, winner of <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice (U.S. TV series)">The Voice</a></i> <a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(U.S._season_7)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice (U.S. season 7)">season 7</a>; resides in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Boyd" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Henry Boyd">Richard Henry Boyd</a> (1843–1922), founder, National Baptist Publishing Board</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jarrett_Boykin" title="Jarrett Boykin">Jarrett Boykin</a> (born 1989), football player; born in Chattanooga</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Brasfield" title="Rod Brasfield">Rod Brasfield</a> (1910–1958), comedian</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Corey_Brewer" title="Corey Brewer">Corey Brewer</a> (born 1986), basketball player; from <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Tennessee" title="Portland, Tennessee">Portland</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Brock" title="Bill Brock">Bill Brock</a> (born 1930), U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of Labor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cary_Brothers" title="Cary Brothers">Cary Brothers</a>, indie rock singer-songwriter; from Nashville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Brothers" title="Rex Brothers">Rex Brothers</a> (born 1987), baseball player; born in <a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Brown" title="Clarence Brown">Clarence Brown</a> (1890–1987), film director; attended school in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Brown" title="John C. Brown">John C. Brown</a> (1827–1889), governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Marlon_Brown" title="Marlon Brown">Marlon Brown</a> (born 1991), football player; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Neill_S._Brown" title="Neill S. Brown">Neill S. Brown</a> (1810–1896), governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Browning" title="Gordon Browning">Gordon Browning</a> (1889–1976), governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Browning_(inventor)" title="Jonathan Browning (inventor)">Jonathan Browning</a> (1805–1879), maker of firearms; born in <a href="/wiki/Sumner_County,_Tennessee" title="Sumner County, Tennessee">Sumner County</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Gannaway_Brownlow" class="mw-redirect" title="William Gannaway Brownlow">William Gannaway Brownlow</a> (1805–1877), editor and governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_M._Buchanan" title="James M. Buchanan">James M. Buchanan</a>, economist, Nobel laureate</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Buchanan" title="John P. Buchanan">John P. Buchanan</a> (1847–1930), governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Bullocks" title="Josh Bullocks">Josh Bullocks</a> (born 1983), football player; born in Chattanooga</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Hodgson_Burnett" title="Frances Hodgson Burnett">Frances Hodgson Burnett</a> (1849–1924), English-born author; settled near Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Burnett" title="Morgan Burnett">Morgan Burnett</a>, football player; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_C._Burns" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth C. Burns">Kenneth C. Burns</a> (1920–1989), musician, "Jethro" of <a href="/wiki/Homer_and_Jethro" title="Homer and Jethro">Homer and Jethro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Burson" title="Charles Burson">Charles Burson</a> (born 1944), chief of staff for <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a>; grew up in <a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Tennessee" title="Shelby County, Tennessee">Shelby County</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kristian_Bush" title="Kristian Bush">Kristian Bush</a> (born 1970), singer; born in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Butcher" title="Jake Butcher">Jake Butcher</a> (born 1936), banker and politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Butler" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl Butler">Carl Butler</a> (1927–1992), singer-songwriter; born in Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Byars" title="Derrick Byars">Derrick Byars</a> (born 1984), basketball player; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Byrge" title="Bill Byrge">Bill Byrge</a> (born 1932), actor, comedian; born in Nashville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Byrns" title="Jo Byrns">Joseph W. Byrns</a> (1869–1936), 14-term congressman; born in <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Hill,_Tennessee" title="Cedar Hill, Tennessee">Cedar Hill</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cain" title="Matt Cain">Matt Cain</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Caine" title="Howard Caine">Howard Caine</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Caldwell_(linebacker)" title="Mike Caldwell (linebacker)">Mike Caldwell</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Calhoun" title="Duke Calhoun">Duke Calhoun</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Callaway" title="Mickey Callaway">Mickey Callaway</a>, baseball pitcher, coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Campbell_(comedian)" title="Archie Campbell (comedian)">Archie Campbell</a>, entertainer, <i><a href="/wiki/Hee_Haw" title="Hee Haw">Hee Haw</a></i> star</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Campbell" title="William B. Campbell">William B. Campbell</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Carawan" title="Guy Carawan">Guy Carawan</a>, folk musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hattie_Caraway" class="mw-redirect" title="Hattie Caraway">Hattie Caraway</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Deana_Carter" title="Deana Carter">Deana Carter</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_Carter" title="Dixie Carter">Dixie Carter</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kellye_Cash" title="Kellye Cash">Kellye Cash</a>, 1987 <a href="/wiki/Miss_America" title="Miss America">Miss America</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/June_Carter_Cash" title="June Carter Cash">June Carter Cash</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rosanne_Cash" title="Rosanne Cash">Rosanne Cash</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/David_Catching" class="mw-redirect" title="David Catching">David Catching</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Catron" title="John Catron">John Catron</a>, Supreme Court justice</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Caulkins" title="Tracy Caulkins">Tracy Caulkins</a>, Olympic gold-medalist swimmer (born in Minnesota)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Cheatham" title="Benjamin F. Cheatham">Benjamin F. Cheatham</a>, Confederate general</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Cheatham" title="Doc Cheatham">Doc Cheatham</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Cheatham" title="Kitty Cheatham">Kitty Cheatham</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Boone_Cheatham" title="Richard Boone Cheatham">Richard Boone Cheatham</a>, 19th-century mayor of Nashville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Cheatham" title="Richard Cheatham">Richard Cheatham</a>, 19th-century congressman</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_R._Cherry_III" title="John R. Cherry III">John R. Cherry III</a>, film director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Chesney" title="Kenny Chesney">Kenny Chesney</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cho" title="Henry Cho">Henry Cho</a>, comedian</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tyson_Clabo" title="Tyson Clabo">Tyson Clabo</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alysha_Clark" title="Alysha Clark">Alysha Clark</a> (born 1987), <a href="/wiki/American-Israeli" class="mw-redirect" title="American-Israeli">American-Israeli</a> basketball player for the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Philander_Claxton" title="Philander Claxton">Philander P. Claxton</a>, educator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Clayton_(Clayton_Homes)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Clayton (Clayton Homes)">Jim Clayton</a>, housing developer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Frank_G._Clement" title="Frank G. Clement">Frank G. Clement</a>, governor of Tennessee</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Clifton" title="Chad Clifton">Chad Clifton</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Cobb_(American_football)" title="Randall Cobb (American football)">Randall Cobb</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Coe" title="Fred Coe">Fred Coe</a>, television producer and director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Coe_(American_football)" title="Michael Coe (American football)">Michael Coe</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lynnette_Cole" title="Lynnette Cole">Lynnette Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miss_USA" title="Miss USA">Miss USA</a> 2000</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Collie" title="Mark Collie">Mark Collie</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Collins_(linebacker)" title="Todd Collins (linebacker)">Todd Collins</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Britton_Colquitt" title="Britton Colquitt">Britton Colquitt</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Colquitt" title="Dustin Colquitt">Dustin Colquitt</a>, punter for NFL's <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Darby_Conley" title="Darby Conley">Darby Conley</a>, cartoonist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lester_Conner" title="Lester Conner">Lester Conner</a>, basketball player and coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Cook" title="Barry Cook">Barry Cook</a>, film director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Cooper_(musician)" title="John Cooper (musician)">John Cooper</a>, musician, lead singer of Christian rock band <a href="/wiki/Skillet_(band)" title="Skillet (band)">Skillet</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Prentice_Cooper" title="Prentice Cooper">Prentice Cooper</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Costa" title="Mary Costa">Mary Costa</a>, opera singer, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Courtland" title="Jerome Courtland">Jerome Courtland</a>, actor, director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_I._Cox" title="John I. Cox">John I. Cox</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Cox" title="Morgan Cox">Morgan Cox</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cylk_Cozart" title="Cylk Cozart">Cylk Cozart</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Cozart" title="Zack Cozart">Zack Cozart</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Craig_(actor)" title="James Craig (actor)">James Craig</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Davy_Crockett" title="Davy Crockett">David "Davy" Crockett</a>, frontiersman, politician, hero of the <a href="/wiki/Alamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamo">Alamo</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_Lee" title="Dixie Lee">Dixie Lee Crosby</a>, early 19th-century entertainer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/E._H._Crump" title="E. H. Crump">Edward Hull "Boss" Crump</a>, politician, former mayor of Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Cullum" title="John Cullum">John Cullum</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Cunningham" title="Benny Cunningham">Benny Cunningham</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Cunningham" title="Lowell Cunningham">Lowell Cunningham</a>, comic-book writer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brandi_Cyrus" title="Brandi Cyrus">Brandi Cyrus</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Noah_Cyrus" title="Noah Cyrus">Noah Cyrus</a>, singer</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Daniel" title="Rod Daniel">Rod Daniel</a>, director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Orleans_Darkwa" title="Orleans Darkwa">Orleans Darkwa</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Davis" title="Jeremy Davis">Jeremy Davis</a>, musician (originally from Arkansas)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dedman" title="Bill Dedman">Bill Dedman</a>, journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Beauford_Delaney" title="Beauford Delaney">Beauford Delaney</a>, painter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Delk" title="Tony Delk">Tony Delk</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Dempsey" title="Rick Dempsey">Rick Dempsey</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/George_Roby_Dempster" title="George Roby Dempster">George Roby Dempster</a>, inventor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Denton" title="James Denton">Jamie Denton</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cleavant_Derricks_(actor)" title="Cleavant Derricks (actor)">Cleavant Derricks</a>, actor, singer-songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Derricks-Carroll" title="Clinton Derricks-Carroll">Clinton Derricks-Carroll</a>, actor, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Dickey" title="Dale Dickey">Dale Dickey</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/R.A._Dickey" title="R.A. Dickey">R.A. Dickey</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dodd" title="Bobby Dodd">Bobby Dodd</a>, football coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shannen_Doherty" title="Shannen Doherty">Shannen Doherty</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson_Donelson" title="Andrew Jackson Donelson">Andrew Jackson Donelson</a>, diplomat</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Douglas" title="Aaron Douglas">Aaron Douglas</a>, painter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Douglas_(American_actor)" title="Christopher Douglas (American actor)">Christopher Douglas</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Drake" title="Josh Drake">Josh Drake</a>, music educator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Duncan_(country_singer)" title="Johnny Duncan (country singer)">Johnny Duncan</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/King_Dunlap" title="King Dunlap">King Dunlap</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn" title="Donald "Duck" Dunn">Donald "Duck" Dunn</a> (1941-2012), bassist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Natalia_Dyer" title="Natalia Dyer">Natalia Dyer</a>, actress</li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/John_Early_(comedian)" title="John Early (comedian)">John Early</a>, comedian, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Edward_H._East" title="Edward H. East">Edward H. East</a>, acting governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Edmondson" title="William Edmondson">William Edmondson</a>, folk art sculptor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Evins" title="Dan Evins">Dan Evins</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Cracker_Barrel" title="Cracker Barrel">Cracker Barrel</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Fargas" title="Nikki Fargas">Nikki Fargas</a>, basketball coach; grew up in <a href="/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee" title="Oak Ridge, Tennessee">Oak Ridge</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/David_Farragut" title="David Farragut">David Farragut</a>, admiral</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Farro" title="Josh Farro">Josh Farro</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Zac_Farro" title="Zac Farro">Zac Farro</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Felton" title="Jerome Felton">Jerome Felton</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Finch" title="Larry Finch">Larry Finch</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Finchum" title="Chad Finchum">Chad Finchum</a>, NASCAR driver</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>, wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lester_Flatt" title="Lester Flatt">Lester Flatt</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Fleisher" title="Bruce Fleisher">Bruce Fleisher</a>, golfer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Foote" title="Shelby Foote">Shelby Foote</a>, author</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Ford" title="Colin Ford">Colin Ford</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Ford,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Harold Ford, Jr.">Harold Ford, Jr.</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford" title="Tennessee Ernie Ford">Tennessee Ernie Ford</a>, entertainer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest" title="Nathan Bedford Forrest">Nathan Bedford Forrest</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> officer, founder of the Ku Klux Klan</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Logan_Forsythe" title="Logan Forsythe">Logan Forsythe</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Abe_Fortas" title="Abe Fortas">Abe Fortas</a>, U.S. Supreme Court justice</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ramon_Foster" title="Ramon Foster">Ramon Foster</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Megan_Fox" title="Megan Fox">Megan Fox</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Aubrayo_Franklin" title="Aubrayo Franklin">Aubrayo Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Frazier" title="James B. Frazier">James B. Frazier</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Freeman" title="Morgan Freeman">Morgan Freeman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>-winning actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Frist" title="Bill Frist">Bill Frist</a>, physician and politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Phillip Fulmer</a>, football coach</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Augustus_Hill_Garland" title="Augustus Hill Garland">A. H. Garland</a> (1832–1899), politician; born in <a href="/wiki/Tipton_County,_Tennessee" title="Tipton County, Tennessee">Tipton County</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Garner" title="Phil Garner">Phil Garner</a>, baseball player and manager</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Gasol" title="Marc Gasol">Marc Gasol</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Gentry" title="Jacob Gentry">Jacob Gentry</a>, film director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilliam" title="Jim Gilliam">Jim Gilliam</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Giovanni" title="Nikki Giovanni">Nikki Giovanni</a>, educator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Guilford_Glazer" title="Guilford Glazer">Guilford Glazer</a>, land developer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_William_Goodpasture" title="Ernest William Goodpasture">Ernest William Goodpasture</a>, physician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ginnifer_Goodwin" title="Ginnifer Goodwin">Ginnifer Goodwin</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a>, former <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Tennessee">Tennessee Senator</a>, 45th <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President of the United States</a> under <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> (1993–2001), and <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election" title="2000 United States presidential election">2000</a> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for President</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Gore,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Albert Gore, Sr.">Albert Gore, Sr.</a>, politician, senator, father of <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brentley_Gore" title="Brentley Gore">Brentley Gore</a>, singer, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Yo_Gotti" title="Yo Gotti">Yo Gotti</a>, rapper</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Graham" title="Lou Graham">Lou Graham</a>, golfer, 1975 <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_(golf)" title="U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a> champion</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Grant" title="Aaron Grant">Aaron Grant</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Gray" title="Sonny Gray">Sonny Gray</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Greene" title="Jack Greene">Jack Greene</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Grimm" title="Justin Grimm">Justin Grimm</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grooms" title="Red Grooms">Red Grooms</a>, artist</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Haddix" title="Wayne Haddix">Wayne Haddix</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Hale" title="Lucy Hale">Lucy Hale</a>, actress and singer; <i><a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pretty Little Liars (TV series)">Pretty Little Liars</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Haley" title="Alex Haley">Alex Haley</a>, author</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carla_Hall" title="Carla Hall">Carla Hall</a>, chef</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/George_Hamilton_(actor)" title="George Hamilton (actor)">George Hamilton</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Hamlin" title="Ken Hamlin">Ken Hamlin</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/W.C._Handy" class="mw-redirect" title="W.C. Handy">W.C. Handy</a>, composer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Haney" title="Anne Haney">Anne Haney</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Hanna" title="Jack Hanna">Jack Hanna</a>, zookeeper</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Happer" title="William Happer">William Happer</a>, physicist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hardwick" title="Chris Hardwick">Chris Hardwick</a>, comedian, actor, television personality, and host of <i><a href="/wiki/@midnight" title="@midnight">At Midnight with Chris Hardwick</a></i>; born in <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> but raised in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hardy" title="Greg Hardy">Greg Hardy</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Harper_(personal_trainer)" title="Bob Harper (personal trainer)">Bob Harper</a>, personal trainer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/George_%22Two_Ton%22_Harris" class="mw-redirect" title="George "Two Ton" Harris">George "Two Ton" Harris</a>, wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Isham_G._Harris" title="Isham G. Harris">Isham G. Harris</a>, governor and U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Styles_Harris" title="Mary Styles Harris">Mary Styles Harris</a>, biologist, geneticist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Harris" title="Phil Harris">Phil Harris</a>, actor, singer, bandleader</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Taylor_Hart" title="Nicole Taylor Hart">Nicole Taylor Hart</a>, songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Haskins" title="Dennis Haskins">Dennis Haskins</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Haslam_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="James Haslam Jr.">James Haslam Jr.</a>, businessman, owner of NFL's <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Hassell" title="Trenton Hassell">Trenton Hassell</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Hawkins" title="Donald Hawkins">Donald Hawkins</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Whit_Haydn" title="Whit Haydn">Whit Haydn</a>, magician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a>, musician and actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Henry_D._Haynes" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry D. Haynes">Henry D. Haynes</a>, "Homer" of <a href="/wiki/Homer_and_Jethro" title="Homer and Jethro">Homer and Jethro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hearns" title="Thomas Hearns">Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns</a>, boxer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Todd Helton</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Christina_Hendricks" title="Christina Hendricks">Christina Hendricks</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Hendrix" title="Elaine Hendrix">Elaine Hendrix</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Henry_(actor)" title="Dwight Henry (actor)">Dwight Henry</a>, actor, baker</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hickman_(baseball,_born_1937)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Hickman (baseball, born 1937)">Jim Hickman</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dont%27a_Hightower" title="Dont'a Hightower">Dont'a Hightower</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Hillenmeyer" title="Hunter Hillenmeyer">Hunter Hillenmeyer</a>, football player</li>
<li>Joe Hills, Minecraft YouTuber</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Hindman" title="Thomas C. Hindman">Thomas C. Hindman</a>, Confederate general</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Will_Hoge" title="Will Hoge">Will Hoge</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Charles_O._(Chad)_Holliday" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles O. (Chad) Holliday">Charles O. (Chad) Holliday</a>, chief executive officer of <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America" title="Bank of America">Bank of America</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Honeycutt" title="Rick Honeycutt">Rick Honeycutt</a>, baseball pitcher and coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/The_Honky_Tonk_Man" title="The Honky Tonk Man">The Honky Tonk Man</a>, professional wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Jay_Hooker" title="John Jay Hooker">John Jay Hooker</a>, attorney</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Hooks" title="Benjamin Hooks">Benjamin Hooks</a>, minister, <a href="/wiki/NAACP" title="NAACP">NAACP</a> director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ben_W._Hooper" title="Ben W. Hooper">Ben W. Hooper</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Hooper" title="Ed Hooper">Ed Hooper</a>, author</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Myles_Horton" title="Myles Horton">Myles Horton</a>, educator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston" title="Sam Houston">Sam Houston</a>, soldier and politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Howell" title="Bailey Howell">Bailey Howell</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Allan_B._Hubbard" title="Allan B. Hubbard">Allan B. Hubbard</a>, National Economic Council Director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Hudson" title="Dakota Hudson">Dakota Hudson</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Hudson" title="Dick Hudson">Dick Hudson</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hughes" title="Thomas Hughes">Thomas Hughes</a>, English author of <i>Tom Brown's School Days</i>; founded <a href="/wiki/Rugby,_Tennessee" title="Rugby, Tennessee">Rugby, Tennessee</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Hughes-Heying" title="Yolanda Hughes-Heying">Yolanda Hughes-Heying</a>, IFBB professional bodybuilder</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cordell_Hull" title="Cordell Hull">Cordell Hull</a>, U.S. Secretary of State; recipient, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Claude Humphrey</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Con_Hunley" title="Con Hunley">Con Hunley</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Courtney_Hunt" title="Courtney Hunt">Courtney Hunt</a>, screenwriter and director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Hunter" title="Alberta Hunter">Alberta Hunter</a>, blues singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Les_Hunter_(basketball)" title="Les Hunter (basketball)">Les Hunter</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hwang" title="Dennis Hwang">Dennis Hwang</a>, graphic artist</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Juicy_J" title="Juicy J">Juicy J</a>, rapper and producer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Al_Jackson_Jr." title="Al Jackson Jr.">Al Jackson Jr.</a> (1935-1975), drummer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a>, seventh <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> (1829–1837)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Howell_Edmunds_Jackson" title="Howell Edmunds Jackson">Howell Edmunds Jackson</a>, Supreme Court Justice</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Quinton_Jackson" title="Quinton Jackson">Quinton Jackson</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">UFC</a> light heavyweight champion; born in Memphis</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jacoby" title="Mark Jacoby">Mark Jacoby</a>, performer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Jarman_Jr." title="Claude Jarman Jr.">Claude Jarman Jr.</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a>, wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Jasper" title="Josh Jasper">Josh Jasper</a> (born 1987), All-American college football player (<a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">placekicker</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Mayo_Jenkins" title="Carol Mayo Jenkins">Carol Mayo Jenkins</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Jenkins" title="Chad Jenkins">Chad Jenkins</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Jenkins_(basketball)" title="John Jenkins (basketball)">John Jenkins</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Jenkins_(politician)" title="Bill Jenkins (politician)">William L. Jenkins</a>, U.S. House of Representatives (R-TN-01) (1997–2007)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Jerry" title="John Jerry">John Jerry</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Peria_Jerry" title="Peria Jerry">Peria Jerry</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jeter" title="Michael Jeter">Michael Jeter</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a>, 17th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> (1865–1869)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Johnson_(American_football)" title="Thomas Johnson (American football)">Thomas Johnson</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cave_Johnson" title="Cave Johnson">Cave Johnson</a>, politician and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Postmaster_General" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Postmaster General">U.S. Postmaster General</a> (1865–1869)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Jones_(businessman)" title="Allan Jones (businessman)">Allan Jones</a>, businessman and founder of <a href="/wiki/Check_Into_Cash" title="Check Into Cash">Check Into Cash</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T._Jones" title="Booker T. Jones">Booker T. Jones</a> (born 1944), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Jones_(actor)" title="Christopher Jones (actor)">Christopher Jones</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Jones_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Jones (American football)">Ed "Too Tall" Jones</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Holman_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesse Holman Jones">Jesse Holman Jones</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Popeye_Jones" title="Popeye Jones">Popeye Jones</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Van_Jones" title="Van Jones">Van Jones</a>, environmental advocate</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Joseph" title="Caleb Joseph">Caleb Joseph</a>, baseball player</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Keane" title="Margaret Keane">Margaret Keane</a>, artist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Kear" title="Josh Kear">Josh Kear</a>, songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a>, U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/David_Keith" title="David Keith">David Keith</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Frank_B._Kelso_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank B. Kelso II">Frank B. Kelso II</a>, admiral</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/K.Michelle" class="mw-redirect" title="K.Michelle">K.Michelle</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kem_(singer)" title="Kem (singer)">Kem</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Kemp_(baseball)" title="Tony Kemp (baseball)">Tony Kemp</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kesha" title="Kesha">Kesha</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Kilgore_(American_football)" title="Daniel Kilgore (American football)">Daniel Kilgore</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Knoxville" title="Johnny Knoxville">Johnny Knoxville</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Korine" title="Rachel Korine">Rachel Korine</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Kovach" title="Bill Kovach">Bill Kovach</a>, journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Wood_Krutch" title="Joseph Wood Krutch">Joseph Wood Krutch</a>, naturalist</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kagamine_Rin" class="mw-redirect" title="Kagamine Rin">Kagamine Rin</a>, Japanese singer, idol</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kagamine_Len" class="mw-redirect" title="Kagamine Len">Kagamine Len</a>, twin of Kagamine Rin also a Japanese singer and idol</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Landel" title="Buddy Landel">"Nature Boy" Buddy Landel</a>, professional wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Landrum" title="Dan Landrum">Dan Landrum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hammered_dulcimer" title="Hammered dulcimer">hammered-dulcimer</a> player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Lang" title="Walter Lang">Walter Lang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director">film director</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lucille_La_Verne" title="Lucille La Verne">Lucille La Verne</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry "The King" Lawler</a>, professional wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Renee_Lawless" class="mw-redirect" title="Renee Lawless">Renee Lawless</a>, actress, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_P._Lawrence" title="William P. Lawrence">William P. Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">Vice admiral (United States)</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Lee_(musician)" title="Arthur Lee (musician)">Arthur Lee</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lee" title="Clyde Lee">Clyde Lee</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kai-Fu_Lee" title="Kai-Fu Lee">Kai-Fu Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> executive</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Adriane_Lenox" title="Adriane Lenox">Adriane Lenox</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/D._D._Lewis_(linebacker,_born_1945)" title="D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1945)">D. D. Lewis</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Liddle" title="Steve Liddle">Steve Liddle</a>, baseball coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Beth_Littleford" title="Beth Littleford">Beth Littleford</a>, actress, comedian</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sondra_Locke" title="Sondra Locke">Sondra Locke</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Z._Alexander_Looby" title="Z. Alexander Looby">Z. Alexander Looby</a>, lawyer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Harmon_Lurton" title="Horace Harmon Lurton">Horace Harmon Lurton</a>, Supreme Court justice</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Lynch" title="Dustin Lynch">Dustin Lynch</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Nelson_Lytle" title="Andrew Nelson Lytle">Andrew Nelson Lytle</a>, novelist</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jean_MacArthur" title="Jean MacArthur">Jean (Faircloth) MacArthur</a>, heiress, wife of General <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Dave_Macon" title="Uncle Dave Macon">"Uncle Dave" Macon</a>, musician and comedian</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Bill Madlock</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Mahaffey" title="Matt Mahaffey">Matt Mahaffey</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Johnny Majors</a>, football coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Mann" title="Delbert Mann">Delbert Mann</a>, screenwriter and director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Marchi" title="Jamie Marchi">Jamie Marchi</a>, voice actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Shawn Marion</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Marlin" title="Sterling Marlin">Sterling Marlin</a>, two-time <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a> winner</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wink_Martindale" title="Wink Martindale">Wink Martindale</a>, television personality</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shaq_Mason" title="Shaq Mason">Shaq Mason</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Massey" title="Christopher Massey">Christopher Massey</a>, actor, rapper</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Massey" title="Mike Massey">Mike Massey</a>, professional pool player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Fontaine_Maury" title="Matthew Fontaine Maury">Matthew Fontaine Maury</a>, oceanographer, astronomer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Gibbs_McAdoo" title="William Gibbs McAdoo">William Gibbs McAdoo</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hill_McAlister" title="Hill McAlister">Hill McAlister</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Macon_McCalman" title="Macon McCalman">Macon McCalman</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy" title="Cormac McCarthy">Cormac McCarthy</a>, novelist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tim_McCarver" title="Tim McCarver">Tim McCarver</a>, baseball player and broadcaster</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ted_McClain" title="Ted McClain">Ted McClain</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jacques_McClendon" title="Jacques McClendon">Jacques McClendon</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael McDonald (singer)">Michael McDonald</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brownie_McGhee" title="Brownie McGhee">Brownie McGhee</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Stick_McGhee" class="mw-redirect" title="Stick McGhee">Stick McGhee</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_McGill" title="Ralph McGill">Ralph McGill</a>, journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_McKellar_(politician)" title="Kenneth McKellar (politician)">Kenneth McKellar</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_McKenzie_(linebacker)" title="Reggie McKenzie (linebacker)">Reggie McKenzie</a>, football player and executive</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_McKinney" title="Bill McKinney">Bill McKinney</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ellen_McLain" title="Ellen McLain">Ellen McLain</a>, opera singer, voice actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Meacham" title="Jon Meacham">Jon Meacham</a>, publishing executive</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mercer" title="Ron Mercer">Ron Mercer</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cary_Middlecoff" title="Cary Middlecoff">Cary Middlecoff</a>, golfer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Minor" title="Jerry Minor">Jerry Minor</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Minor_(baseball)" title="Mike Minor (baseball)">Mike Minor</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="John Mitchell (baseball)">John Mitchell</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Moneymaker" title="Chris Moneymaker">Chris Moneymaker</a>, poker player; from Knoxville</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Monroe" title="Ashley Monroe">Ashley Monroe</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Grace_Moore" title="Grace Moore">Grace Moore</a>, opera soprano</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shelly_Moore" title="Shelly Moore">Shelly Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miss_Teen_USA" title="Miss Teen USA">Miss Teen USA</a> 1997</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Morgan" title="Craig Morgan">Craig Morgan</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lorrie_Morgan" title="Lorrie Morgan">Lorrie Morgan</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Morris" title="Bryan Morris">Bryan Morris</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gideon_Morris" title="Gideon Morris">Gideon Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trans-Appalachia" title="Trans-Appalachia">trans-Appalachian</a> pioneer and founder of <a href="/wiki/Morristown,_Tennessee" title="Morristown, Tennessee">Morristown</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Morton" title="Ricky Morton">Ricky Morton</a>, wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Anson_Mount" title="Anson Mount">Anson Mount</a>, writer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Cole_Mountflorence" title="James Cole Mountflorence">James Cole Mountflorence</a>, 19th-century diplomat</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Noailles_Murfree" title="Mary Noailles Murfree">Mary Noailles Murfree</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Myers_(offensive_lineman)" title="Robert Myers (offensive lineman)">Robert Myers</a>, football player</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elise_Neal" title="Elise Neal">Elise Neal</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Neal" title="Patricia Neal">Patricia Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>-winning actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a>, sportscaster</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Neumann" title="Johnny Neumann">Johnny Neumann</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Josef_Newgarden" title="Josef Newgarden">Josef Newgarden</a>, Indy Car driver</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Neyland" title="Robert Neyland">Robert Neyland</a>, UT Vols football coach, namesake for <a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_O._P._Nicholson" title="Alfred O. P. Nicholson">Alfred O. P. Nicholson</a>, politician</li>
<li>Bishop <a href="/wiki/James_Daniel_Niedergeses" title="James Daniel Niedergeses">James Daniel Niedergeses</a>, clergyman</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Nixon" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth Nixon">Kenneth Nixon</a>, musician</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Ochs" title="Adolph Ochs">Adolph Ochs</a>, publisher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Oconostota" title="Oconostota">Oconostota</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Joe_O%27Donnell_(photojournalist)" title="Joe O'Donnell (photojournalist)">Joe O'Donnell</a>, photojournalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Oher" title="Michael Oher">Michael Oher</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Oliver_(baseball)" title="Joe Oliver (baseball)">Joe Oliver</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Omiyale" title="Frank Omiyale">Frank Omiyale</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Keith_Orton" class="mw-redirect" title="Randall Keith Orton">Randall Keith Orton</a>, professional wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Osteen" title="Claude Osteen">Claude Osteen</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Outlaw" title="Jimmy Outlaw">Jimmy Outlaw</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Park_Overall" title="Park Overall">Park Overall</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chord_Overstreet" title="Chord Overstreet">Chord Overstreet</a>, actor, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Major_Owens" title="Major Owens">Major Owens</a>, politician</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hatsune_Miku" title="Hatsune Miku">Hatsune Miku</a>, Japanese idol and singer</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bettie_Page" title="Bettie Page">Bettie Page</a>, model</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Palmer_(TV_journalist)" title="John Palmer (TV journalist)">John Palmer</a>, television journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Palmer_(baseball)" title="Matt Palmer (baseball)">Matt Palmer</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hermes_Pan_(choreographer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hermes Pan (choreographer)">Hermes Pan</a>, choreographer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Paramore" title="Paramore">Paramore</a>, four members from <a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Tennessee" title="Franklin, Tennessee">Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lara_Parker" title="Lara Parker">Lara Parker</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cindy_Parlow" class="mw-redirect" title="Cindy Parlow">Cindy Parlow</a>, soccer player and coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Parnell" title="Chris Parnell">Chris Parnell</a>, comedian</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wes_Parsons" title="Wes Parsons">Wes Parsons</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Partlow" title="Hope Partlow">Hope Partlow</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a>, singer and actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Parton" title="Randy Parton">Randy Parton</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Stella_Parton" title="Stella Parton">Stella Parton</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Patterson_(actress)" title="Elizabeth Patterson (actress)">Elizabeth Patterson</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Quinton_Patton" title="Quinton Patton">Quinton Patton</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Payne" title="Cameron Payne">Cameron Payne</a>, NBA player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Waylon_Payne" title="Waylon Payne">Waylon Payne</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Minnie_Pearl" title="Minnie Pearl">Minnie Pearl</a>, comedian and <i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry" title="Grand Ole Opry">Grand Ole Opry</a></i> star</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Puggy_Pearson" title="Puggy Pearson">Puggy Pearson</a>, professional poker player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Pennington" title="Chad Pennington">Chad Pennington</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Penny" title="Sydney Penny">Sydney Penny</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Perkins" title="Carl Perkins">Carl Perkins</a>, musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)" title="Michael Peterson (criminal)">Michael Peterson</a>, novelist, criminal</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Pettus" title="John J. Pettus">John J. Pettus</a>, 23rd <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Mississippi">Governor of Mississippi</a> (1859–1863)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Pickard_(American_actor)" title="John Pickard (American actor)">John M. Pickard</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Landon_Pigg" title="Landon Pigg">Landon Pigg</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Vada_Pinson" title="Vada Pinson">Vada Pinson</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dontari_Poe" title="Dontari Poe">Dontari Poe</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Antoinette_Van_Leer_Polk" title="Antoinette Van Leer Polk">Antoinette Van Leer Polk</a>, American southern belle and Baroness de Charette</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a>, 11th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> (1845–1849)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Leonidas_Polk" title="Leonidas Polk">Leonidas Polk</a>, bishop</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/VanLeer_Polk" title="VanLeer Polk">VanLeer Polk</a>, American politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Childress_Polk" title="Sarah Childress Polk">Sarah Childress Polk</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="First Lady of the United States">First Lady of the United States</a>, wife of President <a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pomeranz" title="Drew Pomeranz">Drew Pomeranz</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_D._Porter" title="James D. Porter">James D. Porter</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Annie_Potts" title="Annie Potts">Annie Potts</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Prather" title="Casey Prather">Casey Prather</a> (born 1991), basketball player in the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League" title="Israeli Basketball Premier League">Israeli Basketball Premier League</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>, "king of rock and roll", actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">David Price</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Prothro" title="Tommy Prothro">Tommy Prothro</a>, football coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Will_Provine" title="Will Provine">Will Provine</a>, historian of science</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Missi_Pyle" title="Missi Pyle">Missi Pyle</a>, actress and singer</li></ul>
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<li><a href="/wiki/James_H._Quillen" class="mw-redirect" title="James H. Quillen">Jimmy Quillen</a>, politician</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Ramsey" title="Dave Ramsey">Dave Ramsey</a>, author, motivational speaker</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Rankin_(abolitionist)" title="John Rankin (abolitionist)">John Rankin</a>, abolitionist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Crow_Ransom" class="mw-redirect" title="John Crow Ransom">John Crow Ransom</a>, educator and critic</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Rashad" title="Isaiah Rashad">Isaiah Rashad</a>, rapper and songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Rawls,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Wendell Rawls, Jr.">Wendell Rawls, Jr.</a>, journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Ray_(baseball)" title="Robbie Ray (baseball)">Robbie Ray</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rayburn" title="Sam Rayburn">Sam Rayburn</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">J. J. Redick</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/B._Carroll_Reece" title="B. Carroll Reece">B. Carroll Reece</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Florence_Patton_Reece" class="mw-redirect" title="Florence Patton Reece">Florence Patton Reece</a>, folk singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reese" title="Jerry Reese">Jerry Reese</a>, football executive</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Renfro" title="Brad Renfro">Brad Renfro</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Garrett_Reynolds" title="Garrett Reynolds">Garrett Reynolds</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Rhodes" title="Cynthia Rhodes">Cynthia Rhodes</a>, actress, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Grantland_Rice" title="Grantland Rice">Grantland Rice</a>, sportswriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Rich" title="Herb Rich">Herb Rich</a> (1928–2008), 2x All-Pro NFL football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Selden_Roane" title="John Selden Roane">John S. Roane</a>, 4th <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Arkansas">Governor of Arkansas</a> (1849–1852)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roberson" title="Lee Roberson">Lee Roberson</a>, educator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Roberson" title="Rick Roberson">Rick Roberson</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Albert_H._Roberts" title="Albert H. Roberts">Albert H. Roberts</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Robertson_(early_American)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Robertson (early American)">James Robertson</a>, explorer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Robertson" title="Pat Robertson">Pat Robertson</a>, televangelist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Olan_Rogers" title="Olan Rogers">Olan Rogers</a>, comedian, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Ross_(Cherokee_chief)" title="John Ross (Cherokee chief)">John Ross</a>, Cherokee chief</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Rouse" title="Mitch Rouse">Mitch Rouse</a>, actor and director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Rouse_(basketball)" title="Vic Rouse (basketball)">Vic Rouse</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mason_Rudolph_(golfer)" title="Mason Rudolph (golfer)">Mason Rudolph</a>, golfer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wilma_Rudolph" title="Wilma Rudolph">Wilma Rudolph</a>, athlete, Olympic gold medalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Campy_Russell" title="Campy Russell">Campy Russell</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Russell" title="Fred Russell">Fred Russell</a>, sportswriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Clarke_Rye" title="Thomas Clarke Rye">Thomas Clarke Rye</a>, governor</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Sadler" title="Christine Sadler">Christine Sadler</a>, journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Salerno" title="Shane Salerno">Shane Salerno</a>, screenwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chip_Saltsman" title="Chip Saltsman">Chip Saltsman</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Sanderson" title="William Sanderson">William Sanderson</a>, actor, <i><a href="/wiki/Newhart" title="Newhart">Newhart</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Deadwood_(TV_series)" title="Deadwood (TV series)">Deadwood</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/True_Blood" title="True Blood">True Blood</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Satterfield" title="Paul Satterfield">Paul Satterfield</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Saunders_(grocer)" title="Clarence Saunders (grocer)">Clarence Saunders</a>, grocer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Schneider_(TV_producer)" title="Dan Schneider (TV producer)">Dan Schneider</a>, television producer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Schoenfeld" title="Aaron Schoenfeld">Aaron Schoenfeld</a> (born 1990), Major League Soccer player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Schulman" title="Tom Schulman">Tom Schulman</a>, screenwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Scopes" title="John T. Scopes">John T. Scopes</a>, schoolteacher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Scott" title="Alvin Scott">Alvin Scott</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Scott" title="Hillary Scott">Hillary Scott</a>, lead singer of <a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Josey_Scott" title="Josey Scott">Josey Scott</a>, lead singer of <a href="/wiki/Saliva_(band)" title="Saliva (band)">Saliva</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rhea_Seddon" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhea Seddon">Rhea Seddon</a>, astronaut</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Seigenthaler" title="John Seigenthaler">John Seigenthaler</a>, television journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Michael_Seigenthaler" class="mw-redirect" title="John Michael Seigenthaler">John Michael Seigenthaler</a>, television journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Sensabaugh" title="Gerald Sensabaugh">Gerald Sensabaugh</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dewitt_Clinton_Senter" title="Dewitt Clinton Senter">Dewitt Clinton Senter</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sequoyah" title="Sequoyah">Sequoyah</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_Sevier" title="John Sevier">John Sevier</a>, one of Tennessee's founding fathers</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Shanklin" title="Paul Shanklin">Paul Shanklin</a>, satirist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Vicellous_Reon_Shannon" title="Vicellous Reon Shannon">Vicellous Reon Shannon</a>, actor, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hurricane_(1999_film)" title="The Hurricane (1999 film)">The Hurricane</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/24_(season_1)" title="24 (season 1)"><i>24</i> Season 1</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cybill_Shepherd" title="Cybill Shepherd">Cybill Shepherd</a>, actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Shepherd" title="William Shepherd">William Shepherd</a>, astronaut</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/T._G._Sheppard" title="T. G. Sheppard">T. G. Sheppard</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/George_Sherrill" title="George Sherrill">George Sherrill</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_K._Shields" title="John K. Shields">John K. Shields</a>, U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dinah_Shore" title="Dinah Shore">Dinah Shore</a>, singer, actress and television personality</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Simberloff" title="Daniel Simberloff">Daniel Simberloff</a>, biologist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Simonson" title="Walt Simonson">Walt Simonson</a>, comic book writer/artist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_%22Pap%22_Singleton" title="Benjamin "Pap" Singleton">Benjamin "Pap" Singleton</a>, activist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Singleton" title="Jonathan Singleton">Jonathan Singleton</a>, singer-songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_Smith" title="Bessie Smith">Bessie Smith</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bingo_Smith" title="Bingo Smith">Bingo Smith</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Smith" title="Brent Smith">Brent Smith</a>, lead singer of <a href="/wiki/Shinedown" title="Shinedown">Shinedown</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Smith_(musician)" title="Carl Smith (musician)">Carl Smith</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Smith_(surveyor)" title="Daniel Smith (surveyor)">Daniel Smith</a>, surveyor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lane_Smith" title="Lane Smith">Lane Smith</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(American_football)" title="Lee Smith (American football)">Lee Smith</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Smith" title="Rachel Smith">Rachel Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miss_USA" title="Miss USA">Miss USA</a> 2007</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Sowell" title="Bobby Sowell">Bobby Sowell</a> (born 1947), musician, songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Speight,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Speight, Jr.">Richard Speight, Jr.</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Spurrier" title="Steve Spurrier">Steve Spurrier</a>, football coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Starr" title="Edwin Starr">Edwin Starr</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Steele" title="Alfred Steele">Alfred Steele</a>, CEO of <a href="/wiki/PepsiCo" title="PepsiCo">PepsiCo</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lewie_Steinberg" title="Lewie Steinberg">Lewie Steinberg</a> (1933-2016), bassist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a>, NASCAR driver</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stevens" title="Andrew Stevens">Andrew Stevens</a>, actor and producer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Stevens" title="Morgan Stevens">Morgan Stevens</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Stewart_(record_producer)" title="Jim Stewart (record producer)">Jim Stewart</a> (born 1930), record producer and co-founder of <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Stax Records</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Stewart" title="Tom Stewart">Tom Stewart</a>, U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Stone_(American_football)" title="James Stone (American football)">James Stone</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Stone" class="mw-redirect" title="John M. Stone">John M. Stone</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Stonecipher" title="Harry Stonecipher">Harry Stonecipher</a>, aviation executive</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Sigismund_Stribling" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Sigismund Stribling">Thomas S. Stribling</a>, writer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Stritch" title="Samuel Stritch">Samuel Stritch</a>, archbishop</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Summitt" title="Pat Summitt">Pat Summitt</a>, basketball coach</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sutton" title="Frank Sutton">Frank Sutton</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Grady_Sutton" title="Grady Sutton">Grady Sutton</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Swift" title="Austin Swift">Austin Swift</a>, actor, brother of Taylor Swift</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>, singer-songwriter and record producer</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Taliaferro" title="George Taliaferro">George Taliaferro</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Talley" title="Edward Talley">Edward Talley</a>, soldier; <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Roscoe_Tanner" title="Roscoe Tanner">Roscoe Tanner</a>, tennis player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Camp_Tappan" title="James Camp Tappan">James Tappan</a> (1825–1906), politician, lawyer, and Confederate general; born in <a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Tennessee" title="Franklin, Tennessee">Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a>, film director, actor, and screenwriter; born in <a href="/wiki/Knoxville" class="mw-redirect" title="Knoxville">Knoxville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Tate" title="Allen Tate">Allen Tate</a>, poet</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Tate" title="Golden Tate">Golden Tate</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_A._Taylor" title="Alfred A. Taylor">Alfred A. Taylor</a>, governor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Blimey_Cow#Jordan_Taylor" title="Blimey Cow">Jordan Taylor</a>, youtuber</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Matthew_Hillsman_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor">Peter Taylor</a>, author</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Love_Taylor" title="Robert Love Taylor">Robert Love Taylor</a>, governor and U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Teachenor" title="Jamie Teachenor">Jamie Teachenor</a>, singer-songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carla_Thomas" title="Carla Thomas">Carla Thomas</a> (born 1942), singer, dubbed "the Queen of Memphis Soul"</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/J._Karen_Thomas" title="J. Karen Thomas">J. Karen Thomas</a>, actress, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Thomas" title="Jake Thomas">Jake Thomas</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lane_Thomas" title="Lane Thomas">Lane Thomas</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_French_Thomason" title="Hugh French Thomason">Hugh F. Thomason</a> (1826–1893), politician; born in <a href="/wiki/Smith_County,_Tennessee" title="Smith County, Tennessee">Smith County</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dalton_Thompson" class="mw-redirect" title="Fred Dalton Thompson">Fred Dalton Thompson</a>, politician and actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Three_6_Mafia" title="Three 6 Mafia">Three 6 Mafia</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Faye_Throneberry" title="Faye Throneberry">Faye Throneberry</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Throneberry" title="Marv Throneberry">Marv Throneberry</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Tigrett" title="Isaac Tigrett">Isaac Tigrett</a>, businessman, founder of <a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Cafe" title="Hard Rock Cafe">Hard Rock Cafe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a>, singer and actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mageina_Tovah" title="Mageina Tovah">Mageina Tovah</a>, actress; <i><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arcadia" title="Joan of Arcadia">Joan of Arcadia</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_in_film" title="Spider-Man in film"><i>Spider-Man</i> films</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Triggs" title="Andrew Triggs">Andrew Triggs</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elston_Turner" title="Elston Turner">Elston Turner</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Turney" title="Peter Turney">Peter Turney</a>, governor</li></ul>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Usher_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Usher (entertainer)">Usher</a>, entertainer</li></ul>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Gore_Verbinski" title="Gore Verbinski">Gore Verbinski</a>, actor and director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lark_Voorhies" title="Lark Voorhies">Lark Voorhies</a>, actress</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Wade" title="Bill Wade">Bill Wade</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Wagner" title="Chuck Wagner">Chuck Wagner</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Wagner" title="Leon Wagner">Leon Wagner</a>, baseball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Jo_Walker" title="Barbara Jo Walker">Barbara Jo Walker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miss_America" title="Miss America">Miss America</a> 1947</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Walker_(filibuster)" title="William Walker (filibuster)">William Walker</a>, lawyer, journalist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Wallace" title="Randall Wallace">Randall Wallace</a>, screenwriter and director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_S._Walters" title="Herbert S. Walters">Herbert S. Walters</a>, U.S. Senator</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a>, auto racer, winner of 1989 <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Ward" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvin Ward">Calvin Ward</a>, soldier; <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Koko_B._Ware" title="Koko B. Ware">Koko B. Ware</a>, professional wrestler</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Ware" title="Taylor Ware">Taylor Ware</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/William_Wirt_Watkins" title="William Wirt Watkins">William W. Watkins</a> (1826–1898), politician; born in <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Tennessee" title="Jefferson County, Tennessee">Jefferson County</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Watson_(actor)" title="Cameron Watson (actor)">Cameron Watson</a>, actor and director</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Penn_Warren" title="Robert Penn Warren">Robert Penn Warren</a>, author</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/David_Weathers" title="David Weathers">David Weathers</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Webb" title="Lucy Webb">Lucy Webb</a>, comedian</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ida_B._Wells" title="Ida B. Wells">Ida B. Wells</a>, journalist (originally from <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Wells" title="Kitty Wells">Kitty Wells</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wells" title="Scott Wells">Scott Wells</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/David_West_(baseball)" title="David West (baseball)">David West</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Red_West" title="Red West">Red West</a>, stuntman, actor, associate of <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/James_Westerfield" title="James Westerfield">James Westerfield</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Whitaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent Whitaker">Kent Whitaker</a>, culinary writer, chef (born in <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, raised in Nashville)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Lawson_White" title="Hugh Lawson White">Hugh Lawson White</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Reggie White</a>, football player, Hall of Famer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Whitson" title="Ed Whitson">Ed Whitson</a>, baseball pitcher</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/John_S._Wilder" class="mw-redirect" title="John S. Wilder">John S. Wilder</a>, politician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Snootie_Wild" title="Snootie Wild">Snootie Wild</a>, rapper</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Wilkison" title="Jay Wilkison">Jay Wilkison</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Williams_(defensive_tackle)" title="Dan Williams (defensive tackle)">Dan Williams</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Williams" title="Elliot Williams">Elliot Williams</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams_III" title="Hank Williams III">Hank Williams III</a>, singer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hayley_Williams" title="Hayley Williams">Hayley Williams</a>, singer for <a href="/wiki/Paramore" title="Paramore">Paramore</a> (originally from <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Williams" title="Lou Williams">Louis Williams</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shawne_Williams" title="Shawne Williams">Shawne Williams</a>, basketball player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I" title="Sonny Boy Williamson I">Sonny Boy Williamson</a>, blues musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Patrick Willis</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cedrick_Wilson_Sr." title="Cedrick Wilson Sr.">Cedrick Wilson</a>, football player</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Bright_Wilson" title="Edgar Bright Wilson">E. Bright Wilson</a>, chemist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a>, talk show host, actress, producer (originally from <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Don_Wise" title="Don Wise">Don Wise</a>, saxophonist, music producer, songwriter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Wise" title="Tim Wise">Tim Wise</a>, activist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Reese_Witherspoon" title="Reese Witherspoon">Reese Witherspoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>-winning actress</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Witten" title="Jason Witten">Jason Witten</a>, football player, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brandan_Wright" title="Brandan Wright">Brandan Wright</a>, basketball player</li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville,_Tennessee" title="Clarksville, Tennessee">Clarksville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Tennessee" title="Franklin, Tennessee">Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Tennessee" title="Jackson, Tennessee">Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bartlett,_Tennessee" title="Bartlett, Tennessee">Bartlett</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anderson_County,_Tennessee" title="Anderson County, Tennessee">Anderson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_County,_Tennessee" title="Bedford County, Tennessee">Bedford</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Tennessee" title="Benton County, Tennessee">Benton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bledsoe_County,_Tennessee" title="Bledsoe County, Tennessee">Bledsoe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Blount_County,_Tennessee" title="Blount County, Tennessee">Blount</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bradley_County,_Tennessee" title="Bradley County, Tennessee">Bradley</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Campbell_County,_Tennessee" title="Campbell County, Tennessee">Campbell</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cannon_County,_Tennessee" title="Cannon County, Tennessee">Cannon</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Tennessee" title="Carroll County, Tennessee">Carroll</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Tennessee" title="Carter County, Tennessee">Carter</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee" title="Cheatham County, Tennessee">Cheatham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chester_County,_Tennessee" title="Chester County, Tennessee">Chester</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Claiborne_County,_Tennessee" title="Claiborne County, Tennessee">Claiborne</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Tennessee" title="Clay County, Tennessee">Clay</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cocke_County,_Tennessee" title="Cocke County, Tennessee">Cocke</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_County,_Tennessee" title="Coffee County, Tennessee">Coffee</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Crockett_County,_Tennessee" title="Crockett County, Tennessee">Crockett</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Tennessee" title="Cumberland County, Tennessee">Cumberland</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_Tennessee" title="Davidson County, Tennessee">Davidson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Decatur_County,_Tennessee" title="Decatur County, Tennessee">Decatur</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Tennessee" title="DeKalb County, Tennessee">DeKalb</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dickson_County,_Tennessee" title="Dickson County, Tennessee">Dickson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dyer_County,_Tennessee" title="Dyer County, Tennessee">Dyer</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Tennessee" title="Fayette County, Tennessee">Fayette</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fentress_County,_Tennessee" title="Fentress County, Tennessee">Fentress</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Tennessee" title="Franklin County, Tennessee">Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_County,_Tennessee" title="Gibson County, Tennessee">Gibson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Tennessee" title="Giles County, Tennessee">Giles</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Grainger_County,_Tennessee" title="Grainger County, Tennessee">Grainger</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Tennessee" title="Greene County, Tennessee">Greene</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Tennessee" title="Grundy County, Tennessee">Grundy</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hamblen_County,_Tennessee" title="Hamblen County, Tennessee">Hamblen</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Tennessee" title="Hamilton County, Tennessee">Hamilton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Tennessee" title="Hancock County, Tennessee">Hancock</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hardeman_County,_Tennessee" title="Hardeman County, Tennessee">Hardeman</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hardin_County,_Tennessee" title="Hardin County, Tennessee">Hardin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hawkins_County,_Tennessee" title="Hawkins County, Tennessee">Hawkins</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Haywood_County,_Tennessee" title="Haywood County, Tennessee">Haywood</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_Tennessee" title="Henderson County, Tennessee">Henderson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Tennessee" title="Henry County, Tennessee">Henry</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hickman_County,_Tennessee" title="Hickman County, Tennessee">Hickman</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Houston_County,_Tennessee" title="Houston County, Tennessee">Houston</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Humphreys_County,_Tennessee" title="Humphreys County, Tennessee">Humphreys</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Tennessee" title="Jackson County, Tennessee">Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Tennessee" title="Jefferson County, Tennessee">Jefferson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Tennessee" title="Johnson County, Tennessee">Johnson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Tennessee" title="Knox County, Tennessee">Knox</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Tennessee" title="Lake County, Tennessee">Lake</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lauderdale_County,_Tennessee" title="Lauderdale County, Tennessee">Lauderdale</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Tennessee" title="Lawrence County, Tennessee">Lawrence</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Tennessee" title="Lewis County, Tennessee">Lewis</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Tennessee" title="Lincoln County, Tennessee">Lincoln</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Loudon_County,_Tennessee" title="Loudon County, Tennessee">Loudon</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_Tennessee" title="Macon County, Tennessee">Macon</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Tennessee" title="Madison County, Tennessee">Madison</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Tennessee" title="Marion County, Tennessee">Marion</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Tennessee" title="Marshall County, Tennessee">Marshall</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Maury_County,_Tennessee" title="Maury County, Tennessee">Maury</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/McMinn_County,_Tennessee" title="McMinn County, Tennessee">McMinn</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/McNairy_County,_Tennessee" title="McNairy County, Tennessee">McNairy</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Meigs_County,_Tennessee" title="Meigs County, Tennessee">Meigs</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Tennessee" title="Monroe County, Tennessee">Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Tennessee" title="Montgomery County, Tennessee">Montgomery</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Moore_County,_Tennessee" title="Moore County, Tennessee">Moore</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Tennessee" title="Morgan County, Tennessee">Morgan</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Obion_County,_Tennessee" title="Obion County, Tennessee">Obion</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Overton_County,_Tennessee" title="Overton County, Tennessee">Overton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Tennessee" title="Perry County, Tennessee">Perry</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pickett_County,_Tennessee" title="Pickett County, Tennessee">Pickett</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Tennessee" title="Polk County, Tennessee">Polk</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_Tennessee" title="Putnam County, Tennessee">Putnam</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rhea_County,_Tennessee" title="Rhea County, Tennessee">Rhea</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Roane_County,_Tennessee" title="Roane County, Tennessee">Roane</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_County,_Tennessee" title="Robertson County, Tennessee">Robertson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rutherford_County,_Tennessee" title="Rutherford County, Tennessee">Rutherford</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Tennessee" title="Scott County, Tennessee">Scott</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sequatchie_County,_Tennessee" title="Sequatchie County, Tennessee">Sequatchie</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sevier_County,_Tennessee" title="Sevier County, Tennessee">Sevier</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Tennessee" title="Shelby County, Tennessee">Shelby</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Smith_County,_Tennessee" title="Smith County, Tennessee">Smith</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_County,_Tennessee" title="Stewart County, Tennessee">Stewart</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Tennessee" title="Sullivan County, Tennessee">Sullivan</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sumner_County,_Tennessee" title="Sumner County, Tennessee">Sumner</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tipton_County,_Tennessee" title="Tipton County, Tennessee">Tipton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Trousdale_County,_Tennessee" title="Trousdale County, Tennessee">Trousdale</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Unicoi_County,_Tennessee" title="Unicoi County, Tennessee">Unicoi</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_Tennessee" title="Union County, Tennessee">Union</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Van_Buren_County,_Tennessee" title="Van Buren County, Tennessee">Van Buren</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Tennessee" title="Warren County, Tennessee">Warren</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Tennessee" title="Washington County, Tennessee">Washington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Tennessee" title="Wayne County, Tennessee">Wayne</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Weakley_County,_Tennessee" title="Weakley County, Tennessee">Weakley</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/White_County,_Tennessee" title="White County, Tennessee">White</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Williamson_County,_Tennessee" title="Williamson County, Tennessee">Williamson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_County,_Tennessee" title="Wilson County, Tennessee">Wilson</a></li></ul>
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