Famous People from Tennessee

Tennessee Biographies, Famous People from Tennessee

Alexander McGillivray

James Agee (1909 - 1955) Writer, poet; born in Knoxville.

Davy Crockett (1786 - 1836) Frontiersman; born in Limestone.

Lester Flatt (1914 - 1979) Bluegrass musician; born in Overton County.

Aretha Franklin (1942 - ) Gospel singer known as the "Queen of Soul;" born in Memphis.

Morgan Freeman (1937 - ) Famous actor who has appeared in movies such as Driving Miss Daisy, Lean on Me Amistad and others. Born in Memphis.

Al Gore, Jr. (1948 - ) 45th Vice president of the U.S.; raised in Carthage.

Benjamin L. Hooks (1925 - ) Executive director of the NAACP, attorney, and clergyman; born in Memphis.

Dolly Parton (1946 - ) Country singer and actress; born in Sevierville.

Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) One of the most famous singers of all time that helped develop rock and roll; moved to Memphis in 1948.

Cybill Shepherd (1950 - ) Actress made famous from televisions Moonlighting and Cybill; born in Memphis.

Tina Turner (1939 - ) Singer. She won a Grammy award in 1972 and starred in the movie Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome; born in Brownsville.

Alvin York (1887 - 1964) World War I hero; born in Pall Mall.

More Famous People of Tennessee

Eddy Arnold singer, Henderson

Chet Atkins guitarist, Lutrell

Hattie Caraway first elected woman senator, Bakerville

Jack Garnet Carter miniature golf, Sweetwater

Jack Curtis screenwriter, Stony Creek

Sam Davis confederate scout, Smyrna

Mark Dean inventor, Jefferson City

David G. Farragut first American admiral, Knoxville

Tennessee Ernie Ford singer, Bristol

Abe Fortas jurist, Memphis

Nikki Giovanni poet, Knoxville

Red Grooms artist, Nashville

Isaac Hayes composer, Covington

Barbara Howar broadcaster, writer, Nashville

Cordell Hull secretary of state, Overton Cty

Estes Kefauver legislator, Madisonville

Sandra Locke actress, Shelbyville

Minnie Pearl singer, comedienne, Centerville

Grantland Rice sportswriter, Murfreesboro

Carl Rowan journalist, Ravenscraft

Wilma Rudolph runner, St. Bethlehem

Sequoia Cherokee scholar, educator

Dinah Shore actress, singer, Winchester

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