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State flag of Tennessee 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:
Sam Houston – U.S. Congressman, Governor of both Tennessee and Texas, and President of the Republic of Texas; for whom the city of Houston is named; Andrew Jackson – former U.S. President; Andrew Johnson – former U.S. President and Vice President; John Lewis – civil rights leader, U.S. Congressman (GA 5th Dist.), and former SNCC chairman
This category is for people from the United States state of Tennessee. Classification: People: By nationality: American: ...
Tom Rowland, former mayor who was the longest-serving in Tennessee history; Alvin Scott, former NBA player [12] Steve Sloan, former NFL player with Atlanta Falcons, All-American QB under Bear Bryant at Alabama, former All-State football and basketball at Bradley Central High School; Phil Stacey, American Idol contestant; Lee University alumnus [13]
The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Knoxville, Tennessee. For University of Tennessee students and alumni not otherwise associated with Knoxville, see List of University of Tennessee people .
Winfield Dunn, who in 1971 became the state's first Republican governor in half a century, died on Saturday. He was 97. Though Dunn only served one term, he remained a stalwart of the Tennessee ...
Gloria Johnson, a member of the famous “Tennessee Three,” who Republicans attempted to eject from the Tennessee legislature last year, has quite a choir behind her in her campaign to be ...
Henry H. Horton, former governor of Tennessee; Jaden Hossler, TikTok personality and singer; Michael Houser, rock musician; Rhyne Howard, professional basketball player; Roy Davage Hudson, neuropharmacologist, president of Hampton University; George Hunter, business magnate, philanthropist