List of people from Knoxville, Tennessee
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.
Art and architecture
- Charles I. Barber (1887–1962), architect
- George Franklin Barber (1854–1915), architect[1]
- Albert Baumann, Jr. (1897–1952), architect
- Albert Baumann, Sr. (1861–1942), architect
- Joseph Baumann (1844–1920), architect
- Lloyd Branson (1853–1925), painter
- Darby Conley (b. 1970), cartoonist, Get Fuzzy[2]
- Beauford Delaney (1901–1979), painter
- Joseph Delaney (1904–1991), painter
- R. F. Graf (1865–1929), architect
- Thomas Hope (1757–1820), architect
- Dennis Hwang (b. 1978), graphic artist for Google
- Joseph Knaffl (1861–1938), photographer
- Bruce McCarty (b. 1920), architect
- Catherine Wiley (1879–1958), painter
Business and industry
- Alexander Arthur (1846–1912), entrepreneur
- Jake Butcher (b. 1936), banker
- Eldad Cicero Camp (1839–1920), coal tycoon
- Ashley Capps (b. 1955), AC Entertainment founder, co-creator of Bonnaroo Music Festival[3]
- George Dempster (1887–1964), inventor of the Dempster-Dumpster, mayor of Knoxville
- Guilford Glazer (b. 1921), real estate developer and philanthropist[4]
- Jim Haslam (b. 1930), founder of Pilot Corp.[5]
- Cal Johnson (1844–1925), saloon and racetrack owner
- Peter Kern (1835–1907), confectioner, founder of Kern's Bakery
- Joseph Alexander Mabry, Jr. (1826–1882), entrepreneur[6]
- Charles McClung McGhee (1828–1907), railroad tycoon
- Edward J. Sanford (1831–1902), manufacturing tycoon
- James G. Sterchi (1867–1932), furniture tycoon
- Dave Thomas (1932–2002), restaurant owner, founder of Wendy's[7]
- Cas Walker (1902–1998), grocery store magnate, radio and television personality
- Eric Richard Ward (b. 1959), entrepreneur, founder of NetPOST and URLwire
- Chris Whittle (b. 1947), entrepreneur, founder of Channel One News and Edison Schools[8]
Education
Entertainment
- Polly Bergen (b. 1930), actress
- Clarence Brown (1890–1987), film director
- Archie Campbell (1914–1987), television personality
- Henry Cho (b. 1961), comedian/actor
- Cylk Cozart (b. 1957), actor
- John Cullum (b. 1930), Tony Award winning actor and singer[9]
- Dale Dickey (b. 1961), actress
- Harry Fujiwara (b. 1935), better known as "Mr. Fuji," professional wrestler[10]
- Christina Hendricks (b. 1975), actress[11]
- Glenn Jacobs (b. 1967), better known as "Kane," professional wrestler[12]
- Jeff Jarrett (b. 1967), professional wrestler[13]
- David Keith (b. 1954), actor
- Johnny Knoxville (b. 1971), actor and daredevil[7]
- Patricia Neal (1926–2010), actress[7]
- Brad Renfro (1982–2008), actor[7]
- Quentin Tarantino (b. 1963), film director[7]
- Bob Thomas (b. 1965), radio personality, actor, writer
- Jake Thomas (b. 1990), actor[7]
- Tina Wesson (b. 1960), winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback[14]
Military
Music
- Roy Acuff (1903–1992), country music singer
- The Aldridge Sisters, country music duo[16]
- Chet Atkins (1924–2001), country music guitarist
- Ava Barber (b. 1954), country music singer, featured performer from The Lawrence Welk Show[17]
- Dave Barnes (b. 1978), singer/songwriter/musician[18]
- Brian Bell (b. 1968), guitarist for the band Weezer
- Didi Benami (b. 1986), American singer/songwriter, top-ten American Idol finalist
- Kenny Chesney (b. 1968), country musician[7]
- Mary Costa (b. 1930), opera singer, voice of Disney's Sleeping Beauty
- John Davis (b. 1974), musician, lead singer of Superdrag[19]
- Disciple, Christian rock band
- Homer and Jethro, country musicians
- Con Hunley (b. 1945), country music artist
- Harry McClintock (1882–1957), folk musician, "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
- Brownie McGhee (1915–1996), blues musician
- Stick McGhee (1917–1961), blues musician[20]
- Grace Moore (1898–1947), opera singer[21]
- Nick Raskulinecz, Grammy-winning record producer[22]
- Florence Reece (1900–1986), folk songwriter; coal mining labor activist[23]
- Brent Smith (b. 1978), rock singer, lead vocalist for Shinedown
- Whitechapel, deathcore band[24]
- 10 Years, alternative metal band
Politics and law
- Robert H. Adams (1792–1830), United States Senator from Mississippi[25]
- Alexander O. Anderson (1794–1869), United States Senator
- Victor Ashe (b. 1945), former mayor, US ambassador to Poland[26]
- William Blount (1749–1800), Constitutional Convention delegate, Governor of the Southwest Territory, United States Senator
- William G. "Parson" Brownlow (1805–1877), publisher of the Knoxville Whig, governor of Tennessee, United States Senator[27]
- John Hervey Crozier (1812–1889), U.S. congressman
- James Alexander Fowler (1863–1955), U.S. Assistant Attorney General and Knoxville mayor
- Lizzie Crozier French (1851–1926), women's suffragist
- Bill Haslam (b. 1958), governor of Tennessee, mayor of Knoxville
- William H. Hastie (1904–1976), U.S. Virgin Islands governor, first African American federal appellate court judge[28]
- Leonidas Houk (1836–1891), U.S. congressman
- Sam Houston (1793–1863), governor of Tennessee and Texas, United States Senator
- Ray Jenkins (1897–1980), attorney, Senate counsel during the Army-McCarthy Hearings
- Horace Maynard (1814–1882), U.S. congressman and postmaster general
- William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- Lee McClung (1870–1914), U.S. Treasurer
- John Randolph Neal, Jr. (1876–1959), law professor, Scopes Trial attorney
- T.A.R. Nelson (1812–1873), U.S. congressman
- Glenn Reynolds (b. 1960), legal academic and blogger[29]
- Edward Terry Sanford (1865–1930), U.S. Supreme Court justice
- John Sevier (1745–1815), pioneer and soldier, first governor of Tennessee[30]
- William Henry Sneed (1812–1869), U.S. congressman
- Oliver Perry Temple (1820–1907), attorney, judge, and historian
- Hugh Lawson White (1773–1840), United States Senator, presidential candidate
- James White (1747–1820), pioneer, founder of Knoxville
- John Williams (1778–1837), U.S. senator
- William F. Yardley (1844–1924), attorney, first African American to run for governor of Tennessee
Science
Sports
- Trevor Bayne (b. 1991), NASCAR driver and 2011 Daytona 500 winner
- Reggie Cobb (b. 1968), NFL running back
- Phillip Fulmer (b. 1950), former head coach of Tennessee Volunteers football team[33]
- Todd Helton (b. 1973), Major League Baseball player
- Garth Iorg (b. 1954), Major League Baseball player and coach[34]
- Reggie McKenzie (b. 1963), NFL linebacker
- Robert Neyland (1892–1962), University of Tennessee football coach
- Kevin O'Connell (b. 1985), NFL player
- Chad Pennington (b. 1976), NFL quarterback
- Jerry Punch (b. 1953), ESPN analyst
- Fuad Reveiz (b. 1963), NFL placekicker
- Doris Sams (b. 1927), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player[35]
- Pat Summitt (b. 1952), head coach, Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team[36]
- John Tate (1955–1998), Olympic and professional boxer
- Elston Turner (b. 1959), NBA player and coach
- Jason Witten (b.1982), NFL Tight End, Dallas Cowboys
- Chris Woodruff (b. 1973), professional tennis player[37]
Writers and journalists
- James Agee (1909–1955), Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Paul Y. Anderson (1893–1938), Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter
- Anne W. Armstrong (1872–1958), author of This Day and Time (1930)[38]
- Carson Brewer (1920–2003), journalist and conservationist
- Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), author of The Secret Garden[39]
- Albert Chavannes (1836–1903), Utopian philosopher
- Lowell Cunningham (b. 1959), comic book writer, Men in Black creator
- Nikki Giovanni (b. 1943), poet
- Alex Haley (1921–1992), author of Roots
- George Washington Harris (1814–1869), Southern humorist
- Ed Hooper (b. 1964), author, journalist[40]
- Joseph Wood Krutch (1893–1970), writer, naturalist
- S.J. Mathes (1849?–1927), pioneer California newspaperman
- Cormac McCarthy (b. 1933), author
- Adolph Ochs (1858–1935), newspaper publisher[41]
- J. G. M. Ramsey (1797–1884), historian
- William Rule (1839–1928), newspaper editor, mayor of Knoxville
Other
See also
References
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- ^ "Comic Creator: Darby Conley." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ Wayne Bledsoe, "Man of Constant Motion." Knoxnews.com, 15 June 2006. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
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- ^ "James Haslam II Receives 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Business Administration." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ Laura Holder, "Mabry-Hazen House." Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2002. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
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- ^ "Our Stories: The Dramatic Rise and Fall of Chris Whittle." WBIR.com. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
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- ^ "Biography - Jeff Jarrett." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Tina Wesson at the Internet Movie Database." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ Leo Goodsell, "David Glasgow Farragut." Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2002. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Sheila and Sherry: The Aldridge Sisters." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Ava Barber" — official site. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Dave Barnes with Andy Davis." Retrieved: 23 May 2008.
- ^ Darren Paltrowitz, "Superdrag's John Davis: The Daily Vault Interview." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Brownie McGhee." Piedmont Blues bio. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ Neely, From the Shadow Side, pp. 167-174.
- ^ Wayne Bledsoe, "Have you heard? Knoxville home to variety of music." Knoxnews.com, 25 March 2007. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Florence Reece at the Internet Movie Database." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "[Whitechapel - This Is Exile]." The Dreaded Press, 17 July 2008. Retrieved: 27 July 2008.
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
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- ^ Forrest Conklin, "William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow." Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2002. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ Linda Wynn, "William Henry Hastie." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Glenn Harlan Reynolds." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ Robert Corlew, "John Sevier." Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2002. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
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- ^ "Baseball Almanac – Doris Sams: Knoxville's All-American All-Star Outfielder and Pitcher, biography by Jim Sargent." Retrieved: 11 May 2010.
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- ^ "Chris Woodruff - Bio." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ M. Thomas Inge, Charles Reagan Wilson, et al., The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Literature (University of North Carolina Press, 2008), p. 174.
- ^ "Francis Hodgson Burnett - Biography and Works." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Arcadia Publishing: Knoxville." Arcadia bio. Retrieved: 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Adolph Ochs." Retrieved: 24 April 2008.