• 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 television’s 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