List of Famous people born in Tennessee, United States of America

James Hayes Shofner Cooper is an American politician who has served since 2003 as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition, and represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1983 to 1995.

Ed Lee Jones, commonly known as Ed "Too Tall" Jones due to his height, is a retired American football player who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. In 1979, he briefly left football to attempt a career in professional boxing.

Richard F. Byrd is a retired American college basketball coach who served as the head coach of the Belmont Bruins men's basketball team from 1986-2019. On February 16, 2017, with the Bruins win over Eastern Kentucky, Byrd marked his 750th career win, 658 with Belmont. He retired after the 2018-2019 season with 805 wins, which ranks twelfth all-time among NCAA Division 1 men's basketball coaches.

Nathanael “Nate” Bargatze is an American comedian and actor from Old Hickory, Tennessee. He started at "The Boston" in New York City. He's known for his special on Comedy Central Presents, has appeared multiple times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Christopher Xavier Chiozza is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.

Eden Atwood is an American jazz singer and actress. She is the daughter of composer Hubbard Atwood and the granddaughter of the novelist A. B. Guthrie Jr.

Shawne Brian Williams is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for Al-Riffa of the Bahraini Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis before being selected 17th overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.

James Timothy McCarver is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball catcher.

Timothy Floyd Burchett is an American politician who is currently the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, based in Knoxville, serving since 2019.

Russell Edward Dickerson is an American country pop singer-songwriter from Union City, Tennessee. Dickerson has released two albums through Triple Tigers. Both have accounted for four singles charting on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay: "Yours", "Blue Tacoma", "Every Little Thing", and “Love You Like I Used To”.