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

James Thomas Denton Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for playing Mike Delfino on ABC's comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) and Dr. Sam Radford on Hallmark Channel's comedy-drama series Good Witch (2015–present).

Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Justin Wright Prentice is an American actor. He is best known for playing Bryce Walker, the main antagonist in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.

Jennifer Michelle "Ginnifer" Goodwin is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011) and Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018).

David Taylor Price is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Price was selected first overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and made his MLB debut in September 2008. He has also played for the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox.

Ryan Jamari Spann is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2013, he has also fought for the Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he was the Light Heavyweight Champion. As of December 24, 2020, he is #13 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.

Philip John Clapp, known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, stunt performer, filmmaker, and comedian. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass, which aired for three seasons from 2000 to 2002. A year later, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the first installment in the Jackass film series, with a second and third installment being released in 2006 and 2010, respectively. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013), the first film in the series with a storyline, saw him star as his Jackass character Irving Zisman.

David Culley is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the assistant head coach, wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens from 2019 to 2020.

Daniel James Schneider is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. After appearing in mostly supporting roles in a number of 1980s and 1990s films and TV shows, Schneider devoted himself to behind-the-scenes work in production. He is the co-president of television production company Schneider's Bakery and made What I Like About You for The WB and All That, The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger, Game Shakers, and The Adventures of Kid Danger for Nickelodeon. In March 2018, Nickelodeon announced that they had parted ways with Schneider.

Lori Petty is an American actress and director. She is noted for her roles as Tyler Endicott in the 1991 film Point Break, Kit Keller in A League of Their Own (1992), Rae Lindley in Free Willy (1993), and the title role in Tank Girl in 1995.