| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Captain Lou Albano |
Wrestling |
29-Jul-1933 |
14-Oct-2009 |
Pro wrestling manager |
| Gary P. Arnold |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Analogy, Inc., 1993-2000 |
| Victor Ashe |
Diplomat |
1-Jan-1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Poland |
| Doug Atkins |
Football |
8-May-1930 |
30-Dec-2015 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Howard Baker |
Government |
15-Nov-1925 |
26-Jun-2014 |
Reagan's Chief of Staff, 1987-88 |
| Marion Barry |
Politician |
6-Mar-1936 |
22-Nov-2014 |
Twice Mayor of Washington, DC |
| Ray Blanton |
Politician |
10-Apr-1930 |
22-Nov-1996 |
Governor of Tennessee, 1975-79 |
| Ken Bouldin |
Business |
? |
|
EVP, Corrections Corporation of America |
| James M. Buchanan |
Economist |
2-Oct-1919 |
9-Jan-2013 |
Public Choice Theory |
| Ed Buckham |
Government |
c. 1958 |
|
Alexander Strategy Group |
| Saxby Chambliss |
Politician |
10-Nov-1943 |
|
US Senator from Georgia |
| Bob Clement |
Politician |
23-Sep-1943 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1987-2003 |
| Samuel C. Collins |
Chemist |
28-Dec-1898 |
19-Jun-1984 |
Collins-type cryocooler |
| John C. Compton |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods |
| Bob Corker |
Politician |
25-Aug-1952 |
|
US Senator from Tennessee |
| John Cullum |
Actor |
2-Mar-1930 |
|
Holling Vincoeur on Northern Exposure |
| Arthur Culvahouse |
Government |
4-Jul-1948 |
|
White House Counsel, 1987-89 |
| Mark Dean |
Engineer |
2-Mar-1957 |
|
Computer architecture |
| E. Allen Deaver |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
Former EVP, Armstrong World Industries |
| Jim DeMint |
Politician |
2-Sep-1951 |
|
President of the Heritage Foundation |
| James Denton |
Actor |
20-Jan-1963 |
|
Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives |
| Nancy-Ann DeParle |
Business |
17-Dec-1956 |
|
Health care administrator |
| Dale Dickey |
Actor |
29-Sep-1961 |
|
Patty on My Name Is Earl |
| Lurita Alexis Doan |
Government |
4-Jan-1958 |
|
General Services Administration |
| Bobby Dodd |
Football |
11-Nov-1908 |
21-Jun-1988 |
Georgia Tech Head Coach, 1945-67 |
| John Duncan |
Politician |
21-Jul-1947 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 2nd |
| Winfield Dunn |
Politician |
1-Jul-1927 |
|
Governor of Tennessee, 1971-75 |
| Archie R. Dykes |
Educator |
20-Jan-1931 |
|
Former Chancellor, University of Kansas |
| Charles W. Ergen |
Business |
1-Mar-1953 |
|
Co-Founder of Echostar |
| Richard L. Federico |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Chairman and CEO, P.F. Chang's |
| John W. Fisher |
Business |
c. 1916 |
28-Jun-2009 |
CEO of Ball Corporation, 1970-81 |
| Chuck Fleischmann |
Politician |
11-Oct-1962 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 3rd |
| Phillip Fulmer |
Football |
1-Sep-1950 |
|
Head Coach, University of Tennessee |
| Phil Garner |
Baseball |
30-Apr-1949 |
|
MLB Manager |
| Bart Gordon |
Politician |
24-Jan-1949 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1985-2011 |
| Chris Hadfield |
Astronaut |
29-Aug-1959 |
|
First Canadian to walk in space |
| Joe Frank Harris |
Politician |
16-Feb-1936 |
|
Governor of Georgia, 1983-91 |
| James A. Haslam III |
Business |
? |
|
CEO, Pilot Corporation |
| Jim Haslam |
Business |
13-Dec-1930 |
|
Pilot Corporation |
| Todd Helton |
Baseball |
20-Aug-1973 |
|
Colorado Rockies 1st Baseman |
| Dennis R. Hendrix |
Business |
8-Jan-1940 |
|
Chairman of PanEnergy, 1990-97 |
| Van Hilleary |
Politician |
20-Jun-1959 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1995-2003 |
| Charles O. Holliday, Jr. |
Business |
1948 |
|
CEO of DuPont, 1998-2008 |
| Huell Howser |
TV Personality |
18-Oct-1945 |
6-Jan-2013 |
California's Gold |
| Patricia Ireland |
Activist |
19-Oct-1945 |
|
NOW president, 1991-2001 |
| Bill Jenkins |
Politician |
29-Dec-1936 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 1st |
| Clayton M. Jones |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Rockwell Collins |
| Estes Kefauver |
Politician |
26-Jul-1903 |
10-Aug-1963 |
US Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63 |
| David Keith |
Actor |
8-May-1954 |
|
Firestarter |
| Chip Kell |
Football |
10-Mar-1949 |
|
Tennessee Offensive Lineman |
| Bernard King |
Basketball |
4-Dec-1956 |
|
Former NBA small forward |
| Mark J. Kington |
Business |
c. 1959 |
|
X-10 Capital Management |
| Cynthia D. Kinser |
Judge |
20-Dec-1951 |
|
Justice, Virginia Supreme Court |
| Lowry F. Kline |
Business |
1940 |
|
Chairman of Coca-Cola Enterprises |
| Diane Knippers |
Religion |
6-Jan-1952 |
18-Apr-2005 |
Conservative religious strategist |
| Joseph Wood Krutch |
Naturalist |
25-Nov-1893 |
22-May-1970 |
The Modern Temper |
| Jamal Lewis |
Football |
29-Aug-1979 |
|
Cleveland Browns RB |
| Leonard Little |
Football |
19-Oct-1974 |
|
Rams defensive end with a drinking problem |
| Johnny Majors |
Football |
21-May-1935 |
|
College football coach |
| Peyton Manning |
Football |
24-Mar-1976 |
|
Four-time MVP quarterback |
| Kenneth A. May |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
CEO of FedEx Kinko's, 2004-07 |
| William E. Mayberry |
Business |
22-Aug-1929 |
|
Former President, Mayo Foundation |
| William G. McAdoo |
Politician |
31-Oct-1863 |
1-Feb-1941 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18 |
| Cormac McCarthy |
Novelist |
20-Jul-1933 |
|
All the Pretty Horses |
| Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
Novelist |
23-Jan-1923 |
9-Jan-1996 |
A Canticle for Leibowitz |
| Chris Moneymaker |
|
21-Nov-1975 |
|
Professional poker player |
| Thomas I. Morgan |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Hughes Supply, 2003-06 |
| Kevin Nash |
Wrestling |
9-Jul-1959 |
|
WCW wrestler, turned actor |
| Collin Wilcox Paxton |
Actor |
4-Feb-1935 |
14-Oct-2009 |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Michael C. Polt |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Serbia, 2004-07 |
| Dave Ramsey |
Radio Personality |
3-Sep-1960 |
|
The Dave Ramsey Show |
| Glenn Reynolds |
Blogger |
1960 |
|
Instapundit |
| Mercer Reynolds |
Politician |
17-Jun-1945 |
|
Chief fundraiser behind GWB presidential campaigns |
| Phil Roe |
Politician |
21-Jul-1945 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 1st |
| Gary W. Rollins |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Rollins |
| Kenneth Rush |
Business |
17-Jan-1910 |
11-Dec-1994 |
US Ambassador to France, 1974-77 |
| Wiley Rutledge |
Judge |
20-Jul-1894 |
10-Sep-1949 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1943-49 |
| Edward Terry Sanford |
Judge |
23-Jul-1865 |
8-Mar-1930 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1923-30 |
| Jim Sasser |
Politician |
30-Sep-1936 |
|
US Senator from Tennessee, 1977-95 |
| Ronald L. Schlicher |
Diplomat |
16-Sep-1956 |
|
US Ambassador to Cyprus |
| Margaret Scobey |
Diplomat |
c. 1949 |
|
US Ambassador to Syria, 2004-05 |
| Heath Shuler |
Politician |
31-Dec-1971 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 11th |
| Robert C. Sledd |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
Co-Founder, Performance Food Group |
| David D. Stevens |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Accredo Health |
| John E. Stokely |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of Richfood Holdings, 1997-99 |
| Michael H. Sutton |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chief SEC Accountant, 1995-98 |
| John Tanner |
Politician |
22-Sep-1944 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1989-2011 |
| Deborah Taylor Tate |
Government |
1956 |
|
FCC Commissioner |
| Ronald L. Turner |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Ceridian, 2000-06 |
| Kurt Vonnegut |
Novelist |
11-Nov-1922 |
11-Apr-2007 |
Slaughterhouse Five |
| William E. Wade, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
President of ARCO, 1998-2000 |
| Zach Wamp |
Politician |
28-Oct-1957 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1995-2011 |
| Murray Warmath |
Football |
16-Oct-1912 |
16-Mar-2011 |
Minnesota Head Coach, 1954-71 |
| Steve Watson |
Game Show Host |
11-Jun-1972 |
|
Host of Monster House |
| Allen West |
Politician |
7-Feb-1961 |
|
Former Congressman from Florida |
| Reggie White |
Football |
19-Dec-1961 |
26-Dec-2004 |
NFL's Minister of Defense |
| Chris Whittle |
Business |
23-Aug-1947 |
|
Edison Schools |
| John S. Wilder |
Politician |
3-Jun-1921 |
1-Jan-2010 |
Lt. Governor of Tennessee, 1971-2007 |
| Edward O. Wilson |
Biologist |
10-Jun-1929 |
|
Father of Sociobiology |
