| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Michael F. Adams |
Educator |
c. 1948 |
|
President, University of Georgia |
| William M. Barker |
Judge |
13-Sep-1941 |
|
Tennessee Chief Justice |
| Robin Beard |
Politician |
21-Aug-1939 |
16-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Tennessee, 1973-83 |
| Marsha Blackburn |
Politician |
6-Jun-1952 |
|
Congresswoman, Tennessee 7th |
| Mo Brooks |
Politician |
29-Apr-1954 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 5th |
| Gordon Browning |
Politician |
22-Nov-1889 |
23-May-1976 |
Twice Governor of Tennessee |
| Archie Campbell |
Actor |
7-Nov-1914 |
29-Aug-1987 |
Hee Haw |
| John Catron |
Judge |
7-Jan-1786 |
30-May-1865 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1837-65 |
| Bob Clement |
Politician |
23-Sep-1943 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1987-2003 |
| Prentice Cooper |
Government |
28-Sep-1895 |
18-May-1969 |
Governor of Tennessee, 1939-45 |
| Bob Corker |
Politician |
25-Aug-1952 |
|
US Senator from Tennessee |
| Karl Dean |
Politician |
20-Sep-1955 |
|
Mayor of Nashville |
| Nancy-Ann DeParle |
Business |
17-Dec-1956 |
|
Health care administrator |
| John Duncan |
Politician |
21-Jul-1947 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 2nd |
| Buford Ellington |
Politician |
27-Jun-1907 |
3-Apr-1972 |
Twice Governor of Tennessee |
| William L. Frierson |
Government |
3-Sep-1868 |
25-May-1953 |
US Solicitor General, 1920-21 |
| Thomas J. Garland |
Politician |
16-Jun-1934 |
|
Past Chancellor, Tennessee Board of Regents |
| Finis J. Garrett |
Politician |
26-Aug-1875 |
25-May-1956 |
Congressman from Tennessee, 1905-29 |
| Julia S. Gibbons |
Judge |
23-Dec-1950 |
|
6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Willie Herenton |
Politician |
23-Apr-1940 |
|
Mayor of Memphis |
| N. Gerry House |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
Institute for Student Achievement |
| Howell Edmunds Jackson |
Judge |
8-Apr-1832 |
8-Aug-1895 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1893-95 |
| Victoria B. Jackson |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
CEO of Victoria Belle, Inc. |
| Bill Jenkins |
Politician |
29-Dec-1936 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 1st |
| Estes Kefauver |
Politician |
26-Jul-1903 |
10-Aug-1963 |
US Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63 |
| Horace Harmon Lurton |
Judge |
26-Feb-1844 |
12-Jul-1914 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1910-14 |
| Harlan Mathews |
Politician |
17-Jan-1927 |
9-May-2014 |
US Senator from Tennessee, 1993-94 |
| Jim Nance McCord |
Politician |
17-Mar-1879 |
2-Sep-1968 |
Governor of Tennessee, 1945-49 |
| James C. Napier |
Government |
9-Jun-1845 |
21-Apr-1940 |
Founder of Nashville One-Cent Savings Bank |
| James Knox Polk |
Head of State |
2-Nov-1795 |
15-Jun-1849 |
11th US President, 1845-49 |
| Deborah Taylor Tate |
Government |
1956 |
|
FCC Commissioner |
| Fred Thompson |
Actor |
19-Aug-1942 |
1-Nov-2015 |
Actor turned Senator from Tennessee |
| John S. Wilder |
Politician |
3-Jun-1921 |
1-Jan-2010 |
Lt. Governor of Tennessee, 1971-2007 |