List of people from Chattanooga, Tennessee

The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Contents: 

• Top
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also
• References

A

• William P. Acker, U.S. Air Force general
• Grant Adcox, race car driver
• Jarrod Alonge, comedian, musician
• John Ankerberg, author, religious broadcaster
• Kay Arthur, author, teacher and television host
• Lovie Austin, jazz blues pianist, bandleader, and composer

B

• Howard Baker, U.S. senator, White House Chief of Staff
• T. Kevan Bartlett, West Virginia Senate, from the 8th district
• Robert Barnes, civil rights attorney and Youtuber
• BbyMutha, rapper
• Hugh Beaumont, actor
• Charles K. Bell, politician
• Robert Bernhardt, symphony conductor
• Zane Birdwell, recording engineer
• Peppo Biscarini, swimmer, freediver, businessman
• Jimmy Blanton, musician
• Maci Bookout, starred in MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom
• Rachel Boston, actress, pageant winner
• Adarius Bowman, professional football player
• Virginia Frazer Boyle, poet laureate of the United Confederate Veterans and the Confederated Southern Memorial Association
• Bill Brock, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, chairman of the Republican National Committee, Secretary of Labor
• Kane Brown, country singer/songwriter
• Tony Brown, professional football player
• Daniel Bullocks, professional football player
• Josh Bullocks, professional football player

C

• Mike Cameron, minister and politician; member of Georgia House of Representatives ^{[1] [2]}
• Archie Campbell, writer, television performer
• Fred Cash, singer
• Ryan Casteel, catcher for the Atlanta Braves
• Joe Chaney, darts player
• George S. Clinton, composer
• Noah Cobb, soccer player ^[3]
• Will Marion Cook, composer
• Charles H. Coolidge, decorated military veteran
• Bob Corker, Chattanooga mayor, U.S. senator
• Bill Curry, college football coach, television anchor

D

• Fredrick Davis, ballet dancer
• Jason Davis, professional baseball pitcher
• Bill Dedman, journalist
• Juliette Derricotte, educator, political activist
• McKinley "Bunny" Downs (1894–1973), Negro Leagues infielder and manager ^[4]
• Ellie Dylan, educator, non-profit organization founder

E

• Harris English, professional golfer
• Cal Ermer, professional baseball manager
• Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, writer, political activist

F

• JoAnne Favors, state politician
• Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. congressman
• Crystal Marie Fleming (born 1981), sociologist and author
• James B. Frazier, former state governor, Tennessee

G

• Ellis Gardner, offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts
• Cory Gearrin, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Genesis the Greykid, poet, artist, creative
• Betty Lou Gerson, actress
• Gibby Gilbert, professional golfer
• George Gobel, comedian
• Arthur Golden, novelist
• Sam Gooden, pop singer, musician
• Ray Gordy, professional wrestler
• Terry Gordy, professional wrestler
• Irvine W. Grote, chemist, inventor
• Jackson Guice, comic book artist: Death of Superman
• Jo Conn Guild, businessman
• Kirsten Gum, television personality

H

• Ben Haden, pastor, religious broadcaster
• Lee H. Hamilton, former U.S. congressman
• Joycelyn Harrison, Langley Research Center engineer and professor
• Dennis Haskins, actor
• Roland Hayes, singer
• Cam Henderson, Chief of Protocol of the United States
• Calvin C. Hernton, sociologist, poet and author
• Kim Hixson, state politician, Wisconsin
• Honest Charley, businessman
• Rick Honeycutt, professional baseball player, coach
• Henry H. Horton, former governor of Tennessee
• Jaden Hossler, TikTok personality and singer
• Michael Houser, rock musician
• Rhyne Howard, professional basketball player
• Roy Davage Hudson, neuropharmacologist, president of Hampton University
• George Hunter, business magnate, philanthropist

J

• Samuel L. Jackson, actor
• Patrick Johnson, professional football player
• Leslie Jordan, actor

K

• Zahra Karinshak, Georgia State Senator, attorney, Air Force veteran
• Estes Kefauver, former U.S. senator
• Mildred Kelly, first African American female sergeant major of the Army

L

• Venus Lacy, Olympian, basketball player
• Lady Bunny, drag queen
• Yusef Lateef, musician, educator
• James M. Lewis, pharmacist and Tennessee state senator
• Mozella Esther Lewis, pharmacist, businesswoman
• Hormona Lisa, drag queen.
• Natalie Lloyd, children's author
• John Thomas Lupton, business magnate, philanthropist
• Thomas Cartter Lupton, business magnate, philanthropist
• Nick Lutsko, singer-songwriter, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist

M

• Terry Manning, music producer, photographer
• Ryan Martin, professional boxer
• Virginia Martin, actress
• Mike Massey, professional billiards player
• Ralphie May, comedian
• William Gibbs McAdoo, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
• Lurlene McDaniel, author
• Ralph McGill, newspaper editor
• Bill McKinney, actor
• Ellis K. Meacham, author
• Jon Meacham, magazine editor
• Kenneth J. Meyer, politician
• Emma Bell Miles, writer, poet, and artist
• Gustavus Hindman Miller, merchant, manufacturer, financier, capitalist farmer, author and community leader
• Olan Mills, Sr., photographer, portrait studio founder
• Jackie Mitchell, professional baseball player
• Keith Mitchell, professional golfer
• Dorothy Montgomery, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Scrappy Moore, college football coach

N

• Jim Nabors, actor, singer
• Todd Nance, rock musician

O

• Adolph S. Ochs, newspaper editor, publisher
• Weston Ochse, author and screenwriter
• Terrell Owens, professional football player

P

• Ted Patrick, "father of deprogramming"
• Lori Petty, actress
• John Piper, pastor, theologian
• James Powderly, artist, designer, engineer
• Preston Powell, Olympic weightlifter
• Merv Pregulman, professional football player

R

• Claude Ramsey, farmer and politician
• Isaiah Rashad, rapper
• Tate Ratledge, Detroit Lions football player
• Usher Raymond, singer
• Ishmael Reed, novelist
• Olivia Reeves, weightlifter
• Lee Roberson, pastor, educator, religious broadcaster
• Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster, entertainer
• Meredith Russo, young adult author

S

• Terdell Sands, professional football player
• Martin Scott, businessman, educator, politician, and pastor from Georgia
• Tawambi Settles, professional football player
• Adonis Shropshire, songwriter, music producer
• Margaret Sloan-Hunter, magazine editor, political activist
• Bessie Smith, singer
• Lewis Smith, actor
• Valaida Snow, musician
• Mary Q. Steele, author
• William O. Steele, author
• Lynn Stewart, co-founder of the Hooters restaurant chain
• Clyde Stubblefield, musician, drummer for James Brown
• Grady Sutton, actor

T

• May Erwin Talmadge, civic leader and president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution
• Roscoe Tanner, professional tennis player
• Johnny Taylor, professional basketball player
• Benjamin Thomas, business magnate, philanthropist
• Daniel C. Trewhitt, state legislator, judge, and Southern Unionist
• Ted Turner, media magnate, philanthropist

U

• Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League

W

• Roger Alan Wade, singer-songwriter
• Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner, professional baseball player
• Mary Hardway Walker, one of the last surviving slaves in America
• Sidney A. Wallace, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
• Zach Wamp, former U.S. congressman
• Jimmy Webb, professional climber
• Pez Whatley, professional wrestler
• Kim White, Chief Executive Officer of River City, the Chattanooga downtown redevelopment authority
• Reggie White, professional football player
• Joseph Whitehead, business magnate, philanthropist
• Bart Whiteman, writer and critic

See also

• List of people from Tennessee

References

1. "Michael (Mike) Cameron (R-001)". ciclt.net. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
2. "Mike Cameron's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
3. "Noah Cobb". Atlanta United . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
4. "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"