People born here (76)
|
| Hershel Anderson |
 USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
4 August 1937 |
Tracy City, Tennessee (USA) |
| Jennifer Azzi |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1996 |
31 August 1968 |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee (USA) |
| Robin Backhaus |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1972 |
12 February 1955 |
Lincoln County, Tennessee (USA) |
| Brian Baker |
USA |
TEN |
Olympics |
2016 |
30 April 1985 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Sharrieffa Barksdale |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
18 February 1961 |
Harriman, Tennessee (USA) |
| Charles Bartliff |
USA |
FBL |
Olympics |
1904 |
18 August 1886 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Jim Barton |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1996 |
3 March 1956 |
Lincoln County, Tennessee (USA) |
| Eugene Bolden |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1920 |
23 July 1899 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Erica Bougard |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020 |
26 July 1993 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Dan Brand |
USA |
WRE |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
4 August 1935 |
Lincoln County, Tennessee (USA) |
| Kimberly Chace |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
4 May 1956 |
Manchester, Tennessee (USA) |
| Charles Clapper |
USA |
WRE |
Olympics |
1904 |
20 December 1875 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Rupert Colmore |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
3 February 1883 |
Sewanee, Tennessee (USA) |
| Mac Cone |
 CAN |
EJP |
Olympics |
1996—2008 |
23 August 1952 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Tony Cosey |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000 |
5 October 1974 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| R. A. Dickey |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
1996 |
29 October 1974 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Gary Drinnon |
USA |
WLF |
Olympics |
1976 |
11 June 1950 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| Glenn Dubis |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1984—2000 |
5 February 1959 |
Lincoln County, Tennessee (USA) |
| Sheila Echols |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
2 October 1964 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Lindsley Forbes |
USA |
BKB |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
28 February 1877 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Hank Frierson |
USA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1948 |
23 June 1902 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Paolo Gagliano |
 ITA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1984 |
8 September 1956 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Jack Galbraith |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1932 |
15 September 1906 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Raymond Gause |
 PUR |
BKB |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
2 April 1961 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Harry Gissing |
USA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1912 |
3 December 1890 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| Ephraim Graham |
USA |
EVE |
Olympics |
1912 |
10 August 1881 |
Pinewood, Tennessee (USA) |
| Margaret Groos |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988 |
21 September 1959 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Stanley Hamilton |
USA |
BOX |
Referee |
1976 |
23 June 1926 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Penny Hardaway |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1996 |
18 July 1972 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Tommy Haynes |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
14 July 1952 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Pat Head |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics/Coach |
1976—1984 |
14 June 1952 |
Clarksville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Amber Henson |
USA |
BK3 |
YOG |
2010 |
5 November 1993 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Fred Householder |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
7 April 1884 |
Jackson, Tennessee (USA) |
| Kathy Johnson |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1984 |
13 September 1959 |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee (USA) |
| Missy Kane |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
21 June 1955 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Eph Kirby-Smith |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
30 August 1884 |
Sewanee, Tennessee (USA) |
| Wesley Kitts |
USA |
WLF |
Olympics |
2020 |
22 May 1990 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Des Koch |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956 |
10 May 1932 |
Lincoln County, Tennessee (USA) |
| Charles Leveille |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
2006 |
7 March 1983 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| Brody Malone |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
2020 |
7 January 2000 |
Johnson City, Tennessee (USA) |
| Richard Mason |
USA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1908 |
11 October 1883 |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee (USA) |
| Nikki McCray |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
17 December 1971 |
Collierville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Chantae McMillan |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012 |
1 May 1988 |
Clarksville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Bill Michaels |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1904 |
13 July 1876 |
Alcoa, Tennessee (USA) |
| Mike Milchin |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1988 |
28 February 1968 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| John Noel |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1924 |
6 February 1888 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Beverly Oden |
USA |
VVO |
Olympics |
1996 |
9 March 1971 |
Millington, Tennessee (USA) |
| Peter Oppegard |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1988 |
23 August 1959 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Cindy Parlow |
USA |
FBL |
Olympics |
1996—2004 |
8 May 1978 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Emmi Peltonen |
 FIN |
FSK |
Olympics |
2018 |
29 November 1999 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| John Pennel |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1964—1968 |
25 July 1940 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Jeff Powers |
USA |
WPO |
Olympics |
2004—2012 |
21 January 1980 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| Caroline Queen |
USA |
CSL |
Olympics |
2012 |
5 March 1992 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Catherine Raney Norman |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
1998—2010 |
20 June 1980 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Katherine Rawls |
USA |
DIV/SWM |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
14 June 1917 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Seth Rider |
USA |
TRI |
YOG |
2014 |
6 March 1997 |
Germantown, Tennessee (USA) |
| Samantha Roberts |
 ANT |
SWM |
Olympics/YOG/Other |
2016—2020 |
21 April 2000 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Oscar Robertson |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1960 |
24 November 1938 |
Charlotte, Tennessee (USA) |
| Gabrielle Rose |
 BRA
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
11 January 1977 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Wilma Rudolph |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
23 June 1940 |
Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee (USA) |
| Tennys Sandgren |
USA |
TEN |
Olympics |
2020 |
22 July 1991 |
Gallatin, Tennessee (USA) |
| Nate Sawrie |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
12 December 1885 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Ron Siler |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
2004 |
8 April 1980 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Archie Slaten |
USA |
BOX |
Non-starter |
1952 |
9 July 1930 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| Melanie Smith |
USA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1984 |
23 September 1949 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| William Spencer |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924—1928 |
30 July 1900 |
Jackson, Tennessee (USA) |
| Rochelle Stevens |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
8 September 1966 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Ava Stewart |
CAN |
GAR |
Olympics |
2020 |
30 September 2005 |
Lebanon, Tennessee (USA) |
| Julia Stowers |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2000 |
18 March 1982 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Davis Tarwater |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2012 |
24 March 1984 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| William Townsend |
USA |
BOX |
Non-starter |
1936 |
12 November 1912 |
Covington, Tennessee (USA) |
| Alex Walsh |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2020 |
31 July 2001 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Ted Wheeler |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956 |
30 January 1931 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| Ashley Whitney |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1996 |
21 August 1979 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Linden Wiesman |
USA |
EVE |
Olympics |
2000 |
23 January 1975 |
Columbia, Tennessee (USA) |
| Alex Young |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020 |
1 September 1994 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
People who died here (30)
|
| Mike Barrett |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1968 |
8 August 2011 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| John Brong |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
23 December 1931 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| William Clark |
USA |
ARC |
Olympics |
1904 |
20 October 1913 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Rupert Colmore |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
9 July 1958 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
| Dick Davies |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1964 |
25 February 2012 |
Loudon, Tennessee (USA) |
| Paula Deubel |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956 |
21 August 1993 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Marcus Dinwiddie |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1924 |
20 March 1951 |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee (USA) |
| Smitty Duke |
USA |
VVO |
Olympics |
1968 |
18 September 2010 |
Unicoi, Tennessee (USA) |
| Jimmy Gathers |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
1 June 2002 |
Alcoa, Tennessee (USA) |
| B. L. Glascock |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
22 February 1961 |
Maryville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Stanley Hamilton |
USA |
BOX |
Referee |
1976 |
14 November 2014 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Pat Head |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics/Coach |
1976—1984 |
28 June 2016 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Sam Jones |
USA |
ATH/TOW |
Olympics |
1904 |
13 April 1954 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Tommy Keyes |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1964 |
4 June 1998 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Eph Kirby-Smith |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
8 July 1938 |
Sewanee, Tennessee (USA) |
| Ben Lear |
USA |
EJP/EVE |
Olympics |
1912 |
1 November 1966 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Rich McGeagh |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1964 |
9 September 2021 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| John Noel |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1924 |
4 November 1939 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Wilma Rudolph |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
12 November 1994 |
Brentwood, Tennessee (USA) |
| Nate Sawrie |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
24 May 1957 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Marius Skram-Jensen |
 DEN |
GAR |
1906 |
1906 |
17 January 1975 |
Harriman, Tennessee (USA) |
| Archie Slaten |
USA |
BOX |
Non-starter |
1952 |
18 December 2007 |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee (USA) |
| Phil Strubing |
USA |
|
Administrator |
1970—1972 |
2 January 1994 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Duane Swanson |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1936 |
13 September 2000 |
Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee (USA) |
| Kamilló Szathmáry |
 ROU |
FEN |
Olympics |
1936 |
21 June 2000 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Johnny Tate |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1976 |
9 April 1998 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) |
| William Townsend |
USA |
BOX |
Non-starter |
1936 |
19 July 1996 |
Arlington, Tennessee (USA) |
| John Wade |
USA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1948 |
13 December 2023 |
Memphis, Tennessee (USA) |
| Dick Wilson |
USA |
WRE |
Olympics |
1956—1964 |
31 December 2008 |
Franklin, Tennessee (USA) |
| John Wood |
USA |
FBL |
Coach |
1952 |
12 July 1959 |
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |