Celebrities Born in Tennessee

This is a list of the celebrities who were born in Tennessee. If you notice that we missed someone famous from Tennessee, please add his or her obituary to our Wiki.

Ally Walker
Born: August 25th 1961 in Tullahoma, Tennessee

Film Actress

Andrew Stevens
Born: June 10th 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee

Film Director

Annie Potts
Born: October 28th 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee

Film Actress

Anson Mount
Born: February 25th 1973 in White Bluff, Tennessee

TV Actor

Aretha Franklin
Born: March 25th 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee

Singer-Songwriter

Ashley Jones
Born: September 3rd 1976 in Memphis, Tennessee

TV Actress

Bailey Bass
Born: June 18th 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee

Film Actress

Ben Browder
Born: December 11th 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee

Film Actor

Bettie Page
Born: April 22nd 1923 in Nashville, Tennessee

Model

Brad Renfro
Born: July 25th 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee

Film Actor

Brent Renaud
Born: October 13th 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee

Journalist

Carl Rowan
Born: August 11th 1925 in Ravenscroft, Tennessee

Journalist

Cherry Jones
Born: November 21st 1956 in Paris, Tennessee

TV Actress

Chet Atkins
Born: June 20th 1924 in Luttrell, Tennessee

Musician

Chord Overstreet
Born: February 17th 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee

TV Actor

Chris Parnell
Born: February 5th 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee

TV Personality

Christina Hendricks
Born: May 3rd 1975 in Knoxville, Tennessee

TV Actress

Christopher Jones
Born: August 18th 1941 in Jackson, Tennessee

Film Actor

Clare Grant
Born: August 23rd 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee

TV Actress

Cleavant Derricks
Born: May 15th 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee

TV Actor

Clementine Ford
Born: June 29th 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee

TV Actress

Cybill Shepherd
Born: February 18th 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee

TV Actress

Cynthia Rhodes
Born: November 21st 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee

Film Actress

Dale Dickey
Born: September 29th 1961 in Knoxville, Tennessee

TV Actress

Dan Schneider
Born: January 14th 1964 in Memphis, Tennessee

TV Producer

David Keith
Born: May 8th 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee

Film Actor

Deana Carter
Born: January 4th 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee

Singer-Songwriter

Dinah Shore
Born: February 29th 1916 in Winchester, Tennessee

Film Actress

Dixie Carter
Born: May 25th 1939 in McLemoresville, Tennessee

TV Actress

DJ Qualls
Born: June 12th 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee

Film Actor

Dolly Parton
Born: January 19th 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee

Singer-Songwriter

Eddy Arnold
Born: May 15th 1918 in Henderson, Tennessee

Singer

Elaine Hendrix
Born: December 28th 1970 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Film Actress

Eric Dickey
Born: July 7th 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee

Author

George Hamilton
Born: August 12th 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee

Film Actor

Ginnifer Goodwin
Born: May 22nd 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee

Film Actress

Gore Verbinski
Born: March 16th 1964 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Film Director

Gregg Allman
Born: December 8th 1947 in Nashville, Tennessee

Musician

Herman Cain
Born: December 13th 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee

Politician

Isaac Hayes
Born: August 20th 1942 in Covington, Tennessee

Singer-Songwriter

Jake Thomas
Born: January 30th 1990 in Knoxville, Tennessee

TV Actor

James Denton
Born: January 20th 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee

TV Actor

John Crowe Ransom
Born: April 30th 1888 in Pulaski, Tennessee

Academic

John Cullum
Born: March 2nd 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee

TV Actor

Johnny Knoxville
Born: March 11th 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee

Film Director

Josh Hooks
Born: March 4th 1988 in Memphis, Tennessee

TV Actor

Julie Ann Emery
Born: January 16th 1975 in Crossville, Tennessee

TV Actress

Justin Timberlake
Born: January 31st 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee

Singer-Songwriter

Kane Brown
Born: October 21st 1993 in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Singer

Kathy Bates
Born: June 28th 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee

Film Actress

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