How many famous people come from Tennessee?
As someone who was born in the Volunteer State, I have a pretty good idea. But I think more names could be added, depending on your definition of “Famous”. At any rate, here is my list: James Agee writer, poet, Knoxville Eddy Arnold singer, Henderson Chet Atkins guitarist, Lutrell Hattie Caraway first elected woman senator, Bakerville Jack Garnet Carter miniature golf, Sweetwater Davy Crockett frontiersman, Green Cty Jack Curtis screenwriter, Stony Creek Sam Davis confederate scout, Smyrna Mark Dean inventor, Jefferson City David G. Farragut first American admiral, Knoxville Lester Flatt bluegrass musician, Overton Cty Tennessee Ernie Ford singer, Bristol Morgan Freeman actor, Memphis Abe Fortas jurist, Memphis Aretha Franklin singer, Memphis Nikki Giovanni poet, Knoxville Albert Gore Jr. U.S. vice president, Washington, D.C. Red Grooms artist, Nashville Isaac Hayes composer, Covington Benjamin L. Hooks civil rights activist, Memphis Barbara Howar broadcaster, writer, Nashville Cordell
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