List of University of Tennessee people

The following is a list of people associated with the University of Tennessee system in all its campuses. The list does not include personnel associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Politics and law

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Lamar Alexander, former Tennessee Governor, UT President and former US Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Lamar Alexander|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000360|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb, former Prime Minister of Jordan
Victor Ashe, U.S. ambassador to Poland, former mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, member of House of Representatives{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Richard W. Austin, member of House of Representatives{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Howard Baker, Ambassador and former Senate Majority Leader{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Howard Baker Sr., member of House of Representatives{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
William M. Barker, Chief Justice to Tennessee Supreme Court{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
George White Baxter, Governor of Wyoming territory{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Ray Blanton, Governor of Tennessee, member of House of Representatives{{Cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000548|title=Bioguide Search|website=bioguide.congress.gov}}
Marion Speed Boyd, former U.S. district and Chief judge for Tennessee{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
John Lafayette Camp, politician and Civil War veteran{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
William H. Cate, former U.S. Congressman from Arkansas{{cite web |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/william-henderson-cate-4611/ | author=Melanie Welch | title=Biography of William Henderson Cate}}
Brett Carter, U.S. House of Representatives candidate{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Saxby Chambliss|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000286|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Walter Chandler, former mayor of Memphis, Tennessee{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Clement Comer Clay, former Governor of Alabama{{cite dictionary|title=Clement Comer Clay|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000481|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Bob Corker, former mayor of Chattanooga; U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Bob Corker|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c001071|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
John Hervey Crozier, member of House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=John Hervey Crozier|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000951|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., former White House Counsel{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Lincoln Davis, member of House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Lincoln Davis|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000599|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Jim DeMint, South Carolina U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Jim DeMint|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000595|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
M. Jerome Diamond, Vermont Attorney General, 1975–1981{{cite book |date=1979 |title=Vermont Legislative Directory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJpDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22university+of+tennessee%2C+Knoxville%22 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Vermont Secretary of State |page=198}}
Lurita Doan, former Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043001271.html|title=Doan Ends Her Stormy Tenure as GSA Chief|last=Higham|first=Robert O'Harrow Jr and Scott|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 1, 2008|access-date=December 10, 2018|issn=0190-8286}}
Jimmy Duncan, member of House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Jimmy Duncan|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000533|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
John Duncan Sr., member of House of Representative{{cite dictionary|title=John Duncan, Sr.|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000534|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Winfield Dunn, former Governor of Tennessee{{cite web|title=Winfield Dunn|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_tennessee/col2-content/main-content-list/title_dunn_bryant.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Charlene Fite, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Crawford County, Arkansas{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/311/charlene-fite|title=Charlene Fite, R-80|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106085026/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/311/charlene-fite|archive-date=January 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}
James B. Frazier, former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Senator{{cite web|title=James B. Frazier|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_tennessee/col2-content/main-content-list/title_frazier_james.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=November 15, 2012|archive-date=May 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503150453/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_tennessee/col2-content/main-content-list/title_frazier_james.html|url-status=dead}}
Richard Fulton, former Tennessee state senator, US Congressman, mayor of metropolitan Nashville
Bart Gordon, member of House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Bart Gordon|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000309|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Al Gore Jr., former Vice President of the United States, US Congressman, US Senator, professor, and environmentalist, recipient of honorary doctorate, 2010{{cite dictionary|title=Al Gore, Jr.|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000321|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Albert Gore Sr., member of House of Representatives and U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Albert Gore, Sr.|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000320|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Bill Hendon, former member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Bill Hendon|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000490|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Van Hilleary, U. S. Congressman{{cite dictionary|title=Van Hilleary|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000615|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
John C. Houk, former member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=John C. Houk|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000817|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Thomas G. Hull, former member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite web|title=Thomas G. Hull|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1120&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=History of the Federal Judiciary|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Amadou Scattred Janneh, former Secretary of State for Communication, Information and Technology, from The Gambia{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Ray Jenkins, Senate counsel during the Army-McCarthy Hearings{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
William L. Jenkins, member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=William L. Jenkins|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000082|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Ed Jones, former member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Ed Jones|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000216|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia
Joel A. Katz, entertainment lawyer{{Cite web |url=http://www.gtlaw.com/biographies/biography.asp?id=1085 |title=Joel A. Katz |access-date=May 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903220308/http://www.gtlaw.com/biographies/biography.asp?id=1085 |archive-date=September 3, 2006 |url-status=dead }} (UT College of Law)
Estes Kefauver, former U.S. Senator{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Arthur Larson, politician{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Guy A. Lewis, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
Dan Lipinski, U.S. Congressman (D-IL) and former professor{{cite dictionary|title=Dan Lipinski|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=l000563|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
William Gibbs McAdoo, former United States Secretary of the Treasury{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
John E. McCall, former member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=John E. McCall|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000304|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
Jimmy Naifeh, Speaker of the House, Tennessee House of Representatives{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
John Randolph Neal Jr., Scopes Trial attorney{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson, former member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000042|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}
George W. Ochs, former Mayor of Chattanooga{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Michael C. Polt, U.S. Ambassador to Serbia{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Percy Priest, former member of U.S. House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Percy Priest|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000536|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Bob Ramsey (born 1947), Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h20.html|title=Representatives – TN General Assembly|website=www.capitol.tn.gov}}
Glenn Reynolds, UT law professor and author of the Instapundit political weblog{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Mercer Reynolds, former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Madeline Rogero, first female mayor of Knoxville{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Kenneth Rush, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Edward Terry Sanford, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Jim Sasser, former U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Jim Sasser|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000068|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Ronald L. Schlicher, former U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Margaret Scobey, former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and Egypt{{cite web|title=State Department Biography|url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/129136.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108203128/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/129136.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2009}}
Heath Shuler, U.S. Representative from North Carolina; former NFL player{{cite dictionary|title=Heath Shuler|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s001171|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
William P. Sims, Arizona state senator{{cite news|title=Prominent Dentist Locates Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103628827/ |newspaper=Bisbee Daily Review |date=April 23, 1905 |page=5 |via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = March 7, 2022}} {{Open access}}
William Pruden Smith, former mayor, Miami
Paul Summers, former Attorney General of State of Tennessee{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
John S. Tanner, member of House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=John S. Tanner|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=t000038|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Deborah Tate, United States Federal Communications Commission Commissioner{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
George Caldwell Taylor, former U.S. district judge{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Lawrence Tyson, former U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Lawrence Tyson|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000456|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Gary R. Wade, Tennessee Supreme Court appointee, as of 2006
Herbert S. Walters, former U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Herbert S. Walters|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000110|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Zach Wamp, member of House of Representatives{{cite dictionary|title=Zach Wamp|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=w000119|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Allen West, U.S. Representative from Florida{{cite dictionary|title=Allen West|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000807|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Washington C. Whitthorne, former U.S. Senator{{cite dictionary|title=Washington C. Whitthorne|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000429|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}
Laura I. Wiley, former member of the North Carolina General Assembly; current member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Paul Young, mayor of Memphis, Tennessee

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Education

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Edward L. Ayers, former President of the University of Richmond
Guy Bailey, 15th President of Texas Tech University; President of the University of Alabama
Philander P. Claxton Sr., founder of the UT Department of Education and U.S. commissioner of education, 1911–1921
Bob Clement, President of Cumberland University and politician
Bryan Coker, 12th President of Maryville College
Margaret Cuninggim, former Dean of Women at the University of Tennessee
David L. Eubanks, former President of Johnson Bible College
John Gaventa, political sociologist
Lee Giles, computer scientist, CiteSeer, David Reese Professor at the Pennsylvania State University
John Rice Irwin, historian, founder of Museum of Appalachia{{cite journal|title=Happy 80th Birthday, John Rice Irwin!|journal=The Norris Bulletin|date=December 8, 2010|volume=64|issue=49|pages=1, 6}}
Annie Kennedy, first member of the faculty elected at the Alabama Girls' Industrial School (now, University of Montevallo)
Joe L. Kincheloe (1950–2008), professor and Canada Research Chair at the Faculty of Education, McGill University in Montreal; founder of The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy; author of more than 45 books and more than one hundred journal articles on issues including critical pedagogy, educational research, urban studies, cognition, curriculum, and cultural studies{{Cite web|url=http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2009/01/joe-l-kincheloe-1950-2008/|title=Joe L. Kincheloe: 1950–2008|last=Willinsky|first=John|date=January 7, 2009|website=|publisher=McGill Reporter|accessdate=September 22, 2010|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010433/https://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2009/01/joe-l-kincheloe-1950-2008/|url-status=dead}}
William Allen Montgomery (1829–1905), graduated in 1850; lawyer, planter, Confederate chaplain and Baptist minister; President of Carson–Newman University from 1888 to 1892{{cite book |last=Burnett |first=James Jehu |date=1919|title=Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqj5FdlZ7LgC&q=%22Lawson+D.+Franklin%22+tennessee&pg=PA372 |location=Johnson City, Tennessee |publisher=The Overmountain Press |pages=371–376 |isbn=9780932807113 |oclc=2654321}}{{cite web |url=https://library.cn.edu/speccoll/presidents/pres_bios/montgomery.pdf |title=Dr. William Allen Montgomery (1888–1892) |website=Carson–Newman University |access-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919024549/http://library.cn.edu/speccoll/presidents/pres_bios/montgomery.pdf |url-status=dead }}
John Thomas Mentzer (~1951–2010), marketing and supply chain scholar{{cite web

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F. Ann Millner, 11th President of Weber State University
Velma McBride Murry, psychologist and sociologist at Vanderbilt University{{cite web

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Shirley Raines, 12th President of University of Memphis
Linwood H. Rose, 5th President of James Madison University
Stephen Wallace Taylor, historian and chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Macon State College
W. I. Thomas, sociologist
Bernie L. Wade, Chancellor, International Circle of Faith Colleges and Seminaries
Nelson W. Winbush, schoolteacher, assistant principal, and Neo-Confederate activist

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Actors, directors, and entertainers

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Clarence Brown, Academy Award-nominated film director
Dixie Carter, actress
Henry Cho, comedian
John Cullum, actor and singer
James Denton, actor, Desperate Housewives
Dale Dickey, actress
James Dobson actor
Melanie Hutsell, comedian, actress
David Keith, actor and director
Logan Marshall-Green, actor, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Upgrade
Park Overall, actress
Constance Shulman, voice-over artist, actress
Tramell Tillman, actor
Leanne Morgan, comedian, actress and author

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Artists and musicians

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Jeff Baxter, Nike designer
Deana Carter, country music singer and songwriter
Ashley Cleveland, gospel singer{{cite web|url=http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601233048/http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp |archivedate=June 1, 2008|url-status=dead| title=Distinguished Alumni - Arts, Entertainment & Media|website=University of Tennessee}}
James Denton, actor
The Dirty Guv'nahs, rock band
Thomas Fulton, opera conductor
Drew Holcomb, singer and songwriter
Ellie Holcomb, singer and songwriter
Anna Maria Horner, fabric designer and textile artist
Byron McKeeby, artist
Wardell Milan, artist
Lewis Cosby, bass player, 10 Years
John Howell Morrison, composer
Bobby Ogdin – recording studio pianist, member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band
Park Overall, actress
Dolly Parton, country music singer, recipient of honorary doctorate, 2009
Cheryl Lynn Studer, opera soprano
Carl Sublett, painter{{Cite web|url=http://www.carlsublett.net/Biography.html|title=Untitled Document|website=www.carlsublett.net}}
Pam Tillis, country music singer
Gil Trythall, composer and pianist
Richard Aaker Trythall, composer and pianist{{cite book|title=Richard Aaker Trythall, The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music|isbn = 9780674372993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC&q=richard+trythall+harvard&pg=PA927|last1 = Don|first1 = Randel|year = 1996}}
Keith Wallen, singer and songwriter, Breaking Benjamin
Sarah Webb, artist
Delores Ziegler, opera singer

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Authors

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Carol Aebersold, originator and author of Elf on the Shelf{{cite web |url=https://news.utk.edu/2012/12/13/elf-shelf-alumnas-creation-sparks-holiday-tradition/ |title=Elf on the Shelf: Alumna’s Creation Sparks New Holiday Tradition |website=utk.edu |date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2024-11-27}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.knoxnews.com/entertainment/life/oak-ridge-natives-elf-inspires-holiday-tradition-for-many-ep-360646888-356323391.html |title=Oak Ridge native's elf inspires holiday tradition for many |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel |last=Sproles |first=Cassandra J |date=2012-12-22 |access-date=2024-11-27}}
Travis Beacham, screenwriter
Lowell Cunningham, comic book writer
Owen Davis, playwright
Bruce Foster, paper engineer, pop-up children's books creator
Chris Grabenstein, authorhttps://chrisgrabenstein.com/about-chris/
Alex Haley, novelist, biographer and essayist
May Justus, author of children's books
Joseph Wood Krutch, novelist, critic and naturalist
Richard Marius, novelist, scholar and speechwriter
Cormac McCarthy, novelist
John C. McManus, PhD, military historian and professor of military history
Dave Ramsey, financial guru, author, and host of The Ramsey Show
Brad Vice, short story writer
Kurt Vonnegut, writer
Allen Wier, fiction writer and scholar
William Garrett Wright, poet{{Cite web|url=https://volumes.lib.utk.edu/news/william-wright/|title=Poet William Wright at UT's Writers in the Library on February 22 - Speaking Volumes - Features and fragments from the University of Tennessee Libraries}}

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Business and economy

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Charles Scott Abbott, one of the two originators of Trivial Pursuit
Claudia Brind-Woody, IBM executive
James Clayton, President and CEO of Clayton Homes
Michael T. Dugan, educator and accounting scholar
Charlie Ergen, CEO of Echostar

James Haslam Jr., founder and CEO of Pilot Corporation
Charles O. Holliday, Chairman of Bank of America and Former Chairman of DuPont
Thomas M. Humphrey, economist and author
Min Kao, CEO and founder of Garmin
Frank Knight, economist
Godwin Maduka, doctor and philanthropist
Charles McClung McGhee, late 19th-century Knoxville railroad magnate and financier
Abdisalam Omer, Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
Rex Repass, US-based public opinion and marketing research executive
Jerry Sisk Jr., gemologist and television executive, co-founded Jewelry Television in 1993{{cite news |title=Jerry Sisk, co-founder of Jewelry Television, dead at 59 |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jan/13/jerry-sisk-co-founder-of-jewelry-television-dead/ |work= Knoxville News Sentinel |date=January 13, 2013 |accessdate=January 23, 2013}}
Donnie Smith, CEO of Tyson Foods
Chris Whittle, founder of Whittle Communications and Edison Schools

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Military

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Burwell B. Bell III, U.S. Army Commander
Robert Emmet Callan, major general in the U.S. Army and assistant chief of staff in the War Department, 1931–1935
Clifton B. Cates, aide to President Woodrow Wilson and later Commandant of the Marine Corps
Thomas A. Davis, Captain of Spanish–American War
Norman C. Gaddis, former Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Robert C. Hinson, former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of United States Strategic Command
Bruce K. Holloway, military commander of Allied Forces
Ridley McLean, rear admiral in the U.S. Navy; wrote the Bluejacket's Manual, which is still used to teach naval recruits the basics of seamanship
Spurgeon Neel, major general, pioneer in aeromedical evacuation
Austin C. Shofner, World War II U.S. general
Maurice F. Weisner, former Pacific Fleet Admiral

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Athletics and sportscasters

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Monica Abbott, former NPF pitcher for the Washington Glory, Olympian (2008){{cite web|title=Monica Abbott|url=http://www2.teamusa.org/Athletes/AB/Monica-Abbott.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409190637/http://www2.teamusa.org/Athletes/AB/Monica-Abbott.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2012|publisher=United States Olympic Committee|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
Kyle Alexander (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Chris Daw, Paralympic gold medalist
Pete Athas, former NFL player
Bill Bates, former NFL Pro Bowl safety{{cite web|title=Bill Bates|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BateBi00.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
Bianca Belair (born Bianca Blair), professional wrestler in WWE{{cite web |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/c-xctrack/mtt/bianca_blair_732395.html |title=Bianca Blair Bio – University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site |access-date=June 26, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604200942/http://www.utsports.com/sports/c-xctrack/mtt/bianca_blair_732395.html |url-status=dead }}
Buddy Bolding, former head baseball coach at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia{{cite web|title=Buddy Bolding |url=http://www.longwood.edu/assets/sacs/docs/Athletics%20-%20Bolding%20Stadium.pdf |publisher=longwood university |accessdate=April 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404181327/http://www.longwood.edu/assets/sacs/docs/Athletics%20-%20Bolding%20Stadium.pdf |archivedate=April 4, 2013 }}
Dick Bowers, former athletic director for the University of South Florida{{Cite web|title=Dick Bowers (2009) - USF Athletic Hall of Fame|url=https://gousfbulls.com/honors/usf-athletic-hall-of-fame/dick-bowers/1|access-date=2020-11-21|website=USF Athletics|language=en}}
Chris Burke, retired Major League Baseball player{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=burkech01|title = Chris Burke Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|accessdate= July 18, 2013}}
Kevin Burnett, former NFL player{{cite web|title=Kevin Burnett|url=http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/Kevin-Burnett/86c1f257-9833-4ad2-8008-ca4b5c35e3db|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328103052/http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/kevin-burnett/86c1f257-9833-4ad2-8008-ca4b5c35e3db|archive-date=March 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}
Ray Bussard, Hall of Fame and Olympic swimming coach, 1968–1989
Tamika Catchings, former WNBA player, two-time Olympian (2004, 2008){{cite web|title=Tamika Catchings|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/tamika_catchings/|publisher=2013 WNBA Enterprises, LLC.|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
Joey Clinkscales, professional football wide receiver, scout, and executive
Alan Cockrell, former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach
Denny Crawford, professional football guard{{cite web|title=Denny Crawford|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CrawDe20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
Jonathan Crompton, NFL free agent quarterback{{cite web|title=Jonathan Crompton |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/crompton_jonathan00.html |publisher=university of tennessee |accessdate=April 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213033223/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/crompton_jonathan00.html |archivedate=December 13, 2013 }}
Antone Davis, former National Football League offensive lineman{{cite web|title=Antone Davis|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviAn25.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
Doug Dickey, College Football Hall of Fame head coach at the University of Tennessee (1964–1969) and the University of Florida (1970–1978); athletic director at Tennessee (1985–2002){{cite web|title=Doug Dickey|url=http://tshf.net/halloffame/dickey-doug/|publisher=Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=April 8, 2013|archive-date=March 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320190724/http://tshf.net/halloffame/dickey-doug/|url-status=dead}}
R. A. Dickey, professional baseball pitcher{{cite web|title=R. A. Dickey|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dicker.01.shtml|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Bobby Dodd, college football coach and athletic director at Georgia Tech{{cite web|title=Bobby Dodd|url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1740}}|publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Dale Ellis, former NBA player{{cite web|title=Dale Ellis|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellisda01.html|publisher=Sports Reference LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Beattie Feathers, former NFL player; collegiate football and baseball coach{{cite web|title=Beattie Feathers|url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1579}}|publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Paul Finebaum, radio host and journalist{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/8d77e064049261/paul-finebaum-talks-funniest-t.html|title=Paul Finebaum talks funniest colleagues, classic rock|last1=October 29|first1=2018 at 04:38 pm {{!}} Updated|last2=PM|first2=2018 at 05:15|website=AL.com|date=October 29, 2018|access-date=December 10, 2018}}
Cory Fleming, former NFL wide receiver{{cite web|title=Cory Fleming|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FlemCo20.htm|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Richmond Flowers, former NFL player
Arian Foster, former NFL running back
Phillip Fulmer, head coach of Tennessee Volunteers football team (1992–2008){{cite web|title=Phillip Fulmer|url={{College Football HoF/url|id=2318}}|publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Harry Galbreath, former National Football League offensive lineman{{cite web|title=Harry Galbreath|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/harrygalbreath/2500741/profile|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Charlie Garner, NFL running back{{cite web|title=Charlie Garner|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GarnCh00.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Phil Garner, former Major League Baseball player and manager{{cite web|title=Phil Garner|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/garneph01.shtml|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Justin Gatlin, 2004 Summer Olympics 100m gold medalist{{cite web|title=Justin Gatlin|url=http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/aug/05/justin-gatlin-finals-100-982/|publisher=university of tennessee|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Willie Gault, former NFL wide receiver{{cite web|title=Willie Gault|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GaulWi00.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Bobby Gordon, football player{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/gord00300.html |title=BOBBY GORDON |publisher=profootballarchives.com |accessdate=May 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910003440/http://www.profootballarchives.com/gord00300.html |archivedate=September 10, 2015 }}
Sam Graddy, 1984 Summer Olympics 100m silver medalist and 4 × 100 m gold medalist{{cite web|title=Sam Graddy|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GradSa00.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Ray Graves, former NFL player; University of Florida head football coach (1960–1969) and athletic director (1960–1979); College Football Hall of Fame (1990){{cite web|title=Ray Graves|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GravRa20.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Ernie Grunfeld, former NBA player and current president of basketball operations, Washington Wizards{{cite web|title=Ernie Grunfeld|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grunfer01.html|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Travis Haney, college football writer for ESPN Insider{{cite web|title=Travis Haney|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/travis-haney/|access-date=December 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105518/http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/travis-haney/|archive-date=December 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}
Alvin Harper, former NFL wide receiver{{cite web|title=Alvin Harper|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarpAl00.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Dee Haslam, businesswoman and co-owner of the Cleveland Browns
Jimmy Haslam, co-owner of the Cleveland Browns
Albert Haynesworth, NFL defensive tackle{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HAYNEALB01 |title=Albert Haynesworth |publisher=databaseFootball.com |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123112158/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HAYNEALB01 |archivedate=January 23, 2013 }}
Todd Helton, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies{{cite web|title=Todd Helton|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heltoto01.shtml|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Luke Hochevar, professional baseball player
Chamique Holdsclaw, former WNBA player, Olympian (2000){{cite web|title=Chamique Holdsclaw|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/chamique_holdsclaw/|publisher=2013 WNBA Enterprises, LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505184019/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/chamique_holdsclaw/|archivedate=May 5, 2013}}
Rick Honeycutt, former Major League Baseball player and current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers{{cite web|title=Rick Honeycutt|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/honeyri01.shtml|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Allan Houston, former NBA shooting guard{{cite web|title=Allan Houston|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/houstal01.html|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Luke Hudson, former MLB pitcher{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=hudsolu01| title =Luke Hudson Stats | publisher= Baseball Almanac |accessdate= November 26, 2012}}
Rickea Jackson, WNBA small forward, Los Angeles Sparks
Austin Johnson, former NFL player{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnAu00.htm | title=Austin Johnson | work=pro-football-reference.com | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | accessdate=September 8, 2014}}
Dale Jones, former NFL player and current assistant coach at Appalachian State
Lars Jorgensen (born 1970), swimmer and college coach
Steve Kiner, former NFL player, College Football Hall of Fame inductee{{cite web|title=Steve Kiner|url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1939}}|publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Bernard King, former NBA player{{cite web|title=Bernard King|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kingbe01.html|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Kara Lawson, WNBA player, Olympian (2008), ESPN analyst{{cite web|title=Kara Lawson|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kara_lawson/index.html|publisher=2013 WNBA Enterprises, LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504111508/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kara_lawson/index.html|archivedate=May 4, 2013}}
Jamal Lewis, NFL running back{{cite web|title=Jamal Lewis|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiJa00.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Jeremy Linn, swimmer, won one gold and one silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia{{cite web|title=Jeremy Linn|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/jeremy-linn-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165322/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/jeremy-linn-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2020|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Christine Magnuson, swimmer, won two silver medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China{{cite web|title=Christine Magnuson|url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=fc4b6b3b-69a7-4552-ba3d-3cc81f77498c&TabId=1453&Mid=10312|publisher=2010 USA Swimming|accessdate=April 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130113090629/http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=fc4b6b3b-69a7-4552-ba3d-3cc81f77498c&TabId=1453&Mid=10312|archivedate=January 13, 2013}}
Johnny Majors, College Football Hall of Fame 1987, Heisman Trophy runner-up (1956); head football coach at Iowa State University (1968–1972), University of Pittsburgh (1973–1976) and the University of Tennessee (1977–1992){{cite web|title=Johnny Majors|url={{College Football HoF/url|id=2286}}|publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Peyton Manning,(Class of 1997) NFL quarterback{{cite web|title=Peyton Manning|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannPe00.htm|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Tee Martin, former NFL quarterback{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartTe00.htm|title= Tee Martin|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com |accessdate= November 10, 2012}}
Steve Matthews, former NFL quarterback{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MATTHSTE01 |title=Stephen Keith Matthews |publisher=databaseFootball.com |accessdate=November 10, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530162333/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MATTHSTE01 |archivedate=May 30, 2012 }}
Jeronne Maymon (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League{{Cite web |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jeronne_maymon_639445.html |title=Jeronne Maymon Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site |access-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423005839/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jeronne_maymon_639445.html |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
Bill Mayo, All-American{{cite web | url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fballamerica/mayo.htm | title=Bill Mayo | publisher=utsports.com | accessdate=August 28, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216045432/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fballamerica/mayo.htm | archive-date=December 16, 2014 | url-status=dead }}
Jacques McClendon, NFL offensive lineman{{cite web|title=Jacques McClendon|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jacquesmcclendon/1037817/profile|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC.|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Tim McGee, NFL receiver{{cite web|title=Tim McGee|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McGeTi00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Ross McGowan, professional golfer{{cite web|title=Ross McGowan|url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/mcgowan_ross00.html|publisher=university of tennessee|accessdate=April 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324085145/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/mcgowan_ross00.html|archive-date=March 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}
Greg McMichael, former Major League Baseball player{{cite web|title=Greg McMichael|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmicgr01.shtml|publisher=Baseball Reference.com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Charles McRae, former National Football League offensive lineman{{cite web|title=Charles McRae|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McRaCh20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Jordan McRae (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Aries Merritt, 2012 Summer Olympics 110m hurdles gold medalist
Anthony Miller, former NFL pro Bowl wide receiver{{cite web|title=Anthony Miller|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillAn00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Mike Miller, NFL player{{cite web|title=Mike Miller|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillMi20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event winner
Tom Myslinski, former NFL center{{cite web|title=Tom Myslinski|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MyslTo20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Kevin Nash, former professional wrestler and UT basketball player{{cite web|title=Kevin Nash|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/features/nash0001.htm|publisher=University of Tennessee Department of Sports Information|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Lindsey Nelson, sportscaster{{cite web|title=Lindsey Nelson|url=http://www.utsports.com/facilities/lindsey_nelson_stadium.html|publisher=2013 CBS Interactive|accessdate=April 8, 2013|archive-date=February 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216202719/http://www.utsports.com/facilities/lindsey_nelson_stadium.html|url-status=dead}}
Augie Ojeda, Major League Baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks{{cite web|title=Augie Ojeda|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ojedaau01.shtml|publisher=Baseball Reference.com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Candace Parker, WNBA player, Olympian (2008){{cite web|title=Candace Parker|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/candace_parker/|publisher=2013 WNBA Enterprises|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Woody Paige, sports analyst for The Denver Post and ESPN's Around the Horn{{cite web|title=Woody Paige|url=http://espn.go.com/eoe/paige_bio.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012005256/http://espn.go.com/eoe/paige_bio.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2003|publisher=espn'com|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}
Bruce Pearl, former men's head basketball coach{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-bruce-pearl-auburn-spt-0306-20150305-column.html|title=Bruce Pearl trying to rehab his scandal-tainted image — again — at Auburn|website=Chicago Tribune}}
Buzz Peterson, former men's head basketball coach
Carl Pickens, former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver{{cite web|title=Carl Pickens|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickCa00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Peerless Price, former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver{{cite web|title=Peerless Price|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PricPe00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Semeka Randall, former WNBA player{{cite web|title=Semeka Randall|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/semeka_randall/|publisher=2013 WNBA Enterprises|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Josh Richardson, professional basketball player, currently plays for the Miami Heat
Mychal Rivera, tight end; brother of Glee actress Naya Rivera{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
Pat Ryan, former NFL player{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RyanPa00.htm|title= Pat Ryan|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= October 30, 2012}}
Ovince St. Preux, collegiate football defensive end and linebacker; professional mixed martial artist, formerly with Strikeforce{{cite web|title=Ovince St. Preux|url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/saintpreux_ovince00.html|publisher=university of tennessee|accessdate=April 9, 2013|archive-date=August 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810153018/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/saintpreux_ovince00.html|url-status=dead}} and currently with the UFC{{cite web|title=Ovince St. Preux UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/ovince-saint-preux|access-date=January 1, 2014}}
Mike Smithson, former MLB pitcher
Robert Shaw, former NFL center{{cite web|title=Robert Shaw|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShawRo20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Michelle Snow, former WNBA player{{cite web|title=Michelle Snow |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/michelle_snow/index.html |publisher=WNBA |accessdate=April 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326214213/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/michelle_snow/index.html |archivedate=March 26, 2013 }}
Donté Stallworth, NFL WR{{cite web|title=Donté Stallworth|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StalDo00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Drew Steckenrider, professional baseball pitcher{{cite web|title=Drew Steckenrider|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/steckdr01.shtml|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=September 16, 2021}}
Melvin Stewart, swimmer, won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain{{cite web|title=Melvin Stewart|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/mel-stewart-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162748/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/mel-stewart-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2020|publisher=2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC.|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Pat Summitt, former women's basketball head coach (1974–2012); member of Naismith Memorial and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame; Olympian (1976); head coach for the 1984 Olympic women's basketball team that won gold{{cite web|title=Pat Summitt|url=http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/09/10/outstanding-alumni/pat-summitt/|publisher=The University of Tennessee|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Tyler Summitt, Pat's son and former women's basketball program head coach at Louisiana Tech{{cite press release |url=http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040214aaa.html |title=Summitt Introduced as Louisiana Tech Head Coach |publisher=Louisiana Tech Sports |date=April 2, 2014 |accessdate=April 5, 2014 |quote=He graduated from the University of Tennessee Chancellor's Honors Program where he was a member of the Tennessee men's basketball team for two seasons, learning from Cuonzo Martin and Bruce Pearl. . . Tyler also served as a student assistant coach for his mother and the Tennessee women's basketball program. He was actively involved in the 2007 through 2009 seasons for the Tennessee women, two of which resulted in national championships. |archive-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406133903/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040214aaa.html |url-status=dead }}
Lenny Taylor, NFL player{{cite web|title=Lenny Taylor|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylLe21.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Holly Warlick, former Lady Vols basketball player and former Lady Vols head coach (2012–2019){{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncw&id=9500059 |title=Lady Vols' Warlick preparing for high expectations |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |date=July 22, 2013 |access-date=April 5, 2014}}
Chuck Webb, NFL player{{cite web|title=Chuck Webb|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WebbCh20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Reggie White, former NFL defensive lineman{{cite web|title=Reggie White|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WhitRe00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Ron Widby, former NFL Pro Bowl punter{{cite web|title=Ron Widby|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WidbRo20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Grant Williams, NBA player
Jordan Williams, NFL player
Rhyne Williams, professional tennis player{{cite web|title=Rhyne Williams|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Wi/R/Rhyne-R-Williams.aspx|publisher=2013 ATP Tour, Inc|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Al Wilson, NFL player{{cite web|title=Al Wilson|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsAl00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Gibril Wilson, NFL safety{{cite web|title=Gibril Wilson|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsGi20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Jason Witten, NFL Pro Bowl tight end{{cite web|title=Jason Witten|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WittJa00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}
Gene Wojciechowski, college football reporter and senior writer for ESPN The Magazine
Bob Woodruff, head football coach at Baylor University (1947–1949); head football coach and athletic director at the University of Florida (1950–1959){{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
Chris Woodruff, associate head coach at the University of Tennessee, former professional tennis player{{cite web|title=Chris Woodruff|url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/chris_woodruff_359420.html|publisher=university of tennessee|accessdate=April 9, 2013|archive-date=April 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411084810/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/chris_woodruff_359420.html|url-status=dead}}

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Journalists and newscasters

Richard Ernsberger Jr., senior editor, Newsweek{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/authors/richard-ernsberger|title=Richard Ernsberger Jr|website=Newsweek}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/richard-ernsberger-jr/bragging-rights/|title=BRAGGING RIGHTS | Kirkus Reviews|via=www.kirkusreviews.com}}
Huell Howser, California television personality
Ryan McGee, ESPN writer and commentator
Ann Taylor, NPR newscaster
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN writer and commentator

Rhodes Scholars

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Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Balliol College, B.A. 1981 MA 1986; graduated from Harvard Law School in 1983 with a JD degree; served in the cabinet of Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter; sat on several corporate boards; served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy under President Obama and Director of White House Office of Healthcare Reform
William Everett Derryberry, St. John's College, BA 1932 MA 1940; had a 34-year academic career as president of Tennessee Technological University, where he oversaw the transformation of the school from a campus of a few acres and a few buildings with 700 students and 31 faculty members to a university comprising six colleges and schools on 235 acres of property with a student body of close to 7,000 and a faculty of more than 350
Bernadotte E. Schmitt, Merton College, BA 1908, M.A 1913; professor at Western Reserve University (1910–1925) and the University of Chicago (1925–1946); when he retired from Chicago, he held the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professorship of Modern History; served briefly in World War I as a 2nd Lieutenant of Field Artillery; during World War II, he acted as a special consultant on history in the Department of State's Division of Research and Publications and its Division of Historical Policy Research{{cite web |url=http://web.utk.edu/~mklein/alum1.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421090204/http://web.utk.edu/~mklein/alum1.html |archivedate=April 21, 2011 |url-status=dead|title=Prominent Alumni: Part I|website=University of Tennessee, Knoxville}}

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Nobel laureates

James Buchanan, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economic Science; received an M.S. degree from UT in 1941[http://www.gmu.edu/jbc/faculty_bios/buchananbio.html James M. Buchanan biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625002401/http://www.gmu.edu/jbc/faculty_bios/buchananbio.html |date=June 25, 2009 }}, George Mason University
Peter C. Doherty, faculty member in the UT Health Science Center in Memphis

Pulitzer prize winners

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John Netherland Heiskell, 1893 graduate of the University of Tennessee; publisher and editor of the Arkansas Gazette', 1902–1972; under his leadership, the paper won a Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service{{cite web|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/1958/|title=1958 Pulitzer Prizes|website=pulitzer.org}}
Owen Davis, 1889 graduate, won the Pulitzer Prize for his play Icebound in 1923{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/owen-davis|title= Icebound, by Owen Davis|website=pulitzer.org}}
John M. Hightower, attended the University of Tennessee 1927–1929; won a Pulitzer while at the Associated Press for International Reporting in 1952{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/john-m-hightower|title= John M. Hightower of Associated Press|website=pulitzer.org}}
Ron Kirksey, 1970 graduate of the University of Tennessee, won the Pulitzer prize for public service journalism in 1994 as part of a team at the Akron Beacon Journal{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/akron-beacon-journal|title= Akron Beacon Journal|website=pulitzer.org}}
Cormac McCarthy, novelist who attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1951–1952 and 1957–1960; won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for The Road{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/cormac-mccarthy|title= The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (Alfred A. Knopf|website=pulitzer.org)}}
Bernadotte E. Schmitt, earned a bachelor of arts at the University of Tennessee in 1902, won a Pulitzer in History in 1931 for his book The Coming of the War, 1914 (1930){{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/bernadotte-e-schmitt|title=The Coming of the War 1914, by Bernadotte E. Schmitt (Scribner)|website=pulitzer.org}}
John Noble Wilford, 1955 graduate of the University of Tennessee; won two Pulitzer Prizes for national reporting;{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/john-noble-wilford|title= John Noble Wilford of The New York Times|website=pulitzer.org}} science correspondent for The New York Times, and founder of the paper's weekly science section{{cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/staff-20|title= Staff of Akron Beacon Journal|website=pulitzer.org}}
Edward Osborne Wilson, attended University of Tennessee 1950–1951, won two Pulitzer Prizes for nonfiction for his books On Human Nature (1979){{Cite web|url=https://as.ua.edu/2012/09/01/legendary-biologist-and-pulitzer-prize-winner-e-o-wilson-visits-ua-as-scholar-in-residence/|title=Legendary Biologist and Pulitzer Prize Winner E.O. Wilson Visits UA as Scholar-in-Residence – Arts & Sciences|website=as.ua.edu|date=September 2012 }} and The Ants (1991){{Cite web|url=https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674040755|title=The Ants — Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson|website=www.hup.harvard.edu}}

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Science and technology

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Mladen Bestvina, topologist, professor of mathematics at University of Utah
William E. Bickley, entomologist
Jack Dongarra, computer science professor; creator of LINPACK and LAPACK; 2021 Turing Award Recipient
Gertrude Ehrlich, professor of mathematics at University of Maryland, College Park
Weston Fulton, meteorologist, inventor
Lee Giles, computer scientist, CiteSeer, David Reese Professor at Pennsylvania State University
Lexemuel Ray Hesler, mycologist{{cite journal |title=Lexemuel Ray Hesler: February 20, 1888-November 20, 1977 |journal=Mycologia |year=1978 |author=Petersen RH. |volume=70 |issue=4 |pages=757–765 |jstor=3759355|url=http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59350/0070/004/0757.htm |pmid=364304 |doi=10.1080/00275514.1978.12020281|url-access=subscription }}
Carl B. Huffaker, biologist and agricultural scientist
Mohammad Ataul Karim, physicist
Frank Knight, economist
Mounir Laroussi, plasma physicist, pioneer of plasma medicine
Madeline Kneberg Lewis, archaeologist of the Southeastern United States
Joana Kuntz, organizational psychologist in New Zealand
Gerald North, atmospheric scientist, author of North Report and The Impact of Global Warming in Texas
Douglas W. Owsley, division head of physical anthropology of Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Ronald H. Petersen, mycologist of the University of Tennessee
Alan Rabinowitz, zoologist, CEO of Panthera
Edward K. Reedy, radar researcher and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, 1998–2003{{cite news|url=http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-win98/reedy.html|title=New GTRI Director|publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology|date=Winter 1998|accessdate=August 4, 2011}}
Subrata Roy, inventor, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Florida
Antoinette Rodez Schiesler, chemist, director of research at Villanova University
Jeremy C. Smith, Governor's Chair and Director of UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics
Morwen Thistlethwaite, knot theorist
Peter Tsai, chemist, inventor of the N95 mask
E.O. Wilson, biologist and naturalist

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Astronauts

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Faculty

Sandra Blain (born 1941), ceramicist, potter, and sculptor{{Cite web |last=Layer |first=Aiden |title=Sandra Blain |url=https://tnartscommission.org/permanentcollection/sandra-blain/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Tennessee Arts Commission |language=en-US}}
Charles W. Kent (1860–1917), scholar of the English language
Vernon Lattin (born 1938), president of Brooklyn College
Carolyn Ringer Lepre, 10th president of Salisbury University
Jill Mikucki, microbiologist, Antarctic researcher
Kate Vitasek (born 1968), author and educator, adjunct faculty in the Haslam College of Business Global Supply Chain Institute and the Graduate and Executive Education

References

External links

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