List of sons and daughters of the city of Memphis, Tennessee
This is a list of public figures that American US in the city of Memphis ( Tennessee ) were born. The list does not claim to be complete.
19th century
- Charles Stewart (1836–1895), politician
- John Sharp Williams (1854-1932), politician
- Miles Poindexter (1868-1946), politician
- Mary Carr Moore (1873–1957), composer
- Florence Kahn (1878–1951), actress
- Elmer Imes (1883–1941), physicist
- Hy Heath (1890-1965), film composer
- Alberta Hunter (1895–1984), blues and jazz singer and songwriter
- Erskine Tate (1895–1978), jazz band leader and swing violinist
- Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971), jazz pianist, singer and composer
- Will Shade (1898–1966), youth band musician
20th century
1901-1930
- Fred Robinson (1901-1984), jazz trombonist
- Buster Bailey (1902–1967), jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
- Elwood Ullman (1903–1985), screenwriter
- William Franklin (* 1906; † after 1948), jazz musician, opera singer
- Gorilla Jones (1906-1982), boxer
- Ernestine "Tiny" Davis (1907–1994), jazz trumpeter and swing singer
- Elizabeth Thomas (1907–1986), Egyptologist
- Abe Fortas (1910–1982), United States Supreme Court Justice
- George W. Grider (1912–1991), politician
- McClure Morris (1912-1993), jazz musician
- Rozelle Claxton (1913–1995), jazz pianist and arranger
- Abraham Klausner (1915–2007), rabbi and captain in the United States Army
- Memphis Slim (1915–1988), blues singer and pianist
- Charles F. Wheeler (1915-2004), cameraman
- Al Williams (born 1919), pianist
- Walt Richmond (1922–1977), science fiction writer
- Ben Branch (1924–1987), R&B musician and entrepreneur
- Angelo Thomas Acerra (1925–1990), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the military ordinariate
- Joe Bihari (1925-2013), music producer
- Othella Dallas (* 1925), jazz singer and dancer
- Chris Woods (1925–1985), saxophonist and flautist of swing, rhythm & blues and modern jazz
- Bill Black (1926-1965), musician
- Anita Kerr (* 1927), singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist and music producer
- Bill Slavick (born 1927), peace activist
- Mignon Dunn (* 1928), opera singer and vocal teacher
- Andy Goodrich (1928–2008), modern jazz alto saxophonist
- Luther Perkins (1928–1968), guitarist
- Joseph Scianni (* 1928), composer, music producer, improvisation musician
- Koko Taylor (1928–2009), blues singer
- Johnny Ace (1929–1954), rhythm and blues singer
1931-1940
- Emerson Able (1931–2015), musician and music teacher
- Johnny Bernero (1931-2001), rockabilly musician
- Jack Clement (1931–2013), music producer, musician and composer
- Charles Crosby (* 1931), jazz musician
- Hal Needham (1931-2013), stunt performer and film director
- Louis Smith (1931-2016), jazz musician
- Dorsey Burnette (1932–1979), country and rockabilly musician, guitarist and songwriter
- Evans Bradshaw (1933-1978), jazz pianist
- Eddie Bond (1933-2013), rockabilly musician
- Calvin Newborn (1933–2018), jazz guitarist
- William Vollie Alexander (* 1934), politician
- Johnny Burnette (1934–1964), rockabilly musician
- Hank Crawford (1934-2009), saxophonist
- Anne Haney (1934–2001), actress
- Junior Wells (1934-1998), blues musician
- Mae Wheeler (1934–2011), singer and music organizer
- George Coleman (* 1935), tenor saxophonist of modern jazz
- Al Jackson, Jr. (1935–1975), drummer, record producer, and songwriter
- Lloyd McCollough (1935–1976), rockabilly musician
- Garnett Brown (born 1936), trombonist and composer
- Dickey Lee (born 1936), country and rock 'n' roll singer and songwriter
- Harold Mabern (1936–2019), jazz pianist
- Lane Smith (1936-2005), actor
- Morgan Freeman (born 1937), actor
- Jon Hassell (* 1937), trumpeter and composer
- Frank Strozier (* 1937), alto saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist and hardbop composer
- Booker Little (1938–1961), jazz trumpeter and hardbop composer
- Charles Lloyd (* 1938), jazz musician
- Barbara Pittman (1938-2005), rockabilly singer
- William Bell (born 1939), singer, songwriter and music producer
- William Eggleston (* 1939), photographer
- George Hamilton (* 1939), film and television actor
- Maury Klein (* 1939), historian
- Marvin Stamm (* 1939), jazz musician
- Abu Talib (1939–2009), blues and jazz guitarist, singer and harmonica player
- Willie W. Herenton (* 1940), politician and Mayor of Memphis from 1992 to 2009
1941-1950
- Donald Dunn (1941–2012), bass player and music producer
- Andrew Love (1941–2012), musician and songwriter
- Don Nix (* 1941), saxophonist, songwriter, arranger and author
- Daniel Pinkwater (* 1941), radio presenter and author of fantastic children's and youth literature
- Maurice White (1941–2016), funk and soul musician
- Olivia Cole (1942–2018), actress and Emmy winner
- Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), soul singer
- Carla Thomas (* 1942), soul singer
- Frank Lowe (1943–2003), jazz musician
- Hilton McConnico (1943–2018), designer and artist
- Rodney J. Bartlett (born 1944), chemist
- Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988), singer and songwriter
- E. Hunter Harrison (1944-2017), Railroad Manager
- Jimmy Hart (born 1944), wrestling manager and musician
- Claude Humphrey (born 1944), American football player
- Booker T. Jones (* 1944), songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist
- Frank McRae (born 1944), actor and American football player
- William Sanderson (born 1944), actor
- Herman Cain (1945–2020), businessman, politician, columnist and radio host
- Harold Ford senior (* 1945), politician
- Arthur Lee (1945-2006), rock musician
- Ken Rhodes (1945-2016), jazz musician
- Mwata Bowden (* 1947), jazz musician
- John Kahn (1947–1996), bassist
- Kathy Bates (* 1948), actress, director and Oscar winner
- Alan Lightman (* 1948), astrophysicist, novelist, essayist and non-fiction author
- Bobby Whitlock (* 1948), keyboardist
- Michael Beck (born 1949), actor
- Steve Cohen (born 1949), politician
- Ric Flair (born 1949), wrestler
- Jerry Lawler (born 1949), wrestler
- Dee Dee Bridgewater (born 1950), jazz singer and actress
- Alex Chilton (1950–2010), songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer
- Cybill Shepherd (born 1950), actress and singer
1951-1960
- Chris Bell (1951–1978), singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Verna Mae Bentley-Krause (* 1951), German-American singer
- Callie Crossley (* 1951), journalist, radio presenter and film producer
- JoJo Billingsley (1952-2010), singer
- Steve Earle (* 1952), racing car driver
- James Peter Sartain (* 1952), Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Seattle
- Deborah Allen (born 1953), country singer and songwriter
- Michael A. Baker (* 1953), astronaut
- Billy Burnette (* 1953), guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Rocky Burnette (* 1953), musician, singer and songwriter
- Rosanne Cash (born 1955), country singer
- Bill Mobley (* 1953), jazz musician, composer, band leader and arranger
- Andrew Stevens (* 1955), film producer, actor and director
- Adriane Lenox (* 1956), actress
- Charly McClain (born 1956), country singer
- Anita Ward (born 1956), singer
- Bobby Blake (* 1957), Baptist pastor, former porn film actor
- Thomas Hearns (born 1958), boxer
- Salim Washington (* 1958), jazz musician and cultural historian
- Kirk Whalum (* 1958), jazz musician
- Robert Marshall (Bishop) (* 1959), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Alexandria
1961-1970
- Ben Browder (born 1962), actor
- Hampton Sides (* 1962), historian, author and journalist
- Shawn Lane (1963-2003), guitarist
- Courtney Hunt (born 1964), screenwriter and director
- Kellye Cash (born 1965), Miss America 1987
- Wendy Moten (* 1965), soul singer
- Elise Neal (born 1966), actress
- Dan Schneider (* 1966), screenwriter, film producer and film actor
- Rochelle Stevens (born 1966), track and field athlete
- Leslie Jones (born 1967), actress
- Chris Parnell (* 1967), actor and comedian
- Dave Randall (born 1967), tennis player
- Citizen Cope (born 1968), singer
- Lisa Marie Presley (* 1968), singer and songwriter
- Harold Ford junior (* 1970), politician
1971-1980
- Shannen Doherty (born 1971), actress
- Nelson Frazier (1971-2014), wrestler
- Penny Hardaway (born 1971), basketball player
- Brian Lawler (1972-2018), wrestler
- Project Pat (born 1972), rapper
- Shane Salerno (* 1972), screenwriter and director
- Josey Scott (* 1972), actor and musician
- Latasha Byears (born 1973), basketball player
- Cory Branan (born 1974), country singer
- Juicy J (born 1975), rapper
- Lorenzen Wright (1975-2010), basketball player
- Ashley Jones (* 1976), actress and film producer
- Sarah Jane Morris (born 1977), actress
- DJ Paul (* 1977), rapper
- Ginnifer Goodwin (born 1978), actress
- Quinton Jackson (* 1978), mixed martial arts fighter and actor
- Cindy Parlow (* 1978), soccer player and coach
- Virginia Williams (born 1978), actress
- Robert Baker (born 1979), actor
- Clare Grant (* 1979), actress, singer and model
- Jon Awe (born 1980), ice hockey player
- Jay Reatard (1980-2010), punk rock musician
1981-2000
- Yo Gotti (born 1981), rapper
- Willie Jenkins (born 1981), basketball player
- Justin Timberlake (born 1981), singer and actor
- K. Michelle (* 1982), R&B singer
- Jacob Ford (born 1983), American football player
- Derrick Byars (born 1984), basketball player
- Peria Jerry (born 1984), American football player
- John Jerry (born 1986), American football player
- Michael Oher (* 1986), American football player
- Louis Williams (* 1986), basketball player
- Samantha Saint (* 1987), porn actress and model
- Randy Culpepper (born 1989), basketball player
- Lucy Hale (born 1989), actress
- Dontari Poe (born 1990), American football player
- Terrico White (* 1990), basketball player
- Ian Clark (born 1991), basketball player
- David Johnson (born 1991), American football player
21st century
- Benjamin Flores, Jr. (* 2002), actor and rapper
Web links
Commons : People of Memphis, Tennessee - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Florence Kahn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Kelly Cash in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Elise Neal in the Internet Movie Database (English)