The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
A William P. Acker, U.S. Air Force general Grant Adcox, race car driver Jarrod Alonge, comedian, musician John Ankerberg, author, religious broadcaster Kay Arthur, author, teacher and television host Lovie Austin, jazz blues pianist, bandleader, and composer
B Howard Baker, U.S. senator, White House chief of staff Robert Barnes, civil rights attorney and YouTuber T. Kevan Bartlett, West Virginia Senate, from the 8th district BbyMutha, rapper Hugh Beaumont, actor Charles K. Bell, politician Robert Bernhardt, symphony conductor Zane Birdwell, recording engineer Peppo Biscarini, swimmer, freediver, businessman Jimmy Blanton, musician Maci Bookout, starred in MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom Rachel Boston, actress, pageant winner Adarius Bowman, professional football player Virginia Frazer Boyle, poet laureate of the United Confederate Veterans and the Confederated Southern Memorial Association Bill Brock, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, chairman of the Republican National Committee, Secretary of Labor Kane Brown, country singer/songwriter Tony Brown, professional football player Daniel Bullocks, professional football player Josh Bullocks, professional football player
C Mike Cameron, minister and politician; member of Georgia House of Representatives Archie Campbell, writer, television performer Fred Cash, singer Ryan Casteel, catcher for the Atlanta Braves Joe Chaney, darts player George S. Clinton, composer Noah Cobb, soccer player Will Marion Cook, composer Charles H. Coolidge, decorated military veteran Bob Corker, Chattanooga mayor, U.S. senator Bill Curry, college football coach, television anchor
D Fredrick Davis, ballet dancer Jason Davis, professional baseball pitcher Bill Dedman, journalist Juliette Derricotte, educator, political activist McKinley "Bunny" Downs (1894–1973), Negro Leagues infielder and manager"1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players" Ellie Dylan, educator, non-profit organization founder
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Harris English, professional golfer Cal Ermer, professional baseball manager Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, writer, political activist
F JoAnne Favors, state politician Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. congressman Crystal Marie Fleming (born 1981), sociologist and author James B. Frazier, former state governor, Tennessee
G Ellis Gardner, offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts Cory Gearrin, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Genesis the Greykid, poet, artist, creative Betty Lou Gerson, actress Gibby Gilbert, professional golfer George Gobel, comedian Arthur Golden, novelist Sam Gooden, pop singer, musician Ray Gordy, professional wrestler Terry Gordy, professional wrestler Irvine W. Grote, chemist, inventor Jackson Guice, comic book artist: Death of Superman Jo Conn Guild, businessman Kirsten Gum, television personality
H Ben Haden, pastor, religious broadcaster Lee H. Hamilton, former U.S. congressman Joycelyn Harrison, Langley Research Center engineer and professor Dennis Haskins, actor Roland Hayes, singer Maud Callaway Hays, clubwoman and genealogist Cam Henderson, chief of protocol of the United States Calvin C. Hernton, sociologist, poet and author Kim Hixson, state politician, Wisconsin Honest Charley, businessman Rick Honeycutt, professional baseball player, coach Henry H. Horton, former governor of Tennessee Jaden Hossler, TikTok personality and singer Michael Houser, rock musician Rhyne Howard, professional basketball player Roy Davage Hudson, neuropharmacologist, president of Hampton University George Hunter, business magnate, philanthropist
J Samuel L. Jackson, actor Patrick Johnson, professional football player Leslie Jordan, actor
K Zahra Karinshak, Georgia state senator, attorney, Air Force veteran Estes Kefauver, former U.S. senator Mildred Kelly, first African American female sergeant major of the Army
L Venus Lacy, Olympian, basketball player Lady Bunny, drag queen Yusef Lateef, musician, educator James M. Lewis, pharmacist and Tennessee state senator Mozella Esther Lewis, pharmacist, businesswoman Hormona Lisa, drag queen. Natalie Lloyd, children's author John Thomas Lupton, business magnate, philanthropist Thomas Cartter Lupton, business magnate, philanthropist Nick Lutsko, singer-songwriter, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist
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Terry Manning, music producer, photographer Ryan Martin, professional boxer Virginia Martin, actress Mike Massey, professional billiards player Ralphie May, comedian William Gibbs McAdoo, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Lurlene McDaniel, author Ralph McGill, newspaper editor Bill McKinney, actor Ellis K. Meacham, author Jon Meacham, magazine editor Kenneth J. Meyer, politician Emma Bell Miles, writer, poet, and artist Gustavus Hindman Miller, merchant, manufacturer, financier, capitalist farmer, author and community leader Olan Mills Sr., photographer, portrait studio founder Jackie Mitchell, professional baseball player Keith Mitchell, professional golfer Dorothy Montgomery, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Scrappy Moore, college football coach
N Jim Nabors, actor, singer Todd Nance, rock musician
O Adolph S. Ochs, newspaper editor, publisher Weston Ochse, author and screenwriter Terrell Owens, professional football player
P Ted Patrick, "father of deprogramming" Lori Petty, actress John Piper, pastor, theologian James Powderly, artist, designer, engineer Preston Powell, Olympic weightlifter Merv Pregulman, professional football player
R Claude Ramsey, farmer and politician Isaiah Rashad, rapper Tate Ratledge, Detroit Lions football player Usher Raymond, singer Ishmael Reed, novelist Olivia Reeves, weightlifter Lee Roberson, pastor, educator, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster, entertainer Meredith Russo, young adult author
S Terdell Sands, professional football player Martin Scott, businessman, educator, politician, and pastor from Georgia Tawambi Settles, professional football player Adonis Shropshire, songwriter, music producer Margaret Sloan-Hunter, magazine editor, political activist Bessie Smith, singer Lewis Smith, actor Valaida Snow, musician Mary Q. Steele, author William O. Steele, author Lynn Stewart, co-founder of the Hooters restaurant chain Clyde Stubblefield, musician, drummer for James Brown Grady Sutton, actor
T May Erwin Talmadge, civic leader and president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution Roscoe Tanner, professional tennis player Johnny Taylor, professional basketball player Benjamin Thomas, business magnate, philanthropist Daniel C. Trewhitt, state legislator, judge, and Southern Unionist Ted Turner, media magnate, philanthropist
U Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
W Roger Alan Wade, singer-songwriter Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner, professional baseball player Mary Hardway Walker, one of the last surviving slaves in America Sidney A. Wallace, U.S. Coast Guard admiral Zach Wamp, former U.S. congressman Jimmy Webb, professional climber Pez Whatley, professional wrestler Kim White, chief executive officer of River City, the Chattanooga downtown redevelopment authority Reggie White, professional football player Joseph Whitehead, business magnate, philanthropist Bart Whiteman, writer and critic
See also List of people from Tennessee
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