List of people from Chattanooga, Tennessee

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
 * 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 Confederate 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, USL player for Atlanta United 2
 * 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
 * Ellie Dylan, educator, non-profit organization founder

E

 * 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
 * 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
 * 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

M

 * 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
 * Usher Raymond, singer
 * Ishmael Reed, novelist
 * 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

 * 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