- List of University of Tennessee people
The following is a list of people associated with the
University of Tennessee in all its campuses. The list does not include personnel associated withOak Ridge National Laboratory .Politics and law
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Ali Abu al-Ragheb , formerJordan ian Prime Minister
*Lamar Alexander , former Tennessee Governor, UT President and current US Senator
*John Justin Armitage , diplomat [ [http://pr.utk.edu/alumni/govandmilitary.asp Distinguished Alumni, Government & Military] , University of Tennessee website]
*Victor Ashe , U.S. ambassador toPoland , former mayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee
*John DeWitt Clinton Atkins , member of House of Representatives
*Richard W. Austin , member of House of Representatives
*Howard Baker ,Ambassador and formerSenate Majority Leader
*Howard Baker, Sr. , member of House of Representatives
*William M. Barker , Chief Justice to Tennessee Supreme Court
*Zachery Lindsey , Math Major and Official University Keeper of Win
*Bart Weitering , King of Wales, Reincarnation of Erdös
*George White Baxter , Governor of Wyoming territory
*Marion Speed Boyd , former U.S. district and Chief judge for Tennessee
*John Lafayette Camp , politician and Civil War veteran
*Saxby Chambliss , U.S. Senator
*Walter Chandler , former mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
*Philander Priestly Claxton Jr. , alumnus '34; U.S. State Department official; president of theWorld Population Society from 1975 to 1985 [ [http://pr.utk.edu/alumni/govandmilitary.asp Distinguished Alumni, Government & Military] , University of Tennessee website]
*Clement Comer Clay , former Governor of Alabama
*Bob Corker , former mayor of Chattanooga, U.S. Senator
*John Hervey Crozier , member of House of Representatives
*Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. , formerWhite House Counsel
*Lincoln Davis , member of House of Representatives
*Jim DeMint ,South Carolina U.S. Senator
*Lurita Doan , current Administrator of theU.S. General Services Administration
*John Duncan, Sr. , member of House of Representative
*Jimmy Duncan, member of House of Representatives
*Winfield Dunn , former Governor of Tennessee
*James B. Frazier , former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Senator
*Ronnie Greer , U.S. District judge for eastern Tennessee
*Albert Gore, Sr. , member of House of Representatives and U.S. Senator
*Bart Gordon , member of House of Representatives
*Bill Hendon , former member of U.S. House of Representatives
*Van Hilleary , U. S. Congressman
*John C. Houk , former member of U.S. House of Representatives
*Thomas G. Hull , former member of U.S. House of Representatives
*William L. Jenkins , member of U.S. House of Representatives
*Ed Jones, former member of U.S. House of Representatives
*Joel A. Katz, Entertainment lawyer [http://www.gtlaw.com/biographies/biography.asp?id=1085] (UT College of Law)
*Estes Kefauver , former U.S. Senator
*Arthur Larson , politician
*Dan Lipinski , U.S. Congressman (D-IL) and former professor
*William Gibbs McAdoo , formerUnited States Secretary of the Treasury
*John E. McCall , former member of U.S. House of Representatives
*Jimmy Naifeh , Speaker of the House, Tennessee House of Representatives
*Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson , former member of U.S. House of Representatives
*George W. Ochs , former Mayor ofChattanooga
*Hector Ormachea-Penaranda ,Bolivia n former Minister of Defense and national Senator
*Michael C. Polt , U.S. Ambassador toSerbia
*Percy Priest , former member of U.S. House of Representatives
*Glenn Reynolds , UT law professor and author of theInstapundit politicalweblog
*Mercer Reynolds , former U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland
*Kathryn Dee Robinson , former U.S. Ambassador toGhana
*Kenneth Rush , former U.S. Ambassador toGermany
*Edward Terry Sanford , former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
*Jim Sasser , former U.S. Senator
*Ronald L. Schlicher , former U.S. Ambassador toCyprus
*Heath Shuler , U.S. Representative fromNorth Carolina , formerNFL player
*Paul Summers , former Attorney General of State of Tennessee
*John S. Tanner , member of House of Representatives
*Deborah Tate , United StatesFCC Commissioner
*George Caldwell Taylor , former U.S. district judge
*David Duvall Thomas , former deputy administrator of theFederal Aviation Administration
*Lawrence Tyson , former U.S. Senator
*Gary R. Wade , Tennessee Supreme Court appointee, as of 2006
*Herbert S. Walters , former U.S. Senator
*Zach Wamp , member of House of Representatives
*Washington C. Whitthorne former U.S. SenatorEducation
*Landrum Bolling,
Mercy Corps director at large, formerEarlham College president and noted negotiator
*Philander P. Claxton Sr. , founder of the UT Department of Education and U.S. commissioner of education from 1911 to 1921
*Bob Clement , president of Cumberland College and politician
*John Gaventa , political sociologist
*W. I. Thomas , sociologist
*Bernie L. Wade , Chancelor,International Circle of Faith Colleges and SeminariesKaitlin Philibotte. DiplomatActors, directors, and entertainers
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Clarence Brown , Academy Award nominatedfilm director
*Dixie Carter ,actress
*John Cullum ,actor andsinger
*James Denton, actor, including role in "Desperate Housewives "
*David Keith , actor and directorArtists and musicians
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Jeff Baxter , Nike designer
*Deana Carter ,country music singer and songwriter
*Ashley Cleveland ,gospel singer [http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp University of Tennessee website]
*C. Kermit Ewing, painter
*Thomas Fulton ,opera conductor [http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp University of Tennessee website]
*Park Overall , actress
*Cheryl Lynn Studer,opera soprano [http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp University of Tennessee website]
* [http://www.carlsublett.net/ Carl Sublett] , painter
*Pam Tillis ,country music singer
*Delores Ziegler ,opera singer [http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp University of Tennessee website]Authors
* [http://www.elizabethcox.net/ Elizabeth Cox] , novelist
*Lowell Cunningham ,comic book writer
*Owen Davis ,playwright
*Alex Haley , novelist, biographer and essayist
*May Justus , author ofchildren's books [http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp University of Tennessee website]
* [http://www.marilynkallet.com/ Marilyn Kallet] , poet
*Joseph Wood Krutch , novelist, critic and naturalist
*Richard Marius , novelist, scholar and speechwriter
*Cormac McCarthy , novelist
*Dave Ramsey , financial guru, author, and host of "The Dave Ramsey Show "
*Vince Staten ,humorist [http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp University of Tennessee website]
*Kurt Vonnegut , novelist and essayist
*Allen Wier , fiction writer and scholarBusiness and economy
*Charles Scott Abbott, one of the two originators of
Trivial Pursuit [http://pr.tennessee.edu/alumni/artsandet.asp University of Tennessee Website]
*James Clayton, President and CEO ofClayton Homes
*Nancy-Ann Min DeParle , healthcare expert
*Charlie Ergen ,Echostar CEO
*Chad Holliday, CEO,DuPont
*Min Kao , CEO and Founder ofGarmin
*William B. Stokely , former Chairman and CEO of Stokely Van Camp, Inc.
*Chris Whittle , founder of Whittle Communications andEdison Schools Military
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Burwell B. Bell III , U.S. Army Commander
*Lt. Gen. John Bradley , chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve command.
*Robert Emmet Callan , major general in the U.S. Army and assistant chief of staff in the War Department from 1931 to 1935.
*Clifton B. Cates , aide to PresidentWoodrow Wilson and later commandant of the Marine Corps Schools
*Thomas A. Davis , Captain of Spanish-American war
*Norman C. Gaddis , former Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
*Bruce K. Holloway , military commander of Allied Forces
*Ridley McLean , rear admiral in the U.S. Navy and wrote theBluejacket’s Manual , which is still used to teach naval recruits the basics of seamanship
*Austin C. Shofner ,World War II U.S. General
*Maurice F. Weisner , former Pacific Fleet AdmiralAthletics and sportscasters
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Monica Abbott , NPF pitcher for theWashington Glory , Olympian (2008)
*Brock Baker ,Professional Wrestler and UT Basketball Player
*Buddy bolding , Head Baseball Coach atLongwood University in Farmville, Virginia
*Kevin Burnett , NFL player
*Tonya Callahan , NPF All-Star first baseman for theRockford Thunder
*Tamika Catchings , WNBA player, two-time Olympian (2004, 2008)
*R.A. Dickey , professional baseball pitcher
*Phillip Fulmer , current football coach of UT's Tennessee Volunteers
*Charlie Garner , NFLrunning back
*Braden Gall , College Football Writer, Radio Host (Athlon Sports)
*Justin Gatlin ,2004 Summer Olympics 100m Gold medalist
*Ernie Grunfeld , former NBA player and current president of basketball operations,Washington Wizards
*Sam Graddy ,1984 Summer Olympics 100m silver medalist and 4x100m glod medalist
*Albert Haynesworth , NFLDefensive Tackle
*Todd Helton ,Major League Baseball first baseman for theColorado Rockies
*Chamique Holdsclaw , former WNBA player, Olympian (2000)
*Allan Houston , NBAshooting guard
*Luke Hudson , Major League Baseball pitcher for theKansas City Royals
*Bernard King , former NBA player
*Kara Lawson , WNBA player, Olympian (2008), ESPN analyst
*Jamal Lewis , NFLrunning back
*Johnny Majors ,Heisman Trophy runner-up and UT football coach
*Peyton Manning , NFLquarterback
*Tim McGee , NFL receiver
*Chris Moneymaker , 2003World Series of Poker Main Event winner
*Kevin Nash , professional wrestler and UT basketball player
*Lindsey Nelson , sportscaster
*Candace Parker , WNBA player, Olympian (2008)
*Woody Paige , sports analyst for "The Denver Post " andAround the Horn
*Bruce Pearl , current men's head basketball coach
*Carl Pickens , NFL receiver
*Semeka Randall , former WNBA player
*JT Smith, former NFL player
*Michelle Snow , WNBA player
*Donté Stallworth , NFLWR
*Pat Summitt , women's basketball head coach and member of theBasketball Hall of Fame , Olympian (1976), head coach for the 1984 Olympic women's basketball Team that won Gold
*Reggie White , former NFLdefensive lineman
*Al Wilson , NFL player
*Gibril Wilson , NFL Safety
*Jason Witten , NFL player
*Doug Word , NBA Writer (Athlon Sports)
*Matthew Woerner ,London Wasps rugby union player
*Gene Wojciechowski , college football reporter/senior writer, ESPN The Magazine
*Bobby Dodd , college football coach/athletic director at Georgia Tech. College football/ Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.Journalists and newscasters
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Jesse Samuel Cottrell , was U.S. minister toBolivia and Washington correspondent and editor for theKnoxville News Sentinel .
*Faith Fancher , journalist
*Ann Taylor, NPR newscasterNobel 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] , George Mason University]
*Peter Doherty , faculty member in the UT Health Science Center in Memphiscience and technology
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Milton Shaw , helped develop the reactor plant system for the world's first nuclear submarine, theUSS Nautilus , as well as other nuclear-powered ships.
*Carl B. Huffaker , (1914 -1995) American biologist and agricultural scientist
*Dr.William M. Bass , professor emeritus and founder of theForensic Anthropology Center and the "Body Farm "
*Jeffrey D. Case, co-developer of SNMP
*Jack Dongarra , computer science professor and creator ofLINPACK andLAPACK
*E.O. Wilson ,biologist andnaturalist Astronauts
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Jeffrey Ashby
*Alex Dunlap , payload specialist onNASA 'sNeurolab in 1998.
*Joe Edwards
*Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie
*Chris Hadfield , first Canadian to walk in space.
*Henry Hartsfield
*Charles O. Hobaugh
*Scott J. Kelly
*Andrew Milstead , first monkey to Pluto and back. He was greatly disappointed when he was informed Pluto was no longer a planet and his dream was shattered.
*Donald H. Peterson
*Margaret Rhea Seddon
*Barry E. Wilmore References
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