100 Notable alumni of University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Tennessee – Knoxville is ranked #135 in the world and #69 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from University of Tennessee – Knoxville sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Tennessee – Knoxville won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Chris Lofton
1986-. (aged 40)
basketball player
Christopher Franklin Lofton is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers.
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2. Ramon Foster
1986-. (aged 40)
American football player
Ramon Sentel Foster, nicknamed "the Big Ragu", is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He is the brother of former Rams offensive lineman Renardo Foster. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers where he played in a career total of 44 games...
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3. Velus Jones Jr
1997-. (aged 29)
American football player
Velus Tyler Phillip Jones Jr. is an American professional football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans before transferring to the Tennessee Volunteers. Jones was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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4. Chai Trong-rong
1935-2014 (aged 79)
politician
Chai Trong-rong, sometimes known in English as Trong Chai, was a Taiwanese politician.
5. Marquez Callaway
1998-. (aged 28)
American football player
Marquez Antonio Callaway is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and began his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints.
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6. Phil Garner
1949-. (aged 77)
baseball player
Philip Mason Garner is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. With the Pirates, he won the 1979 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. He was manager of the Astros...
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7. John Chavis
1956-. (aged 70)
head coach
Johnny Chavis, nicknamed "the Chief", is an American college football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He previously served as defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team and former defensive coordinator, linebacker coach, and associate head coach at the Tennessee Volunteers football, LSU Tigers...
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8. Chuck Fleischmann
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
Charles Joseph Fleischmann is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district since 2011. The district is based in Chattanooga and includes a large part of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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9. Rick Honeycutt
1954-. (aged 72)
baseball player
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt, nicknamed "Honey", is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years, from 1977 to 1997. He pitched in 30 post-season games, including 20 League Championship Series games and seven World Series games, and never lost a game, going 3–0. Honeycutt gave up no...
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10. Luke Hochevar
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Luke Anthony Hochevar is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball at the University of Tennessee, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals from 2007 through 2016. He was the first overall pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft and a member of the 2015 World Series champions.
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11. Doug Atkins
1930-2015 (aged 85)
athletics competitor
basketball player
American football player
Douglas Leon Atkins was an American professional football defensive end who played for the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers under head coach Robert Neyland. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Atkins...
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12. Henry To'oTo'o
2001-. (aged 25)
American football player
Henry Moses Ito Iese To'oTo'o is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide.
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13. Nick Senzel
1995-. (aged 31)
baseball player
Nicholas Peter Senzel is an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, and Chicago White Sox. Senzel attended the University of Tennessee, where he played college baseball for the Volunteers. The Reds selected him with the second overall pick...
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14. Rickea Jackson
2001-. (aged 25)
basketball player
Rickea Velece Jackson is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Breeze of Unrivaled. She played college basketball at Tennessee and Mississippi State.
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15. Darius Thompson
1995-. (aged 31)
basketball player
Darius Jamar Thompson is an American-born naturalized Italian professional basketball player for Valencia of Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 193 cm (6 ft 4 in), he plays at the point guard position.
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16. Jarnell Stokes
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Jarnell D'Marcus Stokes is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was one of the top rated high school players in the class of 2011. He was selected in with the 35th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, and later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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17. Chase Headley
1984-. (aged 42)
baseball player
Chase Jordan Headley is an American former professional baseball third baseman. A switch-hitter, Headley made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the San Diego Padres in 2007, and also played for the New York Yankees.
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18. Michael Turner
1982-. (aged 44)
American football player
Michael Layne Turner was an American comics artist known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.
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19. William Isaac Thomas
1863-1947 (aged 84)
psychologist
writer
sociologist
William Isaac Thomas was an American sociologist, understood today as a key figure behind the theory of symbolic interactionism.
20. Trey Smith
1999-. (aged 27)
American football player
Henry Louis "Trey" Smith III is an American professional football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers before he was selected by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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21. Tianna Madison-Bartoletta
1985-. (aged 41)
bobsledder
sprinter
athletics competitor
long jumper
Tianna Bartoletta is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed fourth in the 100 m race then won her first gold by leading off the world record-setting 4 × 100 m relay team. At the...
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22. Josh Palmer
1998-. (aged 28)
American football player
Joshua Keith Palmer is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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23. Jim Haslam
1930-. (aged 96)
businessperson
James Arthur Haslam II is an American businessman, best known as the founder of Pilot Company, which operates a chain of convenience stores and travel centers throughout the United States and Canada, and is one of the largest privately owned companies in the United States. Haslam is also a donor for the University of Tennessee, having provided tens of millions...
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24. Paul Annacone
1963-. (aged 63)
tennis coach
tennis player
Paul Annacone is an American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach. He is the former coach of 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens. Annacone is currently a coach at ProTennisCoach.com, a commentator at Tennis Channel, and works with Taylor Fritz.
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25. Martha Rogers
1955-. (aged 71)
academic
Martha Rogers is an American author, customer strategist, and founding partner of Peppers & Rogers Group, a management consulting firm. Rogers is an adjunct professor at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a co-director of the Duke Center for Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
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26. William Gibbs McAdoo
1863-1941 (aged 78)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
William Gibbs McAdoo Jr. /ˈmækəˌduː/ was an American lawyer and statesman. McAdoo was a leader of the Progressive movement and played a major role in the administration of his father-in-law, President Woodrow Wilson. A member of the Democratic Party, he also represented California in the United States Senate.
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27. Ernie Grunfeld
1955-. (aged 71)
basketball player
basketball coach
Ernest Grunfeld is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player and former general manager in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college at the University of Tennessee, he set a new record as the school's all-time leading scorer. He won gold medals with Team USA at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He began his professional career...
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28. Kelsey Robinson
1992-. (aged 34)
beach volleyball player
volleyball player
Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook is an American volleyball player. She has been a member of the United States women's national volleyball team since 2014. A three-time Olympian, Robinson has a gold, silver, and bronze medal from the 2020, 2024, and 2016 Olympics respectively.
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29. Chamique Holdsclaw
1977-. (aged 49)
basketball player
association football player
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She announced her retirement from the Los Angeles Sparks on June 11, 2007, though she eventually came out of retirement to play with the Atlanta Dream for the 2009 WNBA Season. Holdsclaw was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015,...
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30. Khadija Shaw
1997-. (aged 29)
association football player
Khadija Monifa "Bunny" Shaw CD is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and captains the Jamaica women's national team. Widely considered to be one of the best strikers in the world, she is Manchester City's all-time top goalscorer, Jamaica's all-time top goalscorer, holds the record for most hat tricks in...
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31. Admiral Schofield
1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Admiral Donovhan Schofield is an American professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.
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32. Jim DeMint
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
business executive
James Warren DeMint is an American businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina and as president of The Heritage Foundation. A leading figure in the Tea Party movement, DeMint is a member of the Republican Party and is the founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund.
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33. William Oefelein
1965-. (aged 61)
engineer
astronaut
military officer
aircraft pilot
William Anthony Oefelein is an American freelance adventure writer and photographer and former NASA astronaut who, on his only spaceflight, piloted the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission.
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34. Johnny Majors
1935-2020 (aged 85)
American football coach
American football player
John Terrill Majors was an American professional football player and college coach. A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956. He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1956. After playing one season...
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35. Aries Merritt
1985-. (aged 41)
hurdler
athletics competitor
Aries Merritt is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012. He won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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36. Benjamin Wade
1971-. (aged 55)
association football coach
coach
conductor
reality television participant
Benjamin "Coach" Wade is an American reality television personality best known for being a contestant on Survivor: Tocantins, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Survivor: South Pacific and Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans. He grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, and later moved to Susanville, California, to conduct the Susanville Symphony and pursue "adventures" in Hollywood.
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37. Nia Ali
1988-. (aged 38)
athletics competitor
Nia Ali is an American track and field athlete, who specializes in the 100 m hurdles, heptathlon, and other events.
38. Andraya Carter
1993-. (aged 33)
sports commentator
basketball player
trainer
Andraya Nichole Carter is an analyst and reporter for ESPN/SEC Network coverage of college basketball, college football, and the WNBA. She was a co-host for Out of Pocket with Alyssa Lang until 2023. She started working as a sideline reporter for the NBA on ESPN in 2023.
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39. Jordan McRae
1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Jordan Tyler McRae is an American professional basketball player who last played for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was drafted 58th overall in the 2014 NBA draft, by the San Antonio Spurs. He is a 1.96 meters (6 ft 5 in) tall shooting guard-small forward. McRae won...
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40. Heath Shuler
1971-. (aged 55)
business executive
politician
lobbyist
professional athlete
American football player
Joseph Heath Shuler is an American former politician and professional football quarterback who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2007 to 2013. The district covers the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons prior to his political...
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41. Kara Lawson
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
basketball coach
Kara Marie Lawson is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has also been a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards. Lawson primarily played as a shooting guard. She won a gold medal...
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42. C. J. Watson
1984-. (aged 42)
basketball player
Charles "C. J." Akeem Watson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.
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43. Te'a Cooper
1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Te'a Omari Cooper is an American professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and is currently playing in China’s Women’s Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears, South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Tennessee Volunteers.
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44. Yan Gomes
1987-. (aged 39)
baseball player
Yan Gomes is a Brazilian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs.
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45. Phillip Fulmer
1950-. (aged 76)
head coach
Phillip Edward Fulmer Sr. is an American former football player, coach, and athletic director at the University of Tennessee. He served as head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1992 to 2008, compiling a 152–52 record. He is best known for coaching the Volunteers in the first BCS National Championship Game in 1998, defeating the Florida State Seminoles....
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46. Jane O'Meara Sanders
1950-. (aged 76)
academic administrator
social worker
Mary Jane O'Meara Sanders is an American social worker, college administrator, activist, and political strategist. She was provost and interim president of Goddard College (1996–1997) and president of Burlington College (2004–2011). In 2017, she founded the think tank The Sanders Institute. She has been married to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders since 1988. She has also served as the first lady...
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47. R.A. Dickey
1974-. (aged 52)
baseball player
Robert Allen Dickey is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, and Atlanta Braves. Internationally, Dickey represented the United States.
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48. Monica Abbott
1985-. (aged 41)
softball player
Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American retired professional softball player. Abbott was an All-American pitcher for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in college before starting a professional career in the NPF and in the Japan Softball League. In international competition, she has played for Team USA from 2005 including the national softball team winning a silver medal at the 2008 and...
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49. Paul Finebaum
1956-. (aged 70)
columnist
journalist
Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, former columnist, and television-radio personality. His primary focus is sports in the Southeast United States. After Finebaum spent many years as a reporter, columnist, and sports talk radio host in the Birmingham, Alabama, area, ESPN hired him in 2013 as a personality on the new SEC Network. Finebaum produces a radio show out...
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50. Estes Kefauver
1903-1963 (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Carey Estes Kefauver was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until his death in 1963. He was the winner of most of the 1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries, though he was not nominated at the convention.
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51. Kevin Punter
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Kevin Xavier Punter Jr. is an American professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. In addition to being a citizen of the United States, Punter also has Serbian citizenship.
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52. J. P. Arencibia
1986-. (aged 40)
baseball player
Jonathan Paul Arencibia is a Cuban-American former professional baseball catcher who is the catching coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Rays from 2010 to 2015.
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53. Chris Moneymaker
1975-. (aged 51)
accountant
writer
poker player
Christopher Bryan Moneymaker is an American poker player who won the Main Event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). His 2003 win is said to have revolutionized poker because he was the first person to become a world champion after qualifying at an online poker site. This has been referred to in the press as the "Moneymaker effect".
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54. Tim Burchett
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Timothy Floyd Burchett is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, based in Knoxville, serving since 2019.
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55. Pam Tillis
1957-. (aged 69)
singer
television actor
guitarist
singer-songwriter
stage actor
Pamela Yvonne Tillis is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the eldest child of country singer Mel Tillis. After recording unsuccessful pop material for Elektra and Warner Records in the early 1980s, Tillis shifted to country music. In 1989, she signed with Arista Nashville, entering top-40 on Hot Country Songs for the first time...
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56. Tamika Catchings
1979-. (aged 47)
basketball player
Tamika Devonne Catchings is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Widely considered as one of the greatest female basketball players and one of the most decorated players in WNBA history, Catchings has won a WNBA championship (2012), WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2011),...
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57. Allan Houston
1971-. (aged 55)
basketball player
Allan Wade Houston Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005. A shooting guard, Houston played nine seasons for the New York Knicks; he was a member of the Knicks' 1999 NBA Finals team. Houston made the NBA All-Star Team twice and also won a gold medal as...
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58. Huell Howser
1945-2013 (aged 68)
screenwriter
television presenter
television actor
voice actor
film actor
Huell Burnley Howser was an American television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, and voice artist, best known for hosting, producing, and writing California's Gold and his human interest show Visiting...with Huell Howser, produced by KCET in Los Angeles for California PBS stations. The archive of his video chronicles offers an enhanced understanding of the history, culture, and people of California....
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59. Todd Helton
1973-. (aged 53)
American football player
professional baseball player
Todd Lynn Helton is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Colorado Rockies. A five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, and three-time Gold Glove Award winner, Helton holds the Rockies' club records for hits (2,519), home runs (369), doubles (592), walks (1,335), runs scored (1,401), runs batted in (RBIs,...
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60. Hendon Hooker
1998-. (aged 28)
American football player
Alan Hendon Hooker is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Tennessee Volunteers, where he was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2022. Hooker was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2023 NFL...
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61. Josh Richardson
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Joshua Michael Richardson is an American professional basketball player for Basket Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers, earning first-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as a senior in 2015. He was selected in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft by the Miami Heat and has also played for...
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62. Grant Williams
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Grant Dean Williams is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Williams played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was drafted 22nd overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics and reached the NBA Finals with the team in 2022. He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks.
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63. Bernard King
1956-. (aged 70)
basketball player
Bernard King is an American former professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets. King is a four-time NBA All-Star, four-time All-NBA selection and led the NBA in scoring in the 1984–85 season. He...
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64. John Cullum
1930-. (aged 96)
film actor
film director
stage actor
television actor
actor
John Cullum is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including Shenandoah (1975) and On the Twentieth Century (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each. In 1966 he gained his first Tony nomination as the lead in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, in...
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65. Bob Corker
1952-. (aged 74)
business executive
real estate developer
entrepreneur
politician
Robert Phillips Corker Jr. is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2015 to 2019.
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66. Jimmy Haslam
1954-. (aged 72)
entrepreneur
businessperson
James Arthur Haslam III is an American businessman and sports executive. He is the chairman of the board of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain. Haslam and his wife, Dee, own the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS), and a stake in the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball...
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67. Glory Johnson
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Glory Bassey Johnson is an American basketball player who last played for Turkish club Beşiktaş. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she went to Webb School Of Knoxville and played collegiately for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols. She holds a Montenegrin passport and has represented the Montenegro national team internationally.
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68. Dalton Knecht
2001-. (aged 25)
basketball player
Dalton Douglas Knecht is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Northeastern Junior College, Northern Colorado, and Tennessee. He was selected 17th overall by the Lakers in the 2024 NBA draft.
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69. Arian Foster
1986-. (aged 40)
podcaster
American football player
Arian Isa Foster is an American former football player who is a musical artist under the name Bobby Feeno. He played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven and a half seasons.
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70. Eric Berry
1988-. (aged 38)
American football player
James Eric Berry is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, earning unanimous All-American honors twice and recognition as the best collegiate defensive back in the country. Berry was selected by the Chiefs fifth overall in the 2010...
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71. Allen West
1961-. (aged 65)
military advisor
army officer
teacher
politician
Allen Bernard West is an American politician and retired military officer. A member of the Republican Party, West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2020 to 2021. He has been the chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party...
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72. David Keith
1954-. (aged 72)
voice actor
composer
actor
television actor
film actor
David Lemuel Keith is an American actor and director. His breakout role was as aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), earning Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year. The role paved the way for leading performances in The Lords of Discipline (1983), Firestarter (1984) and the cult thriller...
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73. Ovince St. Preux
1983-. (aged 43)
mixed martial arts fighter
Ovince Saint Preux is an American professional mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions of the UFC, challenging once for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Saint Preux has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, the XFC, and Shark Fights. He is known for his unorthodox fighting style and...
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74. Christian Coleman
1996-. (aged 30)
sprinter
Christian Lee Coleman is an American professional track and field sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 m, and 200 m. The 2019 world champion in the 100 meters, he also won gold as part of men's 4 × 100-meter relay. He holds personal bests of 9.76 seconds for the 100 m, which made him the 6th fastest all-time...
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75. Dale Dickey
1961-. (aged 65)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Diana Dale Dickey is an American character actor who has worked in theater, film, and television. She began her career on stage, performing in the 1989 Broadway version of The Merchant of Venice, before appearing in popular revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire, Sweeney Todd and more off-Broadway and in regional theaters. She's the recipient of two Ovation Awards for...
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76. Jerod Mayo
1986-. (aged 40)
American football coach
American football player
Jerod Andrew Mayo Sr. is an American former professional football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the New England Patriots. He served as the head coach of the Patriots in 2024. Mayo played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, receiving first-team All-SEC honors in 2007, and was selected by the...
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77. Tobias Harris
1992-. (aged 34)
basketball player
Tobias John Harris is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers before declaring for the 2011 NBA draft where he was drafted 19th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats and then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. Harris has also played for the...
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78. Jason Witten
1982-. (aged 44)
American football player
Christopher Jason Witten is an American football coach and former player who is currently the tight ends coach for the Oklahoma Sooners. He played as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily for the Dallas Cowboys. Witten played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Cowboys in the third round...
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79. Dave Ramsey
1960-. (aged 66)
radio personality
motivational speaker
David Lawrence Ramsey III is an American radio personality who offers financial advice. He co-hosts the nationally syndicated radio program The Ramsey Show, and is the founder and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. Ramsey has written several books, including The New York Times bestseller The Total Money Makeover, and hosted a television show on Fox Business from 2007 to 2010.
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80. Joshua Dobbs
1995-. (aged 31)
American football player
Robert Joshua Dobbs, nicknamed "the Passtronaut", is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Dobbs has been a member of nine NFL teams during his career, including...
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81. James Denton
1963-. (aged 63)
singer
guitarist
television actor
actor
film actor
James Denton is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Mike Delfino on ABC's comedy drama series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) and Dr. Sam Radford on Hallmark Channel's fantasy series Good Witch (2015–2021).
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82. Scott Kelly
1964-. (aged 62)
airman
engineer
astronaut
military officer
Scott Joseph Kelly is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46.
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83. Mookie Betts
1992-. (aged 34)
baseball player
Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts is an American professional baseball outfielder, shortstop, and second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He debuted in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He is an eight-time All-Star, seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner, six-time Gold Glove Award recipient, four-time World Series champion, and was named the Most Valuable Player in...
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84. Kevin Nash
1959-. (aged 67)
television actor
basketball player
film actor
actor
professional wrestler
Kevin Scott Nash is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, and podcaster. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is also known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
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85. Candace Parker
1986-. (aged 40)
basketball player
actor
Candace Nicole Parker, nicknamed "Ace", is an American former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time, she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago Sky, and one season with the...
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86. Justin Gatlin
1982-. (aged 44)
athletics competitor
Justin Alexander Gatlin is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 World Champion in the 200 meters, and the 2019 World Champion in the 4 × 100 meters relay. In...
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87. Peyton Manning
1976-. (aged 50)
voice actor
restaurateur
actor
American football player
Peyton Williams Manning is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the second...
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88. Kurt Vonnegut
1922-2007 (aged 85)
writer
Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty years; further works have been published since his death.
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89. Cormac McCarthy
1933-2023 (aged 90)
writer
playwright
novelist
film screenwriter
Cormac McCarthy was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterized by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.
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90. Logan Marshall-Green
1976-. (aged 50)
television actor
stage actor
film director
film actor
Logan Marshall-Green is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in the television series 24, The O.C., Traveler, Dark Blue and Quarry, as well as his roles in the films Devil, Prometheus, The Invitation, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Upgrade, and When They See Us.
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91. James A. Lindsay
1979-. (aged 47)
writer
critic
non-fiction writer
mathematician
James Stephen Lindsay, known professionally as James A. Lindsay, or Conceptual James, is an American author. In 2017 and 2018 he, Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose submitted hoax articles to academic journals in to test scholarship and rigor in several academic fields, an act which became known as the grievance studies affair.
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92. Oprah Winfrey
1954-. (aged 72)
businessperson
television producer
podcaster
voice actor
film producer
Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Globally, she is the richest Black woman and the wealthiest female celebrity. Dubbed the "Queen of All...
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93. Howard Baker
1925-2014 (aged 89)
television actor
lawyer
diplomat
politician
Howard Henry Baker Jr. was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate minority leader and then Senate majority leader. A member of the Republican Party, Baker was the first Republican to be elected to the U.S. Senate in...
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94. Van Jones
1968-. (aged 58)
human rights defender
lawyer
pundit
civil rights advocate
motivational speaker
Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones is an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, and civil rights advocate. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, a CNN host and contributor, and an Emmy Award winner.
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95. Dixie Carter
1964-. (aged 62)
entrepreneur
film director
Dixie Virginia Carter was an American actress. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993) and as Randi King on the drama series Family Law (1999–2002). She was nominated for the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Gloria Hodge on Desperate Housewives (2006–2007).
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96. Bianca Belair
1989-. (aged 37)
professional wrestler
athletics competitor
Bianca Nicole Crawford is an American professional wrestler and fitness and figure competitor. As of April 2016, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Bianca Belair. Belair is one of two women to win at a WrestleMania main event and her 420-day reign as Raw Women's Champion stands as the longest...
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97. James M. Buchanan
1803-1876 (aged 73)
lawyer
diplomat
judge
politician
James McGill Buchanan Jr. was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work, The Calculus of Consent, co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962. He continued to develop the theory, eventually receiving the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.
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98. Jim Justice
1951-. (aged 75)
businessperson
politician
James Conley Justice II is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2017 to 2025 as the 36th governor of West Virginia. Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth was estimated to $664.2 million in 2025, making him the...
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99. Chris Hadfield
1959-. (aged 67)
guitarist
executive producer
camera operator
songwriter
singer
Chris Austin Hadfield is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and writer. As the first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station (ISS). Prior to his career as an astronaut, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 25 years...
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100. Massimo Pigliucci
1964-. (aged 62)
writer
biologist
university teacher
blogger
geneticist
Massimo Pigliucci is an American philosopher and biologist who is professor of philosophy at the City College of New York, former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast, and former editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. He is a critic of pseudoscience (including creationism), and an advocate for secularism and science education. His recent work has focused on...
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