Knoxville Bill Belichick (born 1952), head coach of New England Patriots; born in Nashville Brian Bell (born 1968), guitarist; from Knoxville John Bell (1796–1869), politician, Secretary of War under William Henry Harrison; from Mill Creek William Bell (born 1939), singer Jeff Bennett (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in Donelson Aaron Benward (born 1973), singer Polly Bergen (1930–2014), actress, singer, entrepreneur; born in Knoxville George L. Berry (1882–1948), U.S. Senator Mookie Betts (born 1992), baseball player; born in Brentwood Greg Bird (born 1992), baseball player; born in Memphis Tarik Black, basketball player Joe Blanton (born 1980), baseball pitcher; born in Nashville Jerry Blevins (born 1983), baseball pitcher; born in Johnson City William Blount (1749–1800), statesman, governor and senator Willie Blount (1768–1835), early governor of Tennessee Julian Bond (1940–2015), activist, politician; born in Nashville Alexander Bonnyman Jr. (1910–1943), decorated U.S. Marine; raised in Knoxville Arna W. Bontemps (1902–1973), poet and novelist Maci Bookout, reality TV personality Pat Boone (born 1934), singer and actor; raised in Nashville Rachel Boston (born 1982), actress; born in Chattanooga Charles Boyce, syndicated cartoonist Craig Wayne Boyd (born 1978), singer, winner of NBC's The Voice season 7; resides in Nashville Richard Henry Boyd (1843–1922), founder, National Baptist Publishing Board Jarrett Boykin (born 1989), football player; born in Chattanooga Virginia Frazer Boyle (1863-1938), author, poet Rod Brasfield (1910–1958), comedian Corey Brewer (born 1986), basketball player; from Portland Bill Brock (1930–2021), U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of Labor Cary Brothers, indie rock singer-songwriter; from Nashville Rex Brothers (born 1987), baseball player; born in Murfreesboro Clarence Brown (1890–1987), film director; attended school in Knoxville John C. Brown (1827–1889), governor Marlon Brown (born 1991), football player; born in Memphis Neill S. Brown (1810–1896), governor Gordon Browning (1889–1976), governor Jonathan Browning (1805–1879), maker of firearms; born in Sumner County William Gannaway Brownlow (1805–1877), editor and governor James M. Buchanan, economist, Nobel laureate John P. Buchanan (1847–1930), governor Josh Bullocks (born 1983), football player; born in Chattanooga Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), English-born author; settled near Knoxville Morgan Burnett, football player; born in Memphis Kenneth C. Burns (1920–1989), musician, "Jethro" of Homer and Jethro Charles Burson (born 1944), chief of staff for Al Gore; grew up in Shelby County Kristian Bush (born 1970), singer; born in Knoxville Jake Butcher (1936–2017), banker and politician Carl Butler (1927–1992), singer-songwriter; born in Knoxville Derrick Byars (born 1984), basketball player; born in Memphis Bill Byrge (born 1932), actor, comedian;