Senator Darrell Waltrip, auto racer, winner of 1989 Daytona 500 Calvin Ward, soldier; Medal of Honor recipient Koko B. Ware, professional wrestler Mary Ware, poet and writer Taylor Ware, singer William W. Watkins (1826–1898), politician; born in Jefferson County Cameron Watson, actor and director Robert Penn Warren, author David Weathers, baseball pitcher Lucy Webb, comedian Ida B. Wells, journalist (originally from Mississippi) Kitty Wells, singer Scott Wells, football player David West, baseball pitcher Red West, stuntman, actor, associate of Elvis Presley James Westerfield, actor Kent Whitaker, culinary writer, chef (born in Kentucky, raised in Nashville) Hugh Lawson White, politician Reggie White, football player, Hall of Famer Ed Whitson, baseball pitcher John S. Wilder, politician Snootie Wild, rapper Dan Williams, football player Elliot Williams, basketball player Hank Williams III, singer Hayley Williams, singer for Paramore (originally from Mississippi) Louis Williams, basketball player Shawne Williams, basketball player Sonny Boy Williamson, blues musician Patrick Willis, football player Cedrick Wilson, football player E. Bright Wilson, chemist Oprah Winfrey, talk show host, actress, producer (originally from Mississippi) Don Wise, saxophonist, music producer, songwriter Tim Wise, activist Reese Witherspoon, Academy Award-winning actress Jason Witten, football player, Dallas Cowboys Brandan Wright, basketball player Clyde Wright, baseball pitcher K. J. Wright, football player Y Susan Yeagley, actress Moneybagg Yo, rapper Alvin York, World War I soldier who captured 132 Germans almost single-handedly, Sergeant York Taylor York, guitarist Bob Young, TV producer Young Buck, rapper Chris Young, singer, winner of Nashville Star Thaddeus Young, basketball player Z Chris Zachary, baseball player Felix Zollicoffer, American Civil War general, congressman See also By educational institution affiliation List of Baylor School alumni List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga List of Sewanee: The University of the South people List of Tennessee State University presidents List of University of Memphis people List of University of Tennessee people List of Vanderbilt University people By governmental office List of governors of Tennessee List of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court List of lieutenant governors of Tennessee List of speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives List of United States senators from Tennessee List of United States representatives from Tennessee By location List of people from Chattanooga, Tennessee List of people from Knoxville, Tennessee List of people from Memphis, Tennessee List of people from Nashville, Tennessee References Lists of people from Tennessee