Businesspeople from Tennessee

Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981), better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is an American rapper.

Basil Marceaux, Sr.

Nakia Shine Coleman (born October 17, 1980), better known by his stage name Kia Shine, is an American Hip hop recording artist and producer from Memphis, Tennessee.

Larry Schmittou (born July 19, 1940) is an American entrepreneur and former baseball executive and coach.

Walter Benona Sharp (12 December 1870 - 28 November 1912) was an American businessman.

Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818–1878) was an American politician and businessman.

Daniel Davis Foute (1799–1865) was an American entrepreneur who did much to develop Cades Cove in Blount County, Tennessee, US.

John Harding (1777-1865) was an American Southern planter and thoroughbred breeder .

John Jay Hooker, Jr.

Francis Furman (1816-1899) was an American businessman in Nashville, Tennessee.

William Jesse Oliver (January 13, 1867 – March 28, 1925) was an American industrialist who operated one of the nation's most successful contracting firms in the early 20th century.

Ed Jackson (born 1948) is an American businessman and politician.

Joseph Alexander Mabry II (January 26, 1826 – October 19, 1882) was an American folk figure and businessman active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the mid-nineteenth century.

Jacob Franklin "Jake" Butcher (born 1936) is former American banker and politician.

Donnie Smith is an American businessman from Tennessee.

Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843-1913) was an American Confederate veteran and editor.

Herman Cain (born December 13, 1945) is an American author, business executive, radio host, syndicated columnist, and Tea Party activist from Georgia.

Eldad Cicero Camp, Jr.

Elisha Johnson (1785–1866) was an engineer and early resident of Rochester, New York.

Julia Cheyanne Hurley (born September 28, 1981) is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Justus Smith Stearns (April 10, 1845 – February 14, 1933) was an American lumber baron and businessman.

Patrick Lanshaw (born October 6, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee.

Lisa Pickens Quinn is an American television host, artist and author.

Scott Livingston "Scotty" Probasco, Jr.

Hugh C. Anderson (February 2, 1851 – March 1, 1915) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.

Rogers Caldwell (1890-1968) was an American businessman and banker from Tennessee.

James Erwin Caldwell (1854-1944) was an American businessman and banker from Tennessee.

Percy Warner (1861-1927) was an American businessman from Nashville, Tennessee.

Barry Stowe (born 1958/59) is an American business executive, the Chairman and CEO of Prudential plc's North American Business Unit (encompassing Jackson National Life, PPM America and National Planning Holdings).

Ira A. Lipman (born c. 1941) is an American businessman and philanthropist.

Paul Duane Beauregard, (born January 12, 1975) better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, songwriter and entrepreneur from Memphis, Tennessee.

Gates P. Thruston (1835-1912) was an American Civil War veteran, lawyer and businessman.

Peter Staub (February 22, 1827 – May 19, 1904) was a Swiss-born American businessman, politician, and diplomat.

Frederick Ray Meyer, known as Fred Meyer (December 20, 1927 – September 24, 2012), was a businessman from Dallas, Texas, who was the state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1988 to 1994.

Hurley Calister "Cal" Turner (1915-2000) was an American businessman.

Dennis C. Bottorff (born 1944/1945) is an American businessman, banker and philanthropist.

Frank K. Houston (1881-1973) was an American banker and philanthropist.

Thomas H. Malone (1834-1906) was an American Confederate veteran, judge, businessman and academic administrator.

Charles A. Elcan, also known as Chuck Elcan, (born c. 1965) is an American business executive.

Judge Thomas Jefferson Latham (November 22, 1831 – July 24, 1911) was an American lawyer and businessman.

Alexander "Zan" Guerry III (born February 12, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Paul Bailey (born 1968) is an American businessman, farmer and politician.

White Burkett Miller (1866-1929) was an American lawyer from Tennessee.

Anne Wetzell Armstrong (September 20, 1872 – March 17, 1958) was an American novelist and businesswoman, active primarily in the first half of the 20th century.

George Roby Dempster (September 16, 1887 – September 18, 1964) was an American businessman, inventor, and politician, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the first half of the twentieth century.

Oliver Perry Temple (January 27, 1820 – November 2, 1907) was an American attorney, author, judge, and economic promoter active primarily in East Tennessee in the latter half of the 19th century.

Orrin H. Ingram II (born 1960) is an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and polo player.

Wayne T. Smith (born c. 1946) is an American business executive.

Sartain Lanier (1909-1994) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Tennessee.

R. Milton Johnson is an American businessman from Tennessee.

C. Stephen Lynn is an American businessman and philanthropist from Tennessee.

Forrest Lee Preston (born 1932/33) is an American billionaire businessman.

Peter Kern (October 31, 1835 – October 28, 1907) was a German-born American businessman and politician active in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Phalon Alexander, professionally known as Jazze Pha (/ˌdʒæzi ˈfeɪ/ JAZ-ee FAY), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.

Frederic B. Ingram (a.k.a. Fritz Ingram) is an American-born Irish heir and businessman.

Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr.

For the American football player, see Tom Beasley.

Patricia C. Frist is an American businesswoman and philanthropist from Tennessee.

Thomas F. Frist, III (born c. 1968) is an American heir, businessman, investor and philanthropist from Tennessee.

William R. Frist (a.k.a. Billy Frist) is an American heir, businessman, investor and philanthropist from Tennessee.

Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers (February 14, 1821 – July 27, 1899) was an American politician.

Monroe J. Carell, Jr.

Montgomery Bell (January 3, 1769, Chester County, Pennsylvania – April 1, 1855, Dickson County, Tennessee) was a manufacturing entrepreneur who was crucial to the economic development of early Middle Tennessee.

Kai-Fu Lee (simplified Chinese: 李开复; traditional Chinese: 李開復; pinyin: Lǐ Kāifù; born December 3, 1961) is an American venture capitalist, technology executive, writer, and computer scientist.

Christopher James Gholson, (born August 11, 1983) better known by his stage name Drumma Boy, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, composer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

Orton Caswell "Cas" Walker (March 23, 1902 – September 25, 1998), was a Tennessee businessman, politician, and personality on television and radio.

H. Christopher "Chris" Whittle (born August 23, 1947) is an American media and education entrepreneur.

Domenico 'Dominic' Canale (born in 1843), also known as D.

E. Bronson Ingram II (1931–1995) was an American billionaire heir and business executive.

Alexander Alan Arthur (August 30, 1846 – March 4, 1912) was a Scottish-born engineer and entrepreneur active primarily in the southeastern United States in the latter half of the 19th century.

Caldonia (or Calvin) Fackler Johnson (October 14, 1844 – April 7, 1925) was an American businessman and philanthropist, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

David Bronson Ingram is an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.

Ebenezer Johnson (1786–1849) was an American businessman and politician.

Edward Jackson Sanford (November 23, 1831 – October 27, 1902) was an American manufacturing tycoon and financier, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the late 19th century.

James Gettys McGready Ramsey (March 25, 1797 – April 11, 1884) was an American historian, physician, planter, slave owner, and businessman, active primarily in East Tennessee during the nineteenth century.

James Gilbert Sterchi (June 23, 1867 – December 9, 1932) was an American businessman, best known as the cofounder and head of the furniture wholesaler, Sterchi Brothers Furniture Company.

James L. "Jim" Clayton, Sr.

James David Druckenmiller, Jr.

James Arthur "Jim" Haslam II (born December 13, 1930) is an American businessman and philanthropist, best known as the founder of Pilot Corporation, 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.

James Arthur "Jimmy" Haslam III (born March 9, 1954) is the CEO of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain and the current majority owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

Josephus "Jo" Conn Guild, Jr.

Samuel Dold Morgan (November 8, 1798 – June 10, 1880), was an American businessman, builder, and manufacturer, known as "The Merchant Prince of Nashville.