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==Notable people== * [[Mack Brown]] – head football coach of the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] and former head football coach of the [[Texas Longhorns]] * [[Watson Brown (American football)|Watson Brown]] – older brother of North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown, former head football coach of the [[Rice Owls]], [[Vanderbilt Commodores]], [[UAB Blazers]], and [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles]] * [[Jim Carlen]] – former head football coach of the [[West Virginia Mountaineers]], [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]], and [[South Carolina Gamecocks]] * [[Sunny Choi]] – [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic breakdancer]] born in Cookeville<ref name=mariataylorcookeville>{{cite web |url=https://www.tntech.edu/news/releases/24-25/olympic-athlete-nbc-sportscaster-bond-over-tennessee-tech-connection.php |title=WATCH: Olympic athlete, NBC sportscaster bond over shared Tennessee Tech connection |website=tntech.edu |last=Frank |first=Jonathan |date=2024-08-02 |access-date=2024-11-04}}</ref> * [[Rich Froning Jr.]] – four-time individual and four-time team champion of the [[CrossFit Games]] * [[Robert Ben Garant]] – "Deputy Junior" from the TV show ''[[Reno 911!]]'' * [[Bobby Greenwood (golfer)|Bobby Greenwood]] – [[professional golfer]] * [[Jake Hoot]] – winner of the [[The Voice (American season 17)|17th season]] of [[The Voice (American TV series)|''The Voice'']] * [[Huda Kattan]] – makeup artist, beauty blogger, and founder of cosmetics line Huda Beauty * [[Byron (Low Tax) Looper]] – convicted murderer of State Senator Tommy Burks in 1998 * [[Harold E. Martin]] – [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning newspaperman and former co-owner of the ''Herald Citizen'' * [[Billy Napier]] – head football coach of the [[University of Florida Gators]] and former head football coach of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]] * [[Jack Norton (musician)|Jack Norton]] – children's musician and host of children's TV show ''The [[Zinghoppers]]'' * [[William Eldridge Odom]] – former [[National Security Agency]] director * [[Michael Penix Jr.]] – professional American football quarterback for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Joey |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Heisman favorite Michael Penix Jr.'s career was launched in Dade City |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2023/11/16/michael-penix-jr-washington-dade-city-tampa-bay-tech-jayson-roberts/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> * [[Alison Piepmeier]] – scholar and feminist known for her book ''Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism''. She was director of Women's and Gender Studies and associate professor of English at the [[College of Charleston]]. * [[JJ Redick|J. J. Redick]] – former [[NBA]] player, born in Cookeville * [[Elmo Stoll]] – former [[Amish|Old Order Amish]] bishop who founded the [[Christian Communities (Elmo Stoll)|"Christian Communities"]], of which the center was Cookeville * [[Maria Taylor (sportscaster)|Maria Taylor]] – sportscaster born in Cookeville<ref name="mariataylorcookeville">{{cite web |url=https://www.tntech.edu/news/releases/24-25/olympic-athlete-nbc-sportscaster-bond-over-tennessee-tech-connection.php |title=WATCH: Olympic athlete, NBC sportscaster bond over shared Tennessee Tech connection |website=tntech.edu |last=Frank |first=Jonathan |date=2024-08-02 |access-date=2024-11-04}}</ref> * [[Trent Taylor]] β professional American football player born in Cookeville<ref>{{Cite web|last=DiLullo|first=Mikey|title=Five things to know about Bengals receiver Trent Taylor, former Evangel Christian Academy star|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/02/13/bengals-receiver-trent-taylor-high-school-star-shreveport-later-la-tech/6776373001/|access-date=February 21, 2022|website=The Times|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Lonnie Warwick]] – former professional football player * [[Padfoot]] - loving dog of Jeff and Josie <ref name=IMDB>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12488697/ |title=Padfoot the Dog | Actor |website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
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