Editing Johnson City, Tennessee (section)

== Notable people ==
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{{See also|East_Tennessee_State_University#Notable_people|l1=List of East Tennessee State University notable people}}
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*[[Bill Bain (consultant)|Bill Bain]], [[management consultant]], one of the founders of the management consultancy [[Bain & Company]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/24/magazine/counselor-to-the-king.html |title=Counselor To The King |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 24, 1989}}</ref>
*[[Sam Bettens]], lead singer of rock band [[K's Choice]]; Johnson City firefighter for a year<ref>[http://www.newsandneighboronline.com/editions/680thedition.pdf "Johnson City Fire Department welcomes rookie firefighters"], ''Johnson City News and Neighbor'', June 23, 2012, p1.</ref>
*[[Jerry Blevins]], Major League Baseball pitcher ([[New York Mets]])
*[[Ernie Bowman]], Major League Baseball ([[San Francisco Giants]], 1961–63)
*[[Joe Bowman (marksman)|Joe Bowman]], [[shoemaking|bootmaker]] and [[marksman]]; guardian of [[Western (genre)|western]] culture<ref>William Grimes, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/us/06bowman.html "Joe Bowman, Sharpshooter, Dies at 84"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 6, 2009.</ref>
*[[Mike Brown (motorcyclist)|Mike Brown]], [[American Motorcyclist Association]] rider
*[[Jonny Campbell (soccer)|Jonny Campbell]], soccer player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Avento |first1=Joe |title=Campbell continuing pro soccer career in Philippines |url=https://www.timesnews.net/campbell-continuing-pro-soccer-career-in-philippines/article_ab864d78-8dd3-11eb-bb8e-a707a814ed90.html |access-date=March 4, 2025 |work=[[Kingsport Times-News]] |date=March 25, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Jo Carson]], playwright and author<ref>{{cite web|last=Barber|first=Rex|title=Jo Carson, ETSU grad and nationally known writer, storyteller dies at 64|url=http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=94496|publisher=Johnson City Press|date=September 21, 2011|access-date=February 8, 2013|archive-date=September 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924184843/http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=94496|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*[[George Lafayette Carter]], entrepreneur
*[[Kid Kash|David Cash]], professional wrestler
*[[David Cole (record producer)|David Cole]], founding member of [[C+C Music Factory]]
*[[Patrick Cronin (actor)|Patrick J. Cronin]], television and film actor, a professor in English and Theater at ETSU<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188795/|title=Patrick Cronin|website=IMDb}}</ref>
*[[Matt Czuchry]], actor (''[[Gilmore Girls]]''), attended [[Science Hill High School]]
*[[David Davis (Tennessee politician)|David Davis]], Tennessee state senator; U.S. congressman 2007–2009
*[[Lindsay Ellis]], film critic, YouTuber, cinematographer, and author
*[[Ray Flynn (athlete)|Ray Flynn]], miler with 89 sub-four-minute miles; graduated ETSU, president/CEO of Flynn Sports Management<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flynnsportsmanagement.com/|title=Sports Management - Flynn sports management|website=www.flynnsportsmanagement.com}}</ref>
*[[Aubrayo Franklin]], defensive tackle, [[San Francisco 49ers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/aubrayofranklin/profile?id=FRA398785|title=Aubrayo Franklin|website=NFL.com}}</ref>
*[[Wyck Godfrey]], film producer and studio executive<ref>{{cite news|title=SHHS alum Wyck Godfrey named new president of Paramount Motion Pictures Group|url=http://wjhl.com/2017/09/12/shhs-alum-wyck-godfrey-named-new-president-of-paramount-motion-pictures-group/|access-date=January 10, 2018|work=WJHL.com|date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Jake Grove]], born in Johnson City; played center for [[Virginia Tech]], won the [[Rimington Trophy]], played for the [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/jakegrove/profile?id=GRO743060|title=Jake Grove|website=NFL.com}}</ref>
*[[Del Harris]], [[NBA]] coach, attended [[Milligan College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/del_harris/?nav=page|title=NBA.com Del Harris|website=www.nba.com|access-date=March 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119210324/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/del_harris/?nav=page|archive-date=November 19, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Holly Herndon]], electronic musician
*[[Mark Herring]], [[Attorney General of Virginia]]
*[[Herman Hickman]], [[College Football Hall of Fame]] player for the Tennessee Vols and NFL player.
*[[Jim Hickman (1910s outfielder)|Jim Hickman]], professional baseball player, played outfield for the Brooklyn Dodgers
*[[Steven James]], novelist, attended ETSU
*[[Drew Johnson]], political commentator and columnist, and founder of the [[Beacon Center of Tennessee]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2012/jun/09/johnson-named-opinion-editor-free-press/79929/|title = Drew Johnson named as Free Press opinion page editor| date=June 9, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Amythyst Kiah]], Americana singer/songwriter
*[[Brownie King]], [[NASCAR]] driver
*[[Catherine Marshall]], author, born in Johnson City, later worked on her novel ''[[Christy (novel)|Christy]]'' while staying with relatives in town
*[[John Alan Maxwell]], artist and illustrator, raised in Johnson City, illustrated for [[Pearl S. Buck]], [[John Steinbeck]], and Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], spent his last 18 years in Johnson City; permanent collection housed at Carroll Reece Museum at ETSU
*[[Johnny Miller (racing driver)|Johnny Miller]], [[NASCAR]] driver
*[[Daniel Norris (baseball)|Daniel Norris]], Major League Baseball, debuted with the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in 2014
*[[Eureka O'Hara]], [[drag queen]] and television personality
*[[Mike Potter (racing driver)|Mike Potter]], [[NASCAR]] driver
*David [[Phil Roe (politician)|Phil Roe]], mayor of Johnson City, and representative for [[Tennessee's 1st congressional district]] 2009–2021
*[[Bryan Lewis Saunders]], artist and writer, ETSU alumnus<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/nov/30/bryan-saunders-artist-drugs-ronson | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jon | last=Ronson | title=Bryan Saunders: portrait of the artist on crystal meth | date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Connie Saylor]], [[NASCAR]] driver and Johnson City business owner
*[[Constance Shulman]], actress, singer, producer
*[[Steve Spurrier]], [[Heisman Trophy]]-winning quarterback and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] coach, spent most of his childhood in Johnson City and attended Science Hill High School; namesake of the school's football field
*[[Robert Love Taylor]] and [[Alfred A. Taylor]], brothers who were both [[List of Governors of Tennessee|governor of Tennessee]]; each owned and resided in Robins' Roost, historic house on South Roan Street<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=87002f3a-daec-41b7-8524-98403fa00a85&lat=36.332517&lon=-82.338752&t=3&id=37601|title=marker again|website=www.waymarking.com}}</ref>
*[[Brad Teague]], [[NASCAR]] driver<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=teagubr01|title=Driver Brad Teague Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info|website=www.racing-reference.info}}</ref>
*[[Phyllis Tickle]], prominent author on religion and spirituality
*[[Ed Whitson]], MLB pitcher known for a brief but colorful stint with the [[Yankees]] in the 1980s
*[[Samuel Cole Williams]], historian, jurist, first dean of the [[Emory University School of Law]]
*[[Van Williams (American football)|Van Williams]], NFL running back and kick returner for [[Buffalo Bills]], All-American at [[Carson-Newman]], attended Science Hill High School
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