Famous Folks from Paris, Tennessee

Who knew that Wikipedia lists 18 notable people hailing from Paris, Tennessee, including two university-level football players, six musicians, two actors, a governor, a professional athlete, a U.S. Supreme Court justice, a newspaper editor, a newspaper columnist, a world president of the Community of Christ, an thoroughbred agent and trainer, and the producer of Grove's Chill Tonic.

• Edwin Wiley Grove (1850-1927) built the Grove Park Inn & E.W. Grove High School, invented Grove's Chill Tonic (malaria symptom treatment)
• Dennis Freeland (1956-2002), editor of the Memphis Flyer newspaper
• Howell Edmunds Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• Vernon Jarrett, newspaper columnist and social commentator
• Bobby Jones, gospel singer
• Cherry Jones, Tony Award-winning actress (grew up in Paris)
• Charles Gilbert "Chick" King, first two-sport professional athlete
• Ula Love, performer in the Ziegfeld Follies
• Harry Neal, member of piano duo Nelson and Neal (grew up in Paris)
• Tom Lonardo, musician, born and raised in Paris.
• James D. Porter, Jr., Tennessee governor, 1875-1879
• Stephen M. Veazey, world President of Community of Christ (2005 to present) (grew up in Paris)
• Britt McGehee, prominent Thoroughbred Agent for rider James Graham and formerly a trainer of great note. (born in Paris)
• Hank Williams, Jr., country music Singer/songwriter (lives near Paris)
• J. David Williams, concert organist & conductor (grew up in Paris)
• Sammy Goldstein, singer & piano entertainer (born and raised in Paris) www.sammygoldstein.com
• Marsalis Teague, football player for the University of Tennessee
• Dominique Allen, football player for Louisiana State University