Notable Natives and Residents
- Bill Bain, management consultant, one of the founders of the management consultancy Bain & Company
- Sarah Bettens, lead singer of rock band K's Choice
- Joe Bowman, bootmaker and marksman; guardian of western culture
- Mike Brown, American Motorcyclist Association rider
- Timothy Busfield, actor, attended ETSU
- Jo Carson, playwright and author
- George Lafayette Carter, entrepreneur
- David Cash, professional wrestler
- Kenny Chesney, singer, attended and graduated from ETSU
- David Cole, founding member of C+C Music Factory
- Patrick J. Cronin, television and film actor, currently a professor in English and Theater at ETSU
- Matt Czuchry, actor (Gilmore Girls), attended Science Hill High School
- David Davis, Tennessee State Senator and U.S. Congressman 2007-2009
- Ray Flynn, miler with 89 sub-four-minute miles. Graduated ETSU, president/CEO of Flynn Sports Management
- Aubrayo Franklin, defensive tackle, San Francisco 49ers
- Jake Grove, born in Johnson City; played center for Virginia Tech, won the Rimington Trophy, currently plays for the Miami Dolphins
- Del Harris, NBA coach, attended Milligan College
- Steven James a novelist who attended ETSU.
- Catherine Marshall, author, was born in Johnson City, and later worked on her novel Christy while staying with relatives in town
- John Alan Maxwell, artist and illustrator, raised in Johnson City, spent many years in New York City illustrating for Pearl S. Buck, John Steinbeck, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, spent his last 18 years back in Johnson City. His permanent collection is housed at the Carroll Reece Museum at ETSU
- Johnny Miller, NASCAR driver
- Mike Potter, NASCAR driver
- David Phil Roe, Mayor of Johnson City and Congressman for Tennessee's 1st congressional district in 2008
- Connie Saylor, NASCAR driver and Johnson City business owner
- Mike Smith, head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, played football at ETSU
- Steve Spurrier, coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, also coached the University Of Florida and the Washington Redskins. He attended Science Hill High School. The city's football field is named after him. He also received the Heisman Trophy in 1966
- Robert Love Taylor and Alfred A. Taylor, brothers who were both Governor of Tennessee; each owned and resided in Robins' Roost, an historic house on South Roan Street
- Brad Teague, NASCAR driver
- Samuel Cole Williams, noted historian, jurist, and first dean of the Emory University School of Law
- Van Williams, NFL running back and kick returner for Buffalo Bills, All-American at Carson Newman, attended Science Hill High School
- Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn of folk/country band The Everybodyfields are natives of Johnson City and attended ETSU
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