Cheatham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Benjamin F. Cheatham Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Cheatham (October 20, 1820 – September 4, 1886) was a Tennessee planter, California gold miner, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served in the Army of Tennessee, inflicting ...

(1820–1886), Confederate general and California gold miner *

Boyd M. Cheatham Boyd M. Cheatham (c. 1838–1876) was an American politician from Springfield, Tennessee. He came from a very political family, following his father and uncle into electoral office. He served in the Tennessee State House. Early life Boyd M. Chea ...

(c. 1838-1876), Tennessee state congressman * Charles Cheatham Cavanah (1871–1953), United States federal judge * Dave Cheatham, Democratic member, Indiana House of Representatives (representing 69th District since 2006) *

Doc Cheatham Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, better known as Doc Cheatham (June 13, 1905 – June 2, 1997), was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He is also the Grandfather of musician Theo Croker. Early life Doc Cheatham was born in Nashvi ...

(1905–1997), American jazz trumpeter, singer and bandleader * Donna Cheatham, the winningest coach in Indiana girls' high school basketball history *

Edward Saunders Cheatham Edward Saunders Cheatham (July 31, 1818 – December 21, 1878) was an American politician and businessman. Early life Edward Saunders Cheatham was born on July 31, 1818 in Robertson County, Tennessee. His father, Richard Cheatham (1799-1845 ...

(1818-1878), Tennessee state congressman and senator. * Eugene Calvin Cheatham Jr. (1915–2005), one of the Tuskegee Airmen and a career officer * Henry P. Cheatham (1857–1935), African American Republican member, US House of Representatives *

Jack Cheatham John Preston Cheatham (December 28, 1894 – March 30, 1971) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. During his career he appeared in almost 200 films, with 100 of them being features. Life and career Born John Preston Cheat ...

(1894 – 1971), American character actor *

Jimmy Cheatham James Rudolph Cheatham (June 18, 1924 – January 12, 2007) was an American jazz trombonist and teacher who played with Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, and Ornette Coleman. In 1978, Cheatham was invited to lead the jazz program at Universit ...

(1924–2007), American jazz trombonist and teacher * John Cheatham (1855–1918), American firefighter *

Karla Cheatham Mosley Karla Cheatham Mosley (born August 27, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She starred on the Emmy-nominated children's show '' Hi-5''; she has starred in numerous plays and also had minor roles in several other TV shows and films. She reg ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Kitty Cheatham Catharine Smiley Cheatham (1864 – January 5, 1946) was an American singer, monologist, and actress. Early life Cheatham was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1864. Her father, Richard Boone Cheatham, was a Tennessee politician who was the mayor ...

(1864–1946), American singer and actress *

Kwan Cheatham Kwan Cheatham Jr. (born August 21, 1995) is an American basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He plays forward and center. Early and personal life Cheatham was born in Vallejo, California. His p ...

(born 1995), American basketball player for

Ironi Nes Ziona Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Bask ...

of the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball co ...

Maree Cheatham Maree Cheatham (also credited as Marie Cheatham, born June 2, 1940) is an American actress, who is known for her performances on the daytime soap operas '' Days of Our Lives'' (1965–68, 1970–71, 1973, 1994, 1996, 2010), ''Search for Tomorrow' ...

(born 1942), American actress *

Oliver Cheatham Oliver Cheatham (February 24, 1948 – November 29, 2013) was an American contemporary R&B singer who is best remembered for his 1983 hit "Get Down Saturday Night". The song was sampled by Italian DJ Room 5 on his 2003 single "Make Luv", which r ...

(1948–2013), American singer *

Owen Robertson Cheatham Owen Robertson Cheatham (1902–1970) was an American businessman. He founded Georgia-Pacific, a formerly publicly traded corporation on the New York Stock Exchange from 1949 to 2005, now a subsidiary of Koch Industries. Biography Early life O ...

(1902-1970), American founder of

Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and r ...

Richard Boone Cheatham Richard Boone Cheatham (December 8, 1824 – May 7, 1877) was an American politician based in Nashville, Tennessee. He was serving as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee during the opening years of the Civil War. After the war he served as alderman ...

(1824–1877), mayor of Nashville, Tennessee during the opening years of the Civil War * Richard Cheatham (1799–1845), American politician who represented Tennessee 's eleventh district * Teresa Cheatham (born 1957), vocal instructor from Wellington, Alabama who was named Miss Alabama 1978

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