Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges (December 28, 1906 – April 19, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers from 1930 to 1946. During the 1930s, he used an outstanding curveball to become one of the mainstays of the team's pitching staff, winning 20 games in three consecutive seasons and helping the team to its first World Series championship with two victories in the 1935 Series. He retired with 1,674 career strikeouts, then the eighth highest total in American League history, and held the Tigers franchise record for career strikeouts from 1941 to 1951. Born in Gordonsville, Tennessee, Bridges attended the University of Tennessee, and after having a 20-strikeout game for the minor league Wheeling Stogies in 1929, he joined the Tigers in 1930. 

David Jeffrey Bennett (born June 10, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and Tampa Bay Rays. Jeff Bennett grew up in Brush Creek, Tennessee, and was an all-state pitcher for Gordonsville High School.[1] He holds the school's career home run record.[2] 

Hunter Cayden Mann: Son of Christy Norris and Wesley Young, born in Gordonsville, Tenn. on August 15, 2001. originally committed to Middle Tennessee out of high school. Played at Columbia State and Tennessee Tech, before being drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2023. He is currently in AA with the Hartford Yardgoats.