• Ruby Amanfu — singer-songwriter (2018–2019 Scholar)
• Peg Cagle — math educator; Teacher in Residence, Peabody College at Vanderbilt (2016–2017 Scholar)
• Judge Sheila Calloway — Juvenile Court Judge, Nashville; Adjunct Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University (2019–2020 Scholar)
• Mayor Karl Dean — former Mayor of Nashville (2015–2016 Scholar)
• Dr. Kathryn Edwards — infectious disease specialist, Vanderbilt University
• Dr. David Haskell — Professor of Biology, University of the South (Sewanee) (2017–2018 Scholar)
• David Hudson — attorney and First Amendment scholar (2016–2017 Scholar)
• Dr. Jennifer Jacquet — environmental studies professor, New York University (2015–2016 Scholar)
• Herb "Flight Time" Lang — former 19-year Harlem Globetrotter player/coach and global ambassador for peace
• Jason LeVasseur — motivational speaker, musician, and author of Jason LeVasseur & The Rock Star Project®
• Dr. Mike Massimino — NASA astronaut and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University (2018–2019 Scholar)
• Jason Michaels — comedian with Tourette's Syndrome (2023–2024 Scholar)
• Chris Morgan — ecologist, large-mammal biologist, TV host, and podcaster (2022–2023 Scholar)
• William Mwizerwa — Director of Refugee Ministry and Rwandan genocide survivor
• Tracy Oliver — writer and producer (2017–2018 Scholar)
• Ann Patchett — author and founder of Parnassus Books
• Sister Helen Prejean — activist and author of Dead Man Walking
• Barry Scott — actor, director, producer, and founder of the American Negro Playwright Theatre
• James Shaw Jr. — local hero and gun violence activist (2018–2019 Scholar)
• Chris Singleton — nationally acclaimed speaker and former professional baseball player (2023–2024 Scholar)
• Adrienne Slaughter — cancer survivor and amputee
• Brittney Spencer — singer-songwriter, recording artist, and activist (2022–2023 Scholar)
• Klarke Stricklen — American Studies major / African American Studies minor, University of the South; 2022 Rhodes Scholar and 2021 Truman Scholar (2021–2022 Scholar)
• Dr. Walter Ziffer — Hume-Fogg alumnus and Holocaust survivor