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This is a list of notable people born in, or notable for their association with the U.S. state of
Georgia .
Notable Georgians
0–9
A
Musician
Jason Aldean
Actor
Edward Andrews
Quinton Aaron , actor; born in
New York City but raised in
Augusta
[3]
Shareef Abdur-Rahim , basketball player
James Abercrombie , congressman
Ralph Abernathy , civil rights leader; born in
Alabama
Stacey Abrams , politician
Brock Adams , politician, member of Congress representing
Washington state and
Secretary of Transportation under
Jimmy Carter
[4]
Dianna Agron , actress, singer and dancer
[5]
Rhett Akins , singer
Lauren Alaina ,
American Idol contestant
Jason Aldean , country singer
Cecil Alexander , architect
[6]
Edward Porter Alexander ,
Civil War general
Margie Alexander , singer
Dean Alford , politician
Asher Allen , football player
May Allison , actress
Al-Farouq Aminu , basketball player
Alade Aminu (born 1987), Nigerian-American basketball player
Joe Amisano , architect
[7]
Bill Anderson , singer; born in
South Carolina
Brooke Anderson , television personality
Erika Anderson , engineer,
STEM advocate
George T. Anderson , Civil War general
Nicole Gale Anderson , actress
Robert H. Anderson , cavalry and artillery officer in the
Confederate States Army during the Civil War
Shandon Anderson , basketball player
David Andrews , football player
Edward Andrews , actor
William Andrews , football player
Luke Appling , baseball player; born in
North Carolina
Johnny Archer , billiards player
Anthony J. Arduengo, III ,
chemist ; born in
Florida
Robert Arrington , philosopher
Lee Atwater , Republican political strategist
[8]
Scott Aukerman , writer, actor, comedian
Lisa Aukland , professional bodybuilder and powerlifter
Tyler Austin , baseball player
B
Football player
Allen Bailey
Actress and model
Kim Basinger
Musician André Lauren Benjamin, better known as
André 3000
Baseball player
Ron Blomberg
American football player
Mel Blount
Soccer player
Morgan Brian
Musician
Luke Bryan
Basketball player
Elijah Bryant
Jeff Backus , football player; born in
Michigan
Burke Badenhop , baseball player
Allen Bailey , football player
Champ Bailey , football player
Chloe Bailey , singer-songwriter
Halle Bailey , singer and actress
Abraham Baldwin , politician, founding father; born in
Connecticut
Alan Ball , screenwriter
James Banks III (born 1998), basketball player
Mary Ross Banks , litterateur, writer
[9]
Ellison Barber , journalist
Cornelia Bargmann , neurobiologist; born in
Virginia
Chris Barnes , actor
Harris Barton , All Pro NFL offensive lineman
Francis S. Bartow , lawyer; politician
Kim Basinger , actress
Matt Battaglia , football player
Jerome Preston Bates , actor
Cullen A. Battle , Civil War general
Brian Baumgartner , actor
Alex W. Bealer , blacksmith
Amanda Bearse , actress; born in Florida
Vic Beasley , football player
Matt Beaty , baseball player
Gordon Beckham , baseball player
Tim Beckham , baseball player
Buck Belue , football player
William Tapley Bennett Jr. , Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Henry L. Benning , Civil War general
Anna Benson , model
Kris Benson , baseball player; born in
Wisconsin
Fonzworth Bentley , musician
Ben Bernanke , economist, chairman of the
Federal Reserve
Eric Berry , football player
John Berry , singer; born in South Carolina
Martha Berry , educator; born in
Alabama
Antoine Bethea , football player
Erin Bethea , actress
Justin Bieber , singer; born in
Ontario
John Birch , missionary, WWII intelligence officer; born in
India
Furman Bisher , sportswriter; born in North Carolina
Norman Blake , musician; born in
Tennessee
Mary J. Blige , singer; born in New York City
Darrell Blocker , nicknamed "The Spy Whisperer", CIA agent
Ron Blomberg (born 1948), baseball player
Jaron Blossomgame (born 1993), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Mel Blount , football player
B.o.B , musician; record producer; born in North Carolina
Eric A. Boe , space shuttle pilot; born in Florida
Mitchell Boggs , baseball player
Skye Bolt (born 1994), baseball player for the
San Francisco Giants
Casey Bond , actor, baseball player
Julian Bond , politician and activist; born in Tennessee
Eddie Bonine , baseball player
Boondox ,
rapper
Neal Boortz , radio personality; born in
Pennsylvania
Big Bossman , professional wrestler
John S. Bowen , Civil War general
Blaine Boyer , baseball player
Brandon Boykin , football player
Johanna Braddy , actress
Deion Branch , football player
Russell Branyan , baseball player
Morgan Brian , soccer player; USWNT/Houston Dash midfielder
June Brigman , comic book artist
Jasper Brinkley , football player
Keith Brooking , football player
Marshon Brooks , basketball player; born in
New Jersey
Alton Brown , chef, television personality; born in
California
James Brown , singer; born in South Carolina
Kane Brown , singer
Jim Brown , football player
Joseph E. Brown , politician; born in South Carolina
Kevin Brown , baseball player
Kwame Brown , basketball player; born in South Carolina
Reggie Brown , football player
Ronnie Brown , football player
Trenton Brown , football player
Zac Brown , musician[
citation needed ]
Jonathan Broxton , baseball player
Goode Bryan , Civil War general
Luke Bryan , musician
Elijah Bryant (born 1995), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Jason Bulger , baseball player
Tituss Burgess , actor, singer
Morgan Burnett , football player; born in Tennessee
Billy Burns , baseball player
M. Michele Burns , businesswoman
Kandi Burruss , singer, actress
Denise Burse , actress
Frank Bush , football player
Brice Butler , football player
Drew Butler , football player
James Butler , football player
Byron Buxton , baseball player
Dan Byrd , actor
Elia Goode Byington , journalist
[10]
Marlon Byrd , baseball player; born in Florida
Thomas Jefferson Byrd , actor
C
Former U.S. President
Jimmy Carter
Actress and model
Joelle Carter
Musician
Ray Charles
Entrepreneur
Ben Chestnut
Baseball player
Ty Cobb
Rapper
Playboi Carti
Herman Cain , politician
Lorenzo Cain , baseball player
Craig Campbell , singer
Mike Cameron , baseball player
Asa Griggs Candler , businessman;
Mayor of Atlanta
Matt Capps , baseball player
Jaime Cardriche , actor
Jean Carne , singer
James Carpenter , football player
Anthony Carter , basketball player; born in
Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter ,
Governor of Georgia ; 39th
President of the United States
Joelle Carter , model
Lorenzo Carter , football player
Robert Carter (born 1994), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Rosalynn Carter ,
First Lady of the United States
S. Truett Cathy , founder of
Chick-fil-A
Playboi Carti , rapper
Michael Catt , clergyman
Ahmad Caver (born 1996), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Dylan Cease (born 1995), Major League Baseball pitcher
The Lady Chablis , Savannah personality; born in Florida
Hosea Chanchez , actor; born in
Alabama
Kyle Chandler , actor; born in
New York
Spud Chandler , baseball player
Mark David Chapman , convicted murderer; born in
Texas
Matt and Mike Chapman ; animators and voice actors; born in
Indiana
Ray Charles , singer
Ben Chestnut , entrepreneur
Ciara (Ciara Harris), singer, model
Tashard Choice , football player
Chris Clemons , football player
Chuggaaconroy ,
Internet personality and
Let's Player ; born in
Arizona
Howell Cobb ,
Governor of Georgia ;
U.S. Secretary of Treasury ;
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Ty Cobb , baseball player
Charles Coburn , actor
Jackie Cochran , musician
Erle Cocke Jr. (1921–2000), 33rd National Commander of the
American Legion
Justin Coleman , football player
Kevin Cone , football player
Chris Conley , football player; born in Turkey
Frances Conroy , actress
Pat Conroy , author
Clay Cook , songwriter
Jared Cook , football player; born in
Alabama
Michael Cranford , software engineer
Harry Crews , author
Charles Crisp , U.S. Representative; born in England
Javaris Crittenton , basketball player
David Cross , actor
Curtis Crowe , drummer
Charlie Culberson , baseball player
Brandon Cumpton , baseball player
Jermaine Cunningham , football player; born in New York City
Billy Currington , musician
Bill Curry , football player, coach
Michael Curry , basketball player; born in Alabama
D
Raymond Gilbert Davis , highly decorated
United States Marine Corps general who served in the
Pacific ,
Korean , and
Vietnam Wars
Cook and television personality
Paula Deen
Actor
Melvyn Douglas
Jeff Daniels , actor
Elizabeth Otis Dannelly , poet
[11]
Patrika Darbo , actress; born in Florida
Kyle Davies , baseball player
Austin Davis , football player
Brianne Davis , actress
Geremy Davis , football player
Jack Davis , cartoonist
Jamin Davis , football player
[12]
Ossie Davis , actor
Raymond Gilbert Davis ,
Korean War
Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas Davis , football player
Troy Davis , convicted murderer
William Crosby Dawson , judge
Diana DeGarmo , singer
Paula Deen , chef and television personality
Akeem Dent , football player
Bucky Dent , baseball player
Richard Dent , football player
Delino DeShields Jr. , baseball player; born in
Maryland
Noureen DeWulf , actress
James Dickey , author and poet
Lella A. Dillard , temperance leader
Marcus Dixon , football player
Demarcus Dobbs , football player
Amanda Doherty , golfer
Gigi Dolin , professional wrestler
Creflo Dollar , televangelist
Melvyn Douglas , actor
Toney Douglas , basketball player
Kenyan Drake , football player
J. D. Drew , baseball player
Stephen Drew , baseball player
Jermaine Dupri , music producer
William DuVall , musician
Jonathan Dwyer , football player
Pat Dye , football coach
E
NASCAR driver
Bill Elliott
Bobbie Eakes , actress
Nick Eason , professional football defensive end
Sam Edwards , actor
Teresa Edwards , basketball player
Terrence Edwards , Canadian football player
Jason Elam , professional football placekicker; born in Florida
eLDee , musician, record label executive
Chase Elliott ,
NASCAR driver
[13]
Bill Elliott ,
NASCAR driver
Jeri Ellsworth , computer chip designer
Corri English , actress
Ellia English , actress
Evan Engram , professional football player
Mike Erwin , actor
Clement A. Evans , Civil War general
Maria Louise Eve , poet
[14]
Adam Everett , former MLB shortstop
F
Bank robber
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
Comedian and actor
Jeff Foxworthy
Rapper
Future
Dakota Fanning , actress
Elle Fanning , actress
Kyle Farnsworth , baseball player; born in
Kansas
Harris Faulkner , television personality
Derrick Favors , basketball player
Jennifer Ferrin , actress
William Few , politician, founding father
Josh Fields , baseball player
Chone Figgins , baseball player
Howard Finster , minister
Laurence Fishburne , actor
Anthony Fisher (born 1986), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Tyler Flowers , baseball player
Pretty Boy Floyd , bank robber
Andre Fluellen , football player; born in
Pennsylvania
Tom Foley , baseball player
Colt Ford , musician
Ira Roe Foster , soldier and politician; born in South Carolina
Dexter Fowler , baseball player
Keyaron Fox , football player
Rachel G. Fox , actress
Jeff Foxworthy , comedian
Jeff Francoeur , baseball player
Clint Frazier , baseball player
Walt Frazier , basketball player
Devonta Freeman , football player
John C. Fremont , explorer, politician
Future , rapper
G
Politician
Newt Gingrich
Musician
Cee Lo Green
Kap G , rapper and actor
Boyd Gaines , actor
Michael Gallup , football player
Darryl Gamble , football player
JaKeenan Gant (born 1996), basketball player for
Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
John Gant , baseball player
Max Garcia , football player
Andrew Gardner , football player
Willie Gault , football player
Josh Gibson , baseball player
Kelli Giddish , actress
Brantley Gilbert , singer
Kevin Gillespie , chef, restaurateur, and author
Newt Gingrich , politician, historian, former
Speaker of the House , and Presidential candidate
De'Mon Glanton , football player
Cordy Glenn , football player
Donald Glover , actor and rapper; born in
California
Jonathan Goff , football player
Walton Goggins , actor; born in
Alabama
Kedric Golston , football player
John Brown Gordon , Civil War general
Marianne Gordon , actress
Terrance Gore , baseball player
Andrew Goudelock , basketball player
Joyce Grable , professional wrestler
Nancy Grace , television personality
Amy Grant , singer
Deon Grant , football player
Cee Lo Green , singer
Willie Green , football player
Kevin Greenaugh , scientist
Nathanael Greene ,
American Revolutionary War general
James Gregory , comedian
Simone Griffeth , actress
Forrest Griffin , martial artist; born in
Ohio
Marquis Grissom , baseball player
Lewis Grizzard , writer
Ben Grubbs , football player
Gunna , rapper
Jim Gurfein (born 1961), tennis player
Jasmine Guy , actress
Gary Guyton , football player
Myron Guyton , football player
Button Gwinnett , 18th-century politician; born in
England
H
Uncle Remus stories collector
Joel Chandler Harris
Pro Wrestler
Hulk Hogan
Dentist and gunfighter
Doc Holliday
Boxer
Evander Holyfield
David Hale , baseball player
Grant Haley , football player
Todd Haley , football coach
Chad Hall , football player
Lyman Hall , 18th-century statesman
Mary Crovatt Hambidge (1885–1973), artist, weaver
Eric L. Haney ,
Delta Force military figure
John Hannah , football player
Omari Hardwick , actor
Oliver Hardy , actor
Gale Harold , actor
Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson , TV announcer for the Chicago White Sox
Desmond Harrington , actor
Don Harris , journalist
Dwayne Harris , football player
Ethel Hillyer Harris , author
Joel Chandler Harris , journalist; folklorist; wrote the collection of
Uncle Remus stories
Josh Harris , football player
Nancy Hart ,
American Revolutionary War figure
Ernie Harwell , baseball broadcaster
Vanessa Briscoe Hay , singer
Jarvis Hayes , basketball player
Roland Hayes , singer
Garrison Hearst , football player
Lucille Hegamin , singer
Will Heller , football player
Ed Helms , actor
Elaine Hendrix , actress
Chas Henry , football player
Jeremy Hermida , baseball player
J. G. Hertzler , actor, author, screenwriter
Clint Hester , mixed martial artist
Cameron Heyward , football player; born in
Pennsylvania
Bill Hicks , comedian
J. J. Hickson , basketball player
Daniel Whitehead Hicky , poet
Jordan Hill , basketball player
Keri Hilson , singer
Elijah Hirsh (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Hulk Hogan , wrestler and actor
Doc Holliday ,
American Old West figure
Josh Holloway , actor; model; born in
California
Sterling Holloway , actor
Larry Holmes , boxer
Lucius Henry Holsey , bishop
Evander Holyfield , boxer
Rick Honeycutt , baseball player, coach; born in
Tennessee
Jan Hooks , actress
Miriam Hopkins , actress
Chris Horton (born 1994), basketball player for
Hapoel Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Corinne Stocker Horton , elocutionist, journalist, newspaper editor
Justin Houston , football player
William Houstoun , lawyer
Dwight Howard , basketball player
Richard Howell (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Tim Hudson , baseball player
Holly Hunter , actress
Caleb Lee Hutchinson , singer and runner-up on
American Idol ' s 16th season
I
J
Musician
Alan Jackson
Beau Jack , boxer
Alan Jackson , musician
Edwin Jackson , baseball player; born in
West Germany
Kareem Jackson , football player
Keith Jackson , sportscaster
Millie Jackson , singer
Emily Jacobson (born 1985), saber fencer
Sada Jacobson (born 1983), Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist
Al Jaffee , cartoonist
Bernard James , basketball player
Brian Girard James , professional wrestler
Ja'Wuan James , football player
Marty Jannetty , professional wrestler
Grady Jarrett , football player
Erika Jayne , performer
E. F. Jemison , Confederate soldier
Chad Jenkins , baseball player; born in Tennessee
George W. Jenkins , founder of
Publix
Iris Johansen , novelist
Broderick Johnson , film producer
Calvin Johnson (also known as Megatron), football player
Charles Johnson , football player
Hall Johnson , composer, arranger
Herschel V. Johnson , politician
Abry Jones , football player
Adam "Pacman" Jones , football player
Bobby Jones , golfer
Chipper Jones , baseball player
Chris Jones , football player
Jonathan Jones , football player
Nick Jones , football player
Reshad Jones , football player
Sean Jones , football player
Ronald Jones II college football player
USC Trojans
Benn Jordan , electronic musician
Wally Joyner , baseball player
K
Activist Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Vyto Kab , football player
John Kasay , football placekicker
Mammy Kate , slave;
American Revolutionary War figure
James Keach , actor
Stacy Keach , actor
Fanny Kemble , actress
Brian Porter Kemp , 83rd and current governor
Charles Kelley , singer
DeForest Kelley , actor
Michael Kelly , actor; born in
Pennsylvania
Walt Kelly , cartoonist
Alex Kendrick , screenwriter
Stephen Kendrick , screenwriter
D. James Kennedy , pastor, Christian broadcaster
Joe Kennedy , state senator
Khalid , singer
Todd Kimsey , actor
Brandon King , football player
Kaki King , musician
Marquette King , football punter
Martin Luther King Jr. , civil rights leader
Gladys Knight , singer
Lucian Lamar Knight , historian
Ray Knight , baseball player, manager
Leo Kottke , musician
Ousman Krubally (born 1988), American-Gambian basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
L
Film producer, director and actor
Spike Lee
Rapper and actor
Ludacris
Christine Lakin , actress; born in
Texas
Gazaway Bugg Lamar , businessman
Mirabeau Lamar , Texas politician
Jeremy Lamb , basketball player
Sonny Landham , actor
Brandon Lang , football player
Sidney Lanier , poet and musician
Latto , rapper
Peter Lawler , academic
Trevor Lawrence , football player
Chuck Leavell , musician
Brenda Lee , singer
Spike Lee , filmmaker
Ron Lester , actor
John Lewis , politician
Lil Baby , rapper
Lil Jon , DJ;
rapper ; record producer
Lil Nas X , rapper
Lil Scrappy , rapper
Lil Yachty , rapper
Trevard Lindley , football player
Hillary Lindsey , singer
Samuel Little , serial killer
Eric Lively , actor
Robyn Lively , actress
Natalia Livingston , actress
Ricardo Lockette , football player
Crawford Long , surgeon
Helen Dortch Longstreet , newspaper editor, publisher
[16]
James Longstreet , Civil War general; born in South Carolina
Kyle Love , football player; born in
South Korea
Juliette Gordon Low , Girl Scouts founder
Chris Lowell , actor
Bill Lowery , music producer
Jordan Loyd , basketball player
Ludacris , rapper and actor
Robert L. Lynn , poet
M
Baseball player
Nick Markakis
Baseball player
Brian McCann
Former Georgia Governor
Zell Miller
Gone with the Wind author
Margaret Mitchell
William H. Macy , actor; born in Florida
Lester Maddox , politician;
Governor of Georgia
Sam Madison , football player
Manuel Maloof , politician
Gucci Mane , rapper; born in
Alabama
Patrick Mannelly , football player
Jerry Manuel , baseball player and manager
Stephen Mansfield , author
Nick Markakis , baseball player; born in
New York
Chan Marshall , singer
Nick Marshall , football player
Margaret Martin ,
professional bodybuilder
Sam Martin , football player
Jonathan Massaquoi , football player
Kyle Massey , actor
Clint Mathis , soccer player and coach
Robert Mathis , football player
Erskine Mayer (1889–1957), baseball player
John Mayer , singer; born in
Connecticut
William McAdoo , politician;
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Jack McBrayer , actor
Danny R. McBride , actor
Brian McCann , baseball player
Matt McClure , journalist, actor
AnnaLynne McCord , actress
Demetrius McCray , football player; born in
California
Carson McCullers , author
Dustin McGowan , baseball player
Curtis McGriff , football player
Collin McHugh , baseball player
William McIntosh ,
Native American chief
Cynthia McKinney , U.S. Representative
Ray McKinnon , actor
Randy McMichael , football player
Marcus McNeill , football player; born in Chicago
Jordan McRae (born 1991), basketball player for
Hapoel Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Blind Willie McTell , musician
Austin Meadows , baseball player
Jodie Meeks , basketball player; born in Tennessee
Jesse Mercer , minister, educator; born in North Carolina
Johnny Mercer , composer
LaVon Mercer (born 1959), American-Israeli basketball player
Jakobi Meyers , football player
Tracy Middendorf , actress; born in Florida
Bruce Miller , football player
James C. Miller III , budget director for President
Ronald Reagan
Zell Miller ,
U.S. Senator from Georgia ;
Governor of Georgia
Patrick Millsaps , Chief of Staff to
Newt Gingrich 's
2012 campaign for the Republican nomination ; film and television producer
Jeremy Mincey , football player
Kevin Minter , football player
E. Coppée Mitchell (1836–1887), professor and dean of the
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Malcolm Mitchell , football player
Margaret Mitchell , author
Sam Mitchell , basketball player
Johnny Mize , baseball player
Victoria Monét , singer and songwriter
Monica , singer
Joanna Moore , actress
Kip Moore , singer
Knowshon Moreno , football player
Chloë Grace Moretz , actress
Matthew David Morris , Youtuber, rapper
Randolph Morris , basketball player; born in Texas
Chesley V. Morton , stockbroker, State Representative; born in Florida
Brandon Mosley , football player
Brandon Moss , baseball player
Elijah Muhammad , Muslim leader
Shawn Mullins , singer
Lenda Murray , IFBB professional bodybuilder; born in Michigan
Lauren Myracle , author
N
Musician
Jennifer Nettles
Football player
Cam Newton
James Nabrit Jr. , civil rights attorney
Eric Nam , singer
James Neill , silent film actor
Susan Neiman , moral philosopher
Steven Nelson , football player
Jennifer Nettles , musician
Daniel Newman , model and actor
Fred Newman , actor
Warren Newson , baseball player
Cam Newton , football player
Anne Nichols , playwright
Nivea , singer
Jessye Norman , singer
Maidie Norman , actress
Pettis Norman , football player
Normani , singer
Deborah Norville , television personality
Sam Nunn , U.S. Senator
O
Founder and First Governor of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
Flannery O'Connor , author
Eugene Odum , University of Georgia faculty member
Offset , rapper; member of
Migos
James Oglethorpe , state founder; born in
England
Alec Ogletree , football player
Kelley O'Hara , soccer player; USWNT/Washington Spirit defender
Maude Andrews Ohl , journalist, poet, writer
[17]
Michael Ola , football player
Javianne Oliver , track and field sprinter
Paul Oliver , football player
Matt Olson , baseball player
Elizabeth Omilami , activist
Sean O'Pry , male supermodel
Melissa Ordway , actress
Jon Ossoff, US Senator
Monroe Owsley , actor
P
Musician Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as
Little Richard
Television host
Ty Pennington
Producer
Tyler Perry
Sean P , musician; member of
Southern hip hop duo
YoungBloodZ [
citation needed ]
Harrison Page , actor
Michael Palmer , football player
Kay Panabaker , actress, zoologist
Danielle Panabaker , actress
Albert Parker , businessman
Jim Parker , football player
Bert Parks , singer and actor
Gram Parsons , musician; born in Florida
Patrick Pass , football player
Robert Patrick , actor
Corey Patterson , baseball player
Eric Patterson , baseball player; born in Florida
Antwan "
Big Boi " Patton,
rapper ; songwriter; record producer; actor
E. Earl Patton , politician
Jo Marie Payton , actress
George Foster Peabody , banker and philanthropist
Dr. John Stith Pemberton , inventor of
Coca-Cola
Richard Penniman aka Little Richard , musician
Tyler Perry , actor, producer, director
Ty Pennington , television personality (
Extreme Makeover Home Edition ,
Trading Spaces )
Madeleine Peyroux , jazz singer, songwriter
William Pierce ,
white nationalist ;
physicist ; writer
Brandon Phillips , baseball player; born in North Carolina
Dwight Phillips , long jumper
Phillip Phillips , singer, winner of
American Idol Season 11
Mareno Philyaw , football player
James Ponsoldt , director, actor, screenwriter
Buster Posey , baseball player
Pogo Possum , fictional character
Mac Powell , singer,
Third Day ; born in
Alabama
Samantha Power ,
United States Ambassador to the United Nations ; born in
Ireland
Harriet Powers , (1837–1910),
African American
slave
quilt
artist
Robert Poydasheff , mayor of
Columbus, Georgia
Alex Poythress (born 1993), American-Ivorian basketball player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Premier Basketball League
Carrie Preston , actress
Kazimierz Pułaski , nobleman; born in
Poland ; died in Savannah
Q
R
Blues singer
Ma Rainey
Actress
Julia Roberts
David Ragan , NASCAR driver
Ma Rainey , blues singer
Bacarri Rambo , football player
Jeannette Rankin , first Congresswoman
Rasheeda , rapper
Colby Rasmus , baseball player
Jeremiah Ratliff , football player; born in Florida
Raven-Symoné , actress
Amy Ray , singer
Boygar Razikashvili
Paul Rea , television journalist
Blair Redford , actor
Josh Reddick , baseball player
Otis Redding , singer
Jerry Reed , singer and actor
Ralph Reed , political activist; born in
Virginia
Dan Reeves , football coach
Marco Restrepo , musician
Ben Revere , baseball player
Thomas Rhett , singer
Cody Rhodes , professional wrestler
Little Richard , musician
Latanya Richardson , actress
Travis Richter , musician
Jody Ridley , NASCAR driver
Chandler Riggs , actor
Perry Riley , football player
Eric Roberts , actor
Julia Roberts , actress
Paul Craig Roberts , economist
Pernell Roberts , actor
Chris Robinson , singer
Dunta Robinson , football player
Jackie Robinson , baseball player
Keith Robinson , actor; born in
Kentucky
Sugar Ray Robinson , boxer
Bradley Roby , football player; born in
Texas
John Rocker , baseball player
Tommy Roe , singer
Carlos Rogers , football player
Kenny Rogers , baseball player
Scott Rogers , hiker
Ed Roland , musician
Franklin D. Roosevelt , U.S. President; born and raised in
New York ; had second home in Georgia and died there
Rubi Rose , rapper
David Ross , baseball player
Kelly Rowland , singer
Billy Joe Royal , singer
Dean Rusk ,
U.S. Secretary of State
Richard Russell Jr. , politician
S
Actress
Morgan Saylor
Television personality
Ryan Seacrest
Basketball player
Josh Smith
Musician
Michael Stipe of
R.E.M.
Golfer
Louise Suggs
Ken Sagoes , actor
Emily Saliers , singer
Hannah Salwen , author
Kevin Salwen , author
Junior Samples , comedian
B. B. Sams , artist; born in South Carolina
Mackey Sasser , baseball player
Jeff Saturday , football player
Morgan Saylor , actress; born in
Chicago
Hal Scardino , actor
Diana Scarwid , actress
Mary Schmich , columnist
Chris Scott , football player
Lindsay Scott , football player
Richard T. Scott , artist
Ryan Seacrest , television personality, host of
American Idol since 2002 and co-host of
Live with Kelly and Ryan since 2017
John H. Sengstacke , newspaper publisher
Ken Shamrock , mixed martial artist
Shannon Sharpe , football player and television commentator
Sterling Sharpe , football player
Shari Shattuck , actress
Kelvin Sheppard , football player
Sonny Shroyer , actor
Philip T. Shutze , architect; born in Columbus
[18]
Silentó , rapper
Louise Simonson , comic book author
Harry Simpson , baseball player
Jena Sims , actress, model
Lucas Sims , baseball player
IronE Singleton , actor
Darius Slay , football player
Sam Sloman (born 1997), NFL football player
[19]
Kyle Sloter , football player
Corey Smith , musician
Daryl Smith , football player
Josh Smith , basketball player
Lillian Smith , author
Marcus Smith , football player
Nolan Smith , artist, musician
Telvin Smith , football player
Josh Smoker , baseball player
Jacob Snider , inventor
Troy Snitker , baseball coach
Steven Soderbergh , film director
Emily Sonnett , soccer player; USWNT/Washington Spirit defender
Reed Sorenson , NASCAR driver
Moxley Sorrel , Civil War officer
Soulja Boy ,
rapper ; record producer; actor; born in
Chicago
Joe South , singer
Southside , producer
Takeo Spikes , football player
Hollis Stacy , golfer
Matthew Stafford , football player
Laurence Stallings , playwright
Kristian Stanfill , singer
Brandon Stanton , blogger, photographer, founder of
Humans of New York
[20]
Alexander Stephens , Vice President of the Confederate States of America; member of the House of Representatives;
Governor of Georgia
Amin Stevens (born 1990), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ray Stevens , singer
Dani Stevenson , singer
[21]
Michael Stipe , musician (
R.E.M. )
Missouri H. Stokes , social reformer, writer
[22]
Doug Stone , singer
Hunter Strickland , baseball player
KaDee Strickland , actress
Keith Strickland ,
composer ;
multi-instrumentalist ; founding member of the
new wave band
The B-52s
A.J. Styles , professional wrestler
Louise Suggs , golfer
Sunny Suljic , actor
[23]
Louis Wade Sullivan , educator;
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Dansby Swanson , baseball player
Pat Swilling , football player
Bella French Swisher , writer, editor, publisher
[24]
T
Football player
Fran Tarkenton
Football player
Demaryius Thomas
Musician
Travis Tritt
Actor
Chris Tucker
Rapper
Young Thug
T.I. , rapper
Fran Tarkenton , football player; born in
Virginia
Angelo Taylor , athlete, Olympic gold medalist, coach, suspended by
SafeSport for sexual misconduct
[25]
Cooper Taylor , football player
Tut Taylor , musician
Doug Teper , businessman and politician
Bill Terry , baseball player
Austin Theory , professional wrestler (real name Austin White)
Alma Thomas , painter
Clarence Thomas ,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Demaryius Thomas , football player
Frank Thomas , baseball player
John Michael "Mickey" Thomas , singer
Joshua Thomas , designer
J. T. Thomas , football player
Rozonda Thomas , singer
Trey Thompkins , basketball player
Juwan Thompson , football player; born in
the U.S. Virgin Islands
Kenan Thompson , comedian
Cyndi Thomson , singer
Al Thornton , basketball player
Melanie Thornton , singer
Young Thug , rapper
Lucas Till , actor
Conrad Tillard (born 1964), politician, Baptist minister, radio host, author, and activist
Dina Titus , Nevada congresswoman
Mike Tolbert , football player
Dalvin Tomlinson , football player
Peter Tompkins , journalist, WWII spy
Robert Toombs , Civil War general
Gwen Torrence , athlete
Travis Tritt , musician
Torell Troup , football player; born in Michigan
Pastor Troy , rapper
Chris Tucker , actor
Jessie Tuggle , football player
Stephon Tuitt , football player; born in Florida
Forrest Turner , prison reform advocate
Henry Ashby Turner , historian
DeAngelo Tyson , football player
U
V
Georgia Tech President
Blake R. Van Leer
W
Author and activist
Alice Walker
Football player
Herschel Walker
Geneticist and anthropologist Dr.
Spencer Wells
Actor and musician
Devon Werkheiser
Former U.S. President
Woodrow Wilson
Adam Wainwright , baseball player
[29]
Rick Waits , baseball player, pitching coach
Waka Flocka Flame ,
rapper ; born in
New York City
[30]
Erik Walden , football player
[31]
Phil Walden , music producer
[32]
Alice Walker , author
[33]
Butch Walker , musician
[34]
Greg Walker , baseball player
[35]
Herschel Walker , football player
[36]
[37]
Summer Walker , singer
Travon Walker , football player
Aria Wallace , actress[
citation needed ]
John Waller , musician
[38]
Susan Walters , actress and model[
citation needed ]
Hines Ward , football player; born in
South Korea
[39]
Matthias Ward , lawyer;
U.S. Senator from Texas
[40]
DJ Ware , football player
[41]
Raphael Warnock, US Senator
Fredi Washington , actress
Douglass Watson , actor
James Moore Wayne , judge
[42]
James Webb III (born 1993), basketball player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Keenan Webb , also known as DJ Suede the Remix God, music producer
Spencer Wells , geneticist, anthropologist
Devon Werkheiser , actor and musician[
citation needed ]
John Wesley , Savannah theologian; born in the
United Kingdom
[43]
Allen West , politician
[44]
Kanye West , recording artist; raised in
Chicago ,
Illinois
[45]
Mario West , basketball player; born in
Alabama
[46]
Jake Westbrook , baseball player
[47]
[48]
Philip Wheeler , football player
[49]
Zack Wheeler , baseball player
Corey White , football player
Mary Jarrett White , first woman to vote in the state of Georgia
[50]
Charlie Whitehurst , football player; born in
Wisconsin
[51]
Steve Whitmire , puppeteer
[52]
Eli Whitney , inventor; born in
Massachusetts
[53]
Laura Slade Wiggins , actress, singer, musician
J. J. Wilcox , football player
[54]
Dominique Wilkins , basketball player
[55]
Gerald Wilkins , basketball player
[56]
Ellis E. Williams , actor; comedian[
citation needed ]
Gary Anthony Williams , comedian
[57]
Louis Williams , basketball player; born in Tennessee
[58]
Porsha Williams , TV personality
Alicia Leigh Willis , actress[
citation needed ]
Garry Wills , author, journalist, and historian
Cindy Wilson , singer-songwriter; founding member of the
new wave band
The B-52s
Ricky Wilson ,
guitarist ; founding member of the
new wave band The B-52s
Scott Wilson , actor
[59]
[60]
Woodrow Wilson , 28th
President of the United States ;
[61] raised in
Augusta ; practiced law in Atlanta
Kitty Wilson-Evans , historical interpreter
[62]
Blake Wood , baseball player
[63]
Xavier Woods , professional wrestler
Joanne Woodward , actress
[64]
David McCord Wright , economist
Lizz Wright , singer
[65]
Rayfield Wright , Pro Hall of Fame football player
Will Wright , game designer
[66]
Jarius Wynn , football player
[67]
Y
Rapper
Yung Joc
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