List of people from Atlanta
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This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the American city of Atlanta, the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Academics
| Name | Known for | Association |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Hill | Professor of Philosophy at University of North Carolina; fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | born in Atlanta |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | civil rights leader, academic | born in Atlanta [1] |
| James W. Wagner | former President of Emory University | lives in Atlanta |
Actors
Sports
Business people
Directors
| Name | Known for | Association |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Hullum | director of films, music videos and web series including Lazer Team, and Red Vs Blue | born in Atlanta[16] |
| Spike Lee | director of films including She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing and several music videos | born in Atlanta[17] |
| Kenny Leon | director of several Broadway plays and several television episodes | [citation needed] |
| Tyler Perry | director of films, plays, and television series, including Meet The Browns, and Madea plays and movies | moved to Atlanta[9][10] |
| Steven Soderbergh | film director, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Ocean's Eleven | [citation needed] |
Journalists
| Name | Known for | Association |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Conroy | author, journalist, educator | born on October 26, 1945, in Atlanta[18] |
| David Dick | covered the Southeastern United States for CBS News in the late 1960s | based in Atlanta; later transferred to the Dallas bureau[19] |
| William Emerson | covered the Civil Rights Movement as Newsweek's first bureau chief assigned to cover the Southern United States; later editor in chief of The Saturday Evening Post | moved to Atlanta[20] |
| Frank Stanton | Georgia's first Poet Laureate | died in Atlanta[21] |
| Ted Turner | media mogul, TBS and CNN founder | moved to Atlanta |
| Brooke Baldwin | Journalist, currently works for CNN | Born in Atlanta |
Musicians
| Name | Known for | Association |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chainz, real name Tauheed Epps | rapper | from Atlanta |
| André 3000, real name André Benjamin | rapper, actor, record producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; half of the rap group OutKast | born in Atlanta |
| Johntá Austin | singer-songwriter, signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings; won two Grammy Awards for songs "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey and "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige | born in Atlanta[22] |
| David Berkeley | singer-songwriter with four studio albums and one live album[23] | moved to Atlanta for his wife to finish school[24] |
| Bobby V, real name Bobby Wilson | recording artist (nicknamed "Valentino" because he was due to be born on Valentine's Day) | attended North Atlanta High School and Clark Atlanta University[25] |
| Cat Power, also known as Chan Marshall, real name Charlyn Marshall | singer-songwriter, actress and model | born in Atlanta |
| Eddie Chamblee | jazz tenor saxophonist | born in Atlanta in 1920 |
| Ciara, real name Ciara Harris | singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model | moved to Atlanta [25][26] |
| Drumma Boy | record producer, songwriter | lives in Atlanta |
| John Burke | solo pianist and composer | born and lives in Atlanta |
| Future | rapper | born and lives in Atlanta |
| Keri Hilson | singer-songwriter and actress from Decatur | attended Emory University[27] |
| India.Arie, real name India Arie Simpson | singer-songwriter and record producer;[28] has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S.; has won four Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album | moved to Atlanta[29] |
| Graham Jackson | theatre organist, pianist and choral conductor | moved to Atlanta in 1923[30] |
| Trinidad James, real name Nicholas Williams | rapper | from Atlanta |
| Elton John | singer-songwriter, English-born entertainer whose songs include "Your Song", "Crocodile Rock" and "Candle in the Wind" | lives part-time in Atlanta[31] |
| Killer Mike, real name Michael Render | rapper, member of hip hop duo Run the Jewels | born and lives in Atlanta |
| Brenda Lee | performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music; had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s,[32] known for songs "I'm Sorry" (1960) and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (1958); recipient of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2009) | born in Atlanta in 1944[33] |
| Mable Lee | dancer, entertainer, 2008 inductee into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame | born in Atlanta in 1921 |
| Lil Jon | rapper, record producer, songwriter and Grammy winner | born and lives in Atlanta |
| Lil Yachty | rapper, songwriter | From Atlanta |
| Gucci Mane, Radric Davis | rapper, actor | lives in Atlanta |
| China Anne McClain | singer-songwriter and actress (Jasmine Payne on TV series Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Chyna Parks on A.N.T. Farm) | born in Atlanta[34] |
| Big Maceo Merriweather | blues singer-pianist, made many recordings in the 1940s for Bluebird and Victor | born in Atlanta in 1905 |
| Monica | singer, songwriter, producer, and actress | from Atlanta |
| Eric Nam | Korean-American singer-songwrite, television host, entertainer and entrepreneur currently based in South Korea | born in Atlanta |
| Duke Pearson | jazz pianist and composer, noted for work on the Blue Note label | born in Atlanta 1932, died in Atlanta 1980 |
| Jerry Reed | country-music singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films; signature songs include "Guitar Man", "East Bound and Down", "A Thing Called Love" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" | born in Atlanta[35] |
| Kelly Rowland | singer-songwriter, actress and television personality | born in Atlanta |
| Natalie Lauren Sims, also known as Suzy Rock | musician, songwriter, graphic and art designer, and music executive | moved to Atlanta in 2007[36] |
| T.I., real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. | rapper, actor and businessman | born in Atlanta |
| Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas | singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from TLC | from Atlanta |
| Chris Tomlin | contemporary Christian music artist, worship leader and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas | moved to Atlanta and began church |
| DJ Toomp | record producer, songwriter and Grammy winner | born and lives in Atlanta |
| Usher, real name Usher Raymond | singer-songwriter, dancer and actor; rose to fame in late 1990s with release of second album My Way | attended North Springs High School[37] |
| Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins | singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from TLC | lived in Atlanta [38] |
| Kanye West | rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and fashion designer; one of the best-selling artists of all time | born in Atlanta |
| Young Jeezy, real name Jay Wayne Jenkins | rapper | from Atlanta |
| Young Thug | rapper, songwriter | born and lives in Atlanta |
| MadeinTYO, real name Malcolm Jamaal Davis | rapper | originated in Atlanta |
Politicians
| Name | Known for | Association |
|---|---|---|
| James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. | governor of Georgia and 39th President of the United States | lived in Atlanta |
| Nathan Deal | governor of Georgia | lived in Atlanta |
| John Brown Gordon | Confederate lieutenant general and governor of Georgia | lived in Atlanta |
| Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. | first black mayor of Atlanta | born and lived in Atlanta |
| Lester Maddox | 75th governor of Georgia | born and lived in Atlanta |
| Michelle Nunn | foreign service, candidate for Senator, non-profit CEO | born and lived in Atlanta |
| Kasim Reed | 59th mayor of Atlanta | lived in Atlanta |
Religious leaders
| Name | Known for | Association |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Stanley | senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, and other local churches; founded North Point Ministries, a worldwide Christian organization | born in Atlanta |
| Charles Stanley | senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta; founder and president of In Touch Ministries; served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1984 to 1986 | lives in Atlanta |
Writers and artists
| Name | Known for | Association |
|---|---|---|
| Violet Chachki | drag queen | born in Atlanta[39] |
| Lewis Grizzard | writer and humorist | lived in Atlanta |
| Joel Chandler Harris | wrote the Uncle Remus stories | lived in West End of Atlanta[40] |
| Cheryl McKay | wrote The Ultimate Gift | lives in Atlanta [41] |
| Margaret Mitchell | wrote Gone With the Wind | born in Atlanta |
| Flannery O'Connor | Southern gothic writer | lived in Atlanta |
| Judith Pordon | poet and editor | born in Atlanta |
| Lucy May Stanton | artist | born in Atlanta[42] |
See also
References
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