List of people from Georgia (U.S. state)
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Georgia in the United States has been the birthplace or residence of many famous people throughout its history.
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[edit] Prominent Georgians
[edit] A
- Quinton Aaron (born in New York City)
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim
- James Abercrombie
- Ralph David Abernathy (born in Alabama)
- Brock Adams
- Rhett Akins
- Lauren Alaina
- Jason Aldean
- Edward Porter Alexander
- Dean Alford
- Asher Allen
- Al-Farouq Aminu
- Brooke Anderson
- George T. Anderson
- Nicole Anderson
- Robert Houston Anderson
- Edward Andrews
- Luke Appling (born in North Carolina)
- Anthony J. Arduengo, III (born in Florida)
- Robert Arrington
[edit] B
- B5
- The B-52's (members Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson)
- Jeff Backus (born in Michigan)
- Champ Bailey
- Abraham Baldwin (born in Connecticut)
- Alan Ball
- Chris Barnes
- Francis S. Bartow
- Kim Basinger
- Matt Battaglia
- Jerome Preston Bates
- Cullen A. Battle
- Alex W. Bealer
- Amanda Bearse (born in Florida)
- Gordon Beckham
- Buck Belue
- André "André 3000" Benjamin
- Henry L. Benning
- Fonzworth Bentley
- John Berry (born in South Carolina)
- Martha Berry (born in Alabama)
- Antoine Bethea
- Erin Bethea
- Justin Bieber (born in Ontario)
- Norman Blake (born in Tennessee)
- Mary Jane Blige (born in New York City)
- Ron Blomberg, Major League Baseball player
- Mel Blount
- B.o.B (born in North Carolina)
- Eric A. Boe (born in Florida)
- Mitchell Boggs
- Julian Bond (born in Tennessee)
- Eddie Bonine
- Boondox
- Neal Boortz (born in Pennsylvania)
- Big Bossman
- John S. Bowen
- Blaine Boyer
- Johanna Braddy
- Deion Branch
- Russell Branyan
- June Brigman
- Jasper Brinkley
- Keith Brooking
- Marshon Brooks (born in New Jersey)
- Alton Brown (born in California)
- James Brown (born in South Carolina)
- Joseph E. Brown (born in South Carolina)
- Kevin Brown
- Kwame Brown (born in South Carolina)
- Reggie Brown
- Ronnie Brown
- Zac Brown[citation needed]
- Jonathan Broxton
- Goode Bryan
- Luke Bryan
- Jason Bulger
- Edward M. Burgess
- Denise Burse
- Frank Bush
- Dan Byrd
- Marlon Byrd (born in Florida)
[edit] C
- Herman Cain
- Mike Cameron
- Asa Griggs Candler
- Matt Capps
- Jean Carne
- Anthony Carter (born in Wisconsin)
- Jimmy Carter
- Joelle Carter
- Rosalynn Carter
- Michael Catt
- The Lady Chablis (born in Florida)
- Hosea Chanchez (born in Alabama)
- Kyle Chandler (born in New York)
- Spud Chandler
- Mark David Chapman (born in Texas)
- Matt and Mike Chapman (born in Indiana)
- Ray Charles
- Tashard Choice
- Cully Cobb (born in Tennessee)
- Howell Cobb
- Ty Cobb
- Charles Coburn
- Jackie Cochran
- Frances Conroy
- Pat Conroy
- Clay Cook
- Harry Crews
- Charles Crisp (born in England)
- Javaris Crittenton
- David Cross
- Jermaine Cunningham (born in New York City)
- Billy Currington
- Michael Curry (born in Alabama)
[edit] D
- Patrika Darbo (born in Florida)
- Kyle Davies
- Brianne Davis
- Jack Davis
- Ossie Davis
- Troy Davis
- William Crosby Dawson
- Diana DeGarmo
- Paula Deen
- Bucky Dent
- Richard Dent
- Noureen DeWulf
- James Dickey
- Marcus Dixon
- Demarcus Dobbs
- Melvyn Douglas
- Toney Douglas
- J. D. Drew
- Stephen Drew
- Jermaine Dupri
- William DuVall
- Jonathan Dwyer
- Pat Dye
[edit] E
- Bobbie Eakes, actress
- Nick Eason, pro football defensive end
- Sam Edwards, actor
- Teresa Edwards, female basketball player
- Terrence Edwards, Canadian football player
- Jason Elam (born in Florida), pro football placekicker
- Bill Elliott, NASCAR driver
- Sketch Ellis, musician
- Corri English, actress
- Ellia English, actress
- Mike Erwin, actor
- Clement A. Evans, Civil War general
- Adam Everett, former MLB shortstop
[edit] F
- Dakota Fanning
- Elle Fanning
- Kyle Farnsworth (born in Kansas)
- Harris Faulkner
- Derrick Favors
- William Few
- Chone Figgins
- Howard Finster
- Laurence Fishburne
- Pretty Boy Floyd
- Tom Foley
- Keyaron Fox
- Rachel G. Fox
- Jeff Foxworthy
- Jeff Francoeur
- Walt Frazier
- John C. Fremont
[edit] G
- Boyd Gaines
- Darryl Gamble
- Josh Gibson
- Kelli Giddish
- Brantley Gilbert
- Newt Gingrich
- Jonathan Goff
- Walton Goggins
- John Brown Gordon
- Nancy Grace
- Amy Grant
- Deon Grant
- Cee Lo Green
- Nathanael Greene
- James Gregory
- Forrest Griffin (born in Ohio)
- Marquis Grissom
- Lewis Grizzard
- Ben Grubbs
- Jasmine Guy
- Gary Guyton
- Myron Guyton
- Button Gwinnett (born in England)
[edit] H
- Todd Haley
- Chad Hall
- Lyman Hall
- Eric L. Haney
- Omari Hardwick
- Oliver Hardy
- Gale Harold
- Ciara Harris
- Dwayne Harris
- Joel Chandler Harris
- Nancy Hart
- Ernie Harwell
- Jarvis Hayes
- Roland Hayes
- Garrison Hearst
- Lucille Hegamin
- Will Heller
- Ed Helms
- Elaine Hendrix
- Jeremy Hermida
- Bill Hicks
- J. J. Hickson (born in Florida)
- Keri Hilson
- Hulk Hogan
- Doc Holliday
- Josh Holloway (born in California)
- Sterling Holloway
- Larry Holmes
- Evander Holyfield
- Miriam Hopkins
- William Houstoun
- Dwight Howard
- Holly Hunter
[edit] I
[edit] J
- Beau Jack
- Alan Jackson
- Edwin Jackson (born in West Germany)
- Kareem Jackson
- Keith Jackson
- Millie Jackson
- Brian Gerard James
- Erika Jayne
- Iris Johansen
- Broderick Johnson
- Calvin Johnson
- Herschel V. Johnson
- Bobby Jones
- Nick Jones, Football Player
- Sean Jones
- Benn Jordan, electronic musician. Born in Georgia, raised in Chicago.
- Wally Joyner
[edit] K
- Vyto Kab
- John Kasay
- Mammy Kate
- Stacy Keach
- Fanny Kemble
- Charles Kelley
- DeForest Kelley
- John Keen
- Michael Kelly
- Walt Kelly
- Alex Kendrick
- Stephen Kendrick
- Joe Kennedy
- Brandon King
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
[edit] L
- Christine Lakin (born in Texas)
- Mirabeau Lamar
- Sonny Landham
- Brandon Lang
- Sidney Lanier
- Peter Lawler
- Chuck Leavell
- Brenda Lee
- Spike Lee
- Lil' Jon
- Lil' Scrappy
- Christina Lindley
- Trevard Lindley
- Eric Lively
- Robyn Lively
- Natalia Livingston
- Crawford Long
- James Longstreet (born in South Carolina)
- Kyle Love (born in South Korea)
- Juliette Gordon Low
- Chris Lowell
- Bill Lowery
- Ludacris
[edit] M
- William H. Macy (born in Florida)
- Lester Maddox
- Manuel Maloof
- Gucci Mane (born in Alabama)
- Patrick Mannelly
- Jerry Manuel
- Stephen Mansfield
- Nick Markakis (born in New York)
- Chan Marshall
- Kyle Massey
- Clint Mathis
- Robert Mathis
- John Mayer (born in Connecticut)
- William McAdoo
- Jack McBrayer
- Danny R. McBride
- Brian McCann
- Carson McCullers
- Dustin McGowan
- Curtis McGriff
- William McIntosh
- Cynthia McKinney
- Ray McKinnon
- Randy McMichael
- Marcus McNeill (born in Chicago)
- Blind Willie McTell
- Jodie Meeks (born in Tennessee)
- Johnny Mercer
- Bruce Miller
- James C. Miller III
- Zell Miller
- Jeremy Mincey
- Margaret Mitchell
- Sam Mitchell
- Tracy Middendorf (born in Florida)
- Johnny Mize
- Monica
- Joanna Moore
- Knowshon Moreno
- Chloë Moretz
- Randolph Morris (born in Texas)
- Elijah Muhammad
- Shawn Mullins
- Lauren Myracle
[edit] N
[edit] O
- Flannery O'Connor
- Eugene Odum (faculty member of The University of Georgia.)
- James Oglethorpe (born in Britain, but founded the state.)
- Paul Oliver
- Elizabeth Omilami
- Sean O'Pry, American male supermodel)
- Melissa Ordway
- Terrell Owens (lives in Georgia)
[edit] P
- Harrison Page
- Kay Panabaker
- Danielle Panabaker
- Kip Pardue
- Albert Parker
- Bert Parks
- Gram Parsons (born in Florida)
- Robert Patrick
- Corey Patterson
- Eric Patterson (born in Florida)
- Antwan "Big Boi" Patton
- Sean Paul (Youngbloodz)
- George Foster Peabody
- Dr. John Stith Pemberton
- Richard Penniman (Little Richard)
- Tyler Perry
- Ty Pennington (Extreme Makeover Home Edition & Trading Spaces)
- Madeleine Peyroux
- William Pierce
- Dwight Phillips, long jumper
- Buster Posey
- Pogo Possum
- Mac Powell, singer Third Day (born in Alabama)
- Harriet Powers (1837–1910), African American slave quilt artist
- Robert Poydasheff, mayor of Columbus, Georgia
- Carrie Preston
- Kazimierz Pułaski (born in Poland)
[edit] R
- David Ragan
- Ma Rainey
- Jeannette Rankin
- Colby Rasmus
- Raven-Symoné
- Amy Ray
- Paul Rea
- Blair Redford
- Josh Reddick
- Otis Redding
- Jerry Reed
- Ralph Reed (born in Virginia)
- Dan Reeves
- Ben Revere
- Burt Reynolds
- Little Richard
- Latanya Richardson
- Travis Richter
- Eric Roberts
- Julia Roberts
- Pernell Roberts
- Chris Robinson
- Jackie Robinson
- Keith Robinson (born in Kentucky)
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Tommy Roe
- Carlos Rogers
- Scott Rogers
- Ed Roland
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (born and raised in New York; had second home in Georgia and died there)
- Kelly Rowland
- Billy Joe Royal
[edit] S
- Emily Saliers
- Hannah Salwen
- Kevin Salwen
- Junior Samples
- Jeff Saturday
- Diana Scarwid
- Mary Schmich
- Chris Scott
- Lindsay Scott
- Ryan Seacrest
- Shannon Sharpe
- Sterling Sharpe
- Shari Shattuck
- Kelvin Sheppard
- Sonny Shroyer, actor
- Louise Simonson
- Daryl Smith
- Josh Smith
- Lillian Smith
- Ron Clinton Smith
- David Snell
- Jacob Snider
- Steven Soderbergh
- Reed Sorenson
- Moxley Sorrel
- Soulja Boy (born in Chicago)
- Joe South
- Takeo Spikes
- Matthew Stafford
- Laurence Stallings
- Kristian Stanfill
- Alexander Stephens
- Ray Stevens
- Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
- Doug Stone
- A.J. Styles
- Louis Wade Sullivan
- Pat Swilling
[edit] T
- T.I.
- Fran Tarkenton (born in Virginia)
- Tut Taylor
- Bill Terry
- Alma Thomas
- Clarence Thomas
- Frank Thomas
- Joshua Thomas
- Rozonda Thomas
- Trey Thompkins
- Kenan Thompson
- Al Thornton
- Melanie Thornton
- Lucas Till
- Mike Tolbert
- Robert Toombs
- Gwen Torrence
- Travis Tritt
- Torell Troup (born in Michigan)
- Chris Tucker
- Henry Ashby Turner
[edit] V
[edit] W
- Adam Wainwright
- Waka Flocka Flame (born in New York City)
- Erik Walden
- Phil Walden
- Alice Walker
- Butch Walker
- Greg Walker
- Herschel Walker
- Aria Wallace
- John Waller
- Susan Walters
- Hines Ward (born in South Korea)
- Matthias Ward
- DJ Ware
- Douglass Watson
- James Moore Wayne
- Devon Werkheiser
- John Wesley (born in the United Kingdom)
- Allen West
- Kanye West (raised in Chicago, Illinois)
- Mario West (born in Alabama)
- Jake Westbrook
- Philip Wheeler
- Charlie Whitehurst (born in Wisconsin)
- Eli Whitney (born in Massachusetts)
- Dominique Wilkins
- Gerald Wilkins
- Ellis E. Williams
- Gary Anthony Williams
- Louis Williams (born in Tennessee)
- Alicia Leigh Willis
- Scott Wilson
- Woodrow Wilson (born in Virginia)
- Blake Wood
- Joanne Woodward
- Lizz Wright
- Will Wright
- Jarius Wynn
[edit] Y
[edit] See also
- List of people from Atlanta, Georgia
- List of people from Augusta, Georgia
- List of people from Savannah, Georgia
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