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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 most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Academics
Name | Known for | Association |
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Mark P. Becker | President of Georgia State University | Lives in Atlanta |
Thomas E. Hill | Professor of Philosophy at University of North Carolina and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. | Born in Atlanta |
Dr. Wayne Lord | President of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta | Lives in Atlanta |
Martin Luther King Jr. | Civil Rights Leader, and Academic | Lived in Atlanta |
James W. Wagner | President of Emory University | Lives in Atlanta |
Actors
Business people
Directors
Name | Known for | Association |
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Spike Lee | Several films including She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing & several music videos | born in Atlanta[14] |
Kenny Leon | Several broadway plays and several television episodes | [citation needed] |
Tyler Perry | many films, plays and several television series Best known for Meet The Browns and his Madea plays and movies. | moved to Atlanta[7][8] |
Steven Soderbergh | Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Ocean's Eleven | [citation needed] |
Journalists
Name | Known for | Association |
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William Emerson | covering the civil rights era as Newsweek's first bureau chief assigned to cover the Southern United States and was later editor in chief of The Saturday Evening Post. | moved to Atlanta[15] |
Frank Stanton | Being Georgia's First Post Laureate | died in Atlanta[16] |
Ted Turner | media mogul, TBS and CNN founder | moved to Atlanta |
Musicians
Name | Known for | Association |
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André Benjamin (performs under the mononym André 3000) | rapper, actor, record producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He's is/ was one half of the rap group OutKast | born in Atlanta |
Johntá Austin | singer-songwriter, signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings; awarded two Grammy Awards for his work on the songs "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey and "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige | born in Atlanta[17] |
David Berkeley | singer-songwriter with four studio albums and one live album;[18] | moved to Atlanta for his wife to finish school[19] |
Radric Davis (Gucci Mane) | rapper, actor | lives in Atlanta |
Tauheed Epps (2 Chainz) | rapper | from Atlanta |
Ciara Harris (performs under the mononym Ciara) | singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model | moved to Atlanta [20][21] |
Clifford Joseph Harris jr. (better known as T.I.) | rapper, actor and business man | born in Atlanta |
Keri Hilson | singer-songwriter and actress from Decatur | attended Emory University[22] |
Whitney Houston | African-American singer, actress and model | moved to Atlanta in 2002 |
Graham Jackson | African-American theatre organist, pianist and choral conductor | moved to Atlanta in 1923[23] |
Jay Wayne Jenkins (Young Jeezy) | rapper | from Atlanta |
Brenda Lee | performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music; had 37 U.S. chart hits during the 1960s,[24] known for her songs "I'm Sorry" (1960) and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (1958) | born in Atlanta in 1944[25] |
Mable Lee | Tap dancer, entertainer, and 2008 Inductee into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame. | born in Atlanta in 1921. |
Charlyn Marshall (better known at Cat Power or Chan Marshall) | singer-songwriter, actress and model | born in Atlanta[26] |
China Anne McClain | singer-songwriter and actress (regular cast member as Jasmine Payne on the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne and co-star as Chyna Parks on the television series A.N.T. Farm) | born in Atlanta[27] |
Usher Raymond (performs under the mononym Usher) | singer-songwriter, dancer and actor; rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way | attended North Springs High School[28] |
Jerry Reed | country-music singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films; signature songs include "Guitar Man" and "A Thing Called Love" | born in Atlanta[29] |
Elton John | singer-songwriter, English born entertainer whose songs include "Your Song" and "Candle in the Wind" | resides part-time in a luxury high-rise condo in Atlanta[30] |
India Arie Simpson (better known as India.Arie) | singer-songwriter and record producer;[31] has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S.; has won four Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album | moved to Atlanta[32] |
Chris Tomlin | contemporary Christian music artist, worship leader and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States | moved to Atlanta and began church[33][34] |
Nicholas Williams (Trinidad James) | rapper | from Atlanta |
Bobby Wilson (better known as Bobby V) | recording artist (nicknamed "Valentino" because he was due to be born on Valentine's Day) | attended North Atlanta High School and Clark Atlanta University[20] |
Tionne Watkins aka T-boz | singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from TLC | lived in Atlanta [35] |
Politicians
Name | Known for | Association |
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Governor Nathan Deal | Governor of Georgia | lived in Atlanta |
Lester Maddox | 75th Governor of Georgia | born and lived in Atlanta |
Mayor Kasim Reed | 59th Mayor of Atlanta | lived in Atlanta |
Writers and artists
Name | Known for | Association |
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Joel Chandler Harris | wrote the Uncle Remus stories | lived in West End of Atlanta[36] |
Margaret Mitchell | wrote Gone With the Wind | born in Atlanta |
Lewis Grizzard | writer and humorist | lived in Atlanta |
Lucy May Stanton | artist | born in Atlanta[37] |
Flannery O'Connor | Southern gothic writer | lived in Atlanta |
See also
References
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- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Jay Harrington Talks Private Practice". My Take On TV. January 8, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ Staff (June 28, 2012). "Matt Battaglia: Emmy Winner". The Voice-Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ "Jeff Foxworthy". jefffoxworthy.com. 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ Christian, Margena A. (October 2008). "Becoming Tyler: Bill Collector Turned Billion-Dollar Media Mogul Was Molded from Pain, Promise and Persistence". Ebony (via FindArticles). p. 4.
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- ^ "Raven Symone". MSN. 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
- ^ Taylor, Clarke (November 24, 1983). "Eric Roberts: His 'Star 80' Shines". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Scott Wilson". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Taffy Original Designs says fall line will be all cotton with full skirts. Women’s Wear Daily. May 10, 1955.
- ^ "Alan K. Avery". Wikipedia.
- ^ "http://www.biography.com/people/spike-lee-9377207". http://www.biography.com/people/spike-lee-9377207. 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
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- ^ Staff (August 28, 2009). "William Emerson Dies at 86; Newsweek Journalist Covered the South – He Was the Magazine's First Bureau Chief Covering the South a Year Before the Brown vs. Board of Education Ruling and Wrote About the Fight for Civil Rights". Associated Press (via the Los Angeles Times). August 28, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ Perry, L.L.; Wightman, Melton F. (1938). "Frank Lebby Stanton: Georgia's First Post Laureate". Georgia Department of Education. p. 41.
- ^ "Johnta Austin Biography". Artistdirect. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "David Berkeley discography". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ Photo by Tobias Prasse (January 30, 2009). "David Berkeley Keeps Moving". Paste. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "Hot Singers to Watch for in 2005". Jet. 107 (64): 64. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Database (undated). "Ciara". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
- ^ Scott, Damien (August 3, 2009). "Keri Hilson (Cover Story)". Complex. Complex Media. p. 2. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
- ^ "Inventory of the Graham W. Jackson, Sr. Papers: Historical Sketch". Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.
- ^ "Brenda Lee: The Lady, the Legend". Brenda Lee Productions. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ [2]. The Biography Channel.
- ^ [3]. Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Disney Channel Bio – China Anne McClain". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011.
- ^ "North Springs High School". Public School Review. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ [4]. Country Music Television.
- ^ [5]. Parkplace on Peachtree.
- ^ "On a Spiritual and Emotional Journey – India.Arie and Her Music". EF News International. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ "India.Arie MTV biography". MTV. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Human3rror Blog". Human3rror.com. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ "Modern March blog". Modernmarch.com. October 10, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ Salamone, Gina (2 October 2012). "TLC's Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins gets new reality show". New York Daily News. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Joel Chandler Harris Home". National Park Service. NPS.gov. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Fowler, Betty Alice (2009). "Lucy May Stanton (1875-1931)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 March 2013.