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Georgia
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Georgians have played distinctive roles.
Born in Georgia
| Famous Georgians | ||||||
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| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Conrad Potter Aiken
Pulitzer Prize-winning author |
Born: | August 5, 1889 | Savannah | |||
| Died: | August 17, 1973 | Savannah | ||||
| Ivan Allen Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta |
Born: | March 15, 1911 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | July 2, 2003 | Sandy Springs | ||||
| Paul Edward Anderson
Weightlifter, World's Strongest Man |
Born: | October 17, 1932 | Toccoa | |||
| Died: | August 15, 1994 | Vidalia | ||||
| Daniel Appling
Military officer |
Born: | August 25, 1787 | Columbia County | |||
| Died: | March 18, 1817 | Fort Montgomery, Ala. | ||||
| William Yates Atkinson
Politician, Lawyer, State Supreme Court Justice |
Born: | November 11, 1854 | Oakland | |||
| Died: | August 8, 1899 | Newnan | ||||
| Augustus Octavius Bacon
Politician |
Born: | October 20, 1839 | Bryan County | |||
| Died: | February 14, 1914 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger
Actress, Fashion model |
Born: | December 8, 1953 | Athens | |||
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| James Nathaniel "Jim or Jake" Brown
Football player |
Born: | February 17, 1936 | St. Simon's Island | |||
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| Erskine Preston Caldwell
Writer |
Born: | December 17, 1903 | Moreland | |||
| Died: | April 11, 1987 | Paradise Valley, Ariz. | ||||
| Asa Griggs Candler
Businessman, philanthropist |
Born: | December 30, 1851 | Villa Rica | |||
| Died: | March 12, 1929 | Atlanta | ||||
| James Earl "Jimmy" Carter
U.S. President |
Born: | October 1, 1924 | Plains | |||
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| Lucius Dubignon Clay
Military officer |
Born: | April 23, 1897 | Marietta | |||
| Died: | April 16, 1978 | Chatham, Mass. | ||||
| Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb
Baseball player |
Born: | December 18, 1886 | Narrows | |||
| Died: | July 17, 1961 | Atlanta | ||||
| Charles Douville Coburn
Actor |
Born: | June 19, 1877 | Macon | |||
| Died: | August 30, 1961 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis
Actor, Director, Poet, Writer |
Born: | December 18, 1917 | Cogdell | |||
| Died: | February 4, 2005 | Miami, Fla. | ||||
| James Lafayette Dickey III
Poet, Novelist |
Born: | February 2, 1923 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | January 19, 1997 | Columbia, S.C. | ||||
| Mattiwilda Dobbs
Soprano |
Born: | July 11, 1925 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
(Melvyn Douglas) Actor |
Born: | April 5, 1901 | Macon | |||
| Died: | August 4, 1981 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Roddis Franklin "Pete" Drake
Record producer, musician |
Born: | October 8, 1932 | Augusta | |||
| Died: | July 29, 1988 | Nashville, Tenn. | ||||
| Hannah Dakota Fanning
Actress |
Born: | February 23, 1994 | Conyers | |||
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| Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton
Writer, Teacher, Reformer First woman to serve in U.S. Senate (one day) |
Born: | June 10, 1835 | Near Decatur | |||
| Died: | January 24, 1930 | Atlanta | ||||
| Laurence Fishburne III
Actor, Playwright, Director, Producer |
Born: | July 30, 1961 | Augusta | |||
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| John Charles Fremont
Soldier, explorer |
Born: | January 21, 1813 | Savannah | |||
| Died: | July 13, 1890 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Henry Woodfin Grady
Journalist, Orator |
Born: | May 24, 1850 | Athens | |||
| Died: | December 23, 1889 | Atlanta | ||||
| Amy Lee Grant
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | November 25, 1960 | Augusta | |||
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| Norvell "Oliver" Hardy
Actor |
Born: | January 18, 1892 | Harlem | |||
| Died: | August 7, 1957 | North Hollywood, Calif. | ||||
| Joel Chandler Harris
Journalist, Writer |
Born: | December 9, 1845 | Eatonton | |||
| Died: | July 3, 1908 | Atlanta | ||||
| Roland Hayes
Tenor |
Born: | June 3, 1887 | Curyville | |||
| Died: | January 1, 1977 | Boston, Mass. | ||||
| Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr.
Pianist, Bandleader, Arranger, Composer |
Born: | December 18, 1897 | Cuthbert | |||
| Died: | December 28, 1952 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Hulk Hogan
Born: Terry Gene Bollea Wrestler, Actor |
Born: | August 11, 1953 | Augusta | |||
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| John Henry "Doc" Holliday
Dentist, Gambler |
Born: | August 14, 1851 | Griffin | |||
| Died: | November 8, 1887 | Glenwood Springs, Colo. | ||||
| Ellen Miriam Hopkins
Actress |
Born: | October 18, 1902 | Savannah | |||
| Died: | October 9, 1972 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Alan Eugene Jackson
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | October 17, 1958 | Newnan | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Harry Haag James
Musician, Bandleader |
Born: | March 15, 1916 | Albany | |||
| Died: | July 5, 1983 | Las Vegas, Nev. | ||||
| Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones
Golfer |
Born: | March 17, 1902 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | December 18, 1971 | Atlanta | ||||
| Walter "Stacy" Keach, Jr.
Actor |
Born: | June 2, 1941 | Savannah | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Jackson DeForest Kelley
Actor |
Born: | January 20, 1920 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | June 11, 1999 | Woodland Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr.
Religious leader, Social reformer |
Born: | January 15, 1929 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | April 4, 1968 | Memphis, Tenn. | ||||
| Gladys Maria Knight
Singer, Actress |
Born: | May 28, 1944 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Joseph Rucker Lamar
Supreme Court Associate Justice |
Born: | October 15, 1857 | Elbert County | |||
| Died: | January 2, 1916 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Sidney Clopton Lanier
Poet, Musician |
Born: | February 3, 1842 | Macon | |||
| Died: | September 7, 1881 | Lynn, N.C. | ||||
| Brenda Lee
Born: Brenda Mae Tarpley Singer |
Born: | December 11, 1944 | Atlanta | |||
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| Crawford Williamson Long
Surgeon |
Born: | November 1, 1815 | Danielsville | |||
| Died: | June 16, 1878 | Athens | ||||
| Juliette Gordon Low
Founder, U.S. Girl Scouts |
Born: | October 31, 1860 | Savannah | |||
| Died: | January 17, 1927 | Savannah | ||||
| Carson Smith McCullers
Author |
Born: | February 19, 1917 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | September 29, 1967 | Nyack, N.Y. | ||||
| Blind Willie McTell
Born: William Samuel McTell or McTear Musician, Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | May 5, 1901 | Thomson | |||
| Died: | August 15, 1959 | Milledgeville | ||||
| John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | November 18, 1909 | Savannah | |||
| Died: | June 25, 1976 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
Author |
Born: | November 8, 1900 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | August 16, 1949 | Atlanta | ||||
| John Robert "Johnny" Mize
Baseball player |
Born: | January 7, 1913 | Demorest | |||
| Died: | June 2, 1993 | Demorest | ||||
| Jessye Norman
Soprano |
Born: | September 15, 1945 | Augusta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Little Richard
Born: Richard Wayne Penniman Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | December 5, 1932 | Macon | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Otis Ray Redding, Jr.
Singer |
Born: | September 9, 1941 | Dawson | |||
| Died: | December 10, 1967 | Madison, Wisc. | ||||
| Jerry Reed Hubbard
Singer, Songwriter, Actor |
Born: | March 20, 1937 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds Jr.
Actor |
Born: | February 11, 1936 | Waycross | |||
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| Julie Fiona "Julia" Roberts
Actress, Fashion model |
Born: | October 28, 1967 | Smyrna | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Ray Charles
Born: Raymond Charles Robinson Musician, Singer |
Born: | September 23, 1930 | Albany | |||
| Died: | June 10, 2004 | Beverly Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson
Baseball player |
Born: | January 31, 1919 | Cairo | |||
| Died: | October 24, 1972 | Stamford, Conn. | ||||
| Thomas David "Tommy" Roe
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | May 9, 1942 | Alpharetta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Billy Joe Royal
Singer |
Born: | April 3, 1942 | Valdosta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| David Dean Rusk
Secretary of State |
Born: | February 9, 1909 | Cherokee County | |||
| Died: | December 20, 1994 | Athens | ||||
| Julius "Nipsey" Russell
Comedian, Actor, Game show panelist |
Born: | September 15, 1918 | Atlanta | |||
| Died: | October 2, 2005 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Sequoyah
Also: George Guess, Guest or Gist Inventor: Cherokee syllabary, Silversmith |
Born: | c. 1767 | Tuskegee? | |||
| Died: | March 4, 1883 | Savannah | ||||
| Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Statesman |
Born: | February 11, 1812 | Crawfordsville | |||
| Died: | March 4, 1883 | Savannah | ||||
| Ray Stevens
Born: Harold Ray Ragsdale Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | January 24, 1939 | Clarkdale | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Janelle Taylor
Born: Janelle Diane Williams Author |
Born: | June 28, 1944 | Athens | |||
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| Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court Justice |
Born: | June 23, 1948 | Pin Point | |||
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| James Travis Tritt
Singer |
Born: | February 9, 1963 | Marietta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Alice Malsenior Walker
Author |
Born: | February 9, 1944 | Eatonton | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Herschel Walker
Football player |
Born: | March 3, 1962 | Augusta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Hosea Lorenzo Williams
Minister, Social activist |
Born: | January 5, 1926 | Attapulgus | |||
| Died: | November 16, 2000 | Atlanta | ||||
| Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward
Actress, Producer |
Born: | February 27, 1930 | Thomasville | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Patricia Lynn "Trisha" Yearwood
Singer |
Born: | September 19, 1964 | Monticello | |||
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