List of people from the State of Georgia
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Georgia in the United States has been the birthplace or residence of many famous people throughout its history. See also List of famous Atlantans for people who have lived in Atlanta, Georgia. Prominent Georgians include:
Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Hank Aaron (born in Alabama)
- Ivan Allen, Jr.
- Dan Amos
B
C
- Jimmy Carter
- Rosalynn Carter
- Ray Charles
- Hannah Clarke
- Howell Cobb
- Matt and Mike Chapman
- Ty Cobb
- Charles Coburne
- Jackie Cochran
- Pat Conroy
- Harry Crews
- Charles Crisp
D
E
F
G
H
- Lyman Hall
- Oliver Hardy
- Joel Chandler Harris
- Nancy Hart
- Lucille Hegamin
- Doc Holliday
- William Houstoun
J
K
L
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Mirabeau Lamar
- Peter Lawler
- Sidney Lanier
- Natalia Livingston
- Crawford Long
- Juliette Gordon Low
M
- Helen Douglas Mankin
- Leonard McCoy
- Carson McCullers
- Gen. Lachlan McIntosh
- William McIntosh
- Cynthia McKinney
- Zell Miller
- Margaret Mitchell
- Mary Musgrove
O
- Flannery O'Connor
- James Oglethorpe (born in Britain, but founded the state.)
P
- Dr. John Stith Pemberton
- Richard Penniman (Little Richard)
- William Pierce
- Dwight Phillips - athlete
- Casimir Pulaski (born in Poland)
- Pogo Possum
R
- Ma Rainey
- Jeannette Rankin
- Julia Roberts
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (born and raised in New York; had second home in Georgia and died there)
S
T
V
W
- Glenn Warner
- Douglass Watson
- Gen. Anthony Wayne
- John Wesley (born in the United Kingdom)
- Devon Werkheiser
- Eli Whitney (born in Massachusetts)
- Alicia Leigh Willis
- Will Wright