List of people from Georgia (U.S. state)

This is a list of notable people born in, or notable for their relations with the U.S. state of Georgia.
Notable Georgians
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2 Chainz, rapper
21 Savage; born in London, rapper
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Quinton Aaron, actor; born in New York City but raised in Augusta
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, basketball player
James Abercrombie, congressman
Stacey Abrams, politician
Ralph David Abernathy, civil rights leader; born in Alabama
Brock Adams, politician, member of Congress representing Washington state and Secretary of Transportation under Jimmy Carter
Dianna Agron, actress, singer and dancer
Rhett Akins, singer
Lauren Alaina, American Idol contestant
Jason Aldean, country singer
Cecil Alexander, architect
Edward Porter Alexander, Civil War general
Margie Alexander, singer
Dean Alford, politician
Asher Allen, football player
May Allison, actress
Al-Farouq Aminu, basketball player
Alade Aminu (born 1987), Nigerian-American basketball player
Joe Amisano, architect
Bill Anderson, singer; born in South Carolina
Brooke Anderson, television personality
George T. Anderson, Civil War general
Nicole Gale Anderson, actress
Robert H. Anderson, cavalry and artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War
Shandon Anderson, basketball player
Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin), musician
David Andrews, football player
Edward Andrews, actor
William Andrews, football player
Luke Appling, baseball player; born in North Carolina
Johnny Archer, billiards player
Anthony J. Arduengo, III, chemist; born in Florida
Robert Arrington, philosopher
Lee Atwater, Republican political strategist
Scott Aukerman, writer, actor, comedian
Lisa Aukland, professional bodybuilder and powerlifter
Tyler Austin, baseball player
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Lil Baby, rapper
Jeff Backus, football player; born in Michigan
Burke Badenhop, baseball player
Allen Bailey, football player
Champ Bailey, football player
Abraham Baldwin, politician, founding father; born in Connecticut
Alan Ball, screenwriter
James Banks III (born 1998), basketball player
Mary Ross Banks, litterateur, writer
Ellison Barber, journalist
Cornelia Bargmann, neurobiologist; born in Virginia
Chris Barnes, actor
Harris Barton, All Pro NFL offensive lineman
Francis S. Bartow, lawyer; politician
Kim Basinger, actress
Matt Battaglia, football player
Jerome Preston Bates, actor
Cullen A. Battle, Civil War general
Brian Baumgartner, actor
Alex W. Bealer, blacksmith
Amanda Bearse, actress; born in Florida
Vic Beasley, football player
Matt Beaty, baseball player
Gordon Beckham, baseball player
Tim Beckham, baseball player
Buck Belue, football player
William Tapley Bennett Jr., Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Henry L. Benning, Civil War general
Anna Benson, model
Kris Benson, baseball player; born in Wisconsin
Fonzworth Bentley, musician
Ben Bernanke, economist, chairman of the Federal Reserve
Eric Berry, football player
John Berry, singer; born in South Carolina
Martha Berry, educator; born in Alabama
Antoine Bethea, football player
Erin Bethea, actress
Justin Bieber, singer; born in Ontario
John Birch, missionary, WWII intelligence officer; born in India
Furman Bisher, sportswriter; born in North Carolina
Norman Blake, musician; born in Tennessee
Mary J. Blige, singer; born in New York City
Darrell Blocker, nicknamed "The Spy Whisperer", CIA agent
Ron Blomberg (born 1948), baseball player
Jaron Blossomgame (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Mel Blount, football player
B.o.B, musician; record producer; born in North Carolina
Eric A. Boe, space shuttle pilot; born in Florida
Mitchell Boggs, baseball player
Skye Bolt (born 1994), baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
Casey Bond, actor, baseball player
Julian Bond, politician and activist; born in Tennessee
Eddie Bonine, baseball player
Boondox, rapper
Neal Boortz, radio personality; born in Pennsylvania
Big Bossman, professional wrestler
John S. Bowen, Civil War general
Blaine Boyer, baseball player
Brandon Boykin, football player
Johanna Braddy, actress
Deion Branch, football player
Russell Branyan, baseball player
Morgan Brian, soccer player; USWNT/Houston Dash midfielder
June Brigman, comic book artist
Jasper Brinkley, football player
Keith Brooking, football player
Marshon Brooks, basketball player; born in New Jersey
Alton Brown, chef, television personality; born in California
James Brown, singer; born in South Carolina
Kane Brown, singer
Jim Brown, football player
Joseph E. Brown, politician; born in South Carolina
Kevin Brown, baseball player
Kwame Brown, basketball player; born in South Carolina
Reggie Brown, football player
Ronnie Brown, football player
Trenton Brown, football player
Zac Brown, musician
Jonathan Broxton, baseball player
Goode Bryan, Civil War general
Luke Bryan, musician
Elijah Bryant (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Jason Bulger, baseball player
Tituss Burgess, actor, singer
Morgan Burnett, football player; born in Tennessee
Billy Burns, baseball player
M. Michele Burns, businesswoman
Kandi Burruss, singer, actress
Denise Burse, actress
Frank Bush, football player
Brice Butler, football player
Drew Butler, football player
James Butler, football player
Byron Buxton, baseball player
Dan Byrd, actor
Elia Goode Byington, journalist
Marlon Byrd, baseball player; born in Florida
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, actor
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Herman Cain, politician
Lorenzo Cain, baseball player
Craig Campbell, singer
Mike Cameron, baseball player
Asa Griggs Candler, businessman; Mayor of Atlanta
Matt Capps, baseball player
Jaime Cardriche, actor
Jean Carne, singer
James Carpenter, football player
Anthony Carter, basketball player; born in Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter, Governor of Georgia; 39th President of the United States
Joelle Carter, model
Lorenzo Carter, football player
Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States
S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A
Playboi Carti, rapper
Michael Catt, clergyman
The Lady Chablis, Savannah personality; born in Florida
Hosea Chanchez, actor; born in Alabama
Kyle Chandler, actor; born in New York
Spud Chandler, baseball player
Mark David Chapman, convicted murderer; born in Texas
Matt and Mike Chapman; animators and voice actors; born in Indiana
Ray Charles, singer
Ben Chestnut, entrepreneur
Ciara (Ciara Harris), singer, model
Tashard Choice, football player
Chris Clemons, football player
Howell Cobb, Governor of Georgia; U.S. Secretary of Treasury; Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Ty Cobb, baseball player
Charles Coburn, actor
Jackie Cochran, musician
Erle Cocke Jr. (1921-2000), 33rd National Commander of the American Legion
Justin Coleman, football player
Kevin Cone, football player
Chris Conley, football player; born in Turkey
Frances Conroy, actress
Pat Conroy, author
Clay Cook, songwriter
Jared Cook, football player; born in Alabama
Michael Cranford, software engineer
Harry Crews, author
Charles Crisp, U.S. Representative; born in England
Javaris Crittenton, basketball player
David Cross, actor
Curtis Crowe, drummer
Charlie Culberson, baseball player
Brandon Cumpton, baseball player
Jermaine Cunningham, football player; born in New York City
Billy Currington, musician
Bill Curry, football player, coach
Michael Curry, basketball player; born in Alabama
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Jeff Daniels, actor
Elizabeth Otis Dannelly, poet
Patrika Darbo, actress; born in Florida
Kyle Davies, baseball player
Austin Davis, football player
Brianne Davis, actress
Geremy Davis, football player
Jack Davis, cartoonist
Jamin Davis, football player
Ossie Davis, actor
Raymond Gilbert Davis, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas Davis, football player
Troy Davis, convicted murderer
William Crosby Dawson, judge
Diana DeGarmo, singer
Paula Deen, chef and television personality
Akeem Dent, football player
Bucky Dent, baseball player
Richard Dent, football player
Delino DeShields Jr., baseball player; born in Maryland
Noureen DeWulf, actress
James Dickey, author and poet
Marcus Dixon, football player
Demarcus Dobbs, football player
Amanda Doherty, golfer
Gigi Dolin, professional wrestler
Creflo Dollar, televangelist
Melvyn Douglas, actor
Toney Douglas, basketball player
Kenyan Drake, football player
J. D. Drew, baseball player
Stephen Drew, baseball player
Jermaine Dupri, music producer
William DuVall, musician
Jonathan Dwyer, football player
Pat Dye, football coach
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Bobbie Eakes, actress
Nick Eason, professional football defensive end
Sam Edwards, actor
Teresa Edwards, basketball player
Terrence Edwards, Canadian football player
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
Jason Elam, professional football placekicker; born in Florida
Chase Elliott, NASCAR driver
Bill Elliott, NASCAR driver
Jeri Ellsworth, computer chip designer
Corri English, actress
Ellia English, actress
Evan Engram, professional football player
Mike Erwin, actor
Clement A. Evans, Civil War general
Maria Louise Eve, poet
Adam Everett, former MLB shortstop
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Dakota Fanning, actress
Elle Fanning, actress
Kyle Farnsworth, baseball player; born in Kansas
Harris Faulkner, television personality
Derrick Favors, basketball player
Jennifer Ferrin, actress
William Few, politician, founding father
Josh Fields, baseball player
Chone Figgins, baseball player
Howard Finster, minister
Laurence Fishburne, actor
Anthony Fisher (born 1986), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Tyler Flowers, baseball player
Pretty Boy Floyd, bank robber
Andre Fluellen, football player; born in Pennsylvania
Tom Foley, baseball player
Colt Ford, musician
Ira Roe Foster, soldier and politician; born in South Carolina
Dexter Fowler, baseball player
Keyaron Fox, football player
Rachel G. Fox, actress
Jeff Foxworthy, comedian
Jeff Francoeur, baseball player
Clint Frazier, baseball player
Walt Frazier, basketball player
Devonta Freeman, football player
John C. Fremont, explorer, politician
Future, rapper
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Kap G, rapper and actor
Boyd Gaines, actor
Michael Gallup, football player
Darryl Gamble, football player
John Gant, baseball player
Max Garcia, football player
Andrew Gardner, football player
Willie Gault, football player
Josh Gibson, baseball player
Kelli Giddish, actress
Brantley Gilbert, singer
Kevin Gillespie, chef, restaurateur, and author
Newt Gingrich, politician, historian, former Speaker of the House, and Presidential candidate
De'Mon Glanton, football player
Cordy Glenn, football player
Donald Glover, actor and rapper; born in California
Jonathan Goff, football player
Walton Goggins, actor; born in Alabama
Kedric Golston, football player
John Brown Gordon, Civil War general
Marianne Gordon, actress
Terrance Gore, baseball player
Andrew Goudelock, basketball player
Joyce Grable, professional wrestler
Nancy Grace, television personality
Amy Grant, singer
Deon Grant, football player
Cee Lo Green, singer
Willie Green, football player
Kevin Greenaugh, scientist
Nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary War general
James Gregory, comedian
Simone Griffeth, actress
Forrest Griffin, martial artist; born in Ohio
Marquis Grissom, baseball player
Lewis Grizzard, writer
Ben Grubbs, football player
Gunna, rapper
Jim Gurfein (born 1961), tennis player
Jasmine Guy, actress
Gary Guyton, football player
Myron Guyton, football player
Button Gwinnett, 18th-century politician; born in England
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David Hale, baseball player
Grant Haley, football player
Todd Haley, football coach
Chad Hall, football player
Lyman Hall, 18th-century statesman
Mary Crovatt Hambidge (1885-1973), artist, weaver
Eric L. Haney, Delta Force military figure
John Hannah, football player
Omari Hardwick, actor
Oliver Hardy, actor
Gale Harold, actor
Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson, TV announcer for the Chicago White Sox
Desmond Harrington, actor
Don Harris, journalist
Dwayne Harris, football player
Ethel Hillyer Harris, author
Joel Chandler Harris, journalist; folklorist; wrote the collection of Uncle Remus stories
Josh Harris, football player
Nancy Hart, American Revolutionary War figure
Ernie Harwell, baseball broadcaster
Vanessa Briscoe Hay, singer
Jarvis Hayes, basketball player
Roland Hayes, singer
Garrison Hearst, football player
Lucille Hegamin, singer
Will Heller, football player
Ed Helms, actor
Elaine Hendrix, actress
Chas Henry, football player
Jeremy Hermida, baseball player
J. G. Hertzler, actor, author, screenwriter
Clint Hester, mixed martial artist
Cameron Heyward, football player; born in Pennsylvania
Bill Hicks, comedian
J. J. Hickson, basketball player
Daniel Whitehead Hicky, poet
Jordan Hill, basketball player
Keri Hilson, singer
Elijah Hirsh (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Hulk Hogan, wrestler and actor
Doc Holliday, American Old West figure
Josh Holloway, actor; model; born in California
Sterling Holloway, actor
Larry Holmes, boxer
Lucius Henry Holsey, bishop
Evander Holyfield, boxer
Rick Honeycutt, baseball player, coach; born in Tennessee
Jan Hooks, actress
Miriam Hopkins, actress
Corinne Stocker Horton, elocutionist, journalist, newspaper editor
Justin Houston, football player
William Houstoun, lawyer
Dwight Howard, basketball player
Richard Howell (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Tim Hudson, baseball player
Holly Hunter, actress
Caleb Lee Hutchinson, singer and runner-up on American Idols 16th season
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Tommy Irvin, longest-serving state Commissioner of Agriculture in U.S.