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

This is a list of notable people born in, or notable for their association with the U.S. state of Georgia.

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0–9 2 Chainz, rapper 21 Savage; born in London, rapper

A

Quinton Aaron, actor; born in New York City but raised in Augusta Shareef Abdur-Rahim, basketball player James Abercrombie, congressman Ralph Abernathy, civil rights leader; born in Alabama Stacey Abrams, politician 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 Erika Anderson, engineer, STEM advocate 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 André 3000, rapper, singer, record producer and actor 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 Murray Attaway, musician Lee Atwater, Republican political strategist Scott Aukerman, writer, actor, comedian Lisa Aukland, professional bodybuilder and powerlifter Tyler Austin, baseball player

B

Baby Tate, rapper and singer Jeff Backus, football player; born in Michigan Burke Badenhop, baseball player Allen Bailey, football player Champ Bailey, football player Chloe Bailey, singer-songwriter Halle Bailey, singer and actress Samaria (Mitcham) Bailey, civil rights activist Abraham Baldwin, politician, founding father; born in Connecticut Brooke Baldwin, journalist Alan Ball, screenwriter James Banks III (born 1998), basketball player Mary Ross Banks, litterateur, writerWoman of the Century/Mary Ross Banks via Wikisource 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 Big Boi, rapper; songwriter; record producer; actor 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 Bryce Brown (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League 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, journalistWoman of the Century/Elia Goode Byington via Wikisource 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 Robert Carter (born 1994), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States Playboi Carti, rapper Ken Carson, rapper S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A Michael Catt, clergyman Ahmad Caver (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Dylan Cease (born 1995), Major League Baseball pitcher 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 Pap Chanel, rapper Tashard Choice, football player Clairo, singer Chris Clemons, football player Chuggaaconroy, Internet personality and Let's Player; born in Arizona 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 Alfred Corn, poet Ida Cox, singer 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

D

Jeff Daniels, actor Druski, comedian; born in Maryland Elizabeth Otis Dannelly, poetWoman of the Century/Elizabeth Otis Dannelly via Wikisource 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 Paul Delaney (born 1986), basketball player in the Israeli National League 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 Lella A. Dillard, temperance leader Marcus Dixon, football player Demarcus Dobbs, football player Amanda Doherty, golfer Gigi Dolin, professional wrestler Creflo Dollar, televangelist Tommy Dorfman, actress 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 Anthony Edwards, basketball player Sam Edwards, actor Teresa Edwards, basketball player Terrence Edwards, Canadian football player Jason Elam, professional football placekicker; born in Florida eLDee, musician, record label executive 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, poetWoman of the Century/Maria Louise Eve via Wikisource 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 JaKeenan Gant (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League John Gant, baseball player Max Garcia, football player Andrew Gardner, football player Willie Gault, football player Shanequa Gay, visual artist Antonia Gentry, actress 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