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

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

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:

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References

  • 1. ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 
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State of Georgia
Atlanta (capital)
Geology | History | Governors | People | Music | Politics | Geography | Demographics | Economy | Sports
Regions Atlantic Coastal Plain | Blue Ridge | Colonial Coast | Cumberland Plateau | The Golden Isles | Historic South | Inland Empire | Metro Atlanta | Middle Georgia | North Georgia Mountains | Piedmont | Ridge and Valley | Sea Islands | Southern Rivers | Tennessee Valley | Wiregrass Region
Largest cities Albany | Atlanta | Athens-Clarke County | Augusta | Columbus | Johns Creek | Macon | Marietta | Roswell | Sandy Springs | Savannah | Warner Robins
Counties Appling | Atkinson | Bacon | Baker | Baldwin | Banks | Barrow | Bartow | Ben Hill | Berrien | Bibb | Bleckley | Brantley | Brooks | Bryan | Bulloch | Burke | Butts | Calhoun | Camden | Candler | Carroll | Catoosa | Charlton | Chatham | Chattahoochee | Chattooga | Cherokee | Clarke | Clay | Clayton | Clinch | Cobb | Coffee | Colquitt | Columbia | Cook | Coweta | Crawford | Crisp | Dade | Dawson | Decatur | DeKalb | Dodge | Dooly | Dougherty | Douglas | Early | Echols | Effingham | Elbert | Emanuel | Evans | Fannin | Fayette | Floyd | Forsyth | Franklin | Fulton | Gilmer | Glascock | Glynn | Gordon | Grady | Greene | Gwinnett | Habersham | Hall | Hancock | Haralson | Harris | Hart | Heard | Henry | Houston | Irwin | Jackson | Jasper | Jeff Davis | Jefferson | Jenkins | Johnson | Jones | Lamar | Lanier | Laurens | Lee | Liberty | Lincoln | Long | Lowndes | Lumpkin | Macon | Madison | Marion | McDuffie | McIntosh | Meriwether | Miller | Mitchell | Monroe | Montgomery | Morgan | Murray | Muscogee | Newton | Oconee | Oglethorpe | Paulding | Peach | Pickens | Pierce | Pike | Polk | Pulaski | Putnam | Quitman | Rabun | Randolph | Richmond | Rockdale | Schley | Screven | Seminole | Spalding | Stephens | Stewart | Sumter | Talbot | Taliaferro | Tattnall | Taylor | Telfair | Terrell | Thomas | Tift | Toombs | Towns | Treutlen | Troup | Turner | Twiggs | Union | Upson | Walker | Walton | Ware | Warren | Washington | Wayne | Webster | Wheeler | White | Whitfield | Wilcox | Wilkes | Wilkinson | Worth | Campbell | Milton
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State of Georgia

Flag of Georgia Seal of Georgia
Nickname(s): Peach State, Empire State of the South
Motto(s): Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation

Official language(s) English

Capital Atlanta

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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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This is a list of famous people who have lived in the area in and near Atlanta, Georgia, including both natives and residents.

Early Settlers

  • Hardy Ivy - First permanent white settler in Atlanta

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Atlanta, Georgia
Downtown Atlanta

Flag
Nickname: Hotlanta,[1] The A-T-L[1]
Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
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James Abercromby or Abercrombie may refer to:
  • James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline (1776–1858), British politician
  • Sir James Abercrombie, 1st Baronet (died 1724)
  • James Abercrombie (general) (1706–1781), British general, also spelled

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Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 17, 1793. As of 2000, the population is 10,076. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 9,643 [1] . The county seat is Sparta, Georgia6.
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United States House of Representatives

Type Bicameral

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D)
since January 4, 2007
Steny Hoyer, (D)
since January 4, 2007
House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R)
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State of Alabama

Flag of Alabama Seal
Nickname(s): Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie
Motto(s): Audemus jura nostra defendere

Official language(s) English
Spoken language(s) English 96.
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Allen Lloyd Jones (born June 2, 1978), better known by his ring name "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles (also written AJ Styles), is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is currently one half of the TNA
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Default Type: Face

Country: Japan

Age: 19

Birthday: February 9

Height: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

Weight: 123 lb (60 kg)

Bust: 34 in

Waist: 26 in

Hips: 33 in


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Rumble Roses (ランブルローズ|
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The B-52's are a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976.

The band's name comes from a particular beehive hairdo that is wrapped around, instead of teased, with an open "hole" in the top resembling the nose cone of the airplane of the same name.
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Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957 in Athens, Georgia) is part of one of the most enduring American musical groups of the alternative era, The B-52's. She began her career as a waitress in her home state of Georgia.
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Keith Strickland (born Julian Keith Strickland, 26 October 1953, in Athens, Georgia) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and one of the founding members of the The B-52's.
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Ricky Wilson is the name of two musicians:
  • Ricky Wilson (American musician), guitarist of The B-52's
  • Ricky Wilson (British musician), singer of Kaiser Chiefs
  • Ricky Wilson (basketball), former NBA player

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Abraham Baldwin (November 23, 1754—March 4, 1807) was an American politician, Patriot, and Founding Father from the U.S. state of Georgia. Baldwin was a Georgia representative in the Continental Congress and served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate
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Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger in 1990
Birth name Kimila Ann Basinger
Born November 8 1953 (1953--) (age 55)
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
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André 3000 (born André Lauren Benjamin on May 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, hip hop producer and actor. He is half of the successful hip hop duo OutKast.
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Martha McChesney Berry (October 7, 1866 – February 27, 1942) was an United States educator and the founder of Berry College, Georgia.

Early Years

Martha McChesney Berry was the daughter of Capt.
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Horace Julian Bond (born January 14 1940) is an American leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia during the early 1960s, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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Raymond ("Ray") Traylor (May 2, 1962 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. He was perhaps best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name The Big Bossman (sometimes spelled
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Alton Brown

Born July 30 1962 (1962--) (age 45)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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James Joseph Brown (May 3 1933[1][2] – December 25 2006), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business
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Joseph Emerson Brown (April 15, 1821 – November 30, 1894), often referred to as Joe Brown, was governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891.
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Buckner & Garcia are the duo of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia. Their first collaboration was in 1980, when they wrote a novelty Christmas song, "Merry Christmas in the NFL", about Howard Cosell as Santa Claus.
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Blacklight Posterboys is a pop/rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996.

The Blacklight Posterboys' single "If The Animals Could Talk" was released (after it was chosen out of over 5000 songs) on the soundtrack to Road Rash:Jailbreak
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Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American hip hop artist and producer; part of the alternative hip-hop duo OutKast.
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Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 - March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. He also served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1916 to 1919.
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James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) was the thirty-ninth President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the Georgia Senate, and was the 76th Governor of Georgia
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