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. Prominent Georgians include:
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
E
F
G
H
- Lyman Hall
- Oliver Hardy
- Joel Chandler Harris
- Nancy Hart
- Lucille Hegamin
- Doc Holliday
- William Houstoun
J
K
L
M
- Helen Douglas Mankin
- 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)
R
- Ma Rainey
- Jeannette Rankin
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (born and raised in New York; had second home in Georgia and died there)
S
- William T. Sherman
- Tony Simpkins*** (Millen)
T
V
W
- Glenn Warner
- Douglass Watson
- Gen. Anthony Wayne
- John Wesley (born in the United Kingdom)
- Eli Whitney (born in Massachusetts)