Georgia in the United States has been the birthplace or residence of many famous people throughout its history. Prominent Georgians include:

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A

• Hank Aaron (born in Alabama)
• Ivan Allen, Jr.
• Dan Amos

B

• Abraham Baldwin
• Martha Berry
• Iris Faircloth Blitch
• Julian Bond
• James Brown

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

• Bobbie Eakes
• Augusta Jane Evans

F

• William Few
• Howard Finster
• John C. Fremont

G

• Florence Gibbs
• John B. Gordon
• Nathanael Greene
• Lewis Grizzard

H

• Lyman Hall
• Oliver Hardy
• Joel Chandler Harris
• Nancy Hart
• Lucille Hegamin
• Doc Holliday
• William Houstoun

J

• Beau Jack
• Bobby Jones

K

• Mammy Kate
• Fanny Kemble
• Walt Kelly

L

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Mirabeau Lamar
• Peter Lawler
• Sidney Lanier
• Crawford Long
• Juliette Gordon Low

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)
• Pogo Possum

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

T

• Alma Thomas
• Robert Toombs
• Gwen Torrence
• Joanna Troutman

V

• Carl Vinson

W

• Glenn Warner
• Douglass Watson
• Gen. Anthony Wayne
• John Wesley (born in the United Kingdom)
• Devon Werkheiser
• Eli Whitney (born in Massachusetts)
• Will Wright

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