Biographical Records
Notable People from Georgia
1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 16 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.
Thomas Hardeman, Jr.
1825 – 1891
politicianlawyer
James W. Wise
1868 – 1925
politicianlawyer
Blanton C. Winship
1869 – 1947
juristgovernorpolitician
William J. Alston
1800 – 1876
politicianlawyerjudge
Larry Jon Wilson
1940 – 2010
songwritersinger
Wendell Logan
1940 – 2010
musicologistsaxophonisttrumpeter
Adella Hunt Logan
1863 – 1915
suffragist
Robert McAlpin Williamson
1804 – 1859
politicianjudge
Benjamin Purcell
1928 – 2013
politicianmilitary personnel
Lee Moses
1941 – 1998
singer-songwriter
James Holt Clanton
1827 – 1871
politicianmilitary personnel
Howard Swanson
1907 – 1978
composer
Larry Leon Palmer
1948 – 2021
diplomat
Randall C. Berg, Jr.
1949 – 2019
lawyer
Matt Snell
1941 – 2026
American football player
Jon Hunter Spence
1945 – 2011
literary criticjournalistwriter
Lonne Elder III
1927 – 1996
stage actorplaywrightactor
William Henry Stiles
1808 – 1865
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Harold S. Johnston
1920 – 2012
university teacherchemist
Kathryn Stripling Byer
1944 – 2017
poetwriter
Peter Charles Harris
1865 – 1951
military officer
Harold G. Clarke
1927 – 2013
politicianlawyerjudge
Slim Bryant
1908 – 2010
singer-songwritersingercomposer
Pat Cannon
1904 – 1966
lawyerpoliticianjudge
"Killer" Buddy Austin
1929 – 1981
professional wrestler
Maston E. O'Neal, Jr.
1907 – 1990
prosecutorjuristlawyer
Junius Hillyer
1807 – 1886
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert L. F. Sikes
1906 – 1994
politician
Joseph Bryan
1773 – 1812
politician
Kaiser Marshall
1902 – 1948
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
Eli Sims Shorter
1823 – 1879
politicianlawyer
Eugene Kurtz
1923 – 2006
composer
Charles Spielberger
1927 – 2013
university teacherclinical psychologistpsychologist
Crawford Barton
1943 – 1993
photographer
Ginny Ruffner
1952 – 2025
glassmakervisual artistglass artist
Ed Dudley
1901 – 1963
golfer
Jabbo Smith
1908 – 1991
jazz musiciantrumpetercomposer
George Atkinson
1947 – 2025
American football player
Victoria Earle Matthews
1861 – 1907
missionarysuffragistjournalist
Harris Hines
1943 – 2018
judge
James S. Calhoun
1802 – 1852
governorcolonelpolitician
Bobbie E. Brown
1907 – 1971
military personnel
William Henry Emerson
1860 – 1924
chemist
Jack C. Massey
1904 – 1990
entrepreneur
Elizabeth O. King
1912 – 1966
bacteriologistmicrobiologist
Mary Logan Reddick
1914 – 1966
neuroembryologistuniversity teacher
Leonard Blumenthal
1901 – 1984
university teachermathematician
Lloyd Marshall
1914 – 1997
boxer
Malcolm E. Beard
1919 – 2019
politician
Dan Hornsby
1900 – 1951
record producersinger