Biographical Records

Notable People from Georgia

1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 20 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.

Junior Samples
Junior Samples
American comedian (1926-1983)
1926 – 1983
actor
Blind Simmie Dooley
American musician (1881–1961)
1881 – 1961
guitaristmusiciansongwriter
Pettis Norman
player of American football
1939 – 2025
American football player
Philip L. Clarke
American actor (1938-2013)
1938 – 2013
voice actoractor
Artie Hall
Artie Hall
American actress and singer (1881-1939)
1881 – 1939
blackface minstrel performerstage actorsinger
Anne Green
Anne Green
American writer (1891–1979)
1891 – 1979
novelisttranslatorwriter
William Anderson Handley
William Anderson Handley
American politician (1834-1909)
1834 – 1909
politician
William F. Perry
William F. Perry
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1823-1901)
1823 – 1901
military officer
B. Frank Whelchel
American politician (1895-1954)
1895 – 1954
politicianlawyerjudge
Tom Jarriel
American television news anchor, reporter and correspondent (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
journalist
James P. Simms
James P. Simms
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1837–1887)
1837 – 1887
military personnel
Bill Paschal
American football player (1921–2003)
1921 – 2003
American football player
Alfred Austell Cunningham
Alfred Austell Cunningham
United States naval aviator and Navy Cross recipient
1881 – 1939
soldieraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Tommy Hurricane Jackson
boxer (1931–1982)
1931 – 1982
boxer
Thomas J. Speer
U.S. Representative from Georgia (1837-1872)
1837 – 1872
politicianjudge
Walter King Stapleton
American judge
1934 – 2024
lawyerjudge
Leroy Johnson
Leroy Johnson
American politician
1928 – 2019
politicianlawyer
William "Hootie" Johnson
American golf administrator (1931–2017)
1931 – 2017
politician
Abraham Benjamin Conger
United States federal judge (1887–1953)
1887 – 1953
politicianlawyerjudge
Judson Claudius Clements
Judson Claudius Clements
American politician (1846-1917)
1846 – 1917
politicianlawyer
Bob Cole
Bob Cole
American composer, actor, playwright (1868–1911)
1868 – 1911
comediancomposerwriter
Joe Steele
American musician and pianist (1899–1964)
1899 – 1964
pianistmusicianconductor
James B. Lowe
James B. Lowe
American actor (1879-1963)
1880 – 1963
film actoractor
Hugh Peterson
American politician (1898-1961)
1898 – 1961
politicianlawyer
Emmett C. Hall
American screenwriter and actor (1882-1956)
1882 – 1956
film screenwriterfilm actoractor
Joseph Bacon Fraser
Joseph Bacon Fraser
United States Army general (1895–1971)
1895 – 1971
military personnel
Powell A. Moore
Powell A. Moore
United States civil servant
1938 – 2018
journalist
Harry Simpson
Harry Simpson
American baseball player (1925–1979)
1925 – 1979
baseball player
Hiram Parks Bell
Hiram Parks Bell
Confederate Army officer and American politician (1827-1907)
1827 – 1907
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Bankroll Fresh
American rapper (1987-2016)
1987 – 2016
rapper
John S. Bigby
John S. Bigby
American politician (1832-1898)
1832 – 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert L. Vining Jr.
United States federal judge
1931 – 2022
lawyerjudge
Pat Passlof
American artist (1928-2011)
1928 – 2011
draftspersonartistpainter
Andrew W. Lewis
American historian (1943-2017)
1943 – 2017
medievalisthistorian
Jacob Snider
American inventor (1811-1866)
1811 – 1866
merchantinventorengineer
Anne Wingate
Anne Wingate
American writer
1943 – 2021
crime fiction writernovelistwriter
William Stephens
United States federal judge
1752 – 1819
politicianlawyermayor
Bill Stanfill
American football player (born 1947–2016)
1947 – 2016
American football player
David McMillan
American football player (1981-2013)
1981 – 2013
American football player
Walter Ellison
American painter (1899-1977)
1899 – 1977
painter
Robert Jones
Robert Jones
American politician (1944–2010)
1944 – 2010
politician
Ivey Wingo
Ivey Wingo
American Major League Baseball catcher, manager
1890 – 1941
baseball player
Teddy Brannon
American musician (1916–1989)
1916 – 1989
blues musicianjazz musicianpianist
William Julius Barker
William Julius Barker
American judge (1886–1968)
1886 – 1968
lawyerjudge
Andrew Sloan
American politician (1845-1883)
1845 – 1883
politicianlawyer
William Cobb
American roller coaster designer (1917–1990)
1917 – 1990
designer
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist (1920–1999)
1920 – 1999
saxophonistmusician
Robert Lipshutz
Robert Lipshutz
White House Counsel in the Carter Administration (1921-2010)
1921 – 2010
lawyer
David P. Currie
American legal scholar (1936-2007)
1936 – 2007
writer
Milford W. Howard
Milford W. Howard
American politician and lawyer (1862–1937)
1862 – 1937
politicianlawyer
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