Biographical Records

Notable People from Georgia

1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 21 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.

Leslie Jasper Steele
American politician (1868-1929)
1868 – 1929
politicianlawyer
James Archibald Meriwether
American politician (1806-1852)
1806 – 1852
politicianlawyerjudge
David Rogers
David Rogers
American country singer (1936-1993)
1936 – 1993
songwritersinger-songwritersinger
Charles Hillyer Brand
Charles Hillyer Brand
American politician (1861-1933)
1861 – 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
John Millen
John Millen
American politician (1804-1843)
1804 – 1843
politicianlawyer
Margaret Wootten Collier
Margaret Wootten Collier
American author (1869-1947)
1869 – 1947
writer
Don Harris
American journalist (1936–1978)
1936 – 1978
journalist
Joseph Hazelwood
Captain of Exxon Valdez during its 1989 oil spill (1946–2022)
1946 – 2022
sailor
Mercedes Leigh
Mercedes Leigh
American actress (1867-?)
1867
actor
Doug Sanders
Doug Sanders
American professional golfer (1933–2020)
1933 – 2020
golfer
David Poythress
David Poythress
American politician
1943 – 2017
military officer
Rodney Mims Cook, Sr.
Rodney Mims Cook, Sr.
American politician (1924–2013)
1924 – 2013
politician
Joseph Henry Lumpkin
Joseph Henry Lumpkin
American judge (1799-1867)
1799 – 1867
lawyerjudge
Doris Duke
American singer
1945 – 2019
singer
Beverly Wolff
American mezzo-soprano (1928-2005)
1928 – 2005
opera singer
Julius Franks
Julius Franks
Player of American football (1922-2008)
1922 – 2008
American football playerdentist
Frank Martin
American defense attorney and politician (1938-2012)
1938 – 2012
politicianlawyer
J. B. Stoner
J. B. Stoner
American terrorist and politician
1924 – 2005
journalistlawyer
Sam Massell
American politician
1927 – 2022
businesspersonpolitician
Hank Reinhardt
American writer (1934-2007)
1934 – 2007
weapon historianwriter
Odette Tyler
Odette Tyler
American actress and writer (1869-1936)
1869 – 1936
actor
Haywood Sullivan
Haywood Sullivan
American college football player, Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox general manager (1930–2003)
1930 – 2003
baseball player
Mac Hyman
American novelist (1923–1963)
1923 – 1963
novelist
Quentin McCord
American football player (1978-2020)
1978 – 2020
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Jacky Dorsey
Professional basketball player (1954–2022)
1954 – 2022
basketball player
Reuben Walker Carswell
Georgia militia Confederate States Army Brigadier General (1837–1889)
1837 – 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Ozella Shields Head
Ozella Shields Head
American author
1869 – 1948
novelistwriter
John H. Sengstacke
John H. Sengstacke
American businessman
1912 – 1997
publisher
Jim K. Tillman
Jim K. Tillman
Member of the Florida House of Representatives (1935-2012)
1935 – 2012
politician
Roy Simmons
American football player (1956-2014)
1956 – 2014
American football player
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams
American civil rights leader and activist
1926 – 2000
civil rights advocatepoliticianscientist
Dox Thrash
Dox Thrash
African American artist (1893-1965)
1893 – 1965
printmakersculptorpainter
Eddie Cooley
American singer-songwriter (1933-2020)
1930 – 2020
lyricistsongwritersinger-songwriter
Moses Wright Hannon
Confederate States Army Colonel
1827 – 1897
military personnel
Hollis L. Harris
Hollis L. Harris
President of Delta Air Lines, CEO of Continental Airlines, CEO of Air Canada, CEO of World Airways (1931-2016)
1931 – 2016
businessperson
Mary Ross Banks
Mary Ross Banks
American author (1846-1910)
1846 – 1910
writer
Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr.
American real estate developer
1926 – 2014
architect
Bobbi Campbell
American nurse and early AIDS activist
1952 – 1984
HIV/AIDS activistnurse
William R. Christopher
American artist (1924–1973)
1924 – 1973
painter
Helen Dortch Longstreet
Helen Dortch Longstreet
American newspaper publisher, editor; librarian
1863 – 1962
publisherwomen's rights activistenvironmentalist
John Odom
American baseball player (1982-2008)
1982 – 2008
baseball player
William Tapley Bennett Jr.
William Tapley Bennett Jr.
American diplomat (1917-1994)
1917 – 1994
diplomat
Tony Phillips
Tony Phillips
American baseball player (1959-2016)
1959 – 2016
baseball player
Dan Wall
American musician and pianist
1953 – 2026
university teacherorganistmusician
William E. Gates
American Mesoamericanist (1863-1940)
1863 – 1940
linguistarchaeologisttranslator
Rick Camp
American baseball player (1952–2013)
1952 – 2013
baseball player
James C. Terrell
American politician (1806-1835)
1806 – 1835
politicianlawyer
Francis M. Fesmire
Francis M. Fesmire
American emergency physician
1959 – 2014
physician
Craig Lowe
Craig Lowe
American mayor
1957 – 2023
politician
David Mason
David Mason
American murderer
1956 – 1993
serial killer
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