Biographical Records

Notable People from Georgia

1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 24 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.

John Elliott Ward
John Elliott Ward
American politician (1814-1902)
1814 – 1902
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Ed Crowley
American baseball player (1906-1970)
1906 – 1970
American football playerbaseball player
Julian Robert Lindsey
Julian Robert Lindsey
United States Army general (1871–1948)
1871 – 1948
military personnel
Jack Nelson
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, swimming coach
1931 – 2014
swimmercoach
Ron Holmes
American football player (1963–2011)
1963 – 2011
American football player
Bob Barrett
American baseball player
1899 – 1982
baseball player
Henry Beard Delany
Henry Beard Delany
The first Black Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
1858 – 1928
Anglican priestarchitect
Cleo Carlyle
Cleo Carlyle
American baseball player (1902-1967)
1902 – 1967
baseball player
Neal Colzie
Player of American football (1953-2001)
1953 – 2001
American football player
Steve Ellington
American musician (1941–2013)
1941 – 2013
musician
James Lindsay Seward
James Lindsay Seward
American politician (1813-1886)
1813 – 1886
politicianlawyer
Edgar Chandler
American football player (1946-1992)
1946 – 1992
American football player
Moonshine Kate
Country musician (1909–1992)
1909 – 1992
banjoistsongwritersinger
Fuller Earle Callaway
Fuller Earle Callaway
American businessman
1870 – 1928
entrepreneur
Thomas Taylor Hammond
Thomas Taylor Hammond
historian, specialist in Russian and Slavic studies, photographer
1920 – 1993
civil rights advocatehistorianphotographer
Lessie Brown
American supercentenarian
1904 – 2019
Edwin Pope
Sportwriter
1928 – 2017
journalist
Frank Coggins
Frank Coggins
American baseball player (1944-1994)
1944 – 1994
baseball player
Connie Johnson
Connie Johnson
American professional baseball player
1922 – 2004
baseball player
Benny Joy
American musician
1935 – 1988
guitaristsingercomposer
Bonnie Bonnell
Bonnie Bonnell
American entertainer (1905-1964)
1905 – 1964
entertainer
Edward Fenwick Tattnall
American politician (1788-1832)
1788 – 1832
politicianlawyer
Lucius D. Battle
Lucius D. Battle
American diplomat (1918–2008)
1918 – 2008
diplomat
Al Lucas
American football player (1978-2005)
1978 – 2005
American football playerbasketball player
Seaborn Reese
American politician (1846–1907)
1846 – 1907
politicianlawyerjudge
Marrion Wilcox
United States historian, geographer and Hispanicist (1858-1926)
1858 – 1926
novelistpublisherhispanist
Henry Hite
actor (1915-1978)
1915 – 1978
actor
Walker Carpenter
Walker Carpenter
American football player
1893 – 1956
American football playerathletics competitor
Nell Jackson
American sprinter
1929 – 1988
sprinter
Hugh Casey
Hugh Casey
American baseball player (1913–1951)
1913 – 1951
baseball player
Bob Waters
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1938–1989)
1938 – 1989
American football player
Richard Smallwood
Richard Smallwood
American singer
1948 – 2025
musiciansinger
Patrick Sky
Patrick Sky
American singer
1943 – 2021
singer-songwritersinger
Robert Butler
American visual artist (1943-2014)
1943 – 2014
visual artistpainter
Jack Sherrill
Jack Sherrill
American actor (1898-1973)
1898 – 1973
actor
Franklin Delano Floyd
Franklin Delano Floyd
American murderer
1943 – 2023
rapistmurderer
Harold Hogue
American professional wrestler (1967–2024)
1967 – 2024
professional wrestler
Bob Hoffman
Bob Hoffman
American sports promoter (1898-1985)
1898 – 1985
entrepreneur
Baby Tate
American Piedmont blues guitarist (1916-1972)
1916 – 1972
musiciansinger
James Ferguson Dowdell
James Ferguson Dowdell
American politician (1818-1871)
1818 – 1871
politicianlawyer
Frank B. McDonald
Frank B. McDonald
American astrophysicist (1925-2012)
1925 – 2012
physicist
Frank Broyles
Frank Broyles
American college football coach, college athletic director (1924–2017)
1924 – 2017
American football playersports commentatorbasketball player
Charles Wells
mathematician (1937-2017)
1937 – 2017
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
David Dickson
U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1794-1836)
1794 – 1836
politician
Kirk Varnedoe
art historian (1946-2003)
1946 – 2003
art collectorart historianexhibition curator
Larry Johnson
American film and music producer, director and editor
1947 – 2010
business consultantfilm editorDJ producer
Charley Reese
American journalist
1937 – 2013
journalist
Ray Whitley
American singer (1901-1979)
1901 – 1979
songwritermusiciansinger
Winifred Merrill Warren
Winifred Merrill Warren
American violinist (1898–1990)
1898 – 1990
music educatorviolinist
Albert Hill
Albert Hill
American gridiron football player (1896-1969)
1896 – 1969
American football player
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