Biographical Records

Notable People from Georgia

1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 27 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.

Bruce Kelly
American landscape architect
1948 – 1993
landscape architect
Cornelia Walker Bailey
storyteller, writer and historian (1945-2017)
1945 – 2017
historian
James L. Key
American politician
1867 – 1939
politician
William Davies
Georgia-based politician and lawyer (1775-1829)
1775 – 1829
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Griffith
American historian
1940 – 2011
historian
Robert L. Allen
American activist, writer, and academic (1942–2024)
1942 – 2024
political activistsociologistjournalist
Rodney M. Davis
Rodney M. Davis
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1942-1967)
1942 – 1967
military personnel
Ron Cash
Ron Cash
American baseball player
1949 – 2009
baseball player
Royce Smith
American football player (1949-2004)
1949 – 2004
American football player
Sam Davis
American football player (1944-2019)
1944 – 2019
American football player
Robert Jemison, Jr.
Robert Jemison, Jr.
American politician (1802–1871)
1802 – 1871
politician
Joseph Vann
Cherokee leader and businessman
1798 – 1844
businessperson
Ellen Craft
Ellen Craft
enslaved person and slavery abolitionist
1826 – 1891
seamstressslaveabolitionist
Buddy Napier
American baseball player
1889 – 1968
baseball player
Mary Harris Armor
Mary Harris Armor
American suffragist
1863 – 1950
suffragist
Lonnie Hillyer
American musician (1940–1985)
1940 – 1985
jazz musicianmusician
Donald H. Owings
American psychologist (1943–2011)
1943 – 2011
psychologist
Earl Edwards
American football player (1946–2024)
1946 – 2024
American football player
Shirley L. Bolton
American artist (1945–1984)
1945 – 1984
illustratorpainterartist
Adolphus Ealey
American curator, educator (1941–1992)
1941 – 1992
galleristcuratoreducator
Hugh Carter Jr.
Hugh Carter Jr.
American aide and businessman
1942 – 2023
Tony Pierce
American baseball player (1946–2013)
1946 – 2013
baseball player
Trudi Walend
American politician
1943 – 2024
politician
Leonidas Jefferson Storey
Leonidas Jefferson Storey
American politician (1834–1909)
1834 – 1909
politicianlawyer
Hank Small
American baseball player (1953–2010)
1953 – 2010
baseball player
Carrie Bell Sinclair
Carrie Bell Sinclair
American poet (1839–1883)
1839 – 1883
poet
Silas X. Floyd
Silas X. Floyd
American journalist
1869 – 1923
journalist
Richard W. Habersham
American lawyer from Savannah, Georgia
1786 – 1842
politicianlawyer
Clayton Fountain
American murderer
1955 – 2004
serial killer
Frances Sage Bradley
Frances Sage Bradley
physician and pioneer of child hygiene (1862–1949)
1862 – 1949
physician
Noah W. Parden
Noah W. Parden
American politician
1868 – 1944
politicianlawyer
Craig Hertwig
American football player (1952-2012)
1952 – 2012
American football player
Jimmy Farrar
singer
1950 – 2018
songwritersinger
William Wallace Price
William Wallace Price
American journalist
1867 – 1931
journalist
Janie Porter Barrett
Janie Porter Barrett
Harmon prize winner
1865 – 1948
social workersuffragistteacher
Avon Riley
American football player
1958 – 2020
American football player
Charles Martin
American football player, born 1959
1959 – 2005
American football player
Ernie Lancaster
musician
1953 – 2014
songwriter
Tom Deitz
American writer (1952–2009)
1952 – 2009
science fiction writernovelist
Nathanael G. Pendleton
American politician (1793-1861)
1793 – 1861
politicianlawyer
Don Collins
American baseball player
1952 – 2022
baseball player
Drew Hill
Drew Hill
American football player (1956-2011)
1956 – 2011
American football player
Eddie Solomon
Eddie Solomon
American baseball player
1951 – 1986
baseball player
Robert Brown
American politician from Georgia
1950 – 2011
politician
R. H. Hunt
R. H. Hunt
American architect (1862–1937)
1862 – 1937
architect
Linda Thompson
American attorney and pro-gun activist
1953 – 2009
film directorfilmmakerlawyer
George E. Brewer
George E. Brewer
American politician, historian, minister (1832-1922)
1832 – 1922
historianmilitary officerpolitician
John L. Sehon
John L. Sehon
American mayor (1862-1913)
1862 – 1913
politician
Homer Elias
American football player (1955-2001)
1955 – 2001
American football player
George Hillyer
George Hillyer
American politician and Confederate Army officer
1835 – 1927
politician
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