Biographical Records

Notable People from Georgia

1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 29 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.

Cy Moore
American baseball player
1905 – 1972
baseball player
Charles B. Stone III
Charles B. Stone III
United States general (1904-1992)
1904 – 1992
military officer
Henry Coppée
Henry Coppée
American writer and educationalist (1821-1895)
1821 – 1895
civil engineerbiographerwriter
John W. A. Sanford
American politician and farmer (1798-1870)
1798 – 1870
politician
Roba Stanley
American country singer and musician (1908-1986)
1908 – 1986
songwritersinger
Lee Blair
American musician (1903–1966)
1903 – 1966
jazz musicianbanjoistjazz guitarist
Richard R. Wright
Richard R. Wright
President of Georgia State Industrial College for Coloured Youth (1855-1947)
1855 – 1947
university presidenteducatorbanker
Charlie Bishop
American baseball player
1924 – 1993
baseball player
Charlie Waller
American football coach
1921 – 2009
American football coachbaseball player
Jack Chertok
American television and film producer (1906-1995)
1906 – 1995
film producertelevision producer
Bill Strickland
American baseball player
1908 – 2000
baseball player
Bill McAfee
Bill McAfee
American baseball player (1907-1958)
1907 – 1958
baseball playerpolitician
Warren Akin, Sr.
American politician (1811–1877)
1811 – 1877
politicianlawyer
Hal Quick
Major League Baseball shortstop (1917–1974)
1917 – 1974
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Herbert Arlene
American politician (1914-1989)
1914 – 1989
politician
Howell M. Estes II
Howell M. Estes II
United States general (1914-2007)
1914 – 2007
military officer
J. Paul Austin
J. Paul Austin
American businessman
1915 – 1985
rowerbusinessperson
J. Robert Elliott
American politician
1910 – 2006
politicianlawyerjudge
Jack Roberts
American football player (1910-1981)
1910 – 1981
American football player
James M. Masters, Sr.
James M. Masters, Sr.
United States Marine Corps general (1911–1988)
1911 – 1988
military officer
Jane Pickens
Jane Pickens
American singer on Broadway, radio and television for 20 years and later an organizer in numerous philanthropic and society events
1912 – 1992
music arrangerperforming artistmusician
Joe Haynes
Joe Haynes
American baseball player (1917-1967)
1917 – 1967
baseball player
Bill Byrd
Negro league pitcher (1907–1991)
1907 – 1991
baseball player
Johnny Rucker
American baseball player
1917 – 1985
baseball player
Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.
Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.
Politician, Judge, Jurist and United States Marine (1916–2007)
1916 – 2007
lawyerjudge
Julian Stanley
American psychologist
1918 – 2005
university teacherpsychologist
Leon Culberson
Leon Culberson
American baseball player
1919 – 1989
baseball player
Clarence Angier
American golfer (1853–1926)
1853 – 1926
golfer
Max Manning
American baseball player (1918-2003)
1918 – 2003
baseball player
Winona Littleheart
American professional wrestler
1961 – 2020
professional wrestler
Ralph S. Hurst
set decorator (1917–1972)
1917 – 1972
set decorator
Spencer Cox
American AIDS activist (1968–2012)
1968 – 2012
HIV/AIDS activist
Red Roberts
American baseball player (1918-1998)
1918 – 1998
baseball player
Roy Welmaker
Roy Welmaker
American baseball player
1913 – 1998
baseball player
Bill Ayers
American baseball player
1919 – 1980
baseball player
Bill Hartman
College Football Hall of Fame inductee (1915-2006)
1915 – 2006
American football player
Bill Webb
American baseball player (1913-1994)
1913 – 1994
baseball player
Bob Woodruff
Bob Woodruff
American college football player, college football coach, college athletic director (1916-2001)
1916 – 2001
American football player
Clyde A. Thomason
Clyde A. Thomason
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1914-1942)
1914 – 1942
military personnel
Curley Williams
Curley Williams
American country and western musician and songwriter from Georgia (1914-1970)
1914 – 1970
singer-songwriterlyricistsinger
David W. Williams
United States federal judge
1910 – 2000
lawyerjudge
Tyrone Jones
American footballer (1961-2008)
1961 – 2008
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Ellis Clary
Ellis Clary
American baseball player (1916-2000)
1916 – 2000
baseball player
Elmer Riddle
Elmer Riddle
American baseball player
1914 – 1984
baseball player
Elsie Quarterman
Elsie Quarterman
American plant ecologist (1910-2014)
1910 – 2014
scientific collectorplant ecologistecologist
Fred Frink
American baseball player
1911 – 1995
baseball player
G. Alexander Heard
G. Alexander Heard
Chancellor of Vanderbilt University (1917-2009)
1917 – 2009
academic administratorpolitical scientist
Grady Clay
Grady Clay
American journalist (1916–2013)
1916 – 2013
landscape architectjournalist
Hal Epps
American baseball player (1914-2004)
1914 – 2004
baseball player
Albert H. Morehead
Albert H. Morehead
American bridge player and editor, games and puzzles writer (1909-1966)
1909 – 1966
lexicographerbridge playerjournalist
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