Biographical Records

Notable People from Georgia

1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 34 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas Hoyt Davis
United States federal judge (1892-1969)
1892 – 1969
lawyerjudge
Sumpter Clarke
Sumpter Clarke
American baseball player (1897–1962)
1897 – 1962
baseball player
Thomas Wingfield Grimes
Thomas Wingfield Grimes
Confederate Army soldie and politician (1844-1905)
1844 – 1905
politicianlawyer
Augustus Romaldus Wright
Augustus Romaldus Wright
American politician (1813-1891)
1813 – 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Sam Mayer
Major League Baseball outfielder
1893 – 1962
baseball player
Tic Forrester
Tic Forrester
American lawyer, veteran and politician (1896-1970)
1896 – 1970
politicianlawyer
Malcolm Johnson
American journalist
1904 – 1976
journalist
Lamar Dodd
American artist (1909-1996)
1909 – 1996
painter
Cal Luther
American basketball player-coach (1927-2021)
1927 – 2021
basketball coachbasketball player
Charles C. Pattillo
Charles C. Pattillo
United States general (1924-2019)
1924 – 2019
military officer
Joseph Duckworth
American aviator (1902–1964)
1902 – 1964
aircraft pilot
Charles Waterhouse
Charles Waterhouse
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
sculptorpaintermilitary officer
Benny Dees
American basketball player-coach (1934-2021)
1934 – 2021
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Berry Avant Edenfield
United States federal judge
1934 – 2015
politicianlawyerjudge
Bill Foster
director
1932 – 2011
television director
Bill Fulcher
American football player and coach (1934–2022)
1934 – 2022
American football player
John Keane
American record producer, audio mixer, and recording engineer
1901
record producercomposer
Robert Wyche Davis
Robert Wyche Davis
American politician (1849-1929)
1849 – 1929
politicianlawyer
Bobo Osborne
Bobo Osborne
American baseball player (1935-2011)
1935 – 2011
baseball player
Elizabeth Willis DeHuff
US painter and writer
1892 – 1983
children's writerpainterwriter
Callan Pinckney
American fitness professional (1939-2012)
1939 – 2012
athlete
Nan Bagby Stephens
Nan Bagby Stephens
American writer
1883 – 1946
librettistwritercomposer
Cecil B. Day
American businessman
1934 – 1978
businessperson
Chick Willis
American singer (1934-2013)
1934 – 2013
singer
Dale Kennington
American artist (1935-2017)
1935 – 2017
painterartist
Dale Willis
American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher
1938 – 2021
baseball player
Irma Clark-Coleman
Irma Clark-Coleman
Michigan State Senator
1937 – 2025
politician
J.J. Jackson
radio and television personality
1939 – 2004
radio personalityjournalist
J. C. Caroline
American football player (1933-2017)
1933 – 2017
American football player
Jay Barbree
Jay Barbree
American journalist (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
journalist
Jim Dunn
American baseball player (1931-1999)
1931 – 1999
baseball player
Joe Louis Clark
American educator (1937–2020)
1938 – 2020
educator
Bazoline Estelle Usher
Bazoline Estelle Usher
American educator
1885 – 1992
teacher
Lee H. Phillips
Lee H. Phillips
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1930-1950)
1930 – 1950
military personnel
Nancy Schaefer
American politician
1936 – 2010
politician
Earl Johnson
Earl Johnson
American musician (1886-1965)
1886 – 1965
fiddlermusician
Pepper Rodgers
American football player and coach (1931-2020)
1931 – 2020
American football playerhead coach
Pete Brown
American football player (1930-2001)
1930 – 2001
American football player
Neiron Ball
American football player, linebacker (1992-2019)
1992 – 2019
American football player
Archibald Battle Lovett
United States federal judge
1884 – 1945
lawyerjudge
Tom Pennington
American football player (1939-2013)
1939 – 2013
American football player
Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr.
United States federal judge (1930–2010)
1930 – 2010
lawyerjudge
Lee Raymond Dice
American ecologist and geneticist
1887 – 1977
ecologistgeneticist
Elizabeth Ross Haynes
American sociologist and author
1883 – 1953
clubwomansuffragistsocial worker
Georgia Rooks Dwelle
Georgia Rooks Dwelle
African-American physician
1884 – 1977
obstetricianphysician
R. C. Stevens
R. C. Stevens
baseball player (1934–2010)
1934 – 2010
baseball player
Henry Parker
Colonial Governor of the state of Georgia
1690 – 1777
politician
John H. Hester
John H. Hester
major general in the United States Army (1886-1976)
1886 – 1976
military personnel
Frederick N. Judson
Frederick N. Judson
American jurist (1845–1919)
1845 – 1919
educatorlawyer
Bill Currie
baseball player (1928-2013)
1928 – 2013
baseball player
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