Biographical Records

Notable People from Georgia

1,758 notable figures born in Georgia, showing page 35 of 36, ranked by historical prominence.

Roy Wilkins
Roy Wilkins
American football player (1933-2002)
1933 – 2002
American football player
Russell Ellington
American basketball coach (1938-2007)
1938 – 2007
American football playerbasketball coach
Carrie Bowman
Carrie Bowman
American actress (1887-1971)
1887 – 1971
stage actoractor
Titus Turner
American rhythm and blues singer (1933–1984)
1933 – 1984
songwritersinger
Tom Cheney
American baseball player (1934–2001)
1934 – 2001
baseball player
Daniel Stewart
American politician and general (1761–1829)
1761 – 1829
politician
Duross Fitzpatrick
Duross Fitzpatrick
United States federal judge (1934–2008)
1934 – 2008
lawyerjudge
Elbert Dubenion
American football player (1933-2019)
1933 – 2019
American football player
William Jackson Creel
American politician and physician (1881-1970)
1881 – 1970
politician
Jennie Hart Sibley
Jennie Hart Sibley
American temperance leader (1846-1917)
1846 – 1917
temperance worker
Gene Methvin
American journalist (1934-2012)
1934 – 2012
journalistpunditwriter
Moxley Sorrel
Moxley Sorrel
Confederate States Army officer and memoirist (1838-1901)
1838 – 1901
army officermemoiristbusinessperson
Nathan Dean
Georgia State Senator
1934 – 2013
politician
Hinton Mitchem
Hinton Mitchem
politician (1938-2013)
1938 – 2013
politicianbusinessperson
Phil Clark
American baseball player (1932-2018)
1932 – 2018
baseball player
Cecil Butler
American baseball player
1937 – 2019
baseball player
Patrick D. Miller
American biblical scholar
1935 – 2020
Hebrew Bible scholaruniversity teachertheologian
Larry Murray
Larry Murray
American musician, songwriter and producer (1937–2025)
1937 – 2025
guitaristsinger-songwriterrecord producer
Randall Rollins
American pest control executive (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
Richard LeSesne
American photographer
1880 – 1946
photographer
Gloria Bohanon
American visual artist and educator
1938 – 2008
textile artistvisual artistpainter
Pryor McElveen
Pryor McElveen
American baseball player (1881-1951)
1881 – 1951
baseball player
Jordan Bankston Noble
Jordan Bankston Noble
African American soldier and public figure
1800 – 1890
military personnel
William Henry Sparks
American lawyer (1800–1882)
1800 – 1882
lawyerwriter
L. W. Robert Jr.
L. W. Robert Jr.
Architect, businessperson and Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury Department
1887 – 1976
American football playerarchitect
Nina B. Ward
American painter (1885–1944)
1885 – 1944
artistpainter
Howard W. Odum
Howard W. Odum
American sociologist (1884–1954)
1884 – 1954
sociologistuniversity teacherpsychologist
John Parks Almand
John Parks Almand
American architect
1885 – 1969
architect
Jimmy Lavender
Jimmy Lavender
American baseball player
1884 – 1960
baseball player
Ric Cartey
American musician and songwriter (1937-2009)
1937 – 2009
songwritermusiciansinger
Charles Henry Jones
Charles Henry Jones
American journalist and editor (1848-1913)
1848 – 1913
journalisteditor
George Cecil Woodruff
George Cecil Woodruff
American football player and coach (1888-1968)
1888 – 1968
American football player
Bill Arp
Bill Arp
American humorist and politician (1826-1903)
1826 – 1903
humoristjournalisteditor
Sam McQuagg
American racing driver (1935–2009)
1935 – 2009
NASCAR team ownerracing automobile driverracing driver
Eugene Herbert Clay
Eugene Herbert Clay
American politician (1881-1923)
1881 – 1923
politician
Donald Corley
American writer (1886–1955)
1886 – 1955
novelistillustratorarchitect
Allen Morris
American tennis player (1932–2017)
1932 – 2017
tennis player
Charles F. Wilcox
architect from the United States
1845 – 1905
architect
William Washington Browne
William Washington Browne
American minister, teacher and founder of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers (1849-1897)
1849 – 1897
Christian ministerteacher
David Francis Barrow
American mathematician (1888-1970)
1888 – 1970
university teachermathematician
James T. Holtzclaw
James T. Holtzclaw
Confederate Army general and lawyer (1833-1893)
1833 – 1893
lawyer
Clifton Mathews
United States federal judge (1880-1962)
1880 – 1962
judge
Cliff Blankenship
Cliff Blankenship
American baseball player (1880–1956)
1880 – 1956
baseball player
Francis Fontaine
American author
1845 – 1901
newspaper editornovelistpoet
Channing Heggie Tobias
Channing Heggie Tobias
American civil rights activist (1882–1961)
1882 – 1961
activist
George Washington Bolton
American businessman and politician
1841 – 1931
bankerpoliticianbusinessperson
Benjamin Thomas Epps Sr.
Benjamin Thomas Epps Sr.
(1888-1937) American aviator
1888 – 1937
businessperson
Fate Norris
Fate Norris
American musician
1878 – 1944
old-time musicianmusician
James Albert Bray
James Albert Bray
American Bishop, academic administrator and college president (1870–1944)
1870 – 1944
university presidenteditorhead teacher
Mary Cornelia Barker
Mary Cornelia Barker
20 January 1879–15 September 1963 , schoolteacher and teachers' union leader (1879–1963)
1879 – 1963
academic administratorlabor leadereducator
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