List of people from Georgia (U.S. state)

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2 Chainz, rapper

21 Savage, rapper

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Quinton Aaron, actor; born in New York City but raised in Augusta

Shareef Abdur-Rahim, basketball player

James Abercrombie, congressman

Ralph David Abernathy, civil rights leader; born in Alabama

Brock Adams, politician, member of Congress representing Washington State and Secretary of Transportation under Jimmy Carter

Dianna Agron, actress

Rhett Akins, singer

Lauren Alaina, American Idol contestant

Jason Aldean, country singer

Cecil Alexander, architect

Edward Porter Alexander, American Civil War general

Margie Alexander, singer

Dean Alford, politician

Asher Allen, football player

May Allison, actress

Al-Farouq Aminu, basketball player

Joe Amisano, architect

Bill Anderson, singer; born in South Carolina

Brooke Anderson, television personality

George T. Anderson, American Civil War general

Nicole Anderson, actress

Robert H. Anderson, cavalry and artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War

David Andrews, football player

Edward Andrews, actor

William Andrews, football player

Luke Appling, baseball player; born in North Carolina

Johnny Archer, billiards player

Anthony J. Arduengo, III, chemist; born in Florida

Robert Arrington, philosopher

Lee Atwater, Republican political strategist

Lisa Aukland, professional bodybuilder and powerlifter

Tyler Austin, baseball player

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Jeff Backus, football player; born in Michigan

Burke Badenhop, baseball player

Allen Bailey, football player

Champ Bailey, football player

Abraham Baldwin, politician, founding father; born in Connecticut

Alan Ball, screenwriter

Ellison Barber, journalist

Cornelia Bargmann, neurobiologist; born in Virginia

Chris Barnes, actor

Francis S. Bartow, lawyer; politician

Kim Basinger, actress

Matt Battaglia, football player

Jerome Preston Bates, actor

Cullen A. Battle, American Civil War general

Alex W. Bealer, blacksmith

Amanda Bearse, actress; born in Florida

Vic Beasley, football player

Gordon Beckham, baseball player

Tim Beckham, baseball player

Buck Belue, football player

André "André 3000" Benjamin, musician

Henry L. Benning, American Civil War general

Anna Benson, model

Kris Benson, baseball player; born in Wisconsin

Fonzworth Bentley, musician

Ben Bernanke, economist, chairman of the Federal Reserve

Eric Berry, football player

John Berry, singer; born in South Carolina

Martha Berry, educator; born in Alabama

Antoine Bethea, football player

Erin Bethea, actress

Justin Bieber, singer; born in Ontario

John Birch, missionary, WWII intelligence officer; born in India

Furman Bisher, sportswriter; born in North Carolina

Norman Blake, musician; born in Tennessee

Mary J. Blige, singer; born in New York City

Ron Blomberg, baseball player

Mel Blount, football player

B.o.B, musician; record producer; born in North Carolina

Eric A. Boe, space shuttle pilot; born in Florida

Mitchell Boggs, baseball player

Casey Bond, actor, baseball player

Julian Bond, politician and activist; born in Tennessee

Eddie Bonine, baseball player

Boondox, rapper

Neal Boortz, radio personality; born in Pennsylvania

Big Bossman, professional wrestler

John S. Bowen, American Civil War general

Blaine Boyer, baseball player

Brandon Boykin, football player

Johanna Braddy, actress

Deion Branch, football player

Russell Branyan, baseball player

Morgan Brian, soccer player; USWNT/Houston Dash midfielder

June Brigman, comic book artist

Jasper Brinkley, football player

Keith Brooking, football player

Marshon Brooks, basketball player; born in New Jersey

Alton Brown, chef, television personality; born in California

James Brown, singer; born in South Carolina

Joseph E. Brown, politician; born in South Carolina

Kevin Brown, baseball player

Kwame Brown, basketball player; born in South Carolina

Reggie Brown, football player

Ronnie Brown, football player

Trenton Brown, football player

Zac Brown, musician

Jonathan Broxton, baseball player

Goode Bryan, American Civil War general

Luke Bryan, musician

Jason Bulger, baseball player

Edward M. Burgess, chemist

Morgan Burnett, football player; born in Tennessee

Billy Burns, baseball player

M. Michele Burns, businesswoman

Denise Burse, actress

Frank Bush, football player

Brice Butler, football player

Drew Butler, football player

James Butler, football player

Byron Buxton, baseball player

Dan Byrd, actor

Marlon Byrd, baseball player; born in Florida

Thomas Jefferson Byrd, actor

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Herman Cain, politician

Lorenzo Cain, baseball player

Craig Campbell, singer

Mike Cameron, baseball player

Asa Griggs Candler, businessman; Mayor of Atlanta

Matt Capps, baseball player

Jean Carne, singer

James Carpenter, football player

Anthony Carter, basketball player; born in Wisconsin

Jimmy Carter, Governor of Georgia; 39th President of the United States

Joelle Carter, model

Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States

S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A

Michael Catt, clergyman

The Lady Chablis, Savannah personality; born in Florida

Hosea Chanchez, actor; born in Alabama

Kyle Chandler, actor; born in New York

Spud Chandler, baseball player

Mark David Chapman, convicted murderer; born in Texas

Matt and Mike Chapman; animators and voice actors; born in Indiana

Ray Charles, singer

Tashard Choice, football player

Chris Clemons, football player

Cully Cobb, philanthropist; born in Tennessee

Howell Cobb, Governor of Georgia; U.S. Secretary of Treasury; Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Ty Cobb, baseball player

Charles Coburn, actor

Jackie Cochran, musician

Erle Cocke, Jr. (1921–2000), 33rd National Commander of the American Legion

Justin Coleman, football player

Kevin Cone, football player

Chris Conley, football player; born in Turkey

Frances Conroy, actress

Pat Conroy, author

Clay Cook, songwriter

Jared Cook, football player; born in Alabama

Michael Cranford, software engineer

Harry Crews, author

Charles Crisp, U.S. Representative; born in England

Javaris Crittenton, basketball player

David Cross, actor

Curtis Crowe, drummer

Brandon Cumpton, baseball player

Jermaine Cunningham, football player; born in New York City

Billy Currington, musician

Michael Curry, basketball player; born in Alabama

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Patrika Darbo, actress; born in Florida

Kyle Davies, baseball player

Raymond Gilbert Davis, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient

Austin Davis, football player

Brianne Davis, actress

Geremy Davis, football player

Jack Davis, cartoonist

Ossie Davis, actor

Thomas Davis, football player

Troy Davis, convicted murderer

William Crosby Dawson, judge

Diana DeGarmo, singer

Paula Deen, chef and television personality

Akeem Dent, football player

Bucky Dent, baseball player

Richard Dent, football player

Delino DeShields, Jr., baseball player, born in Maryland

Noureen DeWulf, actress

James Dickey, author and poet

Marcus Dixon, football player

Demarcus Dobbs, football player

Melvyn Douglas, actor

Toney Douglas, basketball player

J. D. Drew, baseball player

Stephen Drew, baseball player

Jermaine Dupri, music producer

William DuVall, musician

Jonathan Dwyer, football player

Pat Dye, football coach

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Bobbie Eakes, actress

Nick Eason, professional football defensive end

Sam Edwards, actor

Teresa Edwards, basketball player

Terrence Edwards, Canadian football player

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

Jason Elam, professional football placekicker; born in Florida

Chase Elliott, NASCAR driver

Bill Elliott, NASCAR driver

Jeri Ellsworth, computer chip designer

Corri English, actress

Ellia English, actress

Mike Erwin, actor

Clement A. Evans, American Civil War general

Adam Everett, former MLB shortstop

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Dakota Fanning, actress

Elle Fanning, actress

Kyle Farnsworth, baseball player; born in Kansas

Harris Faulkner, television personality

Derrick Favors, basketball player

Jennifer Ferrin, actress

William Few, politician, founding father

Josh Fields, baseball player

Chone Figgins, baseball player

Howard Finster, minister

Laurence Fishburne, actor

Tyler Flowers, baseball player

Pretty Boy Floyd, bank robber

Andre Fluellen, football player; born in Pennsylvania

Tom Foley, baseball player

Colt Ford, musician

Ira Roe Foster, soldier and politician; born in South Carolina

Dexter Fowler, baseball player

Keyaron Fox, football player

Rachel G. Fox, actress

Jeff Foxworthy, comedian

Jeff Francoeur, baseball player

Walt Frazier, basketball player

Devonta Freeman, football player

John C. Fremont, explorer, politician

Future, rapper

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Boyd Gaines, actor

Darryl Gamble, football player

Max Garcia, football player

Andrew Gardner, football player

Willie Gault, football player

Josh Gibson, baseball player

Kelli Giddish, actress

Brantley Gilbert, singer

Newt Gingrich, politician

De'Mon Glanton, football player

Cordy Glenn, football player

Donald Glover, actor and rapper; born in California

Jonathan Goff, football player

Walton Goggins, actor; born in Alabama

Kedric Golston, football player

John Brown Gordon, American Civil War general

Terrance Gore, baseball player

Andrew Goudelock, basketball player

Joyce Grable, professional wrestler

Nancy Grace, television personality

Amy Grant, singer

Deon Grant, football player

Cee Lo Green, singer

Nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary War general

James Gregory, comedian

Simone Griffeth, actress

Forrest Griffin, martial artist; born in Ohio

Marquis Grissom, baseball player

Lewis Grizzard, writer

Ben Grubbs, football player

Jasmine Guy, actress

Gary Guyton, football player

Myron Guyton, football player

Button Gwinnett, 18th-century politician; born in England

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Todd Haley, football coach

Chad Hall, football player

Lyman Hall, 18th-century statesman

Mary Crovatt Hambidge (1885–1973), artist, weaver

Eric L. Haney, Delta Force military figure

John Hannah, football player

Omari Hardwick, actor

Oliver Hardy, actor

Gale Harold, actor

Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson, TV announcer for the Chicago White Sox

Ciara Harris, singer, model

Don Harris, journalist

Dwayne Harris, football player

Joel Chandler Harris, journalist; folklorist; wrote the collection of Uncle Remus stories

Josh Harris, football player

Nancy Hart, American Revolutionary War figure

Ernie Harwell, baseball broadcaster

Vanessa Briscoe Hay, singer

Jarvis Hayes, basketball player

Roland Hayes, singer

Garrison Hearst, football player

Lucille Hegamin, singer

Will Heller, football player

Ed Helms, actor

Elaine Hendrix, actress

Chas Henry, football player

Jeremy Hermida, baseball player

Clint Hester, mixed martial artist

Cameron Heyward, football player; born in Pennsylvania

Bill Hicks, comedian

Daniel Whitehead Hicky, poet

J. J. Hickson, basketball player

Jordan Hill, basketball player

Keri Hilson, singer

Hulk Hogan, wrestler and actor

Doc Holliday, American Old West figure

Josh Holloway, actor; model; born in California

Sterling Holloway, actor

Larry Holmes, boxer

Evander Holyfield, boxer

Jan Hooks, actress

Miriam Hopkins, actress

Justin Houston, football player

William Houstoun, lawyer

Dwight Howard, basketball player

Tim Hudson, baseball player

Holly Hunter, actress

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Dana Ivey, actress

Mike Ivie, baseball player

Bruce Irvin, football player

Tommy Irvin, longest-serving state Commissioner of Agriculture in U.S.

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Beau Jack, boxer

Alan Jackson, musician

Edwin Jackson, baseball player; born in West Germany

Kareem Jackson, football player

Keith Jackson, sportscaster

Millie Jackson, singer

Bernard James, basketball player

Brian Girard James, professional wrestler

Ja'Wuan James, football player

Marty Jannetty, professional wrestler

Grady Jarrett, football player

Erika Jayne, performer

Chad Jenkins, baseball player; born in Tennessee

Iris Johansen, novelist

Broderick Johnson, film producer

Calvin Johnson (also known as Megatron), football player

Charles Johnson, football player

Herschel V. Johnson, politician

Abry Jones, football player

Bobby Jones, golfer

Chipper Jones, baseball player

Chris Jones, football player

Jonathan Jones, football player

Nick Jones, football player

Reshad Jones, football player

Sean Jones, football player

Benn Jordan, electronic musician

Wally Joyner, baseball player

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Vyto Kab, football player

John Kasay, football placekicker

Mammy Kate, slave; American Revolutionary War figure

James Keach, actor

Stacy Keach, actor

Fanny Kemble, actress

Charles Kelley, singer

DeForest Kelley, actor

Michael Kelly, actor; born in Pennsylvania

Walt Kelly, cartoonist

Alex Kendrick, screenwriter

Stephen Kendrick, screenwriter

D. James Kennedy, pastor, Christian broadcaster

Joe Kennedy, state senator

Brandon King, football player

Kaki King, musician

Marquette King, football punter

Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader

Ray Knight, baseball player, manager

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Christine Lakin, actress; born in Texas

Gazaway Bugg Lamar, businessman

Mirabeau Lamar, Texas politician

Jeremy Lamb, basketball player

Sonny Landham, actor

Brandon Lang, football player

Sidney Lanier, poet and musician

Peter Lawler, academic

Chuck Leavell, musician

Brenda Lee, singer

Spike Lee, filmmaker

Ron Lester, actor

Lil Jon, DJ; rapper; record producer

Lil Scrappy, rapper

Lil Yachty, rapper

Trevard Lindley, football player

Hillary Lindsey, singer

Eric Lively, actor

Robyn Lively, actress

Natalia Livingston, actress

Ricardo Lockette, football player

Crawford Long, surgeon

James Longstreet, American Civil War general; born in South Carolina

Kyle Love, football player; born in South Korea

Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scouts founder

Chris Lowell, actor

Bill Lowery, music producer

Ludacris, rapper and actor

Robert L. Lynn, poet

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William H. Macy, actor; born in Florida

Lester Maddox, politician; Governor of Georgia

Sam Madison, football player

Manuel Maloof, politician

Gucci Mane, rapper; born in Alabama

Patrick Mannelly, football player

Jerry Manuel, baseball player and manager

Stephen Mansfield, author

Nick Markakis, baseball player; born in New York

Chan Marshall, singer

Nick Marshall, football player

Margaret Martin, professional bodybuilder

Sam Martin, football player

Jonathan Massaquoi, football player

Kyle Massey, actor

Clint Mathis, soccer player and coach

Robert Mathis, football player

John Mayer, singer; born in Connecticut

William McAdoo, politician; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

Jack McBrayer, actor

Danny R. McBride, actor

Brian McCann, baseball player

AnnaLynne McCord, actress

Demetrius McCray, football player; born in California

Carson McCullers, author

Dustin McGowan, baseball player

Curtis McGriff, football player

Collin McHugh, baseball player

William McIntosh, Native American chief

Cynthia McKinney, U.S. Representative

Ray McKinnon, actor

Randy McMichael, football player

Marcus McNeill, football player; born in Chicago

Blind Willie McTell, musician

Jodie Meeks, golfer; born in Tennessee

Jesse Mercer, minister, educator; born in North Carolina

Johnny Mercer, composer

Bruce Miller, football player

James C. Miller III, budget director for President Ronald Reagan

Zell Miller, U.S. Senator from Georgia; Governor of Georgia

Patrick Millsaps, Chief of Staff to Newt Gingrich's 2012 campaign for the Republican nomination; film and television producer

Jeremy Mincey, football player

Kevin Minter, football player

Malcolm Mitchell, football player

Margaret Mitchell, author

Sam Mitchell, basketball player

Tracy Middendorf, actress; born in Florida

Johnny Mize, baseball player

Monica, singer

Joanna Moore, actress

Kip Moore, singer

Knowshon Moreno, football player

Chloë Grace Moretz, actress

Matthew David Morris, Youtuber, Rapper

Randolph Morris, basketball player; born in Texas

Chesley V. Morton, stockbroker, State Representative; born in Florida

Brandon Mosley, football player

Brandon Moss, baseball player

Elijah Muhammad, Muslim leader

Shawn Mullins, singer

Lenda Murray, IFBB professional bodybuilder; born in Michigan

Lauren Myracle, author

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James Nabrit, Jr., civil rights attorney

James Neill, silent film actor

Susan Neiman, moral philosopher

Steven Nelson, football player

Jennifer Nettles, musician

Daniel Newman, model and actor

Fred Newman, actor

Warren Newson, baseball player

Cam Newton, football player

Anne Nichols, playwright

Nivea, singer

Jessye Norman, singer

Maidie Norman, actress

Pettis Norman, football player

Deborah Norville, television personality

Sam Nunn, U.S. Senator

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Flannery O'Connor, author

Kelley O'Hara, soccer player; USWNT/Sky Blue defender

Eugene Odum, University of Georgia faculty member

James Oglethorpe, state founder; born in England

Alec Ogletree, football player

Michael Ola, football player

Paul Oliver, football player

Elizabeth Omilami, activist

Sean O'Pry, male supermodel

Melissa Ordway, actress

Terrell Owens, football player; lives in Georgia

Monroe Owsley, actor

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Harrison Page, actor

Michael Palmer, football player

Kay Panabaker, actress, zoologist

Danielle Panabaker, actress

Kip Pardue, actor

Albert Parker, businessman

Jim Parker, football player

Bert Parks, singer and actor

Gram Parsons, musician; born in Florida

Patrick Pass, football player

Robert Patrick, actor

Corey Patterson, baseball player

Eric Patterson, baseball player; born in Florida

Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, rapper; songwriter; record producer; actor

E. Earl Patton, politician

Jo Marie Payton, actress

Sean P, musician; member of Southern hip hop duo YoungBloodZ

George Foster Peabody, banker and philanthropist

Dr. John Stith Pemberton, inventor of Coca-Cola

Richard Penniman aka Little Richard, musician

Tyler Perry, actor, producer, director

Ty Pennington, television personality (Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Trading Spaces)

William Pierce, white nationalist; physicist; writer

Brandon Phillips, baseball player; born in North Carolina

Dwight Phillips, long jumper

Phillip Phillips, singer, winner of American Idol Season 11

Mareno Philyaw, football player

Buster Posey, baseball player

Pogo Possum, fictional character

Mac Powell, singer, Third Day; born in Alabama

Samantha Power, United States Ambassador to the United Nations; born in Ireland

Harriet Powers, (1837–1910), African American slave quilt artist

Robert Poydasheff, mayor of Columbus, Georgia

Carrie Preston, actress

Kazimierz Pułaski, nobleman; born in Poland; died in Savannah

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David Ragan, NASCAR driver

Ma Rainey, blues singer

Bacarri Rambo, football player

Jeannette Rankin, first Congresswoman

Colby Rasmus, baseball player

Jeremiah Ratliff, football player; born in Florida

Raven-Symoné, actress

Amy Ray, singer

Paul Rea, television journalist

Blair Redford, actor

Josh Reddick, baseball player

Otis Redding, singer

Jerry Reed, singer and actor

Ralph Reed, political activist; born in Virginia

Dan Reeves, football coach

Marco Restrepo, musician

Ben Revere, baseball player

Burt Reynolds, actor

Thomas Rhett, singer

Cody Rhodes, professional wrestler

Little Richard, musician

Latanya Richardson, actress

Travis Richter, musician

Jody Ridley, NASCAR driver

Chandler Riggs, actor

Perry Riley, football player

Eric Roberts, actor

Julia Roberts, actress

Pernell Roberts, actor

Chris Robinson, singer

Dunta Robinson, football player

Jackie Robinson, baseball player

Keith Robinson, actor; born in Kentucky

Sugar Ray Robinson, boxer

Bradley Roby, football player; born in Texas

John Rocker, baseball player

Tommy Roe, singer

Carlos Rogers, football player

Kenny Rogers, baseball player

Scott Rogers, hiker

Ed Roland, musician

Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. President; born and raised in New York; had second home in Georgia and died there

David Ross, baseball player

Kelly Rowland, singer

Billy Joe Royal, singer

Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State

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Ken Sagoes, actor

Emily Saliers, singer

Hannah Salwen, author

Kevin Salwen, author

Junior Samples, comedian

B. B. Sams, artist; born in South Carolina

Jean Oliver Sartor, artist

Mackey Sasser, baseball player

Jeff Saturday, football player

Morgan Saylor, actress; born in Chicago

Diana Scarwid, actress

Mary Schmich, columnist

Chris Scott, football player

Lindsay Scott, football player

Richard T. Scott, artist

Ryan Seacrest, television personality

John H. Sengstacke, newspaper publisher

Ken Shamrock, mixed martial artist

Shannon Sharpe, football player and television commentator

Sterling Sharpe, football player

Shari Shattuck, actress

Kelvin Sheppard, football player

Sonny Shroyer, actor

Philip T. Shutze, architect; born in Columbus

Silentó, rapper

Louise Simonson, comic book author

IronE Singleton, actor

Darius Slay, football player

Daryl Smith, football player

Josh Smith, basketball player

Lillian Smith, author

Marcus Smith, football player

Ron Clinton Smith, actor

Telvin Smith, football player

David Snell, journalist

Jacob Snider, inventor

Steven Soderbergh, film director

Reed Sorenson, NASCAR driver

Moxley Sorrel, American Civil War officer

Soulja Boy, rapper; record producer; actor; born in Chicago

Joe South, singer

Southside, producer

Takeo Spikes, football player

Hollis Stacy, golfer

Matthew Stafford, football player

Laurence Stallings, playwright

Kristian Stanfill, singer

Brandon Stanton, blogger, photographer, founder of Humans of New York

Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America; member of the House of Representatives; Governor of Georgia

Ray Stevens, singer

Dani Stevenson, singer

Michael Stipe, musician (R.E.M.)

Doug Stone, singer

Keith Strickland, composer; multi-instrumentalist; founding member of the new wave band The B-52s

A.J. Styles, professional wrestler

Louis Wade Sullivan, educator; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Pat Swilling, football player

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T.I., rapper

Fran Tarkenton, football player; born in Virginia

Cooper Taylor, football player

Tut Taylor, musician

Bill Terry, baseball player

Alma Thomas, painter

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Demaryius Thomas, football player

Frank Thomas, baseball player

John Michael "Mickey" Thomas, singer

Joshua Thomas, designer

J. T. Thomas, football player

Rozonda Thomas, singer

Trey Thompkins, basketball player

Juwan Thompson, football player; born in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Kenan Thompson, comedian

Cyndi Thomson, singer

Al Thornton, basketball player

Melanie Thornton, singer

Lucas Till, actor

Mike Tolbert, football player

Robert Toombs, American Civil War general

Gwen Torrence, athlete

Travis Tritt, musician

Torell Troup, football player; born in Michigan

Chris Tucker, actor

Jessie Tuggle, football player

Stephon Tuitt, football player; born in Florida

Henry Ashby Turner, historian

DeAngelo Tyson, football player

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James L. Usry, mayor of Atlantic City

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Fernando Velasco, football player; born in New York

Carl Vinson, U.S. Representative

Lenny Von Dohlen, actor

Dylan Vox, actor, producer

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Adam Wainwright, baseball player

Rick Waits, baseball player, pitching coach

Waka Flocka Flame, rapper; born in New York City

Erik Walden, football player

Phil Walden, music producer

Alice Walker, author

Butch Walker, musician

Greg Walker, baseball player

Herschel Walker, football player

Aria Wallace, actress

John Waller, musician

Susan Walters, actress and model

Hines Ward, football player; born in South Korea

Matthias Ward, lawyer; U.S. Senator from Texas

DJ Ware, football player

Douglass Watson, actor

James Moore Wayne, judge

Spencer Wells, geneticist, anthropologist

Devon Werkheiser, actor and musician

John Wesley, Savannah theologian; born in the United Kingdom

Allen West, politician

Kanye West, recording artist; raised in Chicago, Illinois

Mario West, basketball player; born in Alabama

Jake Westbrook, baseball player

Philip Wheeler, football player

Corey White, football player

Charlie Whitehurst, football player; born in Wisconsin

Steve Whitmire, puppeteer

Eli Whitney, inventor; born in Massachusetts

J. J. Wilcox, football player

Dominique Wilkins, basketball player

Gerald Wilkins, basketball player

Ellis E. Williams, actor; comedian

Gary Anthony Williams, comedian

Louis Williams, basketball player; born in Tennessee

Porsha Williams, TV personality

Alicia Leigh Willis, actress

Cindy Wilson, singer-songwriter; founding member of the new wave band The B-52s

Ricky Wilson, guitarist; founding member of the new wave band The B-52s

Scott Wilson, actor

Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States

Blake Wood, baseball player

Joanne Woodward, actress

G. L. P. Wren, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1884 to 1896; native of Putnam County, Georgia

David McCord Wright, economist

Lizz Wright, singer

Rayfield Wright, Pro Hall of Fame football player

Will Wright, game designer

Jarius Wynn, football player

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Cassie Yates, actress

Sally Yates, U.S. Deputy Attorney General

Trisha Yearwood, singer

Frank Yerby, writer

Ying Yang Twins, hip-hop duo (Kaine (born Eric Jackson) and D-Roc (born De'Angelo Holmes))

Steve Young, musician

Young Dro, rapper

Young Jeezy, rapper

Yung Joc, rapper