Famous People from Georgia

Thomas Rhett Akins (1969 - ) Is an American country music artist. Born in Valdosta, GA (1193)

Edward Porter Alexander (1835 - 1910) Was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. Born in Savannah, GA (1195)

Jackson Allan (1958 - ) County Music singer and song writer Born in Newnan, GA (724)

Asher Allen (1988 - ) Is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. Born in Tucker, GA (1196)

Robert Houston Anderson (1835 - 1888) Was a cavalry and artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Born in Chatham County, GA (1191)

George Thomas Anderson (1824 - 1901) Was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige," Anderson was noted as one of Robert E. Lee's hardest-fighting subordinates. Born in Covington, GA (1197)

Francis Stebbins Bartow (1816 - 1861) Was an attorney, Confederate States of America political leader, and military officer during the early months of the American Civil War. Born in Savannah, GA (1188)

Kim Basinger (1953 - ) Is an American film actress. Born in Athens, GA (1187)

Cullen Andrews Battle (1829 - 1905) Was an American attorney, politician, and general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Born in Powelton, GA (1186)

Henry Lewis Benning (1814 - 1875) Was a lawyer, legislator, judge on the Georgia Supreme Court, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is also noted for the U.S. Army's Fort Benning, which was named in his honor. Born in Columbus, GA (1185)

Jimmy Carter (1924 - ) 39th president of the United States. Born in Plains, GA (103)

Ray Charles (1930 - 2004) Was a pioneering American pianist and soul singer who helped shape the sound of rhythm and blues and brought a soulful sound to everything from country music to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful." Frank Sinatra called him "the only genius in the business." Born in Albany, GA (773)

Ty Cobb (1886 - 1961) Baseball star, played 22 seasons (1905 - 1926) for the Detroit Tigers. Born in Narrows, GA (278)

Thomas Howell Cobb (1815 - 1868) Was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. He also served as a Secretary of Treasury under President James Buchanan (1857-1860) and the 40th Governor of Georgia (1851-1853). Born in Athens, GA (1183)

Charles Douville Coburn (1877 - 1961) Was an American film and theater actor. Born in Savannah, GA (1182)

Jackie Lee Cochran (1934 - 1998) Was an American rockabilly musician, known as Jack the Cat. Born in Dalton, GA (1181)

Pat Conroy (1945 - ) Is a New York Times bestselling author who has written several acclaimed novels and memoirs. Born in Atlanta, GA (1179)

Frances Conroy (1953 - ) Is an American actress known for playing the matriarch Ruth O'Connor Fisher Sibley on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe in 2004. Born in Monroe, GA (1180)

David Cross (1964 - ) Is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian best known for his sketch comedy work on HBO's Mr. Show and for his role as Tobias Funke in the FOX sitcom Arrested Development. Born in Atlanta, GA (1178)

Billy Currington (1973 - ) Is an American country music artist. Born in Rincon, GA (1177)

William Matthew "Billy" Currington (1973 - ) Is an American country music artist. Born in Savannah, GA (1665)

Jack Davis (1924 - ) Is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003. He also received the National Cartoonist Society Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. Born in Atlanta, GA (1176)

Jeff Foxworthy (1958 - ) Is an American comedian, television and radio personality and author. Born in Hapeville, GA (1669)

Jerry Reed Hubbard (1937 - 2008) Known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. Born in Atlanta, GA (1667)

Holly Hunter (1958 - ) Is an American actress. Hunter starred in The Piano for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Born in Conyers, GA (1670)

Alan Eugene Jackson (1958 - ) Is an American country music singer, known for blending honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. Born in Newnan, GA (1666)

Jackson DeForest Kelley (1920 - 1999) Was an American actor known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek. Born in Toccoa, GA (1671)

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) Civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; Lived in Montgomery. Born in Atlanta, GA (105)

Gladys Knight (1944 - ) Singer and winner of four Grammy awards. Born in Atlanta, GA (106)

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798 - 1859) Was a Texas politician, diplomat and soldier who was a leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic era. Born in Louisville, GA (1202)

Juliette Low (1860 - 1927) Founder of the Girl Scouts of America. Born in Savannah, GA (107)

Thomas Luther (1976 - ) Is an American country music artist. Born in Leesburg, GA (1664)

Margaret Mitchell (1900 - 1949) Author of Gone with the Wind (1936) that won a Pulitzer Prize; born in Atlanta. Born in Atlanta, GA (108)

TY Pennington (1964 - ) Is an American television host, model, philanthropist, and carpenter. He is most notable for being the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Born in Atlanta, GA (1672)

Burt Reynolds (1936 - ) Actor made famous in films like Hustle and Smokey and the Bandit; owns ranch in Jupiter. Born in Waycross, GA (97)

Little Richard (1932 - ) Singer, considered to be "the architect of rock and roll". Born in Macon, GA (109)

Julia Roberts (1967 - ) An American Actress Born in Atlanta, GA (725)

Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) The first African American baseball player in the major leagues. Born in Cairo, GA (110)

Sugar Ray Robinson (1921 - 1989) Boxing Champion often called the best fighter in the history of boxing. Born in Ailey, GA (275)

Ryan Seacrest (1974 - ) Is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles[2] and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks, and the internationally syndicated chart show American Top 40, also syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. On television, Seacrest hosts E! News and American Idol. Born in Dunwoody, GA (1673)

Travis Tritt (1963 - ) Famous County/Western singer and songwriter. Born in Marietta, GA (115)

Alice Walker (1944 - ) Author of many books including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple. Born in Eatonton, GA (114)

Jason Aldine Williams (1977 - ) Is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Born in Macon, GA (1663)

Mary Lou Williams (1910 - 1981) Was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Born in Atlanta, GA (1668)

Joanne Woodward (1930 - ) Is an American actress. Woodward is also a television and theatrical producer. Born in Thomasville, GA (937)

Trisha Yearwood (1964 - ) Country-western singer. Born in Monticello, GA (112)