| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Brock Adams |
Politician |
13-Jan-1927 |
10-Sep-2004 |
US Senator from Washington, 1987-93 |
| André 3000 |
Musician |
27-May-1975 |
|
The skinny half of OutKast |
| Lee Atwater |
Politician |
27-Feb-1951 |
29-Mar-1991 |
RNC Chairman, 1988-90 |
| Brooke Baldwin |
Journalist |
12-Jul-1979 |
|
Anchor, CNN Newsroom |
| Alan Ball |
Screenwriter |
13-May-1957 |
|
American Beauty |
| Marcus C. Bennett |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CFO of Lockheed Martin, 1988-99 |
| Earl Blackwell |
Business |
3-May-1913 |
1-Mar-1995 |
Celebrity publicist |
| Daniel Boorstin |
Historian |
1-Oct-1914 |
28-Feb-2004 |
The Creators |
| Philip M. Breedlove |
Military |
21-Sep-1955 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
| Phil Bronstein |
Editor |
c. 1951 |
|
San Francisco Chronicle Editor, 2003-08 |
| Paul Broun |
Politician |
14-May-1946 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 10th District |
| Zac Brown |
Country Musician |
1-Aug-1978 |
|
Frontman, Zac Brown Band |
| Logan Browning |
Actor |
9-Jun-1989 |
|
Brianna on Meet the Browns |
| Tyler Burge |
Philosopher |
1946 |
|
Foundations of Mind |
| Caroline Bynum |
Historian |
1941 |
|
Medieval historian |
| Monica Calhoun |
Actor |
29-Jul-1971 |
|
Bagdad Caf� |
| Stanley Cavell |
Philosopher |
1-Sep-1926 |
|
Professor of Aesthetics, Harvard |
| Cee-Lo |
Singer |
30-May-1974 |
|
"Forget You" |
| Thomas F. Chapman |
Business |
1943 |
|
CEO of Equifax, 1998-2005 |
| Max Cleland |
Politician |
24-Aug-1942 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003 |
| Kenneth L. Connor |
Activist |
24-Apr-1947 |
|
President of the Family Research Council, 2000-03 |
| Pat Conroy |
Novelist |
26-Oct-1945 |
4-Mar-2016 |
The Prince of Tides |
| Barbara Cook |
Singer |
25-Oct-1927 |
|
Broadway, TV and cabaret singer and actress |
| Fielder Cook |
Film Director |
9-Mar-1923 |
20-Jun-2003 |
A Big Hand for the Little Lady |
| C. Martin Croker |
Actor |
10-Jan-1962 |
18-Sep-2016 |
Zorak & Moltar on Space Ghost |
| David Cross |
Actor |
4-Apr-1964 |
|
Mr. Show with Bob and David |
| H. James Dallas |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
CIO of Medtronic |
| LaVan Davis |
Actor |
21-Sep-1966 |
|
Curtis Payne on House of Payne |
| James Dickey |
Poet |
2-Feb-1923 |
19-Jan-1997 |
Deliverance |
| Stephen Dorff |
Actor |
29-Jul-1973 |
|
Blade |
| K. Terry Dornbush |
Business |
1933 |
|
US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1994-98 |
| Young Dro |
Rapper |
15-Jan-1979 |
|
Best Thang Smokin' |
| Ervin S. Duggan |
Government |
30-Jun-1939 |
|
CEO of PBS, 1994-99 |
| Jeff Foxworthy |
Comic |
6-Sep-1958 |
|
Just might be a redneck |
| Walt Frazier |
Basketball |
29-Mar-1945 |
|
New York Knicks hall of famer |
| Future |
Rapper |
20-Nov-1983 |
|
Pluto |
| Gorilla Zoe |
Rapper |
28-Nov-1980 |
|
Hood Nigga |
| Todd Haley |
Football |
28-Feb-1967 |
|
Head Coach, Kansas City Chiefs, 2009-11 |
| Glenda Hatchett |
TV Personality |
14-Dec-1951 |
|
Judge Hatchett |
| Ed Helms |
Comic |
24-Jan-1974 |
|
The Daily Show |
| Scott Herren |
Electronic Musician |
1976 |
|
Prefuse 73 |
| Kristin Hersh |
Musician |
7-Aug-1966 |
|
Frontwoman for Throwing Muses |
| Laurie Hickson-Smith |
TV Personality |
23-May-1971 |
|
Interior decorator on Trading Spaces |
| Heather R. Higgins |
Activist |
1959 |
|
Chairman, Independent Women's Forum |
| Keri Hilson |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-Oct-1982 |
|
The Way I Are |
| P. Harris Hines |
Judge |
c. 1943 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Clark Howard |
Radio Personality |
20-Jun-1955 |
|
The Clark Howard Show |
| Dwight Howard |
Basketball |
8-Dec-1985 |
|
Houston Rockets center |
| Robin E. Hudson |
Judge |
20-Feb-1952 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| T. I. |
Rapper |
25-Sep-1980 |
|
Dirty south rapper, Trap Muzik |
| Johnny Isakson |
Politician |
24-Dec-1944 |
|
US Senator from Georgia |
| Dana Ivey |
Actor |
12-Aug-1942 |
|
Eleanor Standard on Easy Street |
| Yung Joc |
Rapper |
2-Apr-1983 |
|
New Joc City |
| Lil' Jon |
Rapper |
27-Jan-1971 |
|
The King of Crunk |
| Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr. |
Publisher |
1946 |
|
Washington Post publisher, 2000-08 |
| Bobby Jones |
Golf |
17-Mar-1902 |
18-Dec-1971 |
Winner of 13 major championships |
| Vernon Jordan |
Business |
15-Aug-1935 |
|
Advisor to Bill Clinton |
| Chip Kell |
Football |
10-Mar-1949 |
|
Tennessee Offensive Lineman |
| DeForest Kelley |
Actor |
20-Jan-1920 |
11-Jun-1999 |
Dr. McCoy on Star Trek |
| William N. Kelley |
Doctor |
23-Jun-1939 |
|
Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome |
| Chris Kelly |
Rapper |
11-Aug-1978 |
1-May-2013 |
The "Mac Daddy" half of Kris Kross |
| Richard Kelly |
Politician |
31-Jul-1924 |
22-Aug-2005 |
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM sting |
| Killer Mike |
Rapper |
20-Apr-1975 |
|
Monster |
| Martin Luther King |
Activist |
15-Jan-1929 |
4-Apr-1968 |
Pacifist civil rights activist |
| Gladys Knight |
Singer |
28-May-1944 |
|
Lords dominion over The Pips |
| Spike Lee |
Film Director |
20-Mar-1957 |
|
Do The Right Thing |
| Elliott H. Levitas |
Politician |
26-Dec-1930 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 1975-85 |
| Jamal Lewis |
Football |
29-Aug-1979 |
|
Cleveland Browns RB |
| Robert Lipshutz |
Government |
27-Dec-1921 |
6-Nov-2010 |
White House Counsel, 1977-79 |
| Eric Lively |
Actor |
31-Jul-1981 |
|
So Weird |
| Chris Lowell |
Actor |
17-Oct-1984 |
|
Piz on Veronica Mars |
| Lester Maddox |
Politician |
30-Sep-1915 |
25-Jun-2003 |
Governor of Georgia, 1967-71 |
| Chan Marshall |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Jan-1972 |
|
Cat Power |
| Christopher Massey |
Actor |
26-Jan-1990 |
|
Michael Barret on Zoey 101 |
| Kyle Massey |
Actor |
28-Aug-1991 |
|
Cory on That's So Raven |
| Robert Stacy McCain |
Blogger |
1959 |
|
Conservative pundit |
| AnnaLynne McCord |
Actor |
16-Jul-1987 |
|
Naomi Clark on 90210 |
| Larry McDonald |
Politician |
1-Apr-1935 |
1-Sep-1983 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1975-83 |
| Cynthia McKinney |
Politician |
17-Mar-1955 |
|
Congresswoman from Georgia, 1993-2003 and 2005-07 |
| James C. Miller III |
Economist |
25-Jun-1942 |
|
Conservative economist |
| Derek Mitchell |
Diplomat |
16-Sep-1964 |
|
US Policy Coordinator for Burma |
| Margaret Mitchell |
Novelist |
8-Nov-1900 |
16-Aug-1949 |
Gone With the Wind |
| Chris Moneymaker |
|
21-Nov-1975 |
|
Professional poker player |
| Chloe Moretz |
Actor |
10-Feb-1997 |
|
Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
| John H. Mullin III |
Business |
1941 |
|
Former Partner, Dillon Read & Co. |
| Carl E. Mundy, Jr. |
Military |
16-Jul-1935 |
2-Apr-2014 |
USMC Commandant, 1991-95 |
| Brittany Murphy |
Actor |
10-Nov-1977 |
20-Dec-2009 |
Clueless |
| Frances Newman |
Novelist |
13-Sep-1888 |
22-Oct-1928 |
The Hard-Boiled Virgin |
| Cam Newton |
Football |
11-May-1989 |
|
Winner, 2010 Heisman Trophy |
| Don Oberdorfer |
Journalist |
28-May-1931 |
23-Jul-2015 |
The Washington Post |
| Harrison Page |
Actor |
27-Aug-1941 |
|
Capt. Trunk on Sledge Hammer |
| Kip Pardue |
Actor |
23-Sep-1976 |
|
The Rules of Attraction |
| Bert Parks |
TV Personality |
30-Dec-1914 |
2-Feb-1992 |
Host of the Miss America Pageant |
| Ty Pennington |
TV Personality |
19-Oct-1965 |
|
Carpenter on Trading Spaces |
| Jo Ann Pflug |
Actor |
2-May-1940 |
|
Lt. O'Hara on Operation Petticoat |
| William Pierce |
Author |
11-Sep-1933 |
23-Jul-2002 |
The Turner Diaries |
| JonBenét Ramsey |
Victim |
6-Aug-1990 |
26-Dec-1996 |
6-year-old murdered pageant winner |
| Raven-Symoné |
Actor |
10-Dec-1985 |
|
That's So Raven |
| Jerry Reed |
Country Musician |
20-Mar-1937 |
1-Sep-2008 |
When You're Hot, You're Hot |
| LaTanya Richardson |
Actor |
21-Oct-1949 |
|
Actress/wife of Samuel L. Jackson |
| Chandler Riggs |
Actor |
27-Jun-1999 |
|
Carl Grimes on The Walking Dead |
| Chris Robinson |
Musician |
20-Dec-1966 |
|
Lead singer, The Black Crowes |
| James D. Robinson III |
Business |
19-Nov-1935 |
|
CEO of American Express, 1977-93 |
| Rich Robinson |
Guitarist |
24-May-1969 |
|
Guitarist, The Black Crowes |
| Kelly Rowland |
Singer |
11-Feb-1981 |
|
One-third of Destiny's Child |
| Nipsey Russell |
Comic |
13-Oct-1924 |
2-Oct-2005 |
Tinman in The Wiz |
| Joe Scarborough |
Pundit |
9-Apr-1963 |
|
Co-Host, Morning Joe |
| Lil' Scrappy |
Rapper |
20-Jan-1984 |
|
Head Bussa |
| Ryan Seacrest |
Game Show Host |
24-Dec-1974 |
|
Host of American Idol |
| Charles S. Shapiro |
Diplomat |
c. 1957 |
|
US Ambassador to Venezuela, 2002-04 |
| Steven Soderbergh |
Film Director |
14-Jan-1963 |
|
Traffic |
| Joe South |
Musician |
28-Feb-1940 |
5-Sep-2012 |
Southern singer/songwriter and session guitarist |
| Louis Wade Sullivan |
Government |
3-Nov-1933 |
|
US Secretary of HHS, 1989-93 |
| Thomas C. Sutton |
Business |
1942 |
|
CEO of Pacific Life, 1990-2007 |
| Kerwin Swint |
Author |
21-Mar-1962 |
|
Mudslingers |
| Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas |
Singer |
27-Feb-1971 |
|
One third of TLC |
| Hugh Thompson |
Military |
15-Apr-1943 |
6-Jan-2006 |
Stopped the My Lai massacre |
| Kenan Thompson |
Comic |
10-May-1978 |
|
Kenan & Kel |
| Lee Tracy |
Actor |
14-Apr-1898 |
18-Oct-1968 |
Crashing Hollywood |
| Lamar Trotti |
Screenwriter |
18-Oct-1900 |
28-Aug-1952 |
Young Mr. Lincoln |
| Chris Tucker |
Comic |
31-Aug-1972 |
|
Rush Hour |
| Barry Van Dyke |
Actor |
31-Jul-1951 |
|
Diagnosis Murder |
| George Wallace |
Comic |
21-Jul-1952 |
|
Vegas standup comic |
| Susan Walters |
Actor |
28-Sep-1963 |
|
The Young and the Restless |
| Devon Werkheiser |
Actor |
8-Mar-1991 |
|
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide |
| Allen West |
Politician |
7-Feb-1961 |
|
Former Congressman from Florida |
| Kanye West |
Music Producer |
8-Jun-1977 |
|
The College Dropout |
| Lynn Westmoreland |
Politician |
2-Apr-1950 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 3rd |
| Walter White |
Activist |
1-Jul-1893 |
21-Mar-1955 |
Worked against lynchings |
| Wayne Williams |
Criminal |
27-May-1958 |
|
Atlanta child murders |
| Garry Wills |
Historian |
22-May-1934 |
|
Lincoln at Gettysburg |
| Scott Wilson |
Actor |
29-Mar-1942 |
|
The Ninth Configuration |
| Jane Withers |
Actor |
12-Apr-1926 |
|
Once-superstar child actor |
| George W. Woodruff |
Business |
27-Aug-1895 |
4-Feb-1987 |
Continental Gin Company |
| Will Wright |
Computer Programmer |
20-Jan-1960 |
|
Created SimCity, The Sims |
| Sally Yates |
Government |
20-Aug-1960 |
|
Deputy US Attorney General, fired by Trump |
| Young Thug |
Rapper |
9-Aug-1991 |
|
Stoner |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Ralph Abernathy |
Activist |
21-Mar-1926 |
17-Apr-1990 |
Prominent civil rights activist |
| Ellis Arnall |
Politician |
20-Mar-1907 |
13-Dec-1992 |
Governor of Georgia, 1943-47 |
| Griffin Bell |
Government |
31-Oct-1918 |
5-Jan-2009 |
US Attorney General, 1977-79 |
| James Brown |
Singer |
3-May-1933 |
25-Dec-2006 |
Godfather of Soul |
| Joseph E. Brown |
Politician |
15-Apr-1821 |
30-Nov-1894 |
Governor of Georgia, 1857-65 |
| Ty Cobb |
Baseball |
18-Dec-1886 |
17-Jul-1961 |
Legendary Detroit Tigers hitter |
| Paul Coverdell |
Politician |
29-Jan-1939 |
18-Jul-2000 |
US Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000 |
| C. Martin Croker |
Actor |
10-Jan-1962 |
18-Sep-2016 |
Zorak & Moltar on Space Ghost |
| Bobby Dodd |
Football |
11-Nov-1908 |
21-Jun-1988 |
Georgia Tech Head Coach, 1945-67 |
| Hugh M. Dorsey |
Politician |
10-Jul-1871 |
11-Jun-1948 |
Governor of Georgia, 1917-21 |
| John Ehrlichman |
Government |
20-Mar-1925 |
14-Feb-1999 |
Watergate criminal, served time |
| William A. Emerson, Jr. |
Journalist |
28-Feb-1923 |
25-Aug-2009 |
Editor, Saturday Evening Post, 1965-69 |
| Hiram Wesley Evans |
Activist |
26-Sep-1881 |
Sep-1966 |
KKK Imperial Wizard, 1922-39 |
| Rebecca Latimer Felton |
Politician |
10-Jun-1835 |
24-Jan-1930 |
First female in the US Senate |
| Thomas Mikal Ford |
Actor |
15-Jun-1962 |
12-Oct-2016 |
Tommy Strawn on Martin |
| Eugene D. Genovese |
Historian |
19-May-1930 |
26-Sep-2012 |
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made |
| Bernie Geoffrion |
Hockey |
14-Feb-1931 |
11-Mar-2006 |
Montreal Canadiens, 1950-64 |
| Roberto C. Goizueta |
Business |
18-Nov-1931 |
18-Oct-1997 |
CEO of Coca-Cola, 1981-97 |
| Lamartine G. Hardman |
Politician |
14-Apr-1856 |
18-Feb-1937 |
Governor of Georgia, 1927-31 |
| Joel Chandler Harris |
Novelist |
9-Dec-1848 |
3-Jul-1908 |
Uncle Remus |
| Ed Jenkins |
Politician |
4-Jan-1933 |
1-Jan-2012 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1977-93 |
| Bobby Jones |
Golf |
17-Mar-1902 |
18-Dec-1971 |
Winner of 13 major championships |
| Hamilton Jordan |
Government |
21-Sep-1944 |
20-May-2008 |
White House Chief of Staff, 1979-80 |
| Chris Kelly |
Rapper |
11-Aug-1978 |
1-May-2013 |
The "Mac Daddy" half of Kris Kross |
| Donald R. Keough |
Business |
4-Sep-1926 |
24-Feb-2015 |
President and COO of Coca Cola, 1981-93 |
| Robert Lipshutz |
Government |
27-Dec-1921 |
6-Nov-2010 |
White House Counsel, 1977-79 |
| Eddie Long |
Religion |
12-May-1953 |
15-Jan-2017 |
Georgia Baptist minister |
| Lester Maddox |
Politician |
30-Sep-1915 |
25-Jun-2003 |
Governor of Georgia, 1967-71 |
| Whitman Mayo |
Actor |
15-Nov-1930 |
22-May-2001 |
Grady on Sanford and Son |
| Walter P. McConaughy |
Diplomat |
11-Sep-1908 |
10-Nov-2000 |
US Ambassador to Taiwan, 1966-74 |
| Margaret Mitchell |
Novelist |
8-Nov-1900 |
16-Aug-1949 |
Gone With the Wind |
| Benjamin Orr |
Bassist |
8-Sep-1947 |
3-Oct-2000 |
Bassist for The Cars |
| Earl Paulk |
Religion |
30-May-1927 |
29-Mar-2009 |
Chapel Hill Harvester Church |
| John S. Pemberton |
Inventor |
8-Jul-1831 |
16-Aug-1888 |
Creator of Coca-Cola |
| Patsy Ramsey |
Relative |
29-Dec-1956 |
24-Jun-2006 |
JonBen�t's mother |
| Carl Sanders |
Politician |
15-May-1925 |
16-Nov-2014 |
Governor of Georgia, 1963-67 |
| Ruth A. Schmidt |
Educator |
16-Sep-1930 |
24-May-2010 |
President of Agnes Scott College, 1982-94 |
| Chet Simmons |
Business |
11-Jul-1928 |
25-Mar-2010 |
President of ESPN, 1979-82 |
| Lillian Smith |
Author |
12-Dec-1897 |
28-Sep-1966 |
Strange Fruit |
| Alexander Hamilton Stephens |
Politician |
11-Feb-1812 |
4-Mar-1883 |
Confederate Vice President |
| Eugene Talmadge |
Politician |
23-Sep-1884 |
21-Dec-1946 |
Twice Governor of Georgia |
| George W. Woodruff |
Business |
27-Aug-1895 |
4-Feb-1987 |
Continental Gin Company |
| Robert W. Woodruff |
Business |
6-Dec-1889 |
7-Mar-1985 |
President of Coca-Cola, 1923-54 |
