List of people from Georgia (U.S. state)
This is a list of notable people born in, or notable for their association with, Georgia.
Notable Georgians
0–9
- 2 Chainz, rapper
A
- 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, singer and dancer
- Rhett Akins, singer
- Lauren Alaina, American Idol contestant
- Jason Aldean, country singer
- Cecil Alexander, architect
- Edward Porter Alexander, 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, Civil War general
- Nicole Gale Anderson, actress
- Robert H. Anderson, cavalry and artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War
- Shandon Anderson, basketball player
- André 3000, musician
- 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
- Scott Aukerman, writer, actor, comedian
- Lisa Aukland, professional bodybuilder and powerlifter
- Tyler Austin, baseball player
B
- 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
- Harris Barton, All Pro NFL offensive lineman
- Francis S. Bartow, lawyer; politician
- Kim Basinger, actress
- Matt Battaglia, football player
- Jerome Preston Bates, actor
- Cullen A. Battle, Civil War general
- Alex W. Bealer, blacksmith
- Amanda Bearse, actress; born in Florida
- Vic Beasley, football player
- Matt Beaty, baseball player
- Gordon Beckham, baseball player
- Tim Beckham, baseball player
- Buck Belue, football player
- William Tapley Bennett Jr., Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
- Henry L. Benning, 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, 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
- Kane Brown, singer
- Jim Brown, football player
- 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, Civil War general
- Luke Bryan, musician
- Jason Bulger, baseball player
- Edward M. Burgess, chemist
- Tituss Burgess, actor, singer
- Morgan Burnett, football player; born in Tennessee
- Billy Burns, baseball player
- M. Michele Burns, businesswoman
- Kandi Burruss, singer, actress
- 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
C
- 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
- Jaime Cardriche, actor
- 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
- Lorenzo Carter, football player
- 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
- Ciara, singer, model
- Tashard Choice, football player
- Chuggaaconroy, YouTube personality; born in Arizona
- Chris Clemons, football player
- 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., 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
- Jessica Corbett, Republican political consultant; domestic violence survivor; born in Valdosta
- 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
- Charlie Culberson, baseball player
- Brandon Cumpton, baseball player
- Jermaine Cunningham, football player; born in New York City
- Billy Currington, musician
- Bill Curry, football player, coach
- Michael Curry, basketball player; born in Alabama
D
- Jeff Daniels, actor
- Patrika Darbo, actress; born in Florida
- Kyle Davies, baseball player
- Austin Davis, football player
- Brianne Davis, actress
- Geremy Davis, football player
- Jack Davis, cartoonist
- Ossie Davis, actor
- Raymond Gilbert Davis, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
- 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
- Creflo Dollar, televangelist
- Melvyn Douglas, actor
- Toney Douglas, basketball player
- Kenyan Drake, football 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
E
- 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
- Evan Engram, professional football player
- Mike Erwin, actor
- Clement A. Evans, Civil War general
- Adam Everett, former MLB shortstop
F
- 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
- Clint Frazier, baseball player
- Walt Frazier, basketball player
- Devonta Freeman, football player
- John C. Fremont, explorer, politician
- Future, rapper
G
- Boyd Gaines, actor
- Michael Gallup, football player
- Darryl Gamble, football player
- John Gant, baseball 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, historian, former Speaker of the House, and Presidential candidate
- 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, Civil War general
- Marianne Gordon, actress
- 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
- Willie Green, football player
- Kevin Greenaugh, scientist
- 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
- Gunna, rapper
- Jasmine Guy, actress
- Gary Guyton, football player
- Myron Guyton, football player
- Button Gwinnett, 18th-century politician; born in England
H
- David Hale, baseball player
- Grant Haley, football player
- Todd Haley, football coach
- Chad Hall, football player
- Lyman Hall, 18th-century statesman
- Mary Crovatt Hambidge, 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
- Desmond Harrington, actor
- 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
- Ryan Haywood, Internet gamer, actor, former model, voice actor, comedian, part of Achievement Hunter/Rooster Teeth
- 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
- J. G. Hertzler, actor, author, screenwriter
- Clint Hester, mixed martial artist
- Cameron Heyward, football player; born in Pennsylvania
- Bill Hicks, comedian
- J. J. Hickson, basketball player
- Daniel Whitehead Hicky, poet
- 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
- Rick Honeycutt, baseball player, coach; born in Tennessee
- Jan Hooks, actress
- Miriam Hopkins, actress
- Justin Houston, football player
- William Houstoun, lawyer
- Dwight Howard, basketball player
- Tim Hudson, baseball player
- Holly Hunter, actress
- Caleb Lee Hutchinson, singer and runner-up on American Idols 16th season
I
- Bruce Irvin, football player
- Tommy Irvin, longest-serving state Commissioner of Agriculture in U.S.
- Dana Ivey, actress
- Mike Ivie, baseball player
J
- Beau Jack, boxer
- Alan Jackson, musician
- Edwin Jackson, baseball player; born in West Germany
- Kareem Jackson, football player
- Keith Jackson, sportscaster
- Millie Jackson, singer
- Emily Jacobson, saber fencer
- Sada Jacobson, Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist
- 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
- E. F. Jemison, Confederate soldier
- Chad Jenkins, baseball player; born in Tennessee
- Iris Johansen, novelist
- Broderick Johnson, film producer
- Calvin Johnson, football player
- Charles Johnson, football player
- Hall Johnson, composer, arranger
- Herschel V. Johnson, politician
- Abry Jones, football player
- Adam "Pacman" 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
- Ronald Jones II college football player USC Trojans
- Benn Jordan, electronic musician
- Wally Joyner, baseball player
K
- 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
- Khalid, singer
- Todd Kimsey, actor
- Brandon King, football player
- Kaki King, musician
- Marquette King, football punter
- Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader
- Ray Knight, baseball player, manager
- Leo Kottke, musician
L
- 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 Baby, rapper
- Lil Jon, DJ; rapper; record producer
- Lil Nas X, rapper
- 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, 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
- Jordan Loyd, basketball player
- Ludacris, rapper and actor
- Robert L. Lynn, poet
M
- 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
- Erskine Mayer, baseball 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
- Matt McClure, journalist, actor
- 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
- Austin Meadows, baseball player
- Jodie Meeks, basketball player; born in Tennessee
- Jesse Mercer, minister, educator; born in North Carolina
- Johnny Mercer, composer
- Jakobi Meyers, football player
- Tracy Middendorf, actress; born in Florida
- 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
- E. Coppée Mitchell, professor and dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Malcolm Mitchell, football player
- Margaret Mitchell, author
- Sam Mitchell, basketball player
- Johnny Mize, baseball player
- Victoria Monét, singer and songwriter
- 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
N
- 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
O
- Flannery O'Connor, author
- Eugene Odum, University of Georgia faculty member
- James Oglethorpe, state founder; born in England
- Alec Ogletree, football player
- Kelley O'Hara, soccer player; USWNT/Utah Royals defender
- 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
P
- Sean P, musician; member of Southern hip hop duo YoungBloodZ
- 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
- 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
- Madeleine Peyroux, jazz singer, songwriter
- 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
- James Ponsoldt, director, actor, screenwriter
- 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,, African American slave quilt artist
- Robert Poydasheff, mayor of Columbus, Georgia
- Carrie Preston, actress
- Kazimierz Pułaski, nobleman; born in Poland; died in Savannah
R
- 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
- 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
- Paul Craig Roberts, economist
- 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
- Richard Russell Jr., politician
S
- 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
- Hal Scardino, actor
- 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
- Harry Simpson, baseball player
- Lucas Sims, baseball player
- IronE Singleton, actor
- Darius Slay, football player
- Kyle Sloter, football player
- Corey Smith, musician
- Daryl Smith, football player
- Josh Smith, basketball player
- Lillian Smith, author
- Marcus Smith, football player
- Ron Clinton Smith, actor
- Telvin Smith, football player
- Josh Smoker, baseball player
- Jacob Snider, inventor
- Troy Snitker, baseball coach
- Steven Soderbergh, film director
- Emily Sonnett, soccer player; USWNT/Portland Thorns defender
- Reed Sorenson, NASCAR driver
- Moxley Sorrel, 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
- Doug Stone, singer
- Hunter Strickland, baseball player
- KaDee Strickland, actress
- 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
- Dansby Swanson, baseball player
- Pat Swilling, football player
T
- 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
- Dalvin Tomlinson, football player
- Peter Tompkins, journalist, WWII spy
- Robert Toombs, Civil War general
- Gwen Torrence, athlete
- Travis Tritt, musician
- Torell Troup, football player; born in Michigan
- Pastor Troy, rapper
- Chris Tucker, actor
- Jessie Tuggle, football player
- Stephon Tuitt, football player; born in Florida
- Henry Ashby Turner, historian
- DeAngelo Tyson, football player
U
- James L. Usry, mayor of Atlantic City
V
- Carlos Valdes, actor and singer
- Blake R Van Leer, President of Georgia Tech, the first to admit women
- Fernando Velasco, football player; born in New York
- Carl Vinson, U.S. Representative, "father of the Two-Ocean Navy"
- Lenny Von Dohlen, actor
W
- 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
- Fredi Washington, actress
- 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
- Zack Wheeler, baseball player
- Corey White, football player
- Charlie Whitehurst, football player; born in Wisconsin
- Steve Whitmire, puppeteer
- Eli Whitney, inventor; born in Massachusetts
- Laura Slade Wiggins, actress, singer, musician
- 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
- Garry Wills, author, journalist, and historian
- 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; raised in Augusta; practiced law in Atlanta
- 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 and D-Roc )
- Young Dro, rapper
- Young Jeezy, rapper
- Steve Young, musician
- Young Thug, rapper
- Yung Joc, rapper