Famous Georgians
These are just a few of the famous people who were either born in Georgia or spent some important time in Georgia.
Henry Aaron, baseball player
Jeff Backus, football player
Chris Benoit, wrestler
Keith Brookings, football player
James Brown, singer
Bud Carson, football coach
Jimmy Carter, Georgia governor and U.S. president
Cee-Lo, rapper
Chris Chandler, football player
Kyle Chandler, actor
Rod Coleman, football player
Alge Crumpler, football player
Bobby Deen, cookbook author and chef
Jamie Deen, cookbook author and chef
Paula Deen, cookbook author and chef
T.J. Duckett, football player
Warrick Dunn, football player
Antuan Edwards, football player
Jeff Foxworthy, comedian
Gerald Grinstein, CEO, Delta Air Lines
Daniel Grissom, business coach and author
Lewis Grizzard, columnist and humorist
Michael Groover, founder of Captain
Michael's coffees
DeAngelo Hall, football player
Ed Hartwell, football player
Earl Bubba Hiers, cookbook author and
co-owner of Uncle Bubba's Oyster House
Young Jeezy, rapper
Michael Jenkins, football player
Patrick Kerney, football player
Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist
Martin Luther King, civil rights advocate
Kevin Mathis, football player
Jack McBrayer, actor
Jim Mora, football coach
Raphael Moses, Georgia peach pioneer
Ovie Mughelli, football player
Thomas Payton, author
Michael Penland, Internet marketer
Todd Peterson, football player
Peerless Price, football player
Sonny Perdue, Georgia governor
Ike Reese, football player
Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York governor and U.S. president
Matt Schaub, football player
Brady Smith, football player
Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court justice
Ted Turner, media mogul
Usher, singer
Michael Vick, football player
Roddy White, football player
