List of people from Atlanta

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This is a list of famous people who have lived in the area in and near Atlanta, Georgia, including both natives and residents.

Contents

[edit] Politicians and activists

[edit] Statesmen

[edit] Jurists

[edit] Diplomats

[edit] Activists

[edit] Atlanta Mayors

See also List of mayors of Atlanta

[edit] Military

[edit] Generals

[edit] Sports figures

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Football

[edit] Hockey

[edit] Golf

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Wrestling

    • Raven - professional wrestler

[edit] Olympians

    • Dick Buerkle - 1976 Olympian featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated

[edit] Musicians, actors, artists and entertainers

[edit] Music

[edit] Producers

[edit] Hip Hop and Rap

[edit] Country

[edit] R&B

[edit] Rock

[edit] Pop

[edit] Jazz

[edit] Conductors

[edit] Singers and Musicians

    • Chan Marshall - singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist for Cat Power
    • Richard Marx - singer
    • Monica - singer
    • Jennifer Paige - singer
    • Cecil Church - Eclectic musician
    • Kevin Cassels - drummer for Mother Vinegar
    • Zack Biscardi - Songwriter, guitarist & vocalist. Coolest guy ever from Georgia.
    • Graham Jackson - the "entertainer of presidents" - seven consecutive - the "Official Musician of the State of Georgia."

[edit] Film and Acting

[edit] Visual Arts

[edit] Radio and Television

[edit] Other

  Yoski Longwood - adult enterainer

[edit] Writers, journalists and photographers

[edit] Pulitzer Prize Winners

[edit] Historians

    • Franklin Garrett - Atlanta's official historian wrote the massive Atlanta and Environs (1954), the best reference for the city's history.

[edit] Journalists

[edit] Playwrights and Screenwriters

[edit] Contemporary

[edit] Scientists and Technology

[edit] Business people

[edit] Crime Related

[edit] Other people

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