List of people from Augusta, Georgia

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List of famous people who at one time lived in, or are from, Augusta, Georgia

Contents 1 Actors 2 Artists 3 Astronauts 4 Education 5 Literature 6 Military 7 Music 8 Politics 9 Sports 10 Television personalities 11 Other 12 References

[edit] Actors

• Laurence Fishburne, actor
• Hulk Hogan, actor, professional wrestler
• Butterfly McQueen, actress (Prissy in Gone with the Wind)
• Danielle Panabaker, actor
• Faith Prince, actor
• Shay Roundtree, actor
• Dub Taylor, character actor

[edit] Artists

• Jasper Johns, artist

[edit] Astronauts

• Susan Still Kilrain, retired United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut

[edit] Education

• Ignatius Alphonso Few, (1789-1845), Methodist clergyman,founder of Emory University^[1]
• Isaac S. Hopkins, (1841-1914), former professor and first President of Georgia Tech
• John Hope, educator
• David M. Potter, (1910-1971), Pulitzer Prize winning Professor at Stanford University

[edit] Literature

• Abram Joseph Ryan, (1838-1886), American poet
• Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, (1790-1870), noted lawyer, Methodist clergyman, and humorist.^[1]

[edit] Military

• Raymond O. Barton, Major General, US 4th Infantry Division commander on D-Day and Battle of the Hurtgen Forest.
• Archibald Butt, (1865-1912), military aide to U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, died on the RMS Titanic.

Augusta's Butt Bridge is named after Maj. Butt.

• Lafayette McLaws, (1821-1897) major general of the Confederate Army, American Civil War.^[1]
• Montgomery C. Meigs, (1816-1892) Quartermaster General of United States Army during the American Civil War.^[1]
• Edwin A. Pollock, (1899-1982), General Commander for the Unites States Marines
• Joseph Wheeler, United States Army General in the Spanish-American War

[edit] Music

• Aliciadine, Gospel singer

• James Brown (1933-2006), soul musician and bandleader.

James Brown Boulevard (Ninth Street), James Brown Plaza (site of his statue) on Broad Street, and the James Brown Arena (formerly the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center) are named after him.

• Daze of Haze, former American classical rock band
• Terri Gibbs, country/western singer
• Wycliffe Gordon, jazz trombonist
• Amy Grant, singer/songwriter
• Sharon Jones, singer
• Josh Kelley, musician
• Ryan Lambert, singer/songwriter
• Steve Morse, guitarist
• Jessye Norman, opera singer

Riverwalk Augusta's Jessye Norman Amphitheater is named after Norman.

[edit] Politics

• Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman
• Alfred Cumming (1802-1873), first governor Utah territory^[1]
• William Henry Fleming, American politician and lawyer
• Craig T. James, American politician
• Seaborn Jones, (1788-1864), United States Congressman from Georgia.^[1]
• Buckner Stith Morris, (1800-1879), mayor of Chicago from 1838-1839
• Ansley Wilcox, (1856-1930), American lawyer, and civil service commissioner
• Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. President

[edit] Sports

• William Avery, professional basketball player
• Emerson Boozer, former star running back for New York Jets
• William "Happy Humphrey" Cobb, (1926-1989), former professional wrestler
• William Cunningham, professional basketball player
• Charles "Chuck" Evans, NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens
• Vernon Forrest, world champion boxer
• Bill Fulcher, retired coach and NFL player
• Deon Grant, NFL Player (Jaguars)
• Todd Greene, baseball player
• Forrest Griffin, mixed martial artist
• Ray Guy, retired NFL player
• Arnold Harrison, NFL player
• Charles Howell III, professional golfer
• Leroy Irvin, professional football player
• Beau Jack, world champion boxer
• Jimmie Johnson, retired NFL player
• Macay McBride, MLB player for Detroit Tigers
• Larry Mize, professional golfer
• Chad Mottola, MLB player for Cincinnati Reds
• Jeff Sanders, retired professional basketball player
• Vaughn Taylor, professional golfer
• Ken Whisenhunt, head coach of Arizona Cardinals

[edit] Television personalities

• Dan Miller, journalist/TV personality
• Judy Woodruff, American news anchor and journalist

[edit] Other

• Hervey M. Cleckley, (1903-1984), American psychiatrist
• Alberta Davis, (1881-2007), oldest American claimant

[edit] References

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