List of people from Augusta, Georgia
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The city of Augusta, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of Richmond County, Georgia, is the birthplace and home of several notable individuals. This is a list of people from Augusta, Georgia and includes people that were born or lived in Augusta, Georgia for a nontrivial amount of time. Individuals included in this listing are people presumed to be notable because they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.
Augusta was first used by Native Americans as a place to cross the Savannah River, because of Augusta's location on the fall line. The city was the second state capital of Georgia from 1785 until 1795 (alternating for a period with Savannah, the first).
Actors
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Laurence Fishburne | Actor (Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy, also appeared in many other films) | |
 | Hulk Hogan | Actor, professional wrestler. Born in Augusta, raised in Tampa, Florida. | |
| Butterfly McQueen | Actress (Prissy in Gone with the Wind) | ||
| Danielle Panabaker | Actress | ||
| Faith Prince | Actor | ||
| Quinton Aaron | Actor (Michael Oher in The Blind Side) | ||
| Catherine Taber | Actress | ||
| Shay Roundtree | Actor (Drumline, Law and Order, Everybody Hates Chris, Kingpin) | ||
| Dub Taylor | Character actor | ||
| Kathryn McCormick | Step Up Revolution actress, So You Think You Can Dance contestant/All-Star | ||
| Khary Payton | Actor (Cyborg in "Teen Titans (TV Series)", also appeared in other shows such as "General Hospital") | [1] |
Arts
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessye Norman | Opera Singer | ||
| Jasper Johns | Artist |
Athletics
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Avery | Professional basketball player | ||
| Emerson Boozer | Running back for New York Jets | ||
| Bailie Key | Gymnast, Junior U.S National Champion 2013 | ||
| William "Happy Humphrey" Cobb | Professional wrestler | ||
| William Cunningham | Professional basketball player | ||
| Chick Donovan | Professional Wrestler born in LaGrange grew up in Augusta | ||
| Charles "Chuck" Evans | NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens | ||
| Vernon Forrest | World champion boxer | ||
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | WNBA player (Minnesota Lynx) | ||
| Arnold Harrison | Football player, currently with UFL's Virginia Destroyers | ||
| Bill Fulcher | Coach and NFL player | ||
| Deon Grant | NFL player (New York Giants) | ||
| 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 | NFL player, tight ends coach for the Minnesota Vikings | ||
 | Bobby Jones | The most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level; founder and designer of Augusta National Golf Club and co-founder of the Masters Tournament | |
| Macay McBride | MLB player for Detroit Tigers | ||
| Larry Mize | Professional golfer | ||
| Chad Mottola | MLB player for Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Jeff Sanders | Professional basketball player | ||
| Vaughn Taylor | Professional golfer | ||
| Ken Whisenhunt | Head coach of Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Carlos Rogers | Professional football player for San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Kyle Parker | Quarterback for Clemson University |
Education
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignatius Alphonso Few | Methodist clergyman, founder of Emory University | [2] | |
 | John Wesley Gilbert | African American trailblazer, archaeologist, clergyman | [3] |
 | Isaac S. Hopkins | Former professor and first President of Georgia Tech | |
| John Hope | Educator, founding member of the Niagara Movement | ||
| David M. Potter | Pulitzer Prize winning Professor at Stanford University |
Literature
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abram Joseph Ryan | Poet | ||
 | Augustus Baldwin Longstreet | Noted lawyer, Methodist clergyman, and humorist | [2] |
| Corbett Thigpen | Psychiatrist and co-author of the internationally-popular, nonfictional book The Three Faces of Eve | [4] | |
| Stephen Vincent Benet | Writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet | [4] | |
| Tom Poland | Author | ||
| Elle and Blair Fowler | YouTube beauty gurus and writers |
Local African American pioneers
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.R. Johnson | Schoolteacher; A. R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School is named after Professor Johnson.[5] | ||
| Lucy Craft Laney | Opened the first school for black children in Augusta. Lucy Craft Laney High School and the Lucy Laney Black history museum are named after Laney. | ||
| Ed McIntyre | First African American mayor of Augusta. |
Military
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond O. Barton | Major General, US 4th Infantry Division commander on D-Day and Battle of the Hurtgen Forest | ||
 | Archibald Butt | Military aide to U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, died on the RMS Titanic. The Butt Memorial Bridge is named after Maj. Butt. | |
 | Aquilla James "Jimmy" Dyess | USMC Lieutenant Colonel, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II; one of only nine known Eagle Scouts to receive the Medal of Honor and the only American to receive both the Carnegie Medal for civilian heroism and the Medal of Honor. | |
| Lafayette McLaws | Major general of the Confederate Army, American Civil War | [2] | |
 | Montgomery C. Meigs | Quartermaster General of United States Army during the American Civil War | [2] |
 | Edwin A. Pollock | General, United States Marines | |
| Joseph Wheeler | United States Army General in the Spanish-American War |
Music
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Brown | Soul musician and bandleader. James Brown Blvd. and the James Brown Arena are named after Brown. See also: James Brown statue | [4] | |
| Terri Gibbs | Country/western singer | ||
 | Wycliffe Gordon | Jazz trombonist | |
 | Amy Grant | Singer/songwriter. Born in Augusta, Grant's family moved to Nashville, Tennessee soon after. | [6] |
| Ben Hayslip | Country music songwriter. 15 Number one songs to date. Two time ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. Winner of three Triple Play Awards for 3 Number one songs in a 12-month span | ||
 | Sharon Jones | Singer | |
 | Josh Kelley | Musician | |
 | Charles Kelley | Singer/songwriter. He is also a member of popular band, Lady Antebellum | |
 | Steve Morse | Guitarist | |
| Jessye Norman | Opera singer; Riverwalk Augusta's Jessye Norman Amphitheatre is named after Norman. | [4] | |
| Pastor Troy | Rapper and record producer | ||
 | Dave Haywood | Singer/songwriter. He is also a member of popular band, Lady Antebellum |
Politics and government
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ben S. Bernanke | Federal Reserve chairman | |
| Alfred Cumming | First governor Utah territory | [2] | |
| William Henry Fleming | Politician and lawyer | ||
| Craig T. James | Politician | ||
| Seaborn Jones | United States Congressman from Georgia | [2] | |
 | Buckner Stith Morris | Mayor of Chicago from 1838–1839 | |
| Ansley Wilcox | Lawyer and civil service commissioner | ||
 | Woodrow Wilson | Twenty-eighth President of the United States | |
 | George Walton | Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence |
Radio and television personalities
| Photo | Name | Notes | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dan Miller | Journalist/TV personality | |||
 | Judy Woodruff | Television news anchor and journalist | |||
| E. Barry Young | Broadcast Executive, President & CEO WestStar MultiMedia Entertainment, Inc., | The Kim Komando Show® | America's Digital Gofddess® |
Science and technology
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hervey M. Cleckley | Psychiatrist | ||
 | Susan Still Kilrain | Retired United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut | |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1146051/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
- ↑ D. W. Culp (ed)Twentieth Century Negro Literature, Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro J. L. NICHOLS & CO., 1902, pp 190. Released as an ebook on July 6, 2006 EBook #18772 by The Project Gutenberg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Edward J. Cashin: Augusta, Georgia from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online (2007-02-19). Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
- ↑ Augusta Chronicle: Schools' names provide history
- ↑ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/grant_amy/bio.jhtml
External links
- Cedar Grove cemetery — historic black cemetery (includes gravesite photos and information on famous black Augustans interned there)
- Internet Movie Database Entry — Internet Movie Database page of Khary Payton
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